The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-08-11
LOUIS GRAESSLE Is
ARRESTED IN CAPE
Gets In Rumpus With Carl W.
Umbeck Over Circus
Poster.

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grocer, who occupies store building
owned by Graessle's wife; was arrest
ed on Broadway by Geo. Talley for dis.
turbing the peace, and closed the even.
ing by being chased to his hotel by &
human bantam who offered to combat
him when Graessle expressed a desire
to "clean" Talley.
Graessle's arrest grew out of his
difficulty with Mr.. Umbeck and the
rumpus with Umbeck started by cir
Gus poster that was placed on the side
of the building occupied by Mr.. Um-
beck on Broadway.
Last Tuesday Mr.. Umbeck was ap-
preached by a circus advertising man
for permission to use space on the side
of the building Umbeck declared he
could give no permission because he
did not own the structure. The circus
agent then gave Umbeck three free
tickets to the show in return for Um-
beck's acquiescence only as occupant.
Umbeck signed a stub of the tickets.
The poster was erected and the follow
ing day Mr.. Graessle came to the Cape
and saw the sign. He opposed the
sign and was referred by Umbeck to
the circus man. The circus agent
showed Graessle where Umbeck had
signed a release for the space when
he signed the ticket stub.
The next step was to have the signs
removed and Mr.. Graessle had Ben
Vineyard call upon Mr.. Umbnck asking
for $3.50 damages for the injury the
sign tacks did to his building wall,
where the tacks had been driven into
the mortar between bricks.
Umbeck declined to pay. Yesterday
when Mr.. Graessle arrived in the Cape
again, he went to see Umbeck about
the damages. The discussion became
animated and Mr.. Umbeck ordered
GraeSsle out of the store.
GraeSsle informed Mr.. Umbeck that
neither he nor any one else could put
him out of the place, and he declared
he would come and go as he pleased
To prove his assertion, he stood around
in the store and walked in and out
the doc rat regular five-mniute inter
walls for portion of the day.
NJ. Umbeck gave notice he was to
remain outside. He communicated with
the police and Patrolman Talley was
detailed to watch for disturbance at
the store. Last night about 10 O'Clock
Graessle, accompanied by Bill Coch-
rane a grocer salesman, went to the
store and entered together.
COchrane tried to sell Umbeck some
coffee while Graessle looked on. When
he failed to make the sale, COchrane
announced he was ready t. go. Graes-
sic remarked that he had lots of time
and was willing to stay awhile.
"No you haven't" sad Nr. Umheck.
There is the door and yen get ou-."
Graessle repeated his former asser-
ton that re one could Eut him 01i.
Graessle rs q EiY man. He stands well
over six feet, and weighs about 200
pounds. He wears a black brigadier
rroporoI ,,,uctoob
UmDeck stepped to the door and
beckoned to Talley.
The policeman entered and a second
later bystanders on the outside saw
the screen doors fly open and out came
Graessle. He landed in the middle of
the sidewalk like he had been projected
there by German 42-centimeter gun.
Talley urged him to leave the viciE-
ity Of the store. Graessle declined, ex-
poStulating that he was a "free-born
American citizen and would do as he
pleased and would be above arrest I'M
til he disturbed someone's peace. Tai
ley suggested Umbeck's name, where
upon Grassle brandished one hand and
declared: "Why, damn -"
Talley's fingers closed on Graessle's
arm like a vice and the coffee sales
man started on his way to Jail. The
police last night made statement
saying a warrant charging disturbing
the peace will be obtained Monday and
Graessle was allowed to put up bond
for bis appearance.
After he regained Broadway, Graes-
sic declared he was looking for Talley-
He said he wanted to smite him.
At that juncture tie bantamweight
stepped into the breach for Talley and
defcd the giant.
'If you have hotel to go to, you
better haul your freight" he concluded
as he shook his fist under Graessle's
nose. Graessle did.