Arizona republican., 1916-05-22
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 LIGHT CANNON
Officers Called to West End of Town and There Find Two Young Men Serving Field Piece, and Smelling Dwelling.

Taking ix-shooters. rifles and knives off of men who come under their care is included in the ordinary routine at the police station, but when Motorcycle Policeman Stewart was sent out last night to arrest two young men who were bombarding a house in the west end with a fair imitation of a French "75,' at first glance, it looked like a |. job for a regiment of soldiers, or at least req son enough to call out the home ! guards.
 But let it be known, to the credit | of Stewart, that he never faltered | He located the sound of the firing | and without stopping to divest him i self of his field equipment, he ad- | vanced on the enemy, horse, foot and artillery The two young men who were serving the piece and indus triously bomharding the house of Charles Urban, of the Busy Drug Store. caught sight of Stewart in the offing, but hv putting on bold front and advancing at the quick step, the officer managed to storm the earth works surrounding the gun capturing the crew without casualty 1 The cannon, as it was named by Night Captain McGrath, is the real thing, mounted on four wheels, with caisson attached behind as all regulation pieces are equipped. In the ammunition box was found any quantity of slugs. ranging from bird
 shot up to pieces as big as a marble. The boys manning the piece gave their names as Robert Brazee and
 Mark Hannah, who lives at 1914 North Tenth street.
 Stewart called up his reinforce
 ments and gave the prisoners over to that detachment, commanded by Me Grath. He then hitched the gun onto the back of his motorcycle, threw the
 engine into low and came through
 town, with his captured trophy
 proudly trailing behind. People walk
 ing along Washington street were
 scared into panic and surely
 thought that some foreign foe had
 invaded the valley When it was seen that an officer was towing the gun, | it was taken for granted that the foe ] ileth bttll NdBluitu anu that Aiit EPoii' of war were being taken to police , headquarters. A large crowd col-
 lected at headquarters. and in ofder
 to allay the curiosity of the multitude
 the gun was draped with an Ameri-
 can flag and allowed to remain on
 the city hall plaza. It was afterward
 brought to The Republican office
 where a flashlght was taken of the
 gun, with Policeman Stewart gallant
 ly leaning his elbow on the muzzle.
 The question was raised last night
 where the boys could have obtained
 possession of the cannon. They have
 refused to talk but have intimatet
 that they made it. The matter o placing it on the library lawn vii be taken up by the city commits sion at the next meeting The J library has long needed such an or
 nament. and it is the opinion of thu
 police that it would be safer ther, than locked up in the city hall. The piece is up-to-date. having
 disappearing carriage, fixed so tha when it is fired it drops back out O , sight ready to be loaded again. Tn latest appliances to take care of tn Il recoil have been attached, ant 5 throughout it's makeup, everythini n has been done to take advantage O
 the latest inventions in the ordnanc l. line. It was suggested last night tha a it would be a welcome addition O. s the border. The matter may be take = up by the authorities. and if they wi e accept it the gun will be loaded O .- a flat car and sent south.