Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-26


their places in the line at the time | first
saw them, but they had got into tho
| crowd ahead of the men with whom they
had been marching and were under ihc
influence of liquor, and acting disorderlv.
From what | understand of the laws,
| men drafted into tho service nf the coun-
| try. ar even men IN the service and IN
uniform arc rs much amcnablc to the
| laws as those not in the service
George Black
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
| this 10th day of June, A. ID. 1918.
William f. Schell
Notary Public
PATRotMEN's STATEMENTS.
Statements in regard To the incident
were submitted hv n number of persor =
| OF her than the chief. four patr0lrncn
| being included. The policemen state
mentS follow
Patrolman William \ iynson: On
| May - | was doing police duty AT the
| railroad station and on account OF the
crow dcd condition of the station We had
hard time getting an opening made
through which the drafted men could
pass Daniel Sullivan and John Tim
mons, drafted men. were under the IN
fucncc of liquor and were crushing right
and left into the crowd ! saw Chief of
Police Black come through the crowd
trvIng 10 open tho wav lie had his
hands out and touched Sullivan on tho
arm. when sullivan said Don't put vour
hands on me. vor and made
pass at him The chief grabbed hold
OF him by the collar and told him 70 60
into the station. when John Timmor $
struck at the chief could not sec # tho
-+r,,,,ly tho ~hicf NJ
but ! did scr the chief strike Tlmmons
IN the mouth Just NJ that tune ! heard
someone say, "Black vou have
Of nerve, and saw the man rush At tho
chief with both hands outstrrtChcd rs It
tn take hold Of HIM and at tho same tune
| heard someone sav Get the
| grabbed the man, who afterwards
proved 10 he Frank Zeblcv and with
the assistance Of Patrolman Gold We took
hm out Of the crowd, whlic taking hum
through the crowd his foot struck the
curb and he fell.
viii also say that thcrr would not
have been any trouble there had not
Frank Xehlev said what nc did. and rush
at the chief rs though t. assault hum
| WAS ut the side of the chief during all
the trouble
Patrolman James 4 Gold On Nay
y. ! was ono " the squad that was sent
10 the Exemption Boards ~ escort tho
drafted men IL the station When We
reached the station the crowd was very
large and began cr,lwdInE IN on the drafted
men ] was stationed ~ the door Of tho
station. when noticed the crowd rushing
into the Inc of the drafted men. and tho
chief Of police was bringing two Of the
drafted men through the crowd They
were very much intoxicated They were
Daniel sullivan and John 1lmmons A
man came pushing through the crowd snd
Patromau Hvnson grabbed him and 7
went 70 his assistance Later learned
that tins man Was Frank Xchlcy one of
the local board then took hold Of
one ~ tho men that the chief ~ police
had in charge He was John TlmmonS,
and took hun INTO the station and had
considerable trouble IN subdung him
He was very much intoxicated and was
calling tho chief q All the WAY
through the crowd As We were gong
through the station. Daniel Sullivan said
that he could take him but not that
other (eVdcntly meaning the
chief Of pohcc
Patruman James Elliott | was in
tho squad that escorted the drafted men
70 the station on Nav y When we
arrived there | was placed at the door of
the station bv Sergeant Crozicr. and order
Ell not II let anyone but drafted men
enter the station The sidewalks and
the station were very much crowded
when We arrived there We were kept
busy keeping the crowds back Nv
attention was called 10 some trouble IN
the crowd and | saw q he chief was havlrg
some trouble with some men IN the
crowd and saw some other patroImen
going TO his assistance So / STAYED al
my post and held the crowd back Later
] again SAW the chief have some trouble
with a drunken man and went TO his
assistance The man was fighting the
chief. and when | reached for him and
gave him Il pull he fell IN the gutter
In falling he tripped the chief, who fell
halfway down on the man ] helped
the man up and the chief ordered me 10
take HIM up and put him on the tram
| took hold Of the man. who made some
resistance IN his efforts TO get at the chief
into the station
He SAID that | could take him "but
that . couldn't had no further
trouble with him Later learned that
has name was Daniel sullivan
PatroIman Harry c. Pierce On Nav
25. was stationed at the railroad station
when ] saw Patrolman Hynson taking
Frank Zebley through the crowd, and
! went TO hrs assistance We took HIM
through the crowd and he tripped over
{ he curb and fell | reached for him
and In so doing | wrenched my back
We took hm through the crowd and let
him 60.
| have known John Timmons for II
wears He lived In u boat house along
the creek, and always was looking for
trouble and was mostly always drunk
He served two years IN the reform school
have known Daniel Sullivan for several
years He is always hunting trouble
He boxes at the Christiana Athletic Club,
and causes lot Of trouble
STATEMENTS or OTHERS
Other persons who witnessed the Incl
dent made statements as follows:
Mrs Margaret o McGilIion On
MAY 25. |, IN company with
my daughters, was at the railroad
station when the drafted men came there
to go away Chief Of Police Black came
with them. and came through the crowd
asking the people to make room for them
to get through When he approached |
Sullivan and the other man and asked !
hem to make room, Sullivan said !
''You I've been looking for you, |
and struck at the chief The chief |
hen took hold Of Sullivan, and then the |
other man struck at the chief The |
chief then took hold Of the other man and |
took both of them into the station
The. people In the crowd were talking |