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

On Friday evening, May u, was with
| Mrs. Donohuc at Fourth and Walnut
| streets and heaul Sullivan say that II
| they wanted him. that they would have
| To carry him up the stairs.
Anna Y Donohtic ! wns at the rail
road station May %, when the drafted
| men went away, saw Daniel Sullivan
| and another man both under the influence
of liquor in the crowd The chief of
/ police came into the crowd and asked the
! people to make way for the men To get
through ! heard Sullivan say, III
fix Won, and strike ut the chief the chief
duckcd the blow and grabbed hold Of
Sullivan when the man who was with
Sullivan struck nj the chief | then
managed To get out of he crowd, and saw
Frank lei lev going towards the chici and
heard him say let go Of that man
Later saw Ietlcy in nm argument with
two policemen and saw two policemen
take Sullivan aud the other man into the
station
On Friday. May "a while at Fourth
and " alnut streets ! saw Daniel Sulli-
van and another man, both under the
influence of liquor. the man with Sullivan
remarked To him: Dan, you're going
away tomorrow and sullivan said.
"lf they want me they will have 10 carry
me up the stars
Robert Il Clark was at thc railroad
station MAY % last. and was standing
ON the Washington Fire Go s chemical
engine | saw two men who appeared 10
bc under the influence OF liquor, named
Sullivan and Tlmnons They were at
tackIng the chief of police The chief
took hold of sullivan. and 1mmons was
striking nj the chief Frank XehIev
ran through the crowd pushing and
knocking people ont OF his way IN mn effort
to get at the chief of police Frank
Zchlcv was he cause Of all the excite
ncnt and trouble there at this time
Robert " Nclcr On Nav - Inst,
| was at the railroad station ON the Wash
lngton firc Go hoae wagon and saw two
drunken men attack the chief of police
and strike nj him, aleo saw the chief strike
at one Of the men but could not see #
the blow landed ON the man or not
The two drunken mon were not in the
line with the her drafted mon Mt the
time. but later wcrr taken into the station
and put aboard Of the tram hv soInc
officers
saw an officer holding back n man
wearing u light sIlt and straw hat who
was making an effort 20 get AT the chief
of police did not hear the chief Of policn
give orders To take the man wearing he
light s1lit away
William u sever That draftocs
who left here with the draft contingent
on saturday morning NaN - last acted
ia a dIsordcrlv manner white evidently
under he influence Of Intoxicating liquors
was evident 10 hundreds of citizens who
huCd Market street 10 watch the pro
ccssion on tho march 70 French street
station. where tho men cntralnrd, per
sonall, ! called tho attention ot Daniel
j Earrrn chairman 1T the Local tXcmp
hon Roari No 2to the actions ot two men
In h,s DIVISION who were waving thor hats
III the air and staggering from one curb
to the other whilc passing dawn Market
Strvrt between Eighth and Ninth streets
,id not spcak of he actions of thcsc men
until ono Of them fell sprawhng IN the
street In front oi the llk's Hall and
comments were made hv hystandcrg
Tho actions 81 these two men were not
Witnessed hv the members ot the local
Exemption Board however. they hclng
at the head Of ther DIVISION hut one Of
the drafted men evidently = lieutenant.
was cndcavorlng to hold the mon ur when |
! spike 10 MIR EArrcn ahoui the men S |
actions AZ that time MIR Farrcn was
IN front of the Hotel \ohs and he asked |
me 10 tell ono of the hcutcnants TO hold |
tho mcn up rs much as possible and To /
keep them in the middle of the marching
men This did DO. as explained 10 Mr.
Farrcn that this was being done by several |
Of tho other mon
Both of these men wcrC strangers 10 |
me. although have since been informed |
that ono was named Sullivan followed /
the parade down Market street TO Fourth |
street and observed both men, who We're
acting disordcrlv. swinging their hats I
at one another and CursIng IN Loud volcc- /
At French street station ] again saw I
these two men one without any crown /
in his straw hat, and the other one had /
evidently been in fight. as he WAS /
bleeding a httc AZ tho mouth Two po- J
tralmen had HIM taking him % his tram |
He MAS So lntoucated that II was Im |
possible for him 10 stand up Other men |
IN the hnc Of draftecs were notIced to |
he under the influence II Intoxicating |
liquors. but they acted IN q more quiet /
manner than these two men
HAVE rOrICF RECORDS
According 10 \ statement submitted 10 |
the Pohcr Commissioners by the Clerk 81 /
the Municipal Court Charles J Coleman, |
Daniel sullivan had been before the court. |
on various charges, u tifhes between |
November 4, 1918. and December Is, |
1917. and John rimmons was before the |
court 10 tunes between August 25, 1918 |
and May n. 19lS, on various charges