Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-03
STATION RUMPUS
ENDS IN $40 FINES
Railroad Policemen Tell How
Bridge Watchman and Compan
ion Caused Trouble at Draft
ees' Going.

That lively trough house" which oe-
Cured last week at French streef~statIon
when the last batch of draftees went
AWAY and which resulted IN the arrest of
Robert Clark better known ms Bruce
Clark. a watchman at the Market street
bridge over the Christiana. and Frank
Smith. on charges of disorderly conduct
and resisting an officer, was given a
thorough ventilation this morning in
City Court when the two men appeared
for final hearing.
When il came to a show down ON the
resistance charge. which was laid against
the men after they had been locked up
on the disorderly conduct accusation, the
information turned out to be technically
faulty and the charge was dropped.
But on the one upon which they were
originally arrested both men were fined
$40 and costs although their counsel,
former Assistant City Solicitor Lynn,
put up a stiff fight for them,
The chief witnesses were Special Of
fcer BiggIns, of the PENNSYLVANIA Rail
road. and other members of the railroad
force. The testimony of these men show
ed that both Clark and Smith had been
guilty of disorder IN and in front of the
station. Clark, according To Biggins.
had been on the southbound platform
drunk declaring himself to be the private
secretary of one of the departing draftces.
pushing through the police line where Big
gins said he had no business. When
ordered away he started an argument,
higgins went on, cursed and sworc and
used exceedingly bad language IN the
presence OF the women and children who
happened to be around Then Smith
came along. II was testified, and joined IN
the flow of language Blgglns SAID he and
other Pennsylvania Railroad officers took
the men down to the street and turned
them loose ITO give them chance.
but Smith ran into the street curSing
and swearing and Clark drew a blackjack
Then followed 4 battle which lasted until
the men were started away in the patro
wagon.
Clark denied using the sort Of Ianguagc
the officers charged, but admitted swear
ing when one of them twisted hi, arm
behind him painfully lie insisted lac
hadn't done anything wrong but that he
had been attacked by the railroadCrs
He SAID he had gone out of the station
In an orderly manner when told 10 do 50,
but that outside he and Smith had been
knocked about BY the officers Ono. he
insisted, hit Of kicked him in tho stomach.
while handcutfod
After listening - the various stories
and weighing the evidence, Judge IIcllings
imposed fine II $40 and costs
Three crap>hootcrS Leo Morris and
Walter Wyatt. colorcd. and Peter Patron
cS. white man were fined the usual
50 for first offences
Collins L Ilagon and Jesse Gilmore.
d.Sorder!y conduct. were fined : and
costs. and Michael Dean jefferson
Iianer, August Nichols and Henry Saleup
were fined s. and costs for trcspass On
i. " Il Railway property
harles Stewart, accused of vagrancv,
was discharged, when lie said he had been
working just out Of the city and had come
in to change Jobs, but got drunk before
be went 10 his neHy post
For pointing pistol at Alberta John
son. colorcd. Fletcher Gibbs, also colored.
va~ ncld in $500 bail for General Sessions.
Joseph Postlcs. colorcd, accused Of
assault with intent 10 commit murder in
sluot ,ng at one Meta Postlcs. was given
un'.' Friday TO get lawyer and round up
witnesses
llIke Moritz. wanted in Pennsylvania
Oh TIC charge of stealing $50, waived
rcollsition and Will be turned over 10
officers from that State
'!'hc case OF Albert George, accused Of
violating an order # the State Council
Of Defence IN not gong To a 40-ccnts-An-
hour Job ut the Puscy and Jones plant on
order. was continued pending investiga-
ti0n Of his story that he's working Al the
Harlan plant
The eases Of Preston Guy, colored,
n1d Samuel Dean, charged with assault
and battery. were continued GUYS until
tomorrow and Deans until Friday
The case Of Manuel Tavlor charged
with assault and battery, was nolle
pressed Mamie's husband Robert, say
ing he hadn't accused her of causing the
trouble TO his eyes which was the basis OF
the charge, and didn't know who did il