The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-04-28
)nAI Be Booty BUT
NOT A B0LSHEV|ST
Russian Proves Star Pris-
oner in Police Court
This Morning.

= 4. AL UQlto anu OOhhltbOho Va
as well as various nationalities and
colors were represented in police
court this morning when Mayor Bowen
read OF the police docket. Some srX
tor seven responded when their names
were called while more than thar
number forfeited fines, having failed
81 70 appear for trial.
NO. am not a bolshevik; to hell
with them" said John Boswik, Rus
sian, arrested in the B. and o. yards
for alleged trespassing and who spent
+ the night in the city lock up. An in
tefDfeter who was secured on account
! Of Johns lingo being not OF the best.
said that John belonged to sect of
working men and opposed to the boil
shegiki. John who is hefty looking
piece OF humanity heavily bearded and
looking to be perhaps fifty years of
age appeared a little off in the head
. as he appeared to have hallucina
ton that somebody was persuing him
With q view to securing money TO the
amount OF one thousand dollars which
helclaims to have in the banks of the
city In the concluding testimony,
cieFerly elected from the prisoner, he
confessed that he had been drinking
i1eagily for some time and this is sup
posed to be. accountable for the cob
webs In his brain. John said that he
had drank up 5000 worth of the cup
that cheers" in period OF four days
and when told by the mayor that TINS
Ras very foolish, heartily agreed. He
+ al air tlat ne was anxious to be on his
way back to Randall, West Virginia,
winch place is located in Monongalia
county and that II he were allowed to
ne would proceed afoot to that place
( Mayor Bowen ordered the man re-
lsiknsd 10 sJaa untll his brain cleared
up SUIT icieutly.to allow him to proceed,
at which time he will be turned oat.
fight between two negro women
which took place on Sunday afternoon
on Water street threatened to be re.
fumeH in police court when both the
dHsky Amazons glared at one another
and both tried to talk at once and in
from the mayor and city attorney
Wherein the other had been the often.
QRfs Mayor Bowen after each had
pleaded guilty to the charge of fight.
(. Z Nliu alter the testimony was Sc.
cured fined each ten dollars and one Of
thems was fined on two accounts the
sum Of ten dollars. The women. Liz.
zie Richards and Mrs. John Young. en-.
faxed sin free for all fight on Water
street near their residence following
en- array in which the Richards won.
an had participated in the evening be.
fore and on which charge she was
tined also. The trial waxed hot and
. the mayor was obliged to call order
and designate which one Of the WON.
es 1should occupy the floor at given
kimes
James Quinn tried to put over a
pretty falsehood on the mayor when
+ he was brought up on charge of be.
4ng drunk and told the mayor he had
eQtten drunk on wine. City Attorney
Albert Kern questioned the man close
III as to how he had got the wine and
d stated he had made 1t. When asked
S0f what substance he had made the
wine, where he had secured the fruit,
nov he had made it, ETC., he got so
tangled he could not get untangled and
{ admitted that he was drunk on booze,
but failed TO tell where he secured the
stEn and will be turned over to the
prosecuting attorney for further in.
Festigation. The man told the mayor
he had drunk gallon of grape wine
which had made him drunk. The man
claimed 70 be employed as machin.
lseSl helper at the B. and o. round
house:
Clarence Satterfield said he was not
drunk when arraigned on that charge
hut said he might have been drink
inf. He also did not know where he
secured the booze but said he had been
drinking white lightning" He is be-
lieTed 10 have secured the booze prob
ably at Riyesyille or Baxter His
care was also turned over to the pros
ec,iting attorney for investigation.
CHARLES Schwab claiming his resi-.
dt'Ic6 as Dnrbin, West Virginia, plead
1d guilty to being drunk and was fined
me dollars, Schwab claimed to have
BEEN handed the booze by a travelling
tnmnanfon in the train between this
city end Ellrins.
81. b Carlow was fined five dollars
Ioi leaving an automobile standing on
ItIn street for period of one hour.
Noffeite were placed in the city
|f61Snfy from William Long on a
drunk charge; Gillie Tadford. ten dol.
InfS for disorderiy conduct on Water
street. Russell Hill, five dollars for
lxoit4hg horse on river, bridge; Porter
|aMeett, for disorderly conduct; John
Doe i've dollars for drunkenness, and
p6kid Rice. i've dollars for the same
ofienSe.
traffic violation case is sched-
I||71 10 come up for trial this after.
noon aif which ". 2. Watson. Jr.. is