The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-23
EIGHT PRISONERS
BEFORE TIRE MAYOR
Mail Truck Driver Draws
a Fine For Reck-
49,. less Driving a.,

Eight prisoners and an employe
Of the postofIice were each fined
$5 and costs for sundry offenses by
Mayor Conaway in police court
this morning.
Eugene Watkins, son Of Fire
Chief Okey Watkins appeared as
a witness against Brant Morgan,
who was charged with violation
Of the traffic rules. Morgan side
swlped Watkins yesterday after
noon on Main street while trying to
pass the other at high rate Of
speed, damaging q mud guard,
and mussing up the Watkins car In
several minor ways. Morgan's de-
tense was that the complainant
turned out in front Of him, but the
Mayor, it seems, has been watch
Ing Uncle Sans trucks, and was
Of the opinion that as q general
thing they are not driven with due
regard to the safety of the public,
and Morgan was accordingly de-
MED the benefit Of q doubt.
JOKER" q negro, was arrested
last night for plotting an inebr-
ate out on, the new Monongahela
bride, was fined S. for lettering,
after he was given a gruelling ex-
animation by the Mayor, regard,
ing his means Of ekeing out Q
livelihood. JOKER" contended
that he was showing his charge q
place where he could avoid the pO-
lice and sleep on his jag. William
Haney also drew the same fine as
his dusky cicerone. Pete DALEY,
who says he has a job driving q
mule at the Anna May mines near
Lowesville, did not succeed in get
ting out of town after his dis
charge from police court yesterday
morning and drew another fine Of
SIS and costs. with the warning that
II he continued to retread the
primrose path Of dalliance he will
be given a longer time in jail than
one night stand, to sober up.
W.. r. Fehton, Frank Ryan, Jed
Taylor and John Anak each were
fined IS for being drunk.
Georgia Pruett, colored, was In
cIIned to resent the charge that
she was drunk last night when she
came to police headquarters and
asked to be locked up, for the
reason that she could not stifle the
inclination to start out on the war
path, but after thinking the mat
ter over, she concluded to pay o
fine of SIS rather than stay in jail
to stand a trial. Georgia telc-
phoned to a friend, and asked her
TO locate a certain pair OF shoes
in their boarding house, in which
Georgia had cached a sum Of mon
ey. The friend cheerfully Obliged
and Georgia was released.
H. H. Murray, OF Washington,
D. c., is a prisoner in the city jail
on a bench warrant issued from
the Supreme Court Of the District
OF Columbia, charging him with
non-support Of minor child.
Chief Snider made the arrest yes
terday after looking for the man
the past two weeks. Several weeks
ago, Chief Snider received a letter
from C. L. Grant, Police 1nspect-
or Of the District Of Columbia, ask
Ing him to be on the lookout for
Murray, apd giving an address Of
boarding house where the tugl-
tive was supposed to be. Inquiry
at the house, brought the informa-
tion that Murray had left town
temporarily, but he returned and
was arrested as he was working at
hIs trade Of carpenter on the new
river bridge.
Murray is charged In the war
rant with having deserted his eley-
en- year old daughter. He will be
held pending the arrival of an Of
fcer from the capital.