Evening journal., 1920-12-28
BRICK BATTLE
IS XMAS SEQUEL
Johnson's Gift of Shoes to
Mrs. Brooks S tarts
Orange ST. Fight
NICK IN HEAD
FOR HUSBAND

"Tm not mad now; come 10 the
window. / want TO talk to YOU
Nothin' doing I Just now stuck
nv head through the window and
You heaNed a brick at me-"
Hearing this exchange OF words,
the former spoken in an attempted
good-natured tone. and the latter in
a tone OF anger, Detective Horace Nc
Danneil became interested, while he
was passing Second and orange
streets, yesterday
II took him but a short time 10
take IN the situation AID TO decide
that the first speaker, who was Al
bert Johnson, Negro, had not become
so pacifled as he would have the
other man, Ernest Brooks, Negro, De-
ncVe.
The officer saw that Albert stand
INK in the street, was cOncealing a
faif a brick behind his back and was
poised SO as 10 be ready 10 Hing II
hlst as soon as Ernests head appear
ed AccOsting the Negro, Detective
NrDannell started 90 talk religion 10
him. shorty" as Albert Is known
seemed 90 tolerate him. but didn't
seem 10 want any Interference.
~l'm not mad shorty repeated
to Brooks.
frl don't care; am, and II you
come inside this house I'll kill you,
came the answer from Brooks.
t"knd In ne comes out here I'll kill
him. said Albert 10 Mcdaniel. wink
INK his eye. but he said 10 so that
here was no danger OF Brooks hear
ing him.
Detective Mcdaniel. evidently en-
arfinE the role OF street corner Cos.
PEI preacher 80 perfection, was moi
rscognized as an officer by shorty,
who persisted in his attempt 10 gel
Br0oks 20 the window. and answered
rcnannel's persuasOns about re.
hEion with a 'Iesi yesw an IN,
tFnle keeping an eye on the Windows
~ Brooks house. And MclEnnel
vas enjoying the affair immensely.
Just as Albert leaned back Go hE
~ brick The officer snapped a pair OF
h4cdonrs on the negro.
shorty" was so astOnishcd by thi'
a. that he couldn't say anything fOl
ketniic. and when g finally dawne,
on him That he was IN the hands O.
an oficcr. he pleaded that he wa
rnly fO0linE. that he knew McJdn
nell was a detective an the time"
Albert was before Judge Hastings
n Municipal Court this morning, on
AAANA ~ W NN~hMAN AANA ANNN"A ~
Ernest and was fined S'o and costs
Much that happened prior 10 the ar
rival OF the ofllor was brought out.
Brooks. it seemed. became ansr
when he got the Impression that hi
wife and shorty" who lives at hi
house, had exchanged Christmas pres
ents, his wife's gift TO the Negro be
ing a pair OF shoes. Ernest and Albel
had some words, and then shorty
went after Ernest
There was tussle at the top OF m
steps. ending when Ernt 81 went rol
ing down them. shorty" was sa
70 have then seized a butcher kni
and run into the street. where he IN
ther armed himself with brick TIN
with The knife in one hand and q
brick in the other, he was ready
defy Brooks or all his friends.
Brooks decided that his safe
place was in the house, and after
little while shorty" called 10 him
come TO the window as he wanted
talk 10 him. No sooner had Ene
poked his head through the windo
than a brick sped past him.
-ShOrty" was doing his best TO 8
Brooks 10 the window again VIII,
Detective Mcdaniel happened alOr
and had one OF the most amusiI
experiences Of his long service In q
police department