The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-17
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POLICE FORCE
OVER SUNDAY
All.sorts Of Offenders Were
in Police Court This
Morning.

A varied assortment Of offenders
appeared, and appeared not. at police
court this morning and rs high lights
among them was dope tiend. very
sick indeed. the Rivesville CHIEF OF
police charged with driving a car
while drunk. a number Of lesser
drmks and traffic yiolator or two
and the remnants Of two gambling
raids, said remnants consisting sole
| ly of all the spare change IN q large
crowd OF co.ore dfolks amounting 10
(, SO apiece and additional amounts Ior
| the men running or permitting the
games
One of the raids was staked at the
brass plant and the other at the
Pennsylvania colored club on Penn.
sylyania avenue. The brass plant raid
was made en- Saturday night Ihe
party OF gamblers there consisted
mostly Of colored men and one Wnite
man and ]. F. King was fined $25
for permitting the game. Chief Moran
said this morning he had just learn
ed King got a rake off on all games
and II he had known that SATURDAY
night he would have demanded more
forfeit. Officer Boggess and the CHIEF
made the brass plant raid, happening
in On the players and catching them
| for the first time though they have
tried number of times, knowing che
game was going on. One coored Eel,
low made a jump for the window and
fell about 80 feet outside in1uring his
face to such an extent he had to have
N attended by a doctor. Eddie VII
| liams. colored hid behind a Iona
bench and when dragged out bv the
chief furnished a bit Of punch to the
unfortunate affair by remarktng. IN
a deep voice: "Once I was lost but
now is fcund!" The fellows were
playing t"Skin." The following put up
forfeits OF $40 each: Frank Smith,
Eddie Williams, Lee Parker, j.. f..
King and W. d. Saunders. The last
named promised to pay up on pay
day and was allowed 10 go.
The second raid, thot on Pennsyl-
yania avenue netted q dozen violators.
Each gave Forfeit OF SO and none
appeared TO claim his money. The
following persons were charged with
gambling: Will Bostic, H. P. Rice.
Fl. H. Brown, james Watson, George
Brown, Harry Sapr. I'D Payne, A;
Foster ". 6. Smith, viii Rowl and
Bill Cunningham. D. Bosttc was
charged with running the game and
forfeited $40 The men were sur
pfised early this morning and made
lido resistance. Ss
George Taylor sat at the table IN
police court this morning IN q very
wobbly condition. He was found on
Pennsylvania avenue yesterday wail-
,dering about dazed He had two
salye Jars filled with optnm which
he said he bought from a white man.
Yesterday whose name he refused TO
,, mention. Hewas turned over to fed
eral authorities. His eyes were
Ibloodshot and his general appearance
indicated his habitual use OF the
drug.
Ray Molten, colored, charged with
putting George hinton out Of his shoe
shine parlor at the Harrison corner
last night told the mayor that Hin
swearing, with ladies present, and
that he did put the gentleman out
three times and that on the last trip
ont. he was arrested and $40 taken
from him as forfeit. The mayor said
he was Justified In putting out Hin
ton and he requested the chief to
hand hack his money. Hinton how
ever forfeited SIS by failure to ap-
near to tell his side OF the story.
ed Tenant paid $40 for speeding
on Fairmort avenue. Mike Roebuck
drew $40 for being drunk and disor-
derly on Water street as did also
Frank Glosach on Grafton street for
the same charge. John Nosko paid
S10 for too much booze and isngen.
| tlemanly behavior at the Union House
as dH also George Clinton on the
same charge on Main street.
w. C. Heston charged with reck-
Hess drifting of q Fatrmont Hotel truck
will have hearing tomorrow at nine
O'Clock He&on claims not guilty:
The chief Of police at Rivesville.
Jack Porterfield will have hearing
tonight at five o'clock. He was re-
LEASED till then on S10t bond. Porter
field Is charged with driving q trucn
while drunk and he claimed he was,
not drunk at the time he drove the
Icar but that he did stop In at the
lPennsylyanii club for drink with
crowd Of Traction Park baseball fans
and after two drinks had an argument
over some change coming d him ana
came to police headquarters to .get
officers IN connection with the affair.
While at the station ne was detained.
This morning the Riveeyille chief was
yisfbly embarrassed and said he had,
never been arrested in his life be-
fore and didn't know how to go about
having trial. It was whispered
among spectators that the stuff they
sold at the Pennsylvania was strong
enough to make any man forget nm.
self Officers remarked that It did
some funny things to a number pA
An amusing Incident occurred dur
ing the lengthy mornings hearing
when Chief Moran told how he had
discovered $22 on colored GfL The
girl in company with another was
charged with robbing a white man on