The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-31
MAN WITH RUSTY
GUN LOOKED TO
Be DANGEROUS
At All Events His Mood
Was Irritable and
People Fled
ARRESTEDBlCHIEFMO MORAN
Special Cop Will Preserve
Order On East Side
ARRESTEDBYCHIEFMO MORAN
Special Cop Will Preserve
Order On East Side
Cars

When Chief of Police William
Moran went to the pant of the CO.
lumbia Glass works on the East side
in answer to an s. o. S. call semitic
police headquarters from that place
yesterday he found employees, both
men and women, under boxes. behind
tanks and hiding in every conceivable
place 10 escape negro was had run
amuck and had been flourishing a
loaded revolver right and left in the
factory. The negro had left the build
ing before Chief Moran entered 1t
with Officer John Jack but he was
found soon afterward hiding in some
bushes nearby, AL the factory hands
who could do so had made their get
away from the factory, but the few
who had remained had secured the
most secure hiding places possible TO
escape what they feared might be a
fusillade OF bullets.
When found the is.man had, accord
ing TO Chief Moran, an; old rusty shot
gun without loads and NO shells were
found on his person. However one
OF the emp ployesS claimed he had seen
the negrp place 4 shell in the gun, q
The trouble started when TINS me-
gro and another one had an alterca.
ton in the factory and the other man
Is said to have hit the man with the
gun" with a brick. AT the time OF the
trouble police e5headquarters was noti-
fled; hut before starting for the scene
of the: fonble had been told mot to
come. that the trouble was. at an end.
However the negro returned later and
brandfshing the gun raised SO much
trouble that the assistance of the po-
lice department was again .reuuisl-
toned. The man was tried yesterday
and fined twenty-five dollars and
costs which he paid.
In order to avoid further disturb
ances ON the. street cars operating be-
tween this city and the Koppers COM
pany plant on the East side a special
policeman has been sworn in by the
city who will be paid by the Koppers
company whose duty 1t VIII be to
travel on the cars and preserye order.
For some time there has been con-
siderable trouble in this connection
from workingmen going and return
ing TO their work in the plants in the
Hickman run district and 1t has
caused Inconvenience to travellers on
the cars, L. c. Hall, better, known as
Bulldog" was. sworn In to act as spe-
cial policeman on the cars. Nick
Nikoyich was fined five dollars. and
costs this morning for disorderly con-
duct on a car operating between the
city and the operations on the East
side.
Mayor Conawav was wi.nes. q
the case OF Carl Smouse charged with
speeding on Quincy street yesterday
instead of being the presiding Judge
in the case. Mayor Conaway was en-
gagged in conversation with friend
on this thoroughfare yesterday and
noticed a car which came at a most
unseemingly speed down this street,
When the offencer saw the Mayor he
slowed up considerably, not, however,
before he had attracted the attention
of the Mayor who had him ordered up
Tor police court today. He was fined
ten dollars and costs.
As the Mayor was a witness In the
case Director Of Streets W. z. Arnett
tried the offender.
Albert Wilson, fine appearing
young man, was turned over to the
state asrnorities today by Mayor w.
W. Conaway on a charge of, having in
his possession a pair OF steel lnuckles.
The man was arrested on Jackson
street yesterday having in his pos
session the articles mentioned and
was tried this morning The minimum
fine for Bach an offense is fifty dol
lars az six months in Jail