Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-03
MIXTURE Of BLACK
AND TAN AFFA|RES
GLAMOUR STIR UTICA
NEGRESS AND MExiCANS FIGURE
IN FREE LOVE TANGLE RE.
VEAlED WHEN MATE OF ONE
STARTED RUMPUs WITH HUGE
KNIFE.

The alleged fickleness of member
of the feminine sex caused near
murder in Utica yesterday morning,
when Rubert Caucas. of Depue, a
Mexican, aged about 80 years, loaded
up with moonshine. and then armed
with a butcher knife ground TO a
razor like edge, and brand new $500
razor (the kind used for social pur-
poses) went to the box cars near
Utica where the Rock Island section
gang is quartered and it is said at.
tempted to cut up Mary Keonious,
aged about 80. Mary who is also a
Mexican, was said by Caucas to have
deserted him and the home he had es-
tablished for them in Depue, had gone
to Utica and set up housekeeping with
Harry Chap, a Mexican, whose cu"ley
locks would outshine any artist in
Greenwich village.
Rubert upon the appeal of Mary,
was turned over to the Utica police
and in turn to the sheriff's office.
Sheriff Ayers listened to his story and
then went down to Utica, and took
charge of Mary and Harry Chap, on
disorderly conduct warrant. During
his search for Mary he stumbled onto
a Negress named Blanche Martin,
aged 80, of Peoria, who was spending
the weekend with Britrio, aged 80, an
other Mexican, in his box car. Blanche
and Britrio were also taken in charge,
and all five of the culprits spent Sun
day in Jail, awaiting hearings on
charges of disorderly conduct.
Rupert is said to have started his
little war on Mary about 1880 o'clock
in the morning. To save cutting him
self he had placed his unseathed
butcher knife, blade upward in his
pocket He grabbed out the knife by
the blade, and had to turn it around
to catch the handle.
Mary proved the quicker and grasp
ing the handle, unknifed him. Harry
the ever gallant chap, succeeded in
downing Rubert, and sat on him while
Mary ran for aid. She met the Rock
Island section foreman, and another
man, who went to the scene of the
battle, and taking charge of Rubert,
led him to the Chief of Police FitZger-
aid.
Fitzgerald notified Sheriff Ayers
who went down to Utica after the
pugilistc combatant. After hearing his
story, of wrecked love, and marri
ages. which are said to have taken
place without benefit of the clergy"
Ayers thought it was time to arrest
Mary and her Chap"
While searching for the box car
where Mary resided Ayers went to
the car where Blanche was visiting
She was cooking a chicken, and pre-
pairing a delicious dinner for her
flame Suspicious the sheriff ques-
toned the pair, and was informed by
Blanche, that she was in the habit of
visiting her lover unchaperoned. See
ing that her code did not coincide
with the Utica residents standards of
morals, Ayers brought them on with
the rest
The five were locked in the county
Jail until this morning when they
were arraigned in Judge Koenig' S
court for hearing.
All are Fined.
Judge Koenig, after hearing the
evidence assessed fine of $50 and
costs, total of $50 against Caucas
and fined the other four $25 and costs,
Mary and Harry were told they
must get out of the county. Not wish
ing to do this they asked if they could
ha Y,,arriad md rama;p bara Harry
secured a license, and Judge Koenig,
performed the ceremony uniting the
two.
Blanche asked the permission to
call the proprietor of Ills Place"
near Spring Valley to come and pay
her fine Britiro agreed to be respon-
sible for her fine. The four were
taken to Utica by Chief Fitzgerald to
raise their fine, and Gaucas was lock-
ed in the county Jail until he could
produce the money to raise his fine.