The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-12
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Man Arrested For AssauIting
Negro Says He Can't Stop
Fighting Since War

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Denward Satterheld. white
man, was fined $50 and costs by
| Mayor w. W. Conway today
when convicted in police courts on
charges of being drunk, assaulting
and beating Bud Jackson, negro,
and for resisting arrest Satter-
was released.
circus grounds last evening, ac-
walking along in front Of the side
against him. He told Jackson to
watch where he was going and
when Jackson answered him he
hit him on the jaw The men
clenched and Snowman called
Special Policeman Shroyer who
was nearby. When the policeman
approached. Jackson disappeared
in the crowd. but Satterfeld re-
NAMED and was arrested.
The policeman started to bring
his prisoner to Jail. and all went
we'll until they got out of the
crowd. Then Satterfeld decided
that hf: did not want to ga Pol
iceman Shroyer tried to pull him
along and he struck at the police
man. The men clenched and John
Mckinney and Harry Downev
went to Shroyer's assistance. Sat
terfield was placed in taxi and
! taken to jail.
Members of the force were sent
out after Jackson and in a short
time he was found and taken to
headquarters. Jackson claimed
that he had not bothered the
white man. He was released upon
his promise to appear against the
prisoner today.
Before trial today, Satterfeld
said he had spent SIS in police
court fines for fighting since re-
leased from the army. He said,
"Uncle Sam started me to fighting
and l have never been able to
stop The $40 1ne handed him
by Mayor Conway today brings
/; his total of fines up to SITS.
Forest Bloom of the Speedway,
arrested by Chief of Police L. D.
Snider yesterday on a warrant
sworn out by Martha Bloom, his
! wife, failed to appear for trial
today according to arrangements
| made with the chie yesterun5.
! and Mayor Conway instructed the
chief to go out and arrest him,
:, bring him in and lock him up in
the city jail SO that he would be
| present for trial at 9 o'clock to-
morrow morning.y
| Chief Snider also arrested Cat
\ aldo Savizzo Of Connellsville. Pa,
yesterday on suspicion of having a
stolen Cadillac roadster in his pos
sessi on, but he was released later
!, in the day when the officers re
ceived word from Connellsville
that the automobile belonged to
him.
Savizzo arrived in the city a few
days ago with the car and offered
it for sale for loo, which auto
| mobile men say is a very low price
for the car. Chief Snider exam
ined the car and found that some
| of the numbers on it had been
changed. This led to Savizzo's
arrest and detention until the
Connellsville police could be asked
to investigate the case.
Chief Snider said today that
!; Savizzo may not have stolen the
; car, but that he feels sure that the
car has been stolen one in its
time, as the serial and motor num-
bers had been altered and plate
with the numbers on it removed
from the car. The chief is inves-
tigating the case further.
The police department was
| called upon yesterday to investi-
gate two cases due to the appear
ance of Sparks Circus here. The
| first case reported was that of Carl
! Guastigon of Arnettsville, who
claimed that he had been robbed
! Of SIS while in the side show at
the circus ground. The police
! were unable to find any clue as to
who robbed Guastifor. The sec
ond report came in last night
when a negro woman reported to
that she had been
insulted and attacked by white
! man connected with the show.
! Chief Snider delegated number
| OF policemen to- accompany the
woman to Walker Siding where
1.-the show was loading in an effort
! to find the man, but the woman
-, failed to identify any of the show
men as the man who attacked her.
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