The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-27
ITEM MEN FACE
MAYOR TODAY
Escaped Prisoner Who Re.
turned for Coat
Is Fined

When a, prisoner escapes from
an officer by running out OF his
coat, it is a bad habit to come
back within two weeks and ask
the same officer for the coat. Any
one doubling this can verify 1t BY
asking Charley Puta, who appear
ed at the city police sstation last
night and asked for a coat he left
in the possession Of Officer Ford
about two weeks ago when he took
French leave on. his way to jail.
Instead Of returning the coat
Ford locked Puta up in the city
jail and when the case was ex-
planned to Mayor w. w. Conway
at today's session of court, Puta
was sentenced to pay a fine of SO
and costs before his coat was re-
turned to him. He paid up and
left the court with his coat, sad
der but a wiser boy.
Nine other prisoners picked up
by members OF the force over the
weekend were presented to the
mayor after he had disposed of
Puta's case, Steve Draugett and
Mat Mocher, who were arrested on
Monroe street for being drunk and
arguing with a taxi driver over a
taxi fare, were next on the docket.
They admitted they were drunk
and drew fines OF SIS and costs
each. which they paid.
Next came John Duffy, Tom
Flynn and John Shaffer, who were
arrested by Officer DaHgherty
while they were staging a party in
the lumber, yard OF the Kisner
Lumber company on East Side.
The trio had a bottle OF denatur.
ed alcohol from which they claim.
ed they were removing the poison
by heating an iron, putting 1t in
the alcohol and then mixing the
alcohol with water. The party
was on in full blast when the Off
Ger arrived and he placed the three
under arrest, seized the refresh
ments and brought the three to
the city lookup. They entered
pleas of guilty to a charge of be-
ing drunk and were sentenced to
pay fines of SIS and costs. The
three were short of money SO they
were all sent to jail for five days
each.
Howard Watts, arrested on a
charge OF entering the paint shop
Of Halls Garage company, was
turned over to county officers and
was locked up in the county Jail.
Mike Foley charged with being
drink and disorderly on Water
street, confessed to the drunk
charge and drew a fine Of SIS and
costs which he was unable to pay
and was sent to Jail for five days.
Joe Sergi and Anthony Todesco,
arrested for violating the city
traffic laws by parking their auto
mobiles on the wrong side Of
Madison street, appeared and after
explaining to the mayor that it
was their first offense and that
they did not intend to violate the
law but had Just stepped In places
of business on that street.
A number OF other automobiles
were tagged for violating the
city traffic laws and when they
failed to appear in court at 0
o'clock Chief Snider ordered the
members OF the force TO pick them
up today and bring them into
court. -
Members OF the force are still
searching for the two colored wo-
men who held up and robbed
Floyd Glass, white man, on
Washington street Saturday night.
The two women stopped Glass and
while one covered him with re-
volver the other relieved him Of
his pocketbook and removed S26
In bills from the pocketbook. Mr..
Glass told the officers that the
women overlooked SIS In another
compartment Of the pocketbook.
The officers think that they
know who the women are and Just
as soon as they can locate them
they will be arrested and locked
up. Mr.. Glass claims that he can
identify them II they are appre-
kandnd