The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1922-07-28
Volume NXNIN.-Number 30
Mayor Carleton and County Judge
TI9bue Are Kept Busy Dispens-
ing Justice

ones 1Of county Judge 1rSDue ana
Mayor Carleton, which implies that
Sheriff Lipscomb and Chief of Police
Adams and their deputies have had
enough to do to keep time from hang
ing heavy on their hands.
Every story must have a beginning.
so this ore will start with Friday of
last week, when Joseph H. Smith. of
Gasparilla, was brought before Coun-
ty Judge Trabue, the said Smith be-
ing charged with having obtained
some forty dollars from Clay Chad
wick on false pretenses. He was
fined $25 and costs with the alterna-
tive of spending 80 days on Charlotte
county's roads.
Saturday. about noon, n. c. Hewitt
and \. NJ. Munroe engaged in fight
1t seems that the difficulty was caus-
ed by some work Mr.. Hewitt had done
for Prof. Huffman as agent for a saw
mill man. Mr.. Huffman, it seems,
claimed that Nj. Hewitt had broken
some sort of casting used about a
sawmill. Mr.. Hewitt claimed that he
did not break it, but delivered it 10
Mr.. Huffman repaired in as good
shape as it was possible TO repair it,
that Mr.. Huffman accepted the work
as satisfactory and paid him for it,
Mr.. Huffman brought back the cast
ing and demanded return OF the
money paid and when refused said,
ii is alleged, that he would stop pay
ment On the check given in payment
for The work. Then was when the
difficulty began, Hewitt striking Huff
man and knocking him down. Mr..
Nunroe, a son-in-law of Mr.. Huffman,
started across the street TO see what
the rumpus was about and met Mr.
HeWitt-and there was more difficult
ty-Hewitt and Munroe clinching and
fighting until they were separated
MessTs. Hewitt, Munroe and Huffman
appeared before the mayor the same
afternoon, the first two pleading gull
ty to charge of fighting. Hewitt was
fined $12 and costs and Munroe IS
and costs. the charge against Huff
man being dismissed. Monday. A. NJ.
Drawdy was before the mayor charg-
ed with disturbing the peace by aid
ing and abbetting a fight. 1t seems
that Mr.. Drawdy held the arm of
either Mr.. Hewitt OF Mr.. Munroe
while they were engaged, the testi-
mony as TO whose arm he held being
at variance. He plead not guilty but
was assessed $40 and costs.
Saturday Chief of Police Adams
discovered that Cicero Midget had
acquired a quart of either spirituous.
vinous OF malt refreshments, the said
refreshments being classified as intox-
icating, in either case. and that he
had the refreshments on his person.
The chief confiscated the refresh
ments and at his invitation Mr.. Midg-
EFT appeared before hizzoner, the
mayor, Saturday, plead guilty to the
charge and was accordingly assessed
SO and costs.
Ray Wilde, who drives a truck,
was very busy Saturday, and in or
der 10 make his rounds and have
little idle time in between trips, may
be, he stepped on the gas and let her
out He stepped a little too hard. ii
seems, and before he hardly knew it |
his faithful bus was breaking the
laws. ordinances and statutes made |
and provided to regulate the speed of
vehicles. Unfortunately for Ray, /
just rs two of the said ordinances
were busted in quick succession, the /
chief of police appeared upon the
scene. Ray gut up a SO appearance
bond. which was forfeited when he /
failed to appear before the court
Monday.
Dropping back in the story a little ,
Ito July 18th, to be exact: On the ,
date mentioned Sheriff Lipscomb ar
rested NJ. T. Flint. near Gasparilla, |
the said Mr.. Flint being charged with
having a still, manufacturing liquor, /
and selling Hquor-three separate .
charges. He appeared before County |
Judge Trabue on the 18th and was !
fined $50 and costs on each OF the /
three charGCs-his total bill being !
1927.
Coming back to more recent /
ev. nts: John Strickland, of Charlotte
Harbor. was arrested Sunday by the
Sheriff on the charge of having and
selling liqour. Mr. Strickland ap-
peared before his honor, the county
Judge, Monday, plead guilty and
heard the judge murmur: One hun
dred and costs, Mr. Strickland"
Earlier in the. day Mr.. Hewitt, who
was charged with assault and battery,
appeared before the judge, plead
guilty and was assessed $40 and
costs. This charge grew out of the
difficulty on Saturday.
John Brown, who was arrested