Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 266, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1912 — Police Stop Shower of Vegetables at a Feast [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Police Stop Shower of Vegetables at a Feast

CLEVELAND, O—While Patrolmen Mangan and Oliver went to 1420 Caton court the other day to investigate a riot call they were the target for tomatoes, bricks, dishpans and old shoes, thrown, police say, with surprisingly good aim by four colored persons in the house. When the bombardment ceased the officers placed the quartet under arerßt. • At the station they gave the names of Mary Redmond, fifty-three years old; Bertha Owens, twenty-Beven years old; Mary Jefferies, fourteen years old and Thomas Owens, thirtynine years old. All gave their address as 1420 Caton court. The police say the four had a chicken feast in the house. Dinner started at 12 o’clock. At 2 o’clock

neighbors thought the “Honey Boy Evans troupe” had forgotten to leave town and were having another ball game in the vicinity. They notified the police. Lieutenant Sterling sent the dfficers. there on the run. When they knocked at the door it was opened. "What’s all the noise about?*’ asked Oliver. / ‘We am Just celebratin’, ain’t we, folks,” said Owens/ “And we sure are some celebrants,” said one of the women as she hurled a bottle at the /officers. It whistled by Oliver’s ear,/and tomatoes, bricks and dishes followed. The door was then banged shut and the two officers, their appearance decidedly marred, held a conference. Oliver wiped the remains of a tomato off his face while Mangan nurses a bump on his head. They decided to break down the door and rush the inhabitants. They did and after a free-for-all fight the quartet was arersted. The wagon was called and the celebrants rolled away. They are charged with assault and battery. As the Jefferies girl is under age she will be turned over to the juvenile authorities.