Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1910 — ONLY TWO ARRESTS. [ARTICLE]

ONLY TWO ARRESTS.

On Circus Day and They Late at Night It is impossible with a crowd like we had here Saturday to enforce the decorum of a Sunday School picnic, and anyone who thinks otherwise is very foolish. HoweVer, Saturday's crowd, generally speaking, was most orderly and well behaved. There w ere a very few who had a trifle too much booze, but all but two of these were disposed of peaceably. About 10 p. ni., John Kolb, who is employed by A. O. Moore of Barklev tp., and Wm. F. W eese. a Wheaffield restaurant man, were walking down Washington street,, with locked arms and apparently enjoying themselves considerably, though not very boisterous, it is said. When in front of Duvall’s clothing store they were accosted by Marshall Davis, who told them to be quiet and ordered them to go home, it is said. A controversy ensued and in a moment Kalb and Davis wrere in a mix-up.' Along about this time special officer Elmer Gwin and Frank

Haskell, the barber, ran up and Kalb was downed and the “comealong” placed on his wrist. When he was down and perfectly helpless eye-witnesses say the marshal struck Kolb several itimes on the head with his heavy cane, cutting the scalp and causing considerable loss of blood \on the sidewalk. This was done despite die protests of special officer Gwin. Then, after Gwin and Haskell had Kolb : in custody, one on either side, and were taking him to the jail, the marshal run up and kicked Kolb. The marshal and another man

name we are unable to learn, took Weese to the jail, and Davis slapped Weese with hfs open hand several times to make him be quiet on the way there. After the men had been placed in cells, they were later taken out and searched, and in putting them back' the heavy door was dhut on the index finger of Weese's left hand, crushing it to a pulp at the first point. A doctor: was later called and dressed the wounded digit, and said iftat he thought the member

might be saved from amputation. Weese had his hand on the door jam and this was purely accident, tfhe ..sheriff says. Kolb was arraigned before Squire Irwin Sunday morning and on pleas of guilty was fined SI and costs, $4.80 in all, on each of two charges, one of intoxication and one of assault and battery on the marshal. Weese plead guilty to intoxication and was given the same amount, $4.80. ° Marshal Davis is coming in for a utfbole lot of criticism in some quarters for his display of temper in assaulting the men after they were in custody and helpless. and it is rumored that suit will be brought against him on his bond for damages. He says tfhat Kolb kicked him as he (the marshal) was getting up, and it made him feel sick for a moment. Of course he should riot have struck the man, but under like conditions no one knows what they themselves might have done.