THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND , JANUARY 21 1900.
USES ft REVOLVER
Ex -Special Mott Threatens
Andrew Alexander.
HAS HIM ARRESTED, TOO
Swears That Member of Street
Cleaning Department Knocked
Horse Dcmn "With Shovel.
Charge Is Disproved, .
A sensational clash between former
Special Policeman Mott and Andrew Al
exander, a member of the Streetcleanlng
Department of the city, took place at an
early hour yesterday morning at Sixth
and Burnslde streets, and in the war of
words Mott. drew a revolver and pressed
it hard against Alexander's breast. Mott
supposed Alexander had knocked a horse
down with a heavy shovel, and attempted
to arrest him, as a result of which the
trouble occurred. Two policemen were
called in, took Alexander to headquarters
and ho was tried on a charge of cruelty
to animals and acquitted by Municipal
Judge Cameron.
Mott may yet bo arrested for carry
ing concealed weapons and pointing a re
volver at Alexander, although this now
seems improbable. It is said that lack
of witnesses alone prevented his arrest
and prosecution, as he is without author
ity to carry a weapon, his commission as
special officer having been canceled by
Mayor Lane at the time of the dethron
ing of the other members of the "special"
force.
Alexander proved to tho entire satisfac
tion of Judge Cameron and Deputy City
Attorney Fitzgerald that he did not strike
the horse, but that the animal slipped on
the icy pavement and fell to the ground.
Mott is a night watchman, employed by
certain persons to guard their property,
and it was while he was making his
rounds that he became embroiled with Al
exander, who drives a dump cart. Alex
ander was attempting to assist his horse
to Its feet, when Mott ordered him to
leave the animal alono until he should
summon policemen. Being in the employ
of the city, Alexander resisted interfer
ence upon the part of Mott. and demanded
to know by what authority ho was acting.
Mott, in reply, whipped out the revolver,
aaying he "would show" Alexander by
What authority.
Alexander, being thoroughly frightened,
remained at tho scene with the horse ly
ing on the ground, until Mott called Pa
trolman Gittings and Headquarters Of
ficer Johnson to the scone. They got the
horso to its feet and took Alexander to
the station, where a charge was placed
against him.
Mott was the only witness for the prose
cution, and swore that he saw Alexander
Etriko the horse a hard blow on the head,
and that he saw tho animal fall to the
pavement. He sworo lie was positive
the horse was knocked down by Alexan
der, but the defendant and othors who
were near at the time, sworo to the con
trary, and Alexander was acquitted.
Superintendent Donaldson, of the Street
cleaning Department, entered a vigorous
complaint with Acting Chief of Police
Grltzmacher against the high-handed ac
tion of Mott, but as the offender is not
under the supervision of the department,
the Chief advised causing Mott's arrest on
complaints concerning the revolver, but
it is said that there is Insufficient evidence
to convict.
SELLING OF
If. D. JIOGG, DRUG CLISItK, UNDER
AltllEST.
No Difficulty Experienced by Uncrs of
the Opiate in Buying It
In Porllnnd.
Deputy City Attorney Fitzgerald yes
terday morning l)cgan a crusade against
the selling of morphine without it having
been prescribed by a physical, and the
first man to suffer arrest was II. D. Hogg,
a clerk employed at tho Red Cross Phar-
macy. Sixth and Oak streets.
"When aeked to make a statemont con
cerning tho case, tho defendant declined
to do so, saying he would prefer to re
main silent on the subject for the present.
He will bo arraigned tomorrow morning
before Municipal Judge Cameron and a
date for his hearing will be fixed.
Archie Ray, a man in the last stages of
morphine ravages, was the direct cause
of the arrest of Clerk Hogg. "When ar
raigned in the Municipal Court yesterday
morning on a charge of having morphine
In hi? possession, Ray pleaded guilty and
begged to be permitted to leave the city.
He declared that a bottle of the terrible
drug that was held before him was pur
chased by him at the Red Cross Phar
macy. Clerk Hogg being the person who
waited on him.
Ray's case was continued until Monday,
and Mr. Fitzgerald held a consultation
with Captain of Detectives Bruin, who
Immediately dispatched Dotcctlve Mcara
to the Red Cross Pharmacy to make in
quiry concerning the botttle of morphine.
Vpon the return of Mcars- a warrant for
the arrest of Clerk Hogg was issued and
served. Hogg was released upon furnish
ing bonds in the sum of $209.
Archie Ray, who is well known in Port
land, was arrested by Patrolman Goltz,
who found him In a North End saloon
with tho bottle of morphine in his pocket.
Ray has used the drug for many years,
and is nothing but a skeleton. Ho Is said
to have but a short time to live.
The officials are inclined to believe that
there is a general violation of the ordi
nance against the sale of morphine and
other powerful poisons, and it is said that
a hard fight will now be made to stop the
alleged practice. There are many "fiends"
In Portland, all of whom secure the drug
in some manner, and none of them has
ever been able to present a prescription
from any physician when asked to do so
"by the "police and Municipal Court author
ities. For annoying Mrs. A. S. Finger and
driving her into hysterics on several occa
sions, by means of tlcktacks. played on
the windows of her home, 550 East Eighth
stret, five boys are under arrest and will
have to stand trial in the Municipal Court.
"Warrants were issued for them yester
day morning. They aro Henry Johnson,
Manford Kline. Hugo Helse, Rodney Hea
cock and Charles Agnew.
It Is the claim of Mrs. Finger that the
boys have centered their energies upon
her house, "wishing to annoy and frighten
her. She declares that upon numerous
occasions she has been badly scared by
their ' antics, and In order to stop them
resorted to the law.
James Daley, stranger in Portland, was
indignant when given ten days in the City
Jail for begging at Third and "Washing
ton etrets. He thought it strange that
a man should bo arrested for so trivial
an offense, but he will serve hi time.
H. D. "Winters, East Side capitalist,
failed to appear to answer to a charge
of j&i&U.ng a revolver at another perseo.
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or to tell why lie had not obeyed Judgo
Cameron's order to clean up the side
walks In front of the property at Grand
avenue and East Davis street. Patrolman
Croxford was present to state that "Win
ters had not cleaned up the sidewalks, for
which he was arrested last Monday.
SOCIETY AT THE CITY JAIL
riUSONEUS JlT-IOWKn TO
AllOUT TOWN.
RUN
Police Inspector II ruin "Will 3Inkc nn
Invert Ration of the Condition
of AtTnlra.
A thorough investigation of alloged
laxity in the enforcement of rules regard
ing the handling of prisoners in the City
Jail, the guarding of "trusties" while at
liberty about police headquarters, and
other "loose" methods around the Central
Station will probably be instituted by In
spector Patrick Bruin today or tomor
row. That the City Jail has lost all Its ter
rors and that prisoners have Jolly times
while serving their sentences, is declared
to be true by persons familiar with the
conditions about headquarters.
A most glaring irregularity in the han
dling of "trusties" was witnessed by
scores of citizens at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, when Walter Scott, now sup
posed to be serving out a sentence of 60
days, emerged from a Third-street cigar
store two blocks from the City Jail,
sneaked alone hurriedly, dodging in and
out of entrances to keep out of sight of
any policeman who might chance to sec
him, and finally entered the barn in
which the patrol wagon and horses are
kept
After taking sufficient time to smoke
part of a cigarette, which ho evidently
purchased nt the cigar store, Scott went
through a few more maneuvers, and at
last reached the wood pile in a small
room at the entrance to"' police head
quarters. Scott was supposed to be splitting wood
while he was going to and coming from
the Third-street cigar store, but his ab
sence was not discovered by the police.
Scores of citizens, however, stood on
Third and Oak streets, and commented
about the "prisoner" working such a
"raw" trick on the officers.
Rank carelessness is charged In the
searching of prisoners, also. Numerous
times of late, instances have come to
light where it was shown that persons
under arrest were not half searched.
This will be a matter for investigation.
It is said.
Although there is a rule to the effect
that no smoking shall be allowed in the
City Jail, It Is no trouble for prisoners
to secure all the tobacco they desire, and
all that is necessary is to be a trifle
careful as to when smoking is indulged
in. Recently two minors, while being
held pending an Investigation of their
cases, wero seen seated In their cell
smoking cigarettes.
Why nil of these startling irregularities
aro permitted to tako place right under
the noses of the heads of tho Police De
partment, may prove very interesting in
formation. As inspector of the force,
tho duty of sifting the matter rests upon
the shoulders of Captain Bruin.
Burglars Killed by Detectives.
CHICAGO, Jan. 30. One burglar was
killed and another fatally wounded early
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185-191 First St.
today at Des Plalnes, a suburb of Chi
cago. Jn a battle between detectives of tho
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad and five
men detected In an attempt to steal from
a repajr shop of tho railway company.
Tho detectives had surrounded the shop
and the fight began when tho robbers at
tempted to escapo with the plunder. The
thrco men not wounded escaped after they
had exhausted their ammunition.
Suffers From Inhaling Gas.
J. Boswick. who was taken to St. Vin
cent's Hospital from a North Portland
Hotel yesterday suffering from the ef
fects of inhaling gas, will recover. It I3
Ud. He Is supposed to have been drunk
and left tho gas turned on when ho re
tired. He Is said to bo from Lewiaton,
Ida.
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