Carrizozo (NM) Outlook, April 3, 1915, p. 7. NOTE: A digitized image of
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ARRESTS DRUNK, IS SENTENCED HIMSELF
Constable Loses His Prisoner and is Given Eleven Days to Think It Over
Columbus, Indiana-Henry "Scatter" O'Brien, a constable attached to the
court
of W. W. Stader, justice of the peace of this city, was given time for
reflection in the county jail where he was sent for eleven days by Mayor
Volland, acting judge of the city court.
O'Brien tried to arrest Pleasant Pruitt of Edinburg for intoxication and got
into trouble on the same charge himself. Pruitt was inclined to admit that
the charge was true, and officer and prisoner started to the jail together.
O'Brien was drunk himself and fell down before the jail was reached.
"Looky here," said Pruitt, who was holding O'Brien up, "you're
liable to
drag me down in the mud and get me all dirty. I'm goin' to take you back
here and let you sit down."
So Pruitt took charge of the constable and returned him to the waiting room
of the Indianapolis, Columbus and Southern Traction Company. There O'Brien
went to sleep and his prisoner boarded a car for Edinburg. Two policemen
came along and found O'Brien sleeping. They placed him in jail. In the
city court he pleaded guilty to the charge of intoxication and Mayor Volland
fined him $1 and costs (and) in default of payment he went to jail for
eleven days.