Show J Wealthy sa a aRo Roll Ro and a Ja W B Wells Wels a brush manufacturer from Kentucky who the police be believe beleve behove hove lieve leve had been given ghen a dose of knock knockout knockout knockout out drops by a couple of or men who they believe beleve were preparing to roll roU him of 5 which he had in his pock pockets pocket pockets ets et was picked up on Commercial street lost last lat night and taken o the po police police lice station When discovered by Of Officer fleer Williams Wells was wa being con conducted conducted conducted ducted down Commercial street by b the two young oung men who the officer be believes believes Heves were trying to get him to some someplace some someplace someplace place to get his money The officer suspecting the men placed them under arrest and searched them but as he lie I could not find anything to show that they had touched the manufacturer manufacturer and no drugs could be be discovered dl covered in their possession drug they were allowed to togo togo go The men declared that they knew Wells and had no intention of harming him hint Vels in and the least leat but claimed that that they were trying tring to get him home because cause he was drunk drunk Wells also also declared re that the men were Vel all al right right and di wanted to o be let go but the officer took him to the sta station station station tion and relieved him of his money to prevent him losing losing it One of the men who gave gae his name nae as a Jones Jone was also taken to the station staton but ut allowed to 0 go goAt goAT goAt At AT the station staton Wells Wels who was wa booked on a charge of being drunk begged for his money and invited the whole police polee department to go with him to Commer Commercial Commercial cial dat street where g he declared he h would break every gambling game gae on the avenue The idea sound good to the officers and Wells begged for just a quarter to take the force down and ad treat them The officers tried to get Wells Vels to go to his ils room rom in inthe inthe inthe the Conway House where he is stay staying staying but he refused until he was shown the prison bars when he immediately consented to go home g |