Show iPLE WAS ACTIVE Man on Crutches Kept Three Officers Busy DISTURBED SALVATION ARMY John Rafferty Resisted Search in the Polico Station and Dropped His Crutches Long Enough to Take a Punch at Officer Siogfus Two Other Policemen Then Took l Hand in tho Fight and Ovordarno the Husky Cripplo After n Desperate Struggle > That crutches arc not always symbolical sym-bolical of helplcsnncs or even weakness weak-ness was demonstrated to the rmtlofac ton of a squad of police officers last night when nn effort was made to lock Tohn Pafferl a cripple in a cell at the city JiilJ Raffcrly who had boon arrested ar-rested for using profanity at 0 prayer meeting became enraged at having his pockets aonrched cast aside Ills crutches and attacked Olllc lr Scl fuR who was doing the ooarclilng A light of nn animated order followed In tho police station In Whieh Uafferty made things decidedly Interest tuh I for Ihioo policemen Not until he Tva = completely won out and hell In such n position Hint he was unable to move did RatYerty Pub mil In being Hcarohod No sooner was ho helped to his feet than he icnewed the struggle and i continued to fight 1 until un-til the Iron donrs o the jail closed behind be-hind him Rlifforly b moanl the I fart Ihat he was unable tn use one of hh o legs lIe swore that he could easily have thrashed the three t policemen had he been able to Bland on his feel L Rnf ferty was dlpchprgod from the 1 Holy Cross hospital several days ago POLICE ASTONISHED The fight which the disabled l man put up was n complete surprise to the policemen and they pave him credit for being the strongest cripple Who has ever resisted arrest lie had noted In 1 perfectly docile manner until the attempt at-tempt wan nmdo to seiuoh his pockets As Oflfcor SIu thrust n hand Into RafforlyK coat pooket t the prisoner dropped bin crutches from under his arms and let a vicious right swing for the Jaw Tho blow caught the officer over the heart and staggered him for n moment lie oulcklv covered closed with nafforty and then followed tho struggle In which two other ofllccrs Joined DISTURBED PRAYER MEETING Rnffertys Irreligious conduct at the prayer meeting was what got him Into trouble During thC midst of the service ser-vice In the Salvation Armys mission on Commercial street he suddenly arose from hlh scat In the congregation and re6 Inc began to blaspheme at tho top of hlr voice HorrorMtrlckon at the flow of oaths those conducting the mooting hurried for a policeman I IP thought his strange outbreak wan duo to liquor although ho was not drunk iTo will have to face L charge of disturbing the afternoon peace In Judge DIehl court tomorrow |