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Show oo DRUNK DRUSES POLICE 0FFIGERS An obstreperous drunk, who imagined imag-ined that police officers were created for his especial abuse, was landed behind be-hind the bars of the city prison ester-day ester-day afternoon after a fistic encounter with City Jailer Hagbcrt Anderson. The man gave tho name of Jack Mc-Genn, Mc-Genn, and that represents about 200 pounds of the finest bone and. muscle that has ever graced a cell at the city jail. McGenn had his first trouble with the park custodian, whon the latter ordered the man from the square after he had made bis presence obnoxious. Failing to rout the undesirable the park mnn called up police headquarters headquar-ters and Officer Anderson responded. Whon the jailer appeared McGonn is Bald to have opened a tirade on tho policeman, punctuating his abuse with tho vilest namos, After refusing to leavo the park Offi-r Offi-r Anderson placed his mnn undor "arrest and attempted to take him to" tho station. McGenn showed fight and it was necessary Jjjr the jailer to place a couple or swift right jabs where they were most needed Two other officers came to the assistance of Anderson and the wagon was summoned. sum-moned. Even after M(cGenn had been forced into the wagon he again attacked at-tacked the Jailer and received another jolt which acted as a peacemaker uu-- uu-- til he was landed In a cell. ! Officer Anderson claims that he was ; eptirely justified In Striking the man, Inasmuch as he was about tw.c6 the i size of tho jailer and used names which no man, in or out of a uniform, will stand for without some show Of resentment. McGenn was charged with drunkenness oo |