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Show SUFFERED A SEVERE ATTACK TAILOR SAW STRANGE THINGS WHILE INTOXICATED. Case of Acute Alcoholism Which Required Re-quired Several Officers to Handle Victim Saw a Rattlesnake J. B Raplinger, the local tailor who suffered a severe attack of "acute alcoholism" al-coholism" Saturday nlpht on lower Twenty-fifth street'and who gave several sev-eral officers a spirited tussle before he could be landed in custody, is considerably con-siderably Improved today, Raplinger started on his rampage-In rampage-In the rear room of the Davenport sa loon and succeeded in smashing up a considerable amount of glassware j and lixtures before he was thrown into 1 the street by the bartender. Espying ' an ice wagon nearly, "Raplinger" began be-gan a wholesale delivery of Us contents con-tents when he was interrupted by Sheriff Wilson and his two deputies, Allison andVMurphy. The combined efforts of the three officers was unavailing until the arrival ar-rival of Officers Burk and Chambers, when the demented tailor was finally overpowered and placed Jn the padded cell at the court house. He passed a troubled night, spending spend-ing most of his time chasing a. "rattler with thirty-eight rattles" about the room, catchinc it at last and lockintr it securely out of his sight. Raplinger is an absinthe drinker and states that ho has had two similar attacks of alcoholism previous to the present, one. He regrets the trouble he has given the officers and hopes to recover quickly from his Illness. |