| Show i c i < j r < r > Y > 1 ANTICS OF A CRAZY DRUNK i Keeping a Crowd Back for JSniCnn Jour but finally Escorted tot to-t be Cooler A crowd of more than three hundred people were attracted at the corner of the i Wasatcli building this morning by the t j j i yells and wild maneuvers of a crazy j 1 drunken man He said his name was C j i Roger 3IcCook and that he had fought i i bled and died for the Stars and Stripes j I and was now ready to flghl any ten men I i who dared to even doubt his statement I i i His left foot was off at the instep and he t 1 jumped around with rude sort of crutch i After running against everyone in reach j with his insults and denunciations of the treatment of the governments teatment polygamy po-lygamy question he seemed to get frantic I and yelled the louder l in the most vulgar I and blasphemous language because no one would oppose him People kept coining in curiosity and leaving in disgust for at least twenty minutes during which time policemen were telephoned for but none happened to bo within reach After the dangerous man had thrown his hat L in the air and planted his stump leg on I the sidewalk a few times with a vengeance ven-geance ho became wilder than ever and rushed in all directions among the crowd which was compelled to Sway S-way or suffer a blow from his crutch which he wielded about him with the strength and skill of a Feegee Islander Several persons were struck but no one felt at liberty to interfere with the loon until Sheriff Groesbeck rushed in and pinioning his arms put him in a two horse wagon with the assistance of volunteers volun-teers and despite McCooks desperate efforts to resist being carted away He was locked up in the city jail where lie will be given ample time to collect his senses or go to the home provided for such unfortunates I |
