| Transcribed by Norma Knotts Shaffer from
microfilm of the Calhoun Chronicle dated 8/26/1902.
Joe Titchener was arrested last week on a charge of selling whiskey
at Brooksville. When brought before the Justice, however, he
asked
permission to step out doors to speak to a friend. Permission
being
given him, he went out, but did not come back. He went to his
"dive"
armed himself and defied the town, and for several hours bulldozed the
entire population. He fired several shots to let people know
that
his gun was in shooting order, and it seems there was a dearth of men
who
wanted the job of re-arresting him. He kept up his nefarious
business
of peddling booze and defying authorities until some time Saturday
when
he left for some unknown place, and the citizens are greatly in hopes
his
stay will be a long one. |
