This Day in History: 1946-07-31
A minor traffic accident on Grove Street ended in a two-family brawl involving several arrests and numerous accusations of assault and battery. Cars belonging to Clarence Mann of Valley Road and Silas Burris of Grove Street collided. Relatives of both drivers, all living within a block of each other, quickly joined in the argument which ensued. Two were arrested at the time of the accident, and four more arrests were made the next morning by Police Chief Smith as the fray continued long after the original incident took place. Interestingly enough, neither of the drivers was arrested, nor were any charges made in connection with the accident itself. But one of the participants was reported by the police to be AWOL from the army and was taken away by the military police. (Bristow)