, 1866-06-02
THE AFFRAY AT FOSD DU LAC.
Shooting Of Gen. C. y. Hamilton br H.
A. Hukt "a DtkEraccful ANnlr-OHi.
GIN and Partjcularx ut the Frncak.
prom the Fonda1u Lac (Wis.) Commonwealth,

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4. HaRtr-A .DIsgraccful AHhir-Ori-
GIN and HartjcuIarm nj the Frncak.
Prom the Fouadu Lac {sRts.) Commonwealth,
My slhh.1
Last Monday evening the peace and quiet
ness and equanimttf Uf FoutI Gu Lac. q city
that vas never ret dugraccd by mob, OF
witness before 10 any worse disturbance of
tic peace than common assault and battery.
was rudely broken in upon by an encounter
between two prominent citizens who have
nursed, for years, bitter personal ftud. To-
wiz: Robert 4. Baker, Cashier OF the Farmers
& Mechanic's Bank. and Gen. e. 8. UamI.
ton. which resulted in Mr.. Baker firing two
1y armed, at the General, both Of which hit
him, one in the groin, and one In the left
temple, but peIther of them striking q vital
part. The affair took placo on the stairs lead
inE to the Young Mems Association Rooms in
Reupirg's Block. The General as President
Of the Association, had opened the polls, the
voting had commenced, several has passed In
and out, and persons were running up and
down staira to aud from tho crowd above and
below. Alter the voting had progressed sew
eral minutes, the General started to 60 down
upon the street, aud in doing SO, passed Mr..
Baker, Baker On n The ls stairs Tho was coming np One
turned and hurled at him gross
Insulting epf,het. Hamilton on the impulse
Of the moment, n heeled and caught Baker by
the left cellar, shook him some, and said,
While they were in that attitude, Baker with
his right hand reached into the inside left
breast pocket Of bis coat, Immediately under
Hamilton's hand, md fred his pistol down
through his own coat, without drawing the
weapon from bis pocket, the range Of tie bar
rel being. most fortunately for both parties,
below the Gcucrol's abdomen, the ball taking
effect in the left groin. and passing down. is
the physicians suppose, the large bone of the
leg. They then had & struggle Tor the pistol,
TOR an instant, but the shot paralyzed the leg
Of the General 60 that he had not the use Of
II, and be lost lis balance and fell down the
etairs, rolling out at full length npon the stone
step. At tue instant Of hIs touching tho step
and while be must have been at least fifteen
feet from alr. Baker, second shot was fired
which passed through the crown aud RIM Of
Hamilton's hat just grazing the lett temple,
He was assisted 10 his feet by P. l.. Morse,
asked by him and others il he was hurt, no
one compsehendlnE for some seconds that he
was really wounded, though they knew two
shots had been fired. Our recollection Is
that he made no reply to any one, he being
probably unconscious Of the question, though
he walked almost alone Into LefIert's store.
Mr.. Baker was Immediately arrested by Po-
lice officer Van Nordcr, and was soon t1rned
over to the custody Of tie sheriff. The only
persons on the steps Immediately within
Iesch Of the General and Mr.. Baker, were ].
". Carpenter and Father Bishop, though
there were Others close BY: 0fcourse neither
OF them could comprehend the encounter 50
as to aid In pteventingit, but Mr. Bishop saya,
as soon as The shots werc fired. hc grnsped Mr..
Baker, and said t. him, - In Gods name Mr.
Baker What arc You shooting here ior.'' We
understand Mr. Baker replied, HE iusulted
nc tT!ee i :, On the street to-day, and won't
After It was kuoya t1tat shots to Il ,,cen fir