Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-31
WAR ON MAIN STREET.
Terrible Array. Alsn ost . Mar.
der.

Terrible A0fay.- 4 lsm ost . Mar
der.
About o'clock this morning . terrible af-
fray occurred on the corasr Of Main and
Front sts., near Cartsr's saloon. The pas-
ieuiars, ~ near as eur reporter could learn
them, are ~ follows: The negro men. who
are employed as rafssmen or deck hands On
the river, went ioto . saloon on Front
street. between Brady and Main, to get
whisky. Ono Of thsir number stood treat,
and on pulling out his wallet to pay the
score, disclosed some e4o or $50 in eurrsn-
cy. There were tive roughs in the room,
who closely watched the eslorsd men, and
suddenly. before they we're aware Of his in
tsntisn, one Of the rowdiss grabbed the
po,kst-bsok and ran. his osmpanisn fellow
ing suit. The thieves ran around the cor.
nsr BY CATERS Salssn asd up Main street.
The negroes followed closely, and came up
With thsm one door above the corner, whore
the plundsrsd man demanded his money
The rsughs made NO reply. butran into the
street and picked up handful Of stones
and eommsncsd - throw them ct the ne
gross With fearful violence. Two lights Of
glass we're knocked out in the house ad.
joining the saloon. The maa who had
bsen robbed Was terribly beaten and brsis-
ed. While the row was In progress. ans-
thsr party Of three o. four Supposed
"pAls' came around the corner and tssk
hand in the game with great zeal. throwing
stones with all their might. We are in-
formed BY one or two whe saw the affair,
that the coleied troops did not 6ght nobly
sr make the least resistance, nor did they
throw any stoass, but stsod entirely on the
defensive, and reiterated their demand
thai the money should BE- returned. Po-
liesuan Mulhssfsr, on whose beat the fight
occurred, thinking there Was more glsry in
supporting the conquered, than in arrssting
the guilty parties, aeeordingly tsok the
wounded man to DR.. J. VI. II. Bakers
Office, and had his wounds drssssd.-
His face and head were fsarfully bruis
Cd, and . deep cash was made in
| his forehead over his right eye
The thieves, after sxhaustins their strength
on these defsncslsss victims, hurrisdly
took to their heels and ran up town. No
clue has yst been obtained Of their where
abouts, or who they were. The police
| are on their track, however, and hope to
ferret them out 1t was . adastardly attack,
and no doubt mads .. the instance Of
the Same gang Of low-livsd scamps
who have frequsntsd the city for some
tune past. Anyone may know them.
They are not rough looking fellows
by any means; but wen good clothes,
stand on the street corners on pleas
ant afternoons, frequent saloons, but
have no business other than the above. In
passing along the streets, mark them we'll,
snsaking out into Daylight about noon,
after . night Of dsbauchsry, or perhaps .
rev similar to the one this morning. Mark
them, and then give them vide berth. -
They get thsse roughs to commence the
attack, and, it necessary, help them, and
then divide tho profits.
Marshal kaufman, on his return from
East Davenport, where Re had been oil
hight looking for the young scamps Who
robbed Martin back Of Camp Mcclellan,
commenced the search for the villains.
We learn this afternoon, that he came
upon the toughest Of the roughs, about
noon to day near the scene et the fight,
whom and where there snsued one Of the
most desperate hand to hand, fist to nose
igh: that our police have ever had. The
Marshal had no pistol Or billy, and there
| fore went in on bis muscle. Five rounds
we're fought in less than so many minutes,
and every time the rough went to gravel.
Finally, drawing knife he went for the
| Marshal with the intention Of cutting him
up little. Parrying his thrusts the Mar
shsl shat OF his wind for few minutes.
which very soothing effect upon his en-
thusiasua, and he quit. With yell Of tri-
umph, the bold Mulbosffer, who had been
an enthusiastic spectator Of TIE fight. then
rushed to the fray with war in his eye, and
rspss in his hands, with which the dcsper-
ado was securely bound. A dray VAS con-
fscatsd, and, perchsd upon the fallen lion,
the victorious Pete took him to jail, where
~ l>ft h,~n - clnaa aAuA~Ank fka
wounded man 10 in . very precarious sit
uation.
CoskLlN Bsos. L Co.'S WHoLBsALI
LIouoR AND REcrrrYIxG HorsR.--Ths attsn.
tion Of the public is directed to the advsr>
tissmsnt Of this extensive establishment
70 Wabash Avenue. Chicago. This house
vas formerly the we'll known establishment
Of L. Reed, and one Of the best known in
the Northwest. Il was purchased few
months since by J. Z. Conklin, Esq Of
this city, in company with his brother,
Henry n. Conklin and J. P. Furlong, thrss
men Of superior business qualifications,
backed with ample capital aud experiences,
form the firm. Since purchssing they havs
addsd extensive copper and manufacturing
works With capacity Of cue huadrsd barrels
Of whisky Or 6ity barrels Of alcohol Pei
day.
The building is Eve stories high with
basement, and stoeksd from top to bottom
with goods aud accessories 70 the trade
The first asor front Is an elegant business
Office, with adjoining private efics. both d
which are elegantly fitted up. The mair
portion Of this 1ser 10 occupied with tn,
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