Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-06-02

BRuTAL AFFRAY.-Our whole commits
nifty was shocked and Disguised on Mon
day morning last, with the repulsive par
ticulars of a bloody ARRAY the day before
Sunday at Wingert's brewery, in which
Jim and Tom Maloney, their brother-in-
law, John McGrady and Wingert were
involved. We have taken some pains to
pet at correct statement of the affair."
and from all that we can learn it seems to
have been wanton, premeditated and un'
provoked attack upon Jim Maloney by
his brother Tom and McGrady, the OBJ
iect of which was to kill him or main
him for life. The circumstances arc about
as follows: There has been some diff
culties amongst the parties regarding
money affairs, the particulars of which we
do not care to investigate or the merits of
which, without investigation, we are not
competent to judge. Suffice it to say
they have created, between Jim on the
one hand, and Tom and McGrady on the
other, an enmity so violent that the lat
ter have attempted, on more than one
occasion, to provoke an open quarrel
with Jim so that they might wrcak their
vengcnce on him. 1t appears that Jim
has avoided fight with them by every
means in his power until Sunday. In
tending to commence work on Monday at
Fairbank, he set out for there Sunday
afternoon, and having occasion to call at
Wingert's brewery for a stone hammer,
found his brother and McGrady there
He was insulted by both before he had
been in the place ten minutes, but beyond
a reply not at all belligercnt he took no
notice of either. When he started to so
out, and while his back was turned, Tom
struck him on the head with beer glass
and followed up the attack with clinch.
Jim threw him and held him to the
ground, but did not strike him. At this
juncture McGrady attacked Jim, and at
the same time Wingert interfered, chok-
ing Jim until he was compelled to re-
lease Tom. Jim then tried to get away,
but was attacked front and rear by Tom
and McGrady with stones and cries
"Kill the id scoundrel" Kill him in
his tracks," &c. His head was battered
almost to jelly with stones, and he
fell finally in front of his horses in the
road. and crawled around to the other
side of the wagon, all the time followed
by the Infatuated demons with blows and
imprecations, and shouts of "kill him
here" while he called murder" and beg
ged the by-standers to interfere in his be-
half with no avail, until, spent and ex
hausted, he was finally lifted into the
wagon and taken home. DR.. Hunt was
called and dressed his wounds which are
very severe, and will confine him to his
bed for some time. Sheriff Davis and
Deputy Shipley arrested Tom Maloney,
McGrady and Wingcrt, and committed
them to Jail. The next morning they
were brought before Esq. Roszell for ex-
animation, but owing to the inability of
Jim Maloney to appear as witness, the
examination was postponed until Satur-
dav of next week, Wingert and McGrady
being placed under bonds to appear, Of
$500 each, and Tom Maloncy of 81 ,00O
We had occasion two years ago to
speak in the sevcrcst terms of the aggra-
waited assault which Jim Maloney made
on Dan. Smyser, and by doing so incurred
his anger and threats of punishment. 1t
gives us pleasure to say that the almost
universal testimony of those who know
him intimately, is to the effect that since
that time jim has tried to live Il peaceablc
life, and has withstood many aggrava-
lions an insults, rather than break the
peace We record this to his credit, and
also our conviction that in the affair last
Sunday he gave no occasion for the out
rageous attack upon him, and acted only
in self defence. His assailants, by their
own language, confess that they intended
to kill him, and richly deserve the peni
Tertiary.