, 1873-10-01
AN UNPR0V0KED ASSAULT.
A Saloon-Kecper Drained with a
hluSkct.
His AssaiIants a Crowd Of Drunken
Rowdies Who Attempt to
Tap His Till.

At baipast 10 o'clock Inst night afFray occurred
in Peter Munhollanda saloon, No. 458 Weat Twelfth
street, which will probably result in tho dosh Of tho
proprietor. Tho oncounter was ono Of that clasa
TINT daily occurring In saloons which the re-
aort Of low drinkors and that would produce fatal
sults in almost every instance but for Tic intervene
tlon Of that Btrnnga fatality that to prelou.
nate over and to control everything else in the word
reporter Of this paper arrived ut tho acono Of the af
frny within half hour after It occurred. pains.
taking Investigation of the afrray was u,as'c.
It appears TINT aont 10 o'clock party consisting Of
BIZ rowdieB who arc al Of thc, nooriousin IL tho Fifth
Police Precinct vent into Mano,1and's saioon md
influence Of liquor. Tho safoo1l-kcerer promptly
fSSea seat T a aD9s and ne
drinka To this they did not assent, mud gaye tho
saloon.keener some angry words IN return for ha s-
Gut nude an atsempt to raeIiy Them II by Kind r..
spouaes. Ills attempts at, paclacation
angry mgr words every limo ho opened hts moatn, and ho
finally left them to themselves. Ho nadc fatnl mis-
tske rs subsequent deyeonment1s showed n sa.sfy-
q one place. u tic coantcr, aeai y waero tao
two attempts, fegning paytuueaa in making them, to
get tho money. Tla angcred Munholla1id. and ho
s' Ta bsse na % nass III nsn
responses. Finally ono Of them caught hold Of tho
III 'a sa,tsreS a y % s oor that ruiz '
enraged Munholland, and ho made thrcate TINT 10
would extcrminato tho whole party II they did not at
once quit hfB place. Thcreunon tho rowa!cs rushed
behind tho bar, aud u hand dto-hand fight cnsued,
which A1ternatcd between victory both eidos.
Finally Eugene uildlo, ono Of the rulfanB, took q
short shotgun from a rack over mirror,
hahinl tha bur, md while Michael Kelley hold Nun
holland ho dealt tho latter murferoua blow On tho
right aldo Of tho head with the buted Of tho weapon.
After being struck, Munlloiaud Rauk upon tho floor
in insestbe state His asaassina took 10 their hee1s
md quickly Disappeared In tho darkness.
Officer hffnorter shortly 0fterWard discovered tho
ealoop-kpoper In tho condition In which the roughs
Ind left him, and with the assistance Of some citizens
carried him to neighborfng drug store. DR.. cassel
and two other phyalcaus attended him. Afracurc OF
tho skull discovered just the right temple.
It wns decided that the wound would be fatal. Tho
wounded man WAS then removed to AtB own houso. At
l O'Clock this morning ho was Htift Unconscious.
Officer Minertar promptly reported tho affair TO
sergt. oDonne1, at tho Twelfth stroot Station, who
set out at once with squad Of to catch tho COW
ary gang. lie not long in capturing the prcfpals,
1Iildie and Kelley, and John dilfoie. All OF the1
ware arrested at their homes- Htdie, tho ono who
struck tho fatal blow found In bed, ut his homo
on Halsted street, noar Dussold Tho Hhos..
carried it nfter The ARRAY had occurred.
When brought TO tho station they were an very much
Intoxicated. They very brutal looking set,
and looked ready TO commit the most henoas crimcH
Hil1o confessed H guilt. sergt. O'Donnel deserves
great prniao for Ills prompt and energetic action III
pursuing tho row1lea and effecting their arEest