, 1873-06-22
A FAMILY ROW.


Mr.. George 7. Dalton is proprietor OF q toa
store at No. $50 State street, and Mr. Iser keeps
q tailor chop at 55016. They are close neigh
bors, but in their case proximity was not the
soul OF lore and friendship, but rather the cause
Of discord, which eliminated yesterday after
noon in pitched battle. They had been al
CROSS purposes before, and both parties were
under bonds to keep the peace.
It seems that the Isers are guarelsome set,
and must have something in the nature Of q
grievance always under consideration. The in
nocont cause OF their last grievance ras useful
hydrnnt, which stood in tho rear OF the two
buildings nearly on the dividing line, with a
leaning, If it had any leaning, toward the Dalton
domain
THE FAMILIES
were in the habit Of frequenting this hydrant to
draw water for domestic and other uses, but the
meetings were not happy, because the
parties, on ono side at least, were
unamiable mud inclined to quarrel. Tho
1ser water "rolling rapidly" like an historic
river of the same name, was very well for the
isers, but they we're greedy. and did not Winh
to permit the Daltons to partake OF that useful
liquid. They put up a fenco between tho two
yards,
EXCLUDING THE DALToss
from tho hydrant. Mr. Dalton demonstrated.
He would be satisfied if thore wero two holes in
the other at the spigot Of tho hydrant.
The Isers would concedo naither spout
nor spigot. Dalton appealed to Mr. Gamble,
the agent OF the landlord, and Mr.. Gam
bio decided that the fence should not be per-
mitted to bar Mr.. Dalton's way to tho hydrant.
because he conceived atr. Dalton had as much
right aud title to tho hydrant as the Isers.
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
when the sun was declining in the west, Mr..
Dalton took sprinkler and vent to tho yard to
front of his establishment. The fence
WAS there. It was 6 feet high, and the
hydrant 1T the other side. To get
at tile hydrant Mr. Dalton would have had to
fences, 80 he decided ogo through it. He went
through it by the aid Of his boots. In short,
EE KICKED IT DOWN.
On the other side stood the IHers in battles
r" magnidcently stern array" prepared to dis
os hb b. M TO @ s' ho heans tbe Tna
came to auccor him. While Ls was
small bits. his vito took the sprinkler
and proceeded to fill it, the Isers in the mean
their movements to Mrs. Dalton, who stood it
all, and then boro off the full sprinkler in trt-
um PHI to the storo. Her husband rotrcatca with
her, the enemy following, armed, rs Nh Dalton
Eals, Respectfully "iLA alohtly Cluu. huu q
broomstick.
THE MELEE DECAME GENERAL.
Mr.. Dalton asked IN employe of 1ser, named
Gustav Lauor, why he struck his (Dalton'a)
wife. Lauer elected an opprobrious epithet,
which aggravated Dalton. aud either he struck
Lauer first or Lauer struck him first. which
he does not know, but first or last
Sanor struck him, and that was all he knew. as
he dropped to the ground insensiole. Parties
iuterfered, and tho row ended. Soon after
Officer Mahoney came along and arrested Sauer,
Iser and his wife clearing ont and escaping Arrest
up to = late hour last night.
DE-. PAYNE WAS CALLED
to attcnd Mr.. Dalton. He found M ncised
wound on the left side Of tho he.d, three inches
long, extending down to the skull. He did not
believe the skull was fractured, but there was
danger Of serious results. The wound was
stitched and dressed anu tho patient was
as comfortable es could DO expected. Tie
wonnd is believed to bare been made by knife
in the hand Of Saucr.
THE POLICE
give the Isers certificate Of being troublesome
people, with whom they have had business trana-
actions OF an official nature moro than once, and !
the beat opinion seems to be that thoy were
primarily in the wrong, and the provokors OF the
mischief.