, 1874-09-27
Mike Mcdonald in Ills Fayo7itc Part
of The Pistol
He Is Disarmed and Removed to the
Armory.
Who Was It that Seized That Pis-
tol
A Dozen Competitors for the
Honor.

curTences which has ever tCEGn place IN t1ib CIT
was that a. James McGarr;'s salcon, No. IL
Madison street, yerT quiet and respectable plac
| OF its class, last evening about s O'clock. TA
| TOW involved men who are public officers, ALI
| others who are well known parties who hav'
| hitherto borne unenviable 1cputatsons- At on
| time the scene was OF tho most exciting descrip
ton, and fully 500 people gathered to inquire ths
| cause. The statements Of both parties are IN
| ne1ed, aud are widely di1ercut, HI will DO seer
| from the report below:
PnEv1oCs TO THE MATINEE
| 1t was IL pleasant q little Republican aud Peo
ples party picnic at McGarry's 81 one could nell
wish to SEQ It consisted of only si1, but the
flow Of ideas was 50 pleasant and the convorsa
ton so sparkling, for Saturday night even, tina
no one who gazed upon the scene could have
dreamed that the demon of discord WAS about tt
draw near and disturb :beir pleasant confah
They were seated upon the ~hisky-harre's ah:ca
staud up against the " est wall vi Jc'nuly's bar
room. and from tue words which occa>ona!ly fell
sudlDle from tiles1 lip, it easy to SEQ that
they were preparing themselves for
THEIR USUAL SUNDAY EXERCISES
by warm discussion of the Respective merits OF
the two slues Of the Bccchor scandal There
we're, Ct course, othur people present. but they
held d position some few feet futther east OF
thai taken By the party already n4eEtlorca, and
their conversation WAS purely political III it's ma
ture. Peace ard goodwill re!s;acd throughout
the room. however, aud nobody, to gaze upon
the placid and Be7eno count-naaces,-&:ld they
wsxcd greater in I,'ae:Aty and screnity,-auu!d
have believed that tile intrusion OF ono ulaa
could have changed the expression Of thoso face,
into one Of wrath and nlailgu!ty.
The party w:s composed Of County Treasurer
Miller, Clark Lipe, John II. Rouut-ee, JOHN +.
McGrath, ESborr Jauieson. I1o:nas Breuaaa,
johnny Comfort, and james McGarEy. Willie
they were engaged in the pleasau1 .u4nner re-
John Garrity came in. iIcDon.d observed Nc
Garry sitting On lquor-barTel, and, stepping UP
to him, said:
"uow ARE YoU, RED J1M:"
McGarry made no answer, and Mcdonald asked
him to drink. McGarry still remained passive. Nc
Douald states that he said to him, Jim. hear
that you said WAS = thief, aud that you would
have me put III the penltentiavy. II you
said that you are lying, thiev:ug
Mcdonald says that McGarr7 deuied it, and
then rushed behind tho counter and drew re-
voivar, which Gaf1lty snatched from him.
On the other hand, McGarry ana his friends
Say that Mcdonald drew tue pistol and threat
ened to shoot McGarry, aud aleo applied to him
some vile Dameb. It Ii certain that
WEAPON WAS DRAWN,
bat by whom it Is dilicult to state. 1mme-
diately afteruard general row ensucd. in
the course OF which Garrlty struck Miller
in the eye, and one Of Miilers clerke
knocked Garrity down. Several OF tue parties
present were intoxicated. and made all sorts OF
maudIin statements coucei ming the battle. It
WAS evident, from what TRIBUNE reporter
during the close Of the frav that four five had
received severe blows about the face. officer
klley came on the scene. and. while Justice Boy
den kept the crowd from the door, eudeaTored
to Fad out the guilty parties, with view to their
arrest
scene OF GREAT CONFUSION
then ensucd. He secured Mcdonald and -the
latter went with him to the Arnaory without re-
setaace. a1cGarry had left the saloon before
A1cDonald's arrest, and when the latter reached
tie station, and WAS booked for disorderly con-
duct, and was about to leave after giving bail,
McGarry came IN and caa=ed his arres: on the
charge Of AL assault with deadly weapon With
intent to do bodily injury. Officer Ba.-
er was sent to d cell. where he
remained about an hour. when Harry Lawrence,
one Of bis partners i'll business, came in with
JUSTICE KAUFMAN
and gave bail for his appearance Friday morn
ins. The charge was changed from an assault
with intent to do bodily injury to 50 assault
with intent to kill Mcdonald was perfectly
sober, and went away with Lawrence and several
other parties.
In tie meantime the row continued st Nc
Garrvs. Men Who wero concerned in the first
broil kept up bolsterous torrent of tall about
tho matter, and it grew worso when Daniel
Scribner came in. Some one accused him Of
HAVING 4 HASD IN THE POW,
and he denied it, with the addition that he would
nut head on the individual who said 80. Officers
Bartholin aud Mead were present 70 restore Or
der and d1aperso the crowd, and tho barkeoper
wanted them to take Scribner out. Bartholn
proceeded to that individual to retreat. and
not being able to learn the cause Of the order, he
made resistance. but finally went along with the
officers to the Armory, where he was booked for
11sorlerly conduct aad resisting al oflcer. de I
also furnished bail, aud released For |
reasons best known to himself
JUSTICE BoyDES KEPT AWAY I
from the station. He wanted Gea1y arrested, |
out made no complaint against him, and, although |
hst person appeared ut the Armory aud ex-
pressed Willingness to be detained, it waB not |
lone.
About 10 o'clock LAST ni9ht all the PARTIES to
na row, except McGarry. met st 31cDouald's
Store, corner Clark and Monroe streets, and dis
:ussed the situation over llbntionB and cigars.
The whole affair seems to have been More Of
'pig muss" than anything else, and MAS the
eault Of tho belligerency Of one or two parties
N both sides, who precipltAtcd dght-
Tie matter will be tried next Friday, and some
: tall swearing" is expected from both part1es-
When the excitement had somewha: aubslded
nd men began to talk what savored more OF
ommoa sense than the iucoherent trades
Fhich Immediately followed tho outrage, 3
,R1BuEE reporter went amongst those who fig
red most prominently in the af1ay, in order to
ain from them their statement Of the affair,
nd how it occurred. The frs. man he in-nr-
ieUad was the renowned
II. B.. MILLER,
tho still trembled with the excitement pro-
uced by the un:ownrd events of the evening.
he following was the substance Of the intor-
Jew:
Reporter-Whst do you know about this mat
r. N1. Miller?
Mr. MiIler-The ID scoundrel! Thinks
o can run this town, does he! I've always
ecn friend Of Mike, bu; now We must pu. +
i'm down.
Reportes-But how about the row?
Mr.. Mille7-Look at my check; G*rrlty struck
le there I tell you these confidence men
ont run this town another day. No; not M
lher day!
Keporter-But hon about the row?
11r. uiller-Oh, tue row! We'll. Mike went to
loot Je1u, and toox hold Of his pistol aad got
ike down on the ground and then lot cf
1ou!der-hit;e came in, and o1e OF them gos
'e pistol from me- !
Reportez-Who got the pistol from you?
Mr. MiIer-I don't know one of :he shoulder
tiers Nv recollection is confused. I can't ;
,eat clearly just Row. Won't you join US?
The invitation Was declined and the reporter ;
'proached
NE. nOCSTEEE.
le following ras tic lute-v.en: