The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-06-23
KILLED BY A BLOW.

SCUFELE AND IT'S FATAL RESI- LT-A MNS-
TERIoUS AFFAIR.
The Cincinnati Enquirer of the 18th inst.
gives the following particulars of a tragedy
in that city: On Saturday night, aboEt II
o'clock, Richard Duncan, a saloon keeper on
the corner OF Pearl street and Central avenue,
heard man trying to force an entrance into
the saloon from the Central avenue door,
Duncan had closed for the night only short
time before that, and was just preparing to
go to bed when this disturbance was heard
from his room in the second story. He i'm
medietelY went down stairs to interview the
intruder as a man Of any self-respect
would have done, and met an individual
somewhat the worse for liquor and of
a rather rough and uppropossessng appear
ance. Duncan demanded explanation
on the spot, and the only answer he got was
an order not to Law hands on him. Duncan
said he had no intention to do any thing of
the kind, if the man, who was evidently
more than half drunk, would shut up and
leave. AS he did not feel disposed to do any
thing of the kink, Duncan clC sed with him
and scuffie followed.
The first heat was apparently draw
game (the intruder showing more fight than
Duncan supposed was in HIM, and accord
ingly they went at it again, this time with
very different result. Both men were strong
and
FULL OF PLUCK,
and for some moments there was no GER
tainty which would come out first-best.
Finally the stranger, perfectly unknown to
Duncan, threw his opponent to the ground
striking his head violently against the curb
stone. The man was sensible enough to
make tracks with all possible speed, leaving
the salOOn-keeper to be picked up byhis fam
iIy. and taken to his room. He was not
.Rak hrnrf fn- ar I'D
his appearance; he was not even insensible,
only badl stunned by the fall. Duncan was
put to bed at once, and slept sOundly till late
yesterday morning, not once complaining of
pain. nor showing anv kind OF sickness,
but said now and then that he felt dZZi-
ness about his head. At this time he seemed
about as well, to all appearances as ever and
be began his duties down stairs without
showing any unhealthy symptoms. He
waited on several customers as usual, and
was behind the bar drawing beer for another,
when be became suddenly insensble, stag
gered forward, and fell on his face to the
floor He was taken to his room at once,
and DR.. Williams called in TO attend him.
The medical skill of the doctor was not
enough for the case, and Duncan died after
some partial attacks of uncc nsciousness
about O'Clock last evening, From all that
we could CLEAN about this unfortunate case,
it seems that there had never been any pre-
viOus
CAUSE FOR A QUARREL
between the two men; that Duncan did not
know his antagonist even by sight, and
that his attack on the door was probably
the result of thirst as much as of a thieving
disposition. The family of the deceased
man do not feel as if the offender had any
malice or deliberate design in what he did,
and that will probably be the verdict of the
cOroner's inrv when the testimony has been
| heard. Duncan met his death from injuries
probably at the base OF the brain, received
while striving to drive drunken man from
his house. There is some suspicion that
/ Buck Lynch, a rather notorious character,
made the attack, but there is no certainty
about the matter. The police are on the
track and will follow up the case vigor-
/