, 1876-04-19

tho Grand Jury and socuro their indictment
st11EExTH wAnp.
Up Ia 4 o'clock peAce. tronperitv. and Hight
vnto fell npnn tim Sixteenth Ward. l}sGors 2
o'clnck tliosa uoro Int n" n,nn around tie polls.
II Was l'ko \ funeral. Tho sttsats we're almost
deserted. Ticket.peddters forgot tliosr cunning
times. whon rowa Of frequent occurrence o.l.
lisencu tho day. Policemen yawned and
strotched. Al the Fourth District only eleven
votes wern cast in two hours. From 1880 until
O'Clock the 1ndses snooxed and tho police
leaned lko statues Against tho waal. Tho beer.
saloon was opeu. Ueer.saloons wero open all
over tho ward.
"We havo no orders 10 cloBo them," said
notified them to cloAc. II they don't cloee we TO-
port them Tomorrow. That Ia all wo can do"
Tho policemen wero right. They had no
o.ders, Or, II thoy had, any, Tue otdeis we're TO
| let the bcer-saloons hlone,
At the haloon in tbs Fourth District tho land
| lord mourncd.
II shall not eoycr oxpen,cs." " said he:
| In tho Third District sllero uore for ped-
| dlers Up to O'Clock but quo votes wore polod.
Now and then gang Of loafesn appeared, aud
then vent OF ag.in. The polling place ~sa
In fnl blast. During Tie whole day, up to $780,
droWainoss hung over tho place.
| Tho Bscond DstTict was iucaicd back OF
Kocning'a saloon. ou Bedgw.cx street. At thia
crowd wore = number Of roughu. Ordsr w.s
| preserved until late Ia tho day.
There uas no trouble IN the Firat Diat.ics.
The cro"d Hero good naturod. There wsa aome
| pushing around, and considerable talk. Still
everything was good natured. As In the Fourth
District. not blow Uaa atruck tn the First.
| RoT, E1or. AID nuMrCs.
Tho lighting uas confnod to the Second and
Third
"iou roceivea eco to hire psddlera for our
sidc, mud you havs spont the fuonoy, and arc
now peddling tickets against u.s." said Jim Kcl-
y 70 Martin o'1lorn.
This remark Was made In front OF the saloon
At the Third Dtstrlct.
"ion arc d iar," sa!d Martin O'T1orn.
Kelly hsr1'cii him cruel b!ow In tho mouth,
All Uas In an nproar for a moment. The po-
lice came. 1n another iuatnns everything was
quiet. Du. the signal had been sounded. In
fsw moments the corner Nas crowded. THO
lAztnesH bad passed away. Everybody WAS on
tho alert. Tckes-poda1esa throw on their letbar-
gy and circulated among tao tfrong. Mon with
all directions. Thoy carried their brooches
pockets full Of hsnls. Tho bArroom tcemed
s'sti tlom, and beer flowed like water. Every
ilyo minutes tnero wan surge TO tho bar.
Somebody was spending monoy literally. At
$3.50 dangerous mub bad assembled In tho rear
Of tho room. Every man in 1t wAs q loafer or
spprentsccd to bocouo ono. There was lulE
~ tho roar Of conyorsstson: Then camo
tho blow. 4 man In q olue flannel shirt struck
man with an embroidered shirt trout. Then
every man bit his ne!gbbor. Chairs twinklod
for q momobt 10 the air. Thon thoy deAconded
| on ueaas. Una OF tHeu Gcscenaod on pair or
shoulder blahes. Tho shoulder blstlos are
part of slle aaseta Of Il TRIBUNE reporter. To-day
they are Hti10c than now currnnoY. Sixty men
were Sighting bsntall5. Tile landlord tiled 70
clear tic room. Deor-nuga tel aike meteors. 1t
WAS very succosstu! aght. Blood hew in pr'1-
fusion: Thore was . Gfoas deal Of hair waited.
Very dirty paper collars, like the ovouiuK pA-
pesn, hail limited circulation.
Tic police oamo In At. tho aide door and
fought into tho contro OF tho crowd. Tour po-
tcemon seized four mon. Each Of tho four
meu Lad four moro men cling!ng to him. The
whole mass surged out into tho street whero
TIE FIGHT WAH nENEwED.
Ono Of tho foafers was down and dozen were
tramplinE on him. Tho policemen drew thelI
clubs hnu there arose a cracking noise. mingled
with the volcs Of amentasion. Tho four neo
alto sldo of tho street, and the crowd kept q,
bay. Thou the four meu wsro released.
Tharo wcrp no arrests.
III we leave hoso to lock man up," said
policeman, tho crowd would tcsr tho building
down.
Tue four men who Nero released slunk OF te
tho Second District. There they found friends
Bsfors thor arrival the childron had been play
detached themselves from tho Third District a,,t
followed tho four to the Second. Tho children
drew nway from ths corner.
In the crowd Wac man called Nate Lynch
Uo rot drunk carly In tho morning, During tl,e
day hs was Tbs butt Of the crowd. Whon tht
gang arrived from the Third, tho police Ban
trouble ahead, and fearing That ho na,ghs pr.
tic!pata In II, they bounced Lyuch. He wal
en.orca tho saloon. The gang, from tho Thirt
followed him aud massod in the back part Of tlt
room near aldo door.
l Eow wAs IMMINENT.
There had alrea1Y barn tbrto rushea on tht
saloon. 1'hs first raa At '!:45. Tho nccond at 1
aud the third at 4:16. They were made Will
tl,rea molees, chairs. noges. heer.glassos. AMI
busy. 30 had tl.er otubs. Throo times tn.
J bnr-room had been cleared, and ut last eynry
thing VAS qulet aud tho children had come bael
} to play.
lilo soitnmagea had been short bus intense.
When the crowd came from The Third it wa
evident that greater trouble WAS brewing. On
J OF tho crowd was nanod Dottig. lie ia boot
; faced young man, With squnro jaw and shin
uoBe. When ho carno to The Second he wore hi
I Lat OH the lelt Bide. because Of llyid lump o1
tho right wroHtod from tho leg OF chair = fey
moments before.
, Among those In tho saloon when tho Grove
entered waa = man named EtcEeman and auoth
or named 1,arIels. 3artcls ia y Constable. TIL
frat fuss was picked with HArtels md Eickaman
Madame koonlng ponetrated tho row aud caugh
Elcksmau by tho collar. Tie collar gave way
Thep abe eaughs him by the llalr. Tho hail
, held. Madame Koenfng 10 = hcAvy. good-!ook
, inC t3orman woman. Aao ia perfect Amazos
, In pluck and Drawn. Holding Eicksman BY th<
hair
| uA& HLhHFEu UEH F1dT
In Dottig's face. The rast Of the fight made
circle around her Asnononliclly, 1t wAs Hatur1
with his riuG. Dar.cla s tall aud powerful. tic
, laid arouud him lite gladiator. Above the din
and profanity Of tho the battle asoso tho craal
Of pauoa aud tho alnRsh OF becr.muga. Grip
, plod CHAIRS spraug ont Of the contest, liko pop
pod co1u out Of tue skillet, man With very Ions
arms lot one Of them loose upon tho mob. Two
, men lost their Interest IN tho Gght. a chss
, | whir!ed up from near the front door
| The arc had bcan nicely calculated
Tho chair dropped upon the mau with thu lons
/ arms. Tho rcst Of his service Wan limited Il
, caring for ono OF the wounded. Every now 4ut
, then tnAD With blood-athined face separated
, | from tho row and wont for wAtar.
Dartels WAS ovagmAtched by numbers. Il
, dahhod out OF tho crowd and Aetosa the Bsroek
iuto Mayors saloon.
''Bomo beer" said he. There waa not mari
| on his faco. There was very little SHIRT GU hi
| body.
/ Madame Kooning had barsicadod tho doc
With Ecksman, aud tho police could not got lu