The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-08-12
A DIsGRACEFuLsRow.
Revolver, Knife, and Stones.

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A large and disgraceful row occurred OF
the north end of Merchants row between
ii and 12,o'clock Thursday night. There
are a great man, different versions Of the
affair. The facts as nearly as we can gel
at them from interviews with several eye
witnesses, and after sitting out the many
improbable and unreliable sxasgerations,
are as follows
Judson Ssder, Calvin Brewer Charles
Bigley, and one Chapman were going
south through Merchants row, and when
in front of Crooks store met large party
of Irishmen from West Rutland coming
from the ratification meeting at the town
hall, which had just closed.
One of the fellows ASKED Sadler his name.
He replied, and another put the lighted
end of cigar into Sadler's face, when the
latter knocked him into the ditch. Three
other blows were struck In quick success
sion, and three fellows tumbled into the
ditch. There is some doubt who were
knocked down, some contending that it
was three of the West Rutland men whom
Ssdler knocked over in succession, and
others that Sadler, Brewer and one Irish
man were knocked down. The former is
the more probable story. After this there
was general scrimmage, in the course OF
which Bagley was thrown down and I'M
mercitully kicked and trampled on, and
one fellow was cut in the eyeiwith stone.
Then the combatants separated, the
West Rutland crowd running to the town
hall for help, and the others gong out TO
Parkhursts steps. Soon the first party re-
turned, reinforced to the number OF
twenty-five The parties begun talking
and oh ,llenging each other, when some one
lost a cap, and accused Sadler of stealing
it. Some one in the crowd ran up and
snatched Sadler's cap and disappeared into
covered his cap, at the same time closing
knife which the fellow held open in his
hand onto his fingers, cutting them badly.
The crowd began to yell: "Knife him,
knife him." and Sadler, 1t is said, replied:
IF you use knife shall use this" draw
ing what appeared TO be revolver, and
started for his assailant. The latter ran
through Merchants row pursued by Sadler
TO the spot where the row began. Sadler's
friends gathered around him here and lead
him towards his home. Cobble stones had
flown pretty thckly throughout the fight,
and several persons were struck. Just as
Sadler had reached West street, Charles
johnson who was passing down West
street, and was near ike party, was struck
between the shoulder blades with stone
as large as mans fist. This appears to
be the first intimation he had of the row,
but without stopping to investigate he got
down West street as fast as his feet would
carry him.
Z. F. Sadler then appeared and threat
ened to prosecute the whole party if they
didn't disperse, and that ended the row.
A four-horse team from West Rutland
came along ana picked up the combatants
belonging to them, and the crowd of over
a hundred dispersed. The West Rutland
team went over to the town hall, got the
rest Of their load and started for home,
their ratification" apparently ended. But
hey had got no further than Pine street
before they were in row among them
selves, which required that they should
stop their team, get out and have lively
little family knockdown for ''reform with
in the party" after which they proceeded
amicably homeward.
One minor branch of the row occurred
IN the west side Of Merchants row, in the
course of which one fellow, name IN
known, had his arm badly cut. Many of
the participants were considerably under
the influence of liquor.
The next morning the walk between
Crooks and Burt's stores was freely stained
with blood, which probably came from the
noses of those knocked down.
There were many stories yesterday of
pistols being fred and dirks drawn, but
they are all without good foundation. No
pistol was fired on the street, and the only
knife wounds to be found are the two
a. owe mentioned. The affair lasted nearly
an hnur