Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-30
want. Death at last came, and in this in
stance was happy release. The funeral
will take place tomorrow from the church
of ST. o11ia
4 MU1r1rUD1SoUs uUss.


Sunday Sports of Some Roughs on Fort
Street---They Knock Down Two Men and
Shootat a Third---One Arrest---Evidently
the Wrong Man.
compound, comminuted row, almost in
capable of repertorial setting, occurred be-
tween and o'clock on Sunday, near the
quarries. about block and half west of the
street-car track on Fort street. AS far as
could be ascertained-and good deal was
and was not ascertained-the whole business
is illustrative of the fact that Celtic stomachs
and brains are not equal to Tuetonic Sun
days and beer.
Reduced to it's minimum, the first part of
the t1ocas boils itself down to these proper
tions, which have been derived from Charles
Ryle, a brakeman on the St. Paul Sioux
City railroad, one of the sufferers: He was
coming from Schade's at the hour of
the day mentioned in company
with another brakeman of the same road
named Fred. Jones, when, as they approached
the quarries, three persons, to them entirely
unknown, overlook them. The first thing
Ryle knew, he was knocked into the gutter;
and the first thing Jones knew, he knew
nothing, being instantly knocked senseless,
as Is, supposed, with slungshot. Ryle pos-
itively declares that no words were spoken,
nor had anything passed in the way of con-
versation or action, either then or during the
day, between the assailants and their victims.
The trio of assaulters them came toward
| the center of the city. AS they neared the
terminus of the street car track, they were
met by Charles Koch, cigar maker
residing at 81 Banfl street. Koch, then
unaware of the assault, stopped the party and
obtained light for his cigar. While engag-
ed in firing up, he was informed by one of
the men that man had been killed further
up the road, and he passed on. At this
point, Koch's aunt called out from up the
street-she having witnessed the knock
down-to her nephew to stop the three men,
| as they had killed man. Koch turned and
| faced the three, WHO momentarily stood still,
giving one of them time enough to say,
"When say 60, give it to him." and with
that, the speaker pulled out a revolver and
fired directly at Koch, and then the three
ruffians scattered. This happened a few
yards from Gswirth's saloon, corner Of Ann
and Fort streets. In that saloon nothing
could be gathered regarding the affray, anc
in Lynch's bar room opposite, the only in
formation afforded was that the assailine
party had been there that afternoon taking 6
drink, but their names were unknown. Suct
is Kochs story, or chapter No. 2, excepting
the last sentence.
Koch put in a good deal of time yesterda,
in finding out the individual who fired al
him, as well as his companions. Of tht
latter, he belle res one to have been a young
man named Mcclure, newsboy on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee d st. Paul railroad and tn,
name is given here on Koch,s authority only
and is not in any sense vouched TO
as accurate. Concerning his assaiant, Kocl
ielt so certain that, yesterday afternoon h
swore out a warrant for the arrest of Johl
Lyons, who was submitted last evening to
GLOBE reportorial pump. John Lyons is
well conducted yo1n CERT emen, a son o
MIR. Maurice Lyons, respected merchant 0
st. Paul at first young Lyons took hi
t arrest as monstrous joke, thinking some
body was putting up q Job upon him., bu
he went to the municipal court, and ful
/ nished bail for his appearance this morning
Hespent yesterday afternoon in company wit
q friend, and was never further west in th
city during the whole day than Rice parl
He is provided with evidence to demcnstrat
j. that, at the very time the assault with til
pistol was made, he was in the neighborhoo
o of the Merchants, and he disclaims all know
!, ledge OF the row, or of any parties partic
:. pating therein.
, Jones was we'll enough at O'Clock yeste
day morning to resume his duties as
brakeman, but Ryle continued at hom
I complaining OF a temporary disability in hi
9 left arm sufficient to prevent his assumin
p his usual work on the same train with Jone