Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-12

About half.past one o'clock this morn
ing the picnic Of the Memphis Light
Artillery Company at Estival Park was
broken up with a grand fight, ipaugura-
ted by a dozen or more men who had
been drinking quite freely during the
evening. The picnic, up to the time of
the fight, had been quite pleasant to all
persons present. The Cbickssaw Guards,
BY invitation of the Artillery Company,
visited Estival, but returned by 10
o'clock, a few members remaining TO en-.
JOY the entertainment.
About halt.past one o'clock the beer
glasses began to fly through the air, bot
ties were smashed. pistols drawn, and a
general onset made on the barkeepers
and %servaots. Owing to the fact that
the police had left, as is customary, BY
twelve or one o'clock, the ruHiaus had
iull sway, and for a few minutes there
was a scene Of terror, and almost muir.
der. Oae statement is that a party of
ten men ordered ten glasses Of beer and
refused to pay for it. Another is that a
ten dollar bill was rendered the bar.
keeper, who, however, had no change.
Another account is that this party
OF ten sat down to a table and had
drank all round when some one
smashed a glass or two By hurling a
step.ladder into the crowd. This was
followed BY a reckless interchange ST
b~eer'glasses and bottles, which were
thrown in every direction. Thereupon
the barkeeper asked the men engaged in
this conduct to desist, as they we're caus
ing no little damage. Ooe Of the party
replied that somebody got $50 for the
music aud Sl25 for the park, aud didn't
care a id for expenses. By this time
the hurting of beer-glasses was re.
sumsd, and Captain ] s. Reudel.
huber, of the Memphis Light Artillery,
came up to quell the row, saying that be
could whip the whole crowd. Hardly
had Captain Reudelhuber pulled off bis
coat when be was assaulted by half a
dozen of the mob, and at once knocked
down. The fight became general, though
Captain Rsudelhuber and his few friends
had to contend against thrice their odds.
The result was that Capt. Rsudelhuber
received severe, if not dangerous inju.
ries, being Knocked senseless and almost
killed. During the melee d. Il. Whitley,
cashier Of the bar.room, put the money in
his pocket, in order to save it from loss,
aud started 10 60 away. As he went out
two o! the roughs presented pistols OF
his head aud said: Get out, you id
~rsscall' Whitley turned, and as he went
in an opposite direction was struck twice
in the back With beer glasses, which the
assailants continued to throw in every
direction. The walters were com.
PEELED to fee for safety, while
the mob made an onslaught upon
the bar'room, breaking its fixtures
and demolishing whatever could be
reached. The mea went upstairs,
shouting and yelling, and acting in a
manner creditable to r%ufians OF the most
detestsble character. Finally one Of
the roughs rushed up to one OF the mem.
bers Of the Chicassw Guards, aud we're
in the act Of knocking him down, when
the gentleman quietly presented a
cooked pistol. His cool but determined
manner caused the towards to stop, aud
then they fastened beyond the range OF
a pistol on whose trigger was resting the
finger Of o brave man. Wher the ruff.
fans left thsy broke down the center
gate, though many Of them scaled the
fence. TIE fortunate intervention o.
friends saved Captain Reudelhuber from
probable death. He was severely in
jured in half a dozen places in the
head. His right ear is injured by a blow
from a beer glass which cut deep below
The skin. In addition to the wounds on
his head, Captain Reudelhuber is pain.
fully bruised about his body and limbs.
John Moran, of baseball fame, had his
hand injured in the fracas. He was
with the party that made the fight
against the bar-room and Captain Rau.
delhuber, but we are unable to learn
what he did. The mob destroyed thirty.
six or more glasses, besides a large nun
Der of bottles, many Of which contained
wine. We hear that the floor this morn
ing was flooded with champagne, and
that no water wal needed for ~scrubbing
The matter has been pat in the hands of
Chief Atby, who will at once proceed to
investigate the matter in order to have
the offenders arrested and properly dealt
With. We hope that the grand jury will
take action at nee and the proper off
GERS will have the rufians punished to
the full extent of the law. Estival Park
is our only attractive place Of resort,
and it is an outrage hat such an affair
be permitted. Send for witnesses and
indie, every gully man.
DOn't forget TO call and see
Mrs. McCullOugh's Imperial
Sslf.cOndensiEg Steam and