The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-04
MUIR DE II z ID .
Fatal Barroom Fight This Morning
Two Drunken Mon, Their Quarrel
and the Result.

Inc cltlZenS living Ill tllc vicinity Vi l>oStui
and Elder streets were startled early this
morning from their slumbers by the quick
and successive rappings of the police OF that
beat, who were seeking for help in murder
case. The news soon spread that we'll
known citizen had been pounded to death
by a fighting man. The particulars OF the
affair are as follows:
Joseph Schauder, German, for the last
four years or more has been keeping a saloon
at No sc Logan street, between Elder and
Findlay and Elm and Plum streets. He is
about thirty nine years old and was born in
Baden, Germany. He emigrated to this
country when only fourteen years old, and
after working at various occupations mar
ried and started a saloon, the last one being
situated at the above-named place-Ao. 86
Logan street.
Schauder is a strongly built man and
shows in his features that he was strongly
addicted to the use Of intoxicating liquors
A GAME OF CARDS.
Last evening young man, Henry Dig
twenty four years old and who lives in the
same house with Schauder, entered the
saloon and after some talk, entered into a
game of cards with Schauder the saloon
keeper. Before proceeding with the facts
little sketch of Dig, Jr would not be
amiss. Henry is powerful man for his
age, of iron constitution and muscles that
would do no dishonor to prlze-hghter. lie
has no occupation, to brag about, but for
number of years had been private watch
man in public garden at the corner of
Thirteenth and Race streets, better known
as the "Race-street Box" Later on he occu-
pied the same position at Buchnan's Col
osseum, on Vino street above Twelfth.
His character was such that when unmo-
Tested he would seem to be of very quiet
| disposition but when the least pretense for
personal abuse was shown by any one in his
company, or when any boisterous person
made himself obnoxious while he was at
tending to his duties as watchman at the
above named gardens, he would invariably
put on his war paint and go for his man.
This fault has Oh several occasions brought
him before the Police Court Dig, among
the boys in the Thirteenth Ward, was re-
garded as a bad crowd, and the best fighter
in that district. Nevertheless he had his
good qualities, To return, last evening he
and the saloon-keeper, after commencing
the game of cards, kept it up until few
minutes before O'Clock, when they wound
up After every game, and even between
drinking nothing but
FIFTEEN-CENT WHISKY,
until both of them were pretty much under
| the 'fluenCe. This was especially so on the
part OF Schauder, who was fearfully intoXi-
. Gated; or, as his young son, lad of twelve
years said, 'iplumb drunk" Both men
had always been on good terms, and seldom
had an lnfriendly word been exchanged
between them. About five minutes before
9 o'clock this morning however, both men,
while drinking in front of the bar, got into
dispute as to their fighting qualities.
Schauler insisted that he could lick the
stutting" out of Dig, to which the latter
would not agree.
WORDS RAN HIGH,
and trouble was imminent The twelve
year-old son Ca bright lad of Mr. Schauder
heard the tumult, and jumping out of his
bed in an adjoining room, rushed into the
bar. He saw the whole affair, and relates
the proceedings as follows:
THE SONS STORY.
"About FIVE minutes before o'clock my
father and Henry Dig were before the coun-
ter. My father had Henry by the shirt col
lar and said. Il always could lick you. He
then dragged Henry towards the end of the
counter in the front part of the saloon,
Dig said, Let me go My father said again
that he could lick Dilg at any time. Being
pushed around, Dig pushed my father from
him twice. Ny father again took hold OF
Dig, when the latter pushed him again
Father fell on his head near the window
house Dig then hit away at father while
he was living down. 1t cracked like as if he
was hit with switch. | don't know how
many licks Dig gave him. Dig then walkec
out OF the back door, saying to himself:
"'I GAVE HIM ENOUGH
for once; I'll show him VINO he wants tt
fight The blood tricllel all over the flool
Of the hall and over the bricks in the yard
falling My mother then came in and took
my father into the back room. | told her il
was all fathers fault
THE DYING MAN,
before being picked up, lay in pool o
blood few inches from the place where ht
!, struck the stone. Clots of blood were to be
seen this morning in every direction. Tht
} counter, to height of three feet, was liter
ally dotted with blood, and the saw-dust
on the floor, saturated Schauder dice
thrty-tive minutes after the atfray, at hal
J past O clock. Dig was at once arrested by
Officers Kramer, Klein and Reisinger anC
taken to the Bremen-street Station, and the
charge of murder entered against his name
) Dig said little about the affair except tina
he did it in self defense.
After the bloody affair had been ended
the family sent for doctor, but none coult
be found in time to give any assistance,
scHAUpER's APPEARANCE
The dead man was placed on a boardii il
the saloon, and presented a frightful appear
: ance His forehead, temples and the from
of his face were terribly swollen. His eyc
were of dark blue color, and showed tina
the man had been terribly beaten up
Blood was issuing from his nose, even afteI
his death.
1t is said that Schauder was a quarrelsomt
man and dangerous to be tritied with.
The affair has created a furore in tina
usually quiet neiShborhood.
Coroner Stitch was notified, and will holt
an inquest tomorrow morning.
DIGS STATEMENT.
When brought to the Central Station
dig stated to Lieutenant Meyers that moth
ing had been premcditated. 1t was all th
result of sudden anger and none could fee
worse than be did himself about it. They