, 1879-08-18
A BALLROOM Raw Terminates In a
Bullet Wound for One Of the
Parties to It.
Tho National Ganlo l)tTcrs'fled by
Brutal Assault Oh m limo.
can't Spccln(0r.
L Trio Of Youthful Inoendiaries Run In
by tho Observation-Disclosures
Criminal Matters,

rapidly htchtH!1E Wtekttt I1ko u. L0llis C1ncth-
natt, Rnl those other ancient and stoEy old
towns, ut, tn tell Tile truth, ol tic people
In tic Wcst Division nrc dotug their utmost to
kcrp III this reputation. The ayrays Ut ull de-
scrptions wiIicl, l.aYc occurred In tile streets
during tho past fortv.eIglit hours, although
not one Of them resulted fntaity
80 far, we're a1l Of tho ,nost
sanguluary nnd malicious character, and tad
either Of thcn actually resulted In R,urlcr, It Is
quito probable that lie Sheriff would 10 callad
upon to buy soma ropc. An affraY tnors scrioua
than auy Of tllosc reported In yesterdays 1'ntls
uSE occurred at o'clock III tic morning d. Tic
southeast corner Of jefferson and Sixteenth
streets. TlW quarrel grew out Ut the
drunken and obnoxious conduct Of one
OF Number of young men who nj
tendoI d dance given at Tho house
Of August Mueller, a tailor living OIL Sixtcenlll
strcat, near Jefferson. Only few words passed
between the PARTIES while IN the ballroom, and
It waa mutually agreed to scttlo the difference
alter the dnncc was over, ana then not IN tic
house OF Two old people win wore friendly to
bUlh parties, but in thu streets. TlIcse words
were between Albert DraEncart. 70 years
Ut age, Aul August Voss, % years
OF nge. When tic dance was orer, ltcury
Voss. brother to August, and Ecnry Salier
made up one party, a,ul BEaungart was assisted
BY Albert jacques ind couple Of oilers whose
names arc unknown. Upon meeting at tho cos-
ner the two principals Ind soIno angrr words
about tho quarrel In the daneohall, and Draun-
gart thrcnttnIngly exhibited q Formidable pa!r
Of lend knucktcs, Which lie afterwards handed
to Ills companion. Words soon eatnu to blows,
ana tho Voss party, bu'ns the weuker,
rctrcatcd before the others, who had conlmAnced
lhT0FIu.r 11rfrka ntjEl Fhltnka Bf 1jtupEft1un
them. Finding themselves hardly presscd
Henry Vuss drew rmail.stzc Colts revolver,
with ihc intcntIIl nnly Df scarl.E hack the uf-
tcntlirg party. Just as ho dill so Henry SaIer
was struck On the tead by chunk of limestone,
aud In anger ITO enalcsird Tic revolver md brall
llsl,e1 1t In t1ln inrc Of the ollc who strllrS
| l!G. The assault continuing. Satlcr cooked the
weapon asd fired, not With tue ntestinn oi lit
ting any one, he says, but simply for the pur.
| hose III ecarlnE them ui1 lie therefore
Tired directly botwccu DEaunEart A',d dsc-
| qucs, but did nut SOC d friend OF both parties,
named August Frei'lherg, WIN 'sns simply
.ooker.on, nnd who WIS iean!ug against u
sss yuass efs fFeaeers s0's IL ' aaaoeu ss 's Sas
atts'i IT., lin, Was shown st,,, to hn
When the injured toy n,attc knuwn hts cDndl'
to.,, his companion took him to Dr. 1iraun's of.
| trc at tllu corner Ut Canalport avenue nMl
1Jniou street, anl thcuce to Ills homr, No. o32s
Unio, street,
D:3o last evening the patient vas 5cst!ng
the day .hc had probrd tho wounu as
ia, as he T. daEsa a s.. by oinE :, tG ths
truce t!,e bullet further than through tho nb.
loullual wall. It wns lis impression, h,'wevrr,
lllut tho ball haul just po~cr enough to puct-
Into tilp cavity. il it had gono through tic
body, or had wol1nucl any Of thu ntcstilcs, llo
! thought there would b. more pain. Tic point
al which It entered was about two inches to the
IN sncl, vital punt waa always dangerous, A,aI,
whilc tic Doctor hopcs for n recovery,
he could not give such nh opinion TO the reIu-
tIycs. About The bedside was The motaler, i
widow, tj9 years oil ncc, WHOSE cl,cf support thu
boy August was. Although ooly IL years Of
ngs lie found steady and lucrative employment
with tailor dong hHs.css near stiler's st.o:'.
When tic lulicG heard Of the affray. Lieut..
1Far.l sent furttl Officers Laugh1ll1, Carcy, Me
Dcrmott, md Kcnncdy, aud they soo.l placed
under arrest Henry aailur, who owned up to
liaylns dune the shooting. August nnd Henry
Voss, Albert Braiusart and !. ;Aleert jacques,
Emil Gudclian. Upon Sa!!cr was found ic
WEAPON. It casrics n No - cartridge, ulHl only
0t.u chamber WIS empty AL Of thu boys were
taken at their h9nes. In ,,',ue9nes' possessou
hiblted at thu beginning of tic light. saller
Is very truthful about the occurrence, a,sI
dcelAres that young FreidbcrE WIS III no way
implicated in the quarrel, and that le was acct.
tion When tc fired tic shut to wound my o.sc,
TIC olllrr prisoners c0rrnborstc t1lis story, As
ulso dues Fretdburg himself.
THE MILWAUKEE COUNTEnrEIT-
| IN5.
A dispatch from Milwaukee In ycstcrday't
TM,nuNE contained an account Of thu captur.
OF gang of co1lntcsleitery, tugeillcr with thet
tools unl implements and Il quantity Of bogu!
coins "a soon rs tho parties were arrested
they scllt tcleSru,ns to friends In ths city, mt
repurtor started out yesterday to question
tllcso pcoplo regarding the alleged cuuntcr
fcItcrs.
Tnc FIRST telegram was sent to Mrs. Y. a. II
Me[lce, iu casu of j. W. Melee, requesting he
! - ssni Col. MUM TO Milwaukee, n.Ml tue re
porlr called at tho residence of Mr.. McGue, t7
Wcss Washington Btrsct \ rap Ut tho duo
: brought forth slr. Met'ee's wife, who inyitet
Tic scribe into u ncatly-fl,rnsllod parlor, MI.
politely nsked Ills crrantl. On being told st
was much confused, uutl soenlcd luth To tnlk t
tlas reporter but by persistent effort tic fol
lowing. Information was Clcaned: The mn!
GeorEs W. Earlo IL nous other than Charlcs c
Stouilcr, the notorious straw-ba!cr, who ha'
soma truublo llGFe last winter AME was jullca fo
! about six months. Carrie Earle, or HOW
scoulicr as his wife. At THO tIsno 'of hi
tronbiu last wtntcr thcy wtrc living toEcthc
al No. % Green street, aat! when he was sc
trre thry assunpd sl.c natna Ut Earle: llr,
bud lived In tho same house with Mrs. Y. A. u
} Mcuec for sonc time, md knew her a1lto well
though llcg suu had often forbidden 1lrr to q
with them, as they wcre hnr.l prupic, as ho be
iicyed; lntely thug have claimed to 10 leadin
IL wnrtil, seonller prulesscs To be the agen
fur n CERTAIN trral.d of patont nxlc.grcase. Ille
seemed to exercise sons power over. the clAc
Mrs Mcuce, but the nature Of It could not b.
! asrcr.nine.. During hsr statement the lad
seemed ngttatetl, nil refused injury times t
PROCEED. She saiil that Ut ono tIino Mrs, Mctje
Ind hasl some ro,lrtcriclt money III her possession
bt l,ali cattura that It WIS stygn her iu cha.lut
ehu had formerly lived ut 17l Washington stree
with llsr sor, but was neyer lIvAIs Ut Ivy Wes
Madison street. After waiting aosnc little tim
ior Inc return uf Mr.. Mrticr, Inc reporter VEN!
oil his way to the roons Ut afra. Mct3ec, iii Mad
tson street.
0 Jnc house was u snowy marble.front,-cv
z deulIy 4 boardlrs-.iuuse,-A.nI,at attcr to)tuK u
u atrep stai5N W, thu ruuIas 0t Mrs. Melir1 Wcr
found. She ulIswcrcl the knock IN person. hu
did nut dcsgn 10 nsk rItu TGluuSn nun y. 81
(, was ciuletru with her sou. j. W. vi
. fsnn n,ut Hunfltr gentleman, iuth T.