Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-04-16
KEARNEY ASSAULTED AGAIN.
A Furious Individual Attacks the
K.P. C. President.

w. p. C. President.
As Denis Kearney, President OF
the w. P. G., was returning to his
residence last evening, after his ar
rival in tho city from Martinez,
where he had been speaking during
the afternoon, be was assaulted on
Oak street, near Cough, on which
he resides, by Charles s. Davis. Mr..
Kearney stated to Call representa-.
tive last night that at about half
past six O'Clock last evening he was
hurrying along Oak street, through
the rain, on bis way home, when .
person who was running along be-
hind him hailed him. Ksarney
stopped and turning around saw
Davis and waited until he came up,
when the following Interchange of
words and blows took place:
THE CoLLoQUY.
Davis-I want that $4,000.
Kearney-Oh, pshaw! what are
you talking aboutf Don't talk such
nonsense to me.
At this Davis, who had q heavy
stick IN his hand, struck Kearney a
heavy blow with it over the head,
just above the right eye. The agi-
tator, partially stunned, staggered
against a house, but Immediately
recovering himself, clinched with
his assailant, and blows were pro-
miscuously interchanged. Kearney
during the struggle forced Davis
through the show window of the
Hamburg Bakery, completely shiv-
ering the glass, and wrenching the
bludgeon which Davis had held
during the struggle from him, and
was about to test its qualities over
Davis head when he was seized by
the baker and q half dozen others
and dragged away, amid cries Of
"murder" and blowing Of police
whistles. Officer O'Loughlin put in
an appearance and placed Davis
under arrest. During
A TEMPORARY LULL
Of the excitement, Davis broke away
from the officer, and springing to-
ward Kearney dealt him a heavy
blow upon his mouth, at the same
time drawing pistol from his over
coat pocket. He was again seized
by the officer, upon which he slipped
the revolver back into his pocket.
The officer conveyed his prisoner
to the City Prison, where he was
charged with battery. A. M. Bowen
shortly afterward appeared and fur
nished bail in the sum Of twenty five
dollars.
Kearney states that Davis has been
following him all over the State, en-
deavoring to counterfeit his agitation
in favor of the new Constitution,
and that he supposes that Davis was
employed by the opponents of that
document to assault and cripple him,
so that he could not proceed with his
tour of agitation throughout the
State.
THE DAVIS STORY.
Davis intimates that the assault on
Kearney was the outgrowth of an
agreement entered into between him
Davis. on the part of Others, and
William Wellock, by which $4,000
was to be paid for the influence of
the Daily Sand Lot paper and the
sand lot {" our native soil y, to be
used in opposition to the new Consti-
tuition; that $4,000 was paid to Wei.
lock, and the remaining $4,000
placed in bank until the conclusion
Of the campaign. Davis states that
Wellock paid part of the money to
Kearney, and then went back on the
agreement-both Kearney and We'll
lock coming out in favor of the new
Constitution. Davis expressed him
self as much disappointed that the
crowd interfered and separated Kear-
ney and himself, as his intention was
to deprive the w. P. c. of President.
Mr.. Kearney, after the melee, pro-
ceeded to his home, where it was as.
certained that his injuries were not
of serious nature, consisting of
confusion on the forehead and
bruised lips. F. Call, 14th.