The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-01
THAT EAST END GANG.
Beat a Gr0cery-keeper Almost
to Death.

The'Nuttle gang, which is such terror
to the residents of the East End, committed
another depreciation last night for which
the perpetrators should be given the extent
of the law.
Between 8 and o'clock last night they
called at the grocery store of Mr.. Ed.
Dohertv. No. Is Gilbert avenue, and calling
that gentleman out on the sidewalk, ad-
ministered to him terrible beating, with
out the slightest provocation. Doherty
was knocked down and beaten so badly
that it is just barely possible he will re-
cover.
This morning Shad. Nuttle was arrested
and locked up in the Hammond-street Sta
tion-house by Officers Carroll and McFar-
land. Warrants have been issued for the
rest of the gang but it is doubtful whether
or not they will be arrested, as it generally
takes half of the police force to take them
in.
A STAR reporter saw Mr.. Doherty at his
home this morning, and received the fol-
lowing story of the affrav. Mr. Doherty
was suffering terribly, having just spit up
nearly bucket full of blood:
Mr.. Doherty said: About o'clock last
night Mrs. Flanner>'s sn, whose home is
two doors above mine, No. 10 Gilbert ay-
enue, came to my grocery and made row
because would not give his mother some
whisky on tick. Irhe Nuttles crowd owe me
now over $50 FIR whisky and groceries.
Flannerv left and..shortly after Bill and Pat,
alias Shad, Nuttles, ere sitting in front OF
my place on barrel. There was some
talk and some one SHE'D an iron small
measure at me- 1t missed me and
went to the other side of the avenue.
Immediately after. the Nuttles grabbed me
and dragged me into the sideway leading
to Mrs. Flannery's house, when one of the
mob, who then amounted to five or six,
began slashing me up with knife. He cut
me several times over the left eve, hacked
my, nose, blackened my eyes
and cut open my upper lip
Just here the gang commenced pulling me
into the street, assisted bv two women.
They dragged me to the street-car track,
lay me on it, and commenced stamping
me.'
At this point Mrs. Doherty heard the
noise and looked out of the win
dow. In an interview with hel
she said that she saw several men and
| women. one of whom was Mrs Flannery,
crowding over the body of some ne, but
| she could not say whom. She heard Bill
Nuttle say. Let's lay him on the track and
that will settle the -" She Immediately
ran down and said don't murder the
man." She did not know it was her hus
band until she got behind "Shad'' Nuttle
who would not let her 60 further
When she git look at the
man, who was down, she founG
out that it was her husband. Some ont
made the remark. Get away with the -
he is a Far Down." when Bill Nuttles
followed by his girl, ran down Duncan
alley, followed by the others who were en-
gagged in the cutting scrape.
i Doherty was attended tn as soon as pos
sible by DR.. Greer, who thinks that if tn
bucketfufsf blood did not come from th
effects of internal injuries that recover!
will he probable Mr.. Dougherty did no
complain of much pain. but although h,
was able to talk his injuries are serious, 81
much so that an additional physician wa!
summoned.
James Flannery, another of the accom-
rlices in the case, was captured this after
noon by Officers Carroll and Mcfarland
and locked up in Hammond Street Station
on charge Of assault with intent to kill