, 1879-08-19
Death Of George Haag, ciubbed
by Joseph Kelley.
The Inquest to Be Held Saturday
---ItltcrvfeW with tic
Prisoner.
August Freidberg Gradually Sinking
---sal1o and Voes Held
Without Bail.
War In tho nurdick IIonso Kitchen
The Cook Shot by q Walter.
rhe Usual arist Of Small 0Hendera
mud Petty Crimes.


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GEORGE 11AAO,
xHs VICTIM or JOSEPH KELLHI's nAsx.BALt
hat
The murder OF George 11aag (ho died ycster.
day) pccns to 1iavo been without my exeliso
xbaicyer, there bolng no foundation fur tile
rta,m Of Joseph Kelley, who struck him with
bsse-ball bat, that Hang "put his hand to Ills
nockct.". A TRIBUNE reporter apent several
bours Yesterday III looking up boys WHO wcre
nrcsrnt, n,d getting their statements, which arc
a, to ,l,c satne piIrct tl,at Hang lid nolbing,
md Kplley hit him out Of purc cusacllncss. As
Ina account Of the aifray in yesterdays papers
vas incorrect In several particulars, the true
,tosy Is herewith given.
UaaQ anl some small boys, who had been
otaytnr baseball, aud Wera On their
way home, stopped Ut tile corncr Ut
California avenue md Madison street
10 watch game in PROGRESS between two
downtown" clubs, the stake beug 81. One
nj the boys with Iiaag was Michael Mccarthy,
avca II, While sitting down. looking on, lad
named ren1egrast, somewhat older ind larger,
who belonged to Kelley's crowd, struck Nc
Cartuy In thu face. The latter aald llo didn't
want TO fight, which appeared to bo
the dcstra Of PcndcErnst. Mccarthy was
uyobab)y afraid Of tho gang,"-tl,at
two or three would jump on to hiu,. lIaae,
who was n little distance oil, said: "1'lt sco
fasr p1ay.n Whcrcupon Kelley rpoko IN, ttNhas
have ron got to do With III" Hung said l.c l,aa
somethng to do with 1t. at thu time he had
botl, hands In his pockets, and when ho ,nnde
Tic last remark tle pulled ont bis left llau anil
rubbed hls nose,-a common thing With some
people when that organ "rllnB." Then, WITH
.,ut word, Kelley ralsed the bat ho had in Ills
hand and struck Hang on the
LEFT BlDE or THE nEAp,
telling him to The ground. a boy named Trnn1s
Conwny asked Kelley whnt he did "tt,nt J" for,
and Kelley started attor Conway, hat In hand,
lnd chased him for two blocks. Not being a',so
toovcrtake him, Kelley turned back, ats lse was
then told that HuaE WIS doad I1a stnsted
across tho prairie to afonroe street, running
esst, about ility boys IN pursuit. M Conway vas
etrtkfng hfm oncc OH tile leg nml nearly Upset
ting him: Thcy. followed Kelley into tile built
eseson s,a a.d over on to Maison street.
Butters1d, fas OF "'f Epe,ne p'GSs No 2t When e';
taken Into tile engfnu-houao to await tho arrival
Of policeman, Kelley, who appeared to 10 NIL
Joy. MaYoe / dil wrong mud maybe not" Is
to lis intoxfcatton, tho boys say they saw htul
M nsys a. a.ls Of whisky md not v9nly drink bat
etro hs croilie8 "aH!c." when caught t!c
lucky for him tt,at Duttcr1etd gathered him fu,
though he tried to prevent thla BY using TIC
baseball bat, which hc held on to during
ths pqrsnt a 1ro ts p.a'lse ns t1ss
l,tu II they had gotten their hands on him.
Thy crowa wero vsry angry, and could not have
away; nnd nearly I'll W Wths others lid tic saa:o ,
when. .vcnturcsomo ono put his hand over
1iaax's heart nt,d satl 1t t!du't beat. Tllu left
'sdG Q! hss head over the ear was cut aid
4ru!sed, md tho
BLOOD FLOWED YKEELY.
A Mrs. Cuddy, who lives 1loar BY, camo out Of
her house, and, with Jake Mcdonald. wiped tue
buys face aud fauned him. Then Wilsey,
The Erocorylnan, came. along mud took
ss ZIG %s. II sason me'ss: s;1s: hiPs iaas nfys: Ss
spoke utter lia was struck, but yesterday MORN
lug he was asked who're tho pain was, A,t!, open-
.ng his eyes, tie Indicated that 10 wAs conscious
several IN the roou,. Dr. Mills, who was first
called III. md DR.. Skeer, who cams Iater,
both doubted II anything cou!d ba done Tor
lie died ut Il quarter OF 1 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Tho post-tnortcE ezamnation,
,nutle three hours afterwards by ColDty-rby-
s!cian 1larrouu. showed IL fracture Of tho skull
from the temple to Tie base Of the brain, death
teIng caused hv tho pressure Of tie hlool
1n thu brain substance. iilo skull was much
Gir"raa i,, as ~, oas .ns nr. h'aoI ~ no
ern" al ov, ~, ~ ertro,.rar', s1ios ~ so
,s taaas "us - soass , ~ IVY, Mt ID s.u u naVe
tre TEea sogGs VIZ ."oustI1ous yo"b9 'na!t.
ns s, W. anem " ' sp"hu w. " a' o
iIandin vart,a ~ ''S's '"''s'''''a" u" 1'o a"'
,, Mhch hei'es Was arFaiRned tn me west sila
ntna ~ WIuFs 'gseenIaS ~, osn.nG. .aag Was sui
dn.s might capse bc!0re they could prclfct The
result With INV degreo OF certainty. Jllstiro
rtshnat Ill., e1'tteo nan ho,cy ant ts atn ast,
H. Ma,,a,m ps'' ~, nMinoSh tnP"f,"s wv h!n, ~
sav v ~Gqy iJa "a 'a'' uo aa@eo ' "oas ae nAo 10
MOT ptsroaEp 70 TALK,
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