Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-17
A DRUNKEN FIGHT.
Both COmbatants Badly Hurt-COmplatnts
OF Fel0nious Assault and Battery.

Both CONTESTANTS Badly Hurt-COmplainta
OF Felonious Assault and Battery.
Yesterday afternoon about o'clock a
desperate fight took place between Thomas
Shields, alias Cassidy, and John Lemon, at
Ziegler's tavern, on East King street, near
Middle The men are "tramps" and
as nearly as we can ascertain the
facts they are as follows: Shields and
his wife entered the tavern, and called
for beer, which they drank, and then sat
down by the stove. They got into conver-
sation with Lemon, and after talking for
some time the men became noisy and began
quarrel. Ziegler interferred and put
Lemon out of the room. In a short time
he came in again, made up with Shields,
and the two took glass of beer together.
The quarrel was soon renewed, and Ziegler
then put both the men into the yard, say
ing he would have no quarreling in his
house. They again entered the bar-room
fighting, Lemon having pocket knife in
his hand, with which he cut Shields across
the face and stabbed him two or three
times. Covered with blood Shields made
his way to the station house, where his
wounds were dressed by DR.. j. A. Fitz-
patrick. The doctor found that he was
cut on the left side of the head, deep
cash extending from above and behind the
ear and below the angle of the jaw. He
was also stabbed between the seventh and
eighth ribs, about an inch below the heart.
There was another stab just below the
shoulder-blade and still another about two
inches below. After Shields's wounds had
been dressed and the blood washed from
his face and body, he was placed Gin very
exhausted condition in cell in the lock-
up. About o'clock it was ascertained
that he had removed the bandage and torn
open the wound in his side, and rup-
turcd the intercostal artery and
that he was again weltering in his own
blood. DR.. Fitzpatrick was again called,
checked the hemorrhage and gave Shields
the necessary attention.
Not long after the fight Lemon appeared
at DIR. Sensenigs, East Orange street, with
his head and face pounded almost to
jelly and the small bone of his forearm
broken near the wrist. The doctor sus-
pecting that there had been a drunken
fight sent word to police headquarters,
and Officer Leman was dispatched to
arrest Lemon. He was taken to the station
house, his arm was temporarily dressed,
and he was locked up.
When arrested both men declared they
did not know who hurt them and even
after close questioning they seemed
very 10th to give each other away"
This morning, however, Shields made
complaint against Lemon, charging him
with assault and battery with intent to
kill; and then Lemon made a similar CON-
plaint against Shields. Alderman Nc
Conomy was sent for and went to the sta
tion house to take the complaints.
This morning both men were arraigned
before the mayor for drunken and disor-
derly conduct. 1t was shown that they
had drank nothing at Ziesler's except two
glasses of beer but that bottle ha!f-full
of whisky was found in possession of
Shields The mayor committed both
Shields and Lemon for 90 days each. and
Shields wife, Julia, for 20 days.
Other Disorderlies.
Mayor MacGonigle had before him this
morning number of other disorderlies and
committed them to the county prison.
James Kelly for 80 days, and John Smith,
Michael German, George Burke and Barn.
ey Demsey for 10 days each.