Daily Republican., 1881-11-21
MORE OF RUM'S DOINGH.
Omser en- . mbers Attempts to MAX e
an Arr est on Saturday Evening
and 10 Badly Beaten by q Crowd
of Drunke en- R0uKhs-Hts Assall.
ants Arrested Yesterday.

It almost seems that % Saturday
night cannot pass without some one be-
ing seriously or fatally hurt, through
the agency of rum. On last Saturday
evening Officer Chambers, one Of the
most efficient officers on the force, was
the victim. About half-past nine on
Saturday evening there was q gang Of
half-drunken rowdies standing on the
corner of Fourth and Market streets,
who insulted several persons as they
passed. Finally a couple of colored
persons came along quietly and peace
fully, when they were violently assault.
cd by the gang. Oificer Chambers was
an eye witness of the assault, and i'm
medlately started for Harry Butler,
who appeared to be the ringleader. But
Ter saw the officer coming aud ran up
Fourth street INTO the Swan Hotel. The
officer folio Sed, and after q severe
struggle arrested him in the waiting
room. When they reached the street,
Butler seeing his companions again
commenced to struggle and resist the
officer, and was thrown to the pave
ment At this time his friends came to
his assistance, and one Of them either
struck or kicked officer Chambors on
the head, ntiicting cut about two
inches in iength which bled freely.
The officer although badly hurt did
not release his uold on Butler until
officer Kane and Booster arrived and
took him to tho hall. DR.. Springer
and Chief maxwell attended to officer
Chambers and dressed the wound, and
in short time he went TO his home no.
1917 West Front street. Shortly after
he reached his residence he was taken
very sick and in few moments he
went into violent spasms
His family immediately summoned
help, and number OF neighbors i'm
mediately came in to render all the as
sstance in their power. The wounded
man, while in the spasms, struggled
fearlully, and it took five or six strong
men to hold him. The spasms were al
most continuous, the interval between
them being not more than three or four
minutes, and during this time he ap-
peared to be ont of his mind.
A neighbor named Stewart went for
Drs. Hazlett and West, who, however,
did not arrive for some time. They had
bin cupped and leechcl, which had
the effect of lessening t he frequency and
violence of the spasms.
Yesterday afternoon, however, he be-
came worse and the matter was
brought to the official notice Of the At
torney General. A consultation of the
physicians was set for the afternoon,
and DR.. Draper invited as an adviser.
At the time Of the consultation they
found that the patient had slept some
three or four hours, and in their opin-
ion was somewhat better.
His attending physicians, Drs. West
and Hazlett, had during the morning
come to the COpclusion that the pa
TENTS greatest trouble rose from an ir-
ritation of the spinal cord, but were
unable to determine whether it was
caused by sevum or a blood clot: if it is
the former it will most probably pass
away in twenty-tour or thirty.s'x
hours, bnt if the latter, there is little
hope ,or him, as paralysis and death
will be almost sure to ensue.
The wound on his head is not con 'id- |
cred serious, and his whole trouble is
thought to arise from his back, which
the physicians say might have been
caused by severe wrench.
DR.. West was at his bedside all last
night, and he rested quietly until about
2 o'clock this morning, when he was
seized with a violent spasm, which
lasted about fifteen minutes, after
which he was restless until on toward
morning when he rcsted for some time.
his condition is considered
more hopeful this morning. Yesterday
afternoon Sergeant Cannon and Officer
Hardy arrested two more OF the gang,
named Arthur Emerson and John
Blizzard Blizzard was found at his
home on Pine street, and Emerson was
arrested on Heald street. Butler, EN-
erson and Blizzard all have bad repu-
tations and have frequently figured at
the Police Court for violations of the
law. The trio are now confined IN the
City Hall cells, and will be held to
await the result of the Officers inju-
ries.