The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-05-26
AEUNNX HIEX-UP.
Brought About 10y piano
stool and a Broken Pipe.

On Wednesday ev ming quite lively
little scene occcured between officers on
the one side and Prof. Chun and his
wife on the other, at the house the latter
are now occupying on North Fifth street
and formerly the residence nj DR.. j. II.
Caldwell. 1t appears from what infor-
nation We could get, that when DR..
Caldwell moved from the city to his
present suburban home, ut China
springs, he rented his city residence t.
Prof. Chun and also left III the house a
piano, which was to be delivered to him
on calling for it. y few days ago DR.. G.
sent some men to the house to put the
instrument III wagon and move 1t to
the country. and in handling 1t meer-
schum pipe belonging to Prof. Chun,
valued at 81, WAS thrown OFF and broken.
After 1t WAS discovered, and also after
the piano, stool, etc, had been moved
out, Prof. Chun ran out OF the house.
holding the bowl III one hand and the
stem in the other. and commenced an
animated harangue IN German, which
no one present understood, and at last
seeming to get no satisfaction he grasped
two " the legs of the piano and threw
them in the yard As he WAS about to
take another Dr. Caldwell became en-
raged and was in the act of Strlkln z
him with piano leg or some other
weapon when MIR. Phil Caldwell caught
his arm The legs were recovered and
the team drove of, but il was soon dis
covered that the stool was missing.
When it was demanded Chun refused 70
give it up until his pipe was paid for,
and seeing no other iway to come into
/ ~ hue yY,thn1yT
.euce DR.. Caldwell went before Esquire
/ Evans and swore out search warrant,
alleging, rs we we're told, that Chun had
/ stolen the stool after he (Dr. CALDWELL
/ had taken it from the house and had It
( in his possession The search warrant
/ was on Wednesday placed IN the hands
Of Deputy Sheriff George Oglesby who
/ proceeded 20 execute it, taking with
him Policeman Shook. When they
searched the house they saw the piano
stool, and the officers state the search
warrant WAS read and interpreted
by Prof. Krause's little daughter,
neither Chm or his wife
being able to understand
English. On the other hand. Chun and
wife claim the warrant was not read,
and they did not know whether Ogleshy
u III al tlLNtl VI il'l bNb HA'ltNNNA' VA
his giving them az receipt for 1t or
satisfying them that they would be re
spuusible for 1t until his pipe was paid
for it would be given up. About this
time Mrs. Chun und rtook TO remove
the stool from the presence OF the off
GERS, when Oglesby grabbed It and the
lady being quite muscular, big IL sci
ensued for the possession, Officer Shook
At the same time keeping Chn from
takiag part. In the encounter It Is
stated the lady. made several efforts
/ to strike the officers and III the scutlle,
which was carried Oh from t house to
/ the front yard, she had her fingers
warped backward SO badly that it hurt
/ her hand severely. 1t became so badly
swollen and painful that size had to have
il dressed by Il rhy stefan. After THIS she
went before Esquire Davis and made
complaint tor aggravated assault and
battery against both Oglesby and Shook
and proposed to make complaint
against DR.. Caldwell for perjury IL
alleging that the stool had been stolen.
The stories are wiGeIyd fTereut on either
side. but It appears that the officers
were armed with the proper powers and
+ they read the warrant, the only point
10 be determined would be whether they
used more force than was necessary 10
execute the warrant Our German
friends being uuacqualnted with the
law mBy have acted hastily, but they are
entitled II right 10 the same protection
as all other citizens, and will set II. DR..
. Caldwell proceeded legally and wecannot
see what action can be hal against him
for trying to recover his property 10y