Daily Republican., 1883-11-14
A COWARDLY ASSAULT.
Sergeant Mcdonnell Badly Iujusea
Nv Runlan.

About / O'Clock yesterday morning
Sergeant Mcconnell and officer Tucker
met at Fourth and Walnut streets, and
walked together To Fourth and King
streets, when Tucker kept on to Mar.
ket street, and the sergeant went
down King to Front, when he thought
he heard q drunken man making
q noiss In the vicinity ofMarket streets,
an d started in that direction.
Before he reached Market street he
heard men swearing in loud tone, aud
the sound Of windows being broke down
toward French street, and he retraced
his steps TO ascertain the cause. When
he reached King street he saw two men
running toward Second street and
started in pursuit. When near Second,
he saw crowd coming in the rear, and
stopped until they reached him, when
one Of them said, "why don't you arrest
those men ?" and lie again started after
them. They ran along Second to
French when one of the men turned up
that street and the other down. The
Sergeant followed the latter to Spring
alley, a small street betweenSecond and
Third, down which the man turned.
After turning in the alley he was ap-
preached by one Of the men who was
in he crowd that had followed him,
and struck In the face with heavy
piece of iron. The blow was dealt with
tremendous force, and for moment the
officer was stunned. He, however. recol-
lects picking up his hat, and seeing the
men run, and then started to make his
way to the hall.
When he arrived there DIR. Wales
was summoned, and 1t was found that
his NOSE was split and the bridge broken
while the forehead and right eye were
badly swollen and bruised. After his
wounds were dressed he was removed
u his home on Seventh street near
Poplar, and this morning, although he
is still confined to his bed, was much
better, and doing as we'll as could be e1-
pected.
Yesterday afternoon George Brown, a
fireman on the =. w. Il Il. Railroad,
WAS arrested by officer Vickers an being
concerned in the attack. He was taken
to the Sergeant's house and recognized
~ one Of the party. Upon being taken
back TO the hall he was held In $500
bail for his appearance on Friday even.
ing.
This morning Elmer North and Viii.
liam Lawler, both of them fremen on
the road were arrested by officers Wick.
ers and Cannon, and upon being taken
to the Sergeant were recognized by him
as being with the gang, and he is under
the impression that Lawler Is the man
who struck the blow.
The young men were arraigned before
Judge Cumrnius ut this mornings $685.
sion Of Court, and were ordered to fur.
nish bail in the sum OF $500 each for a
further hearing Oh Friday evening, at
which tiuIe it is expected the Sergeant
will be able to appear
Bail WAS entered for North by John
Erear, III engineer on the =. w. Il b.
kailroad, and Lawler said that he had
sent for his father, and expected that he
would be present at this evenings ses.
sion of Court and enter bail for him.
Deputy States Attorney Turner de.
clined this moi ng to file an iniorma-
tion in the case, until after the prelim.
mary hearing, AZ he said he thought 1t
probable that it would be shown that 1t
was case Of assantwith intent to com.
nit murder, and would have to be
taken TO the Court of General Sessions
for trial.