The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1883-05-04
Prohibition in Hartford.
Closing Scenes in Rel Aria Man Dam
gerOusly Shot.

The law prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors went into effect in Hartford county on.
Tuesday, May 1st Its advent was signalized
in Bel Air by 4 riot on Monday night, in which
one man was dangerously wounded by pistol
ball and several were hurt with stones. On
Monday, as usual, q large number of persons
were in town. some of whom, thinking ii was
their last chance to get square legal drink,
INDUCED too freely. AS night came on the
crowd increased and under the influence ofliquor
they became noisy and quarrelsome. Fearing
disturbance, Mr.. W. Smithson Forwood,
Of the Changers Hotel, closed his establishment,
but there were several other places where liquor
could be obtained. About II o'clock a number
of young men were standing in Mr.. Edward Fer
RVS liquor srore, when Patrick Tahany, John
Tahany and Frank Trainor, came in. Patrick
Tahany, without a word of provocation, struck
a young man named Fry, knocking him down.
Mr.. Ferry ordered the party to leave, whereupon
Tahany, urged on by Trainor rushed at him, and
general fight ensued, in which Trainor was
knocked down, and Tahany and his friends were
put out. Deputy Sheriff Carman was sent for
to protect the property and summoned Mr.
VIM. l.. Cooley TO aid him. Shortly after they
arrived at the place, stone was hurled through
the glass door, from the outside, striking James
Lingan on the head and Daniel Carroll on the
neck. Mr.. Cooley was standing in the door and
endeavored to arrest Patrick Tahany, one of the
assailants. Tahany escaped and ran. Mr. Cooley
says he ordered him to halt, but he kept on
running. In order to Brighten and cause him TO
surrender Mr.. Cooley fired pistol in the air, as
he supposed. The ball unfortunately, struck
John Tahany, brother of the man who was
running. This ended the row. The wounded
man was taken to the residence of Mr.. Patrick
Howard, near Bel Air, where he was employed
DIR. r. ID. Lee was sent for and found that the
ball had passed through The lower part of the
spine and lodged in tine ligaments in front of it.
The wound is selions. The wounded man is
said TO be ordinarily peaceable and quiet, and
was not engaged in the riot TO the extent that
Others were.
On Tuesday morning Patrick Tahany return
ed TO Bel Air and went TO Mr. Ferry's place
again. Several young men were there, talking
over the events of the preceding evening Ia
hany approached one of them, VIM. IL. Bauer,
brother-inlaw of Mr. Ferry, and accused him
of having struck him with billy. Mr.. Bauer
denied the charge and Tahany drew pistol
Before he could use it, however, it was taken
from him, and fight followed in which Tahany
was roughly handled. Deputy Sheriff Carman
then arrested Tahany and lodged him safely
in Jail
For the good name of the town the atiray is
greatly deplored. Mr.. Cooley particularly re-
grets the part he took in it. He had, he says,
no idea Of shooting any one, but merely wished
TO Brighten Tahany and cause him 10 stop.
On Wednesday morning Trainor was arrested
and a hearing took place before Justice Fulton,
who held Patrick Tahany and Frank Trainor
each in the sum of $500 bail for assaultiDg James
Lingan, Daniel Carroll and George Fry.
Mr. Cooley also gave bail for his appearance
at court, TO answer to the charge Of shooting
John Tahany. The wounded man was reported
comfortable yesterday, and the chances are in
favor of his recovery.