Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-02
~PorTAwATMIE BULLlEs.
Justice on Their Track

The crime committed near Honey
Creek In this county during the pro-
gress Of the smuggling match between
John Moss and Dag Points have dis.
graced our county, and that Disgrace
must DO wiped out promptly and com.
pletely by melting the full measure Of
Justice to every person who par.
ticipated In any way. The sf,sy took
place on Thursdsy, the ooh inst.
and injuries sustained by one of the
sluggers were 80 great that death ives
thought to be the inevitable result,
and yet on Friday nothing was done
On Saturday 1t was known all over
the county, and yet the day passed
without any officer undertaking the
task Of arresting anyone.
Justice Vaughan, diSguSted with
the inaction of those whose sworn
duty 1t was to enforce the law
drew up q complaint and after
a number of futile attempts
to get signer, at Last
found in Mr. r. L. Williams o a
who did not hesitate to aid 30 right
eous a proceeding Warrants were
then made out, and strange 30 coy,
Justice Vaughan went to all officials
whose duty IL was to serve suoh papers
and one after another refused, one be-
cause the culprlts' relatives we're old
friends; another because he owned
property In the vicinity where the
DULLES resided; another because he
would not 60, and atill another be-
cause no had not been called on first.
and wanted to think 1t over. Several
men were asked to serve as special
constables, but declined, claiming thst
regularly elected officers were sworn
TO do this work.
Deputy Sheriff and Constable Ciat.
terbuck was away, but Sunday |
morning he returned and was = ked to
serve the papers He promptly agreed
to do his full duty and bring the
culprits to justice.
The case apparently involves the
violations of the statntes If
An ARRAY puoishhble by 500,
fine or thirty days imprisonment;
assault and battery, same punishment;
mayhem, q felony aud punishable by
ten years in the penitentiary; assault
with intent to do great bodily injury,
penalty; q riot, same punish
ment-the spectators who do not Ia.
~terfere to stop such an ARRAY become
liable to severe penalties.
These flesh chewers had relatives
as their seconds or abettors and
they are only a little less guilty than
their principals.
The brutality Of this cor flct has
perhaps lever before been equaled In
the history of the barbarian of the
prize ring. They fought for money,
for supremacy "a human bull dogs.
and for the qualification of feelings of
hatred they had for each other.
Moss had a finger chawed off ut the
first joint, and the sinews were torn
out as far up az his wrlst. That finger
Ia now on exhibition at Missouri
Valley. The came man alec had a
piece of his nose bitten off.
Points, who wac reported dead, was
beaten 30 badly that he had but little
life in him when the atfrsy Of 80 min
utes was at an end.
The oombatants. the bystanders
state, would ohaw and kick each 9TH
or In the most disgustingly brutal
manner, but they were not interfered
with, for a constable, 1t Is reported,
stood by with a revolver to see that the
fighters were not indicated.
1t Is supposed that twenty. five or
thirty men witnessed this brutality,
AZ there werea large number of invita-.
lions extended and accepted to witness
There r peace officers in that
township, but they seem paraly zsd at
the enormity and extent of the crime,
or else they fear the DULLES that par.
tlcipated In the exercise. Certain 1t ia
they have so far done nothing. We
anxiously await the outcome CT the
proceedings now instituted, and we
can ASSURE the officers who have had
the public spirit to proceed against
these criminals that the better class OF
the people of this city, county and
state will be prompt to show their ap.
probation and back their every effort
for putting down the lswless class now
triumphantly boasting of friends In
high places.