Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-10-06
ASSAULTED At NIGHT.
Mayor Gale, of Canton, Seriously Injured
by an Unknown Slugger.
Canton Advocate, I'd.

Mayor Gale. of Canton, Seriously Injured
by an Unknown Slugger.
Canton Advocate. I'd.
Between the hours of 10 and 1890
o'clock last evening. Mr.. Fl. II. DeLong
passed down Fifth street, past the Ad.
vocate Office and the barber shop OF Geo.
Webb, and leaning up against rhe win.
dows OF G. W. Moore's barber shop
found Mayor Gale in rather dangerous
condition, bleeding profusely at the
head, chin and hand. Thinking that Mr..
Gale had fallen and injured himself, Mr..
DeLong assisted the injured victim on
to the stone steps leading to the gentle
mans rooms over the First National
bank, and about this time F. H. Treat,
of Lennox, who was passing, noticed the
large pool of blood on the sidewalk and
stopped to see what was the trouble. Mr..
DeLong called upon Mr.. Treat to
Immediately secure surgeon. and
an Advocate reporter who had
passed the scene of the
bloodshed but few minutes before, i'm.
mediately skipped for assistance. MIR.
DeLong succeeded in getting Mr.. Gale
into one OF his rooms up STAIRS and when
the writer arrived at the scene was IN.
dustriously engaged in bathing the head
of the injured man. Until MIR. DeLong
had secured a light and made an ex.
animation, foul play had not been ex-
pected, but as soon as it was ascertained
the injuries we're caused by no fall, legal
assistance was sent for. About this time
DR.. M. NJ. Clark and DR.. F. P. Smith
arrived and began the work of sewing
together the injuries, which for time
were considered of a dangerously serious
nature. After shaving the head, three
gaping wounds were found at the back,
one about two and half inches long
and extending to the skull, and the
others fully as dangerous. The index
finger OF the right hand was split in the
center about half an inch back from the
nail and mashed into pulp. An ugly
scratch across the chin was
bleeding profusely, and the gentle.
man was covered over with blood
from the different wounds. His condi.
tion was not considered critical, although
in four cases ont of five would have
proved fatal. During the dressing of
the wounds Mr.. Gale made assertions as
to who did the work, and urged the i'm.
mediate arrest of the party. His attor.
ney was sent for, and arrived at the
scene soon after the arrival of the city
marshal and county sheriff, but on
account of the mental and physical
strain the injured gentleman had under.
gone. concluded to await further develop.
ments before commencing legal proceed.
ings against anyone.
Mayor Gale states that while saunter-
ing down past the corner of the bank,
headed for the Fifth street entrance OF
his roams, some person came up behind,
and, while opposite the first window in
the bank building from the barber shop,
did the work that laid him out. A sort
of premonition OF the coming
blow caused him to partially turn and
raise his band, when blow from
come heavy weapon came crushing onto
bis skull, mashinR his finger into jelly.
This dazed him to such an extent that
be couldn't state whether or no the
other strokes were dealt until he was
felled, but the supposition is that the
first blow knocked him senseless to the
sidewalk, and then the work was com.
pleted
| The hour, as will be seen. was early in
the evening, and with a full moon every.
thing was plainly visible. The writer
bad passed the scene but few moments
before, and when Mr.. DeLonR came
| along. the deed had not been commit
mitted outside OF Eve before. The drug
stores and saloons had not yet closed.
and wandering pedestrians were any.