The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-09-02
PRIZE FRIGHT.
A Brutal ARRAY Just Outside
the City Limits Last
Night.
George Henderson Gets Knocked
Out Of Time in Two
Rounds.

For the past lew days there has been q
man in the city named Sergeant selling
bibles-a book agent. Yesterday evening
he was in Robb & Hollands saloon throw
ing dice. Geo. Henderson was there also.
Henderson stepped up to the bar and
asked why be couldn't come in. In a Joking
way Sergeant said that no one but gentle
men were allowed to play in that game.
Henderson took offense at the remark
and began abusing the bible man, calling
him all kinds of hard names and telling
him he could whip him the best day he
ever saw. The book agent was somewhat in
clined to take the names, as he was con-
siderable smaller than the other. Heuder-
son, however, was determined to have a
fight and told Sergeant that he would hire
a hack, take him outside the corporation
and knock both eyes into one
After considerable parlying it was finally
decided that they go in hack and that
the man who got whipped should pay the
bill Accordingly, at q little after o'clock
the lack driven by Clint Davis was called
into requisition and the party repaired q
short distance west of the fair grounds and
near the railroad track, where the mill
took place. Charlie Holland and another
gentleman, whose name the reporter could
not learn, accompanied them as seconds.
Henderson was confident of an easy vic
tory and did not even pull his coat. Sar-
geant, however, pulled his coat and got
himself in readiness for hard fight, know
ing full we'll that his antagonist was a
hard man. g. %. .-.-. g.. -r.., .--....-
When time was called both men came
up confident Henderson made q
Ia, l.
knocked alb over the ground getting it in the
eye, mouth, and, in fact, all over the face.
Sergeant then got onto him and beat his
face up horribly, after which he let him
up. -.s.s v.- ~.-E .-...
Henderson was still game and announced
himself ready for second round. This
one was but repetition of the first, only
that when Sergeant hit him Henderson
went down like log and from the fact
that he was in no hurry to get on his feet
again, it was very evident that he had all
he wanted.
With the exception of a scratch about
the length of pin, Sargeant did not show
scratch. His clothes, however, were COW
cred with Henderson's blood, while he
Henderson, looked as though he had
been run through a threshing machine.
During the melee Sergeant bit Henderson
on the note, and the blood flowed freely
from the wound.
Learning that the fight was going to take
place BAzoo reporter repaired to the
scene OF action, but did not arrive until
after the fight was over and the men ready
to go home. The only other witness was a
colord man named Wright.
The party all came back to town in the
hack, Henderson cursing all the way.
As Henderson lost the fight he was ex-
pected to pay the hack hire but when he
got back to town he said he didn't have
any money and the driver took his hat for
security. Last night Henderson was ca
rousing around and making good deal of
disturbance by cursing.
Taking all in all, the fight was nothing
more than q dog fight. Henderson was too
drunk to know what he was doing and
Sergeant should not have been allowed to
fight him.
1t is understood that everyone connected
with the brutal affair will be ARRESTED on
state warrants and then will be seen il
the laws are thusly to be trsmpled upon
and il the community have not a little
right which should be respected.