The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-02-09
AN ATR0CI0US ASSAULT.
ANEWsPAPER MAN THE VICTIM
a Policeman Sends IChallenge Waits
Till His Adversary is Helpless and
Assaults Him IN the Dark
William Diaus Luck.

Saturday night at an early hour, be-
fore o'clock, in the very heart of the
city, on Austin street in front of the
Grand Windsor hotel, Capt. h. NJ. Tenn
pie, a gentlaman from Galveston, was
brutally assaulted by man named
McCarty who, he alleges, ossaved
to rob him of his watch
Mr.. William Dial, the correspondent of
the Fort Worth Gazette, was soon ON
the scene, and having formerly served
with Temple in the civil engineer corps,
knew him at once and befriended him.
AZ the same time a policeman named
SGhluneger, had Temple in charge.
Dlai suggested to the officer that he had
Detter pay attention to the party who
had orutaiiy beaten up Temple, when
that s0-called guardian of the peace
threatened TO do Dial up. The
man McCarty was finally
arrested, and is now behind
the bars of the county Jail. Mr. Dial in
his special to the Gazette criticised the
action of the officer.
Last evening as Mr.. Dial and Mr..
Obeary, correspondent of the Calves
ton News, were walking down Main
street Schluneger stepped up and yir-
tually challenged Mr.. Dial, saving he
would be of duty at certain hour aud
that he would meet him Mt
the station house-the city prison where
evil doors are kept. Mr.. Dial said he
would be az Meredith's saloon close by.
herlit Smith got wind of the challenge
oil Schluneger and warned him that he
was not acting as becomes An officer
anu tnat II thev made any
beillgerent demonstratlon--he or Dial
Althnr-hA lSnnfYlA 4
both in charge.
Schluneger promised tho sheriff not
to do anything TO raise row.
About II o'clock last night, as Mr..
Dial stepped out Of the Glen Lea saloon,
Soniuneger, who, it appears, was
waiting for, Dial asked him If he had
sent the special to the Gazette. Dial
SAID ~ did," when, without further
warning, the "guardian of the peace
struck him several blows on the head
with either pair of brass knucks
or heavy pistol, knocking him
down, alter which he proceeded
TO KICK him in the face and body, in.
ilcting serious injuries. Charlie Der.
ian, lad, who was a witness TO the
brutal assault, SAYS he thought the DO.
liceman was trying to take drunken
man nome or to the station
] p"t ho WAS nOfrlueu Wuef
tno oilicer Knocked the man down and
Kicked him so hard.
When he had almost killed him, the
noy says the policeman walked hur
richly down the street TO where two
men were waiting for him, aud
al, three hurried away.
Mr.. dial was taken To the st. George
hotel where he was attended by Drs
veal and LeaSe. His injuries are severe
80 lar as learned Schalueger was MOI
arrested. This is the most brutal assault
mat has occurred here in many day
~ was no doubt conspiracy, aud Mr.
Dlal was taken unawares, and there il
PROOF positive that Schluneger had two
oohiederates. What Dial said in his tel
egram is one thing and the bruta
| ponceman did is another. Are peopl,
10 he beat up In this way by supposeC
officers of the law? is tho question tina
naturally presents itself TO everyone
rue police arc to preserve the peao,
ana not To challenge and coward,
beat up people. There are som,
police ON the force 10 whom the abov,
VIII not apply. win the police boarC
investigate this matter9