St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
ALMOST A HOMICIDE.
A Free Fight on Dayton's Bluff Almost Re-
suits In Murder--Other Police Court
Gases.

Gases.
Only man and key of beer,
Only tough with bludgeon near,
Only man on a midnight lark,
Maybe he'll twang golden harp.
There was ruction near Hudson street
Tuesday night, and somebody got badly hurt.
The mill was in shanty, and it was partci-
pated in by half dozen men, all of whom
were under the influence of the amber, and
the melting factor was key of beer. When
the beer was in the wit was out and simple
dispute ended in free fight with pokers and
clubs, and the way it looks now the next
grand jury may have q homicide case on its
hands to investigate. Among the partici-
pants were John WEIGH, Pat Keilligh,
j. Mcdonald, j. O'Donnell, P. McGuin
and another party whose name is unknown.
The debauch eliminated about IL O'Clock,
when the humping began, the attention of
Officer Meyers being attracted to the same
by loud cries of murder. AS the officer en-
tered the shanty he beheld the forms of sew
eral men sliding out the rear door and his
gaze was confronted by fearful scene Of
carnage.
The room was Uttered with fragments Of
broken furniture and lying on the floor was
man named McGuin with a. frightful cash
in his head and apparently dying. The Off
Ger went in pursuit of the fugitives and after
hot chase of a couple of miles he brought
them to bay in shanty.
Knowing that if he attempted to enter
alone By the front door they would escape
through the rear passage to the house, he ran
over to Chemical Engine House No. 2 and
asked permission to use the telephone to call
up the wagon. The request, he states, was
refused, and by the time he returned the fell
lows had skipped. The officer then went
back to the shanty where the fight had taken
place, and on the way he ran across John
WEIGH, one Of the participants and heavy
hitter, who was put under arrest. A physi-
clan was called and the wounded man re-
ceived proper attention. Doubts are enter
tanned Of his recovery. We!ch was
before Judge Burr yesterday and
the case was continued for a week. He was
committed in default of $500 bail.
Over-indulgence in the stimulating fluid
also got Dennis Sweeney and Charles Nc
Donald into trouble They belong to the
Rice street gang of sluggers, and Tuesday
night, while on lark they entered a drink
cry and called for beer. Being already full
their request was refused. whereupon they
attempted to clean out the ranch. An officer
lnterfered and they were both yanked.
Sweeney was sent out for thirty days and his
pal was let down light, receiving only ten
days in the bastile.
His eyes were black and his lips were blue
and his nose was a beautiful carmine hue.
This was the shape in which Henry Thill
doomed up in the police court yesterday. The
dado on his eyes and nose was laid on by
Officer McFetridge, and thereon hangs tale.
When Thrill was arraigned yesterday he stated
that he would like to have the case continued
in order to have warrant issued for the
arrest of the officer. Thrill keeps a saloon on
Jackson street. and he claims that McFet-
ridge entered his place while under the in
fiuence of liquor, pitched into him and after
pounding him without cause ran
him to the cooler. The hear
ing was continued until to-day.
McFetridge was off duty Tuesday night and
he claims that Thrill abused and insulted
him.
The case of Maggie Flynn came up on
continuance. She was charged with whip
ping Rice street saloonkeeper, and she
pleaded guilty, saying that his saloon was
next door to her residence and that his
drunken customers went into her yard and
made disgusting exhibitions of themselves
in front of her children. She gave bonds to
keep the peace.