St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-08
WARNING EDITORS.
Inc Destiny Guides OF the Spectator
ana Democrat Thfrsting for Gore.
Cox Dubois, Maj. Keith and a Revolver
Figure Largely and Harmlessly.

One OF those little episodes which occa-
sionally vary the dull monotony of news
paper life yesterday occurred at the Office OF
the Minneapolis Democrat, located at a12
Hennepln avenue, up two flights of stairs
ana hrst door to the left. 1t
appears that the Democrat office contained.
besides Its newspaper plant. the remains of
tne Canadian American, and the Sunday
Herald. two publications which failed to
meet the long-felt want and have ceased to
exist. Besides this. was the lob outfit of
the Herald, which the Minnesota Paper
company, as mortgagor, has sold to Col. G.
ID. Du Bots of the Saturday Spectator. who
Yesterday morning appeared to superintend
the removal Of his purchase The bill of
sale Included an imposing stone. upon
which the forms of the Democrat were
resting. Col Du Bots demanded the re-
moval of the forms, but the employees of
Tie democrat refused to comply.
as Maj. Charles E. Keith, the
editor, was absent and they thought he
would not be- especially pleased
at the proceeding. The minions of the
paper company then proceeded to throw the
forms on the floor, the result being that
display ads, t. +. locals, editorials, personal
paragraphs and salicious reprint articles
were mixed together into conglomerated
assortment commonly called ''pi." At this
point, according to several witnesses, Mai
Keith appeared at the mead of the steps
armed with revolver. Col. Du Bots did
not quail at the sight of the instrument of
death, but boldly threw his arms around
his adversary in strong if not an atfec-
tionate. embrace. They were separated.
and then Maj. Keith, who still retained the
revolver, threatened to turn it
loose upon the entire crowd which had the
effect OF inducing those present to leave, in
accordance with a cordial invitation to
Yacate, extended at the same time. Col
Du Bots. however. again caught hold of
the major, and while the latter was attempt
Ing to draw bead. so that he could shoot
the colonel without having the bullet pass
through his own body first, the weapon was
taken from his grasp. Hostilities ceased
here, but an hour later Maj Keith was ar
rested on the charge of assault with a
deadly weapon. His bends were fixed at
$780, In the municipal court, and hearing
of the case set for the 14th. Mai. Keith
was then escorted to the lookup, from
which he was released shertly afterwards,
bail having been furnished, with Loren
Fletcher and Charles Robinson as sureties.
when seen by a GLOBE reporter he was
calmly smoking pipe behind the bars in
the corridore at the lookup. His wife was
at his side and he was awaiting the arrival
OF his bondsmen. In answer to inquiries
ne said that Du Bots tackled him first and
he drew his revolver in self defense; also
that he expected to have Du Bots arrested
upon four distinct charges, viz. assault with
deadly weapon, to-wit a cane, trespass,
petit larceny and willful destruction of
property. Col. Du Bots called at the
GLOBE Office last evening to say that he
simply went to the Democrat office to get
property he had purchased, and had used
no abusiy or profane language as stated in
the Journal. His life had been threatened
at the point of revolver and he had only
defended himself.