Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-17


age. nj. Z. DOWNING,
City Fish Market.
CHEESE KNIFE AFFAIR.
Michael Einnegan Assaults J0hr
Muflisan ana lis Prevented from
Carrying out His Intentions-H.
Avoids Arrest and Leaves Town.
Michael Finnegan boarded a North
western train at forty minutes after Que
O'Clock this afternoon and LETT the city
The cause of his departure was q serious
violation of the law last night which has
behind 1t q maximum penalty of ten
years Imprisonment. Mr.. Finnegan,
about nine o'clock last evening, met q
small boy on the corner of Third and
Capitol streets aAd demanded OF him a
cigarette. Being denied the coveted
luxury he assaulted the boy viciously.
John Mulligsp, who Witnessed the trans
action, expostulated against such treat.
ment and Finnegan, leaving the boy,
rushed into Dan McDevitt's store, where
he armed himself with q large cheese
knife and with it made an assault upon
Mulligan. As he drew back the knife to
strike, Patrick Wagner caught his arm
and wrenched the weapon from his hand.
Finnegan then went down into one of
his pockets and brought out a long
bladed clasp knife and prepared to re-
new his murderous assault. He was
disarmed by by.standers and prevented
from concentrating his murderous de-
sign and Mr.. Mulligan escaped.
By this time Policeman
Long arrived. The pocket
kuife was handed him as evidence of the
attempted assault with adeadly weapon,
and he advised Finnegan to 60 home and
cool off. This advice was followed and
tho nightlaclosed with Mr.. Finnegan at
large.
This morning Mr.. Mulligan swore out
a warrant against Finnegan for an
assault with a deadly weapon with IN
tent to kill and it was placed in the
hands of the sheriff, Policeman Long
also swore out a warrant charging Finne.
gan with disorderly conduct. To avoid
these processes Mr.. Finnegan this after
noon went to the Northwestern depot,
boarded the train and went away. Po-
liceman Long ran after the train some
distance, but it moved too RAPIDLY for
him and his papers remained unserved.
PERSONAL.
VIM. Appleton, of Deadwood, is in
the city to-day.
e. T. Potter, of Huron, is registered at
the Merchants.
Miss Eva Henderson, of Sioux City is
visiting in Yankton.
Judson Seeley. a Milwaukee railroad
official, is in Yankton to-day.
H.J. Gardner, left this afternoon for
a trip through centrsl Dakota.
Peter Steffin. returned last evening
from a business visit to lie Mars.
Rev. G. e. Hager, of the M. q. church,
is confined to his bed by q severe cold.
F. j. EisenmanD, register of deeds of
Hutchinson county, is a guest in Yank-
ton.
DR.. j. B. VanVelsor, went to Wakonda
to-day to attend Miss Lucy Gilchrist,
who is seriously ill.
Bishop Martin Marty and Father
| Willard returned last night from a trip
ap the river among the Indians.
Miss Netha King accompanied her
father and mother as far as Sioux City
yesterday and returned last night.
G. W. Hallsck, travelling agent for the
Granger coal company, What Cheer
Iowa, is doing business in Yanktop.
d. d. Gilliland, one of Yankton coun.
tvs substantial stock farmers, left this
morning for q trip to his old home in
Illinois.
Miss Marion Cooley, of Niohrara, is
the guest, in this city, of her sister, Mrs
Charles Sphinx.
AT the Morrison: J. P. Shoemaker
a. BAIL, Sioux City; T. L.. Rupp, Mil.
waukee; t. Wright, Watertown; Albert
Fox, Cedar Rapids; W.. Appleton
Deadwood; Henry Jenkins, Boston.
At the Merchants: l.. B. Price, O.P
Stacy, Des Moines; j. p. Black, w. Il
Lacey, Emerson, W. d. Gwen, i. E
Guerin, j.. g. Clithem, Chicago; ;. f
Traster, Milwaukee; A. d. Howard, JET
f%erson, Iowa; Il. J. Rigley, Minneapolis
@. q. Porter, Ottumwa; NJ. l.. Finn, O
I. Bergen, Fred. W. Whitman, Sioux
City; q. W. Wallack, st. Paul; e. F
Potter, Huron; e. A. Becker, Omaha
For Rent-A residence on Douglas
avenue, between 4th and 9Th streets, Fol