Telegram-herald., 1886-07-20
KILL HIM THIS TIME
Three Young Gentlemen As
saulJed by HOOdlums
aI TO KILL HIT TO KILL
Three Young aen 0lgeI On Street
Cara Haoo 20 HAND Fight
Rocks Used biooa , io~s
a 6rass Womsn

Ht 10 kl ht o. kia vas the uy .
heard frola d craad % laoa.4ms on M4di- 4
-on-afe laaal -a9 o.oe2 saD44s evening /
Charles W4rdel travelling man Was oe- .
lus lell over d i.lle oF crowd oi i9ur of I
d.e raasls while n,s fread ana c9mpan- /
.0g. Ilale Kalhan ai th-s .ty Nas al 4
tempting 10 dnYe iAeu od.
4. appears that Mr Halhbuu together
ai,h his guest Mr. Wafiel aud Flank
% Har4. of ,Als elly visited lhe % Wasa-,a
Nous boat house SUNDAY afternoon. reiaru-
ns about q O'Clock by tie Reed Lake
street car Ane On the way home in The
dummy cars there $40 near Tie three young
gentlemen half a dozen young fellows Who
wIih the exception of oue a coarse bully
appeared to hr respectable The latter. led
nf the rougus began o. make REMARKS
about 1he personal appearance uf ttc three
young gentlemen. discussing tht
neighih of their collars and
sugmau,iug them as dades 40
attention was paid 90 the remarks by Mr.
Rathbun and his friends until after the
roggh-, bad purDoseiy followed them
into a closed street car which was waiting
al Easiest There was also an open car ln
which Tie gang hrst seated themselves. but
/ they seemed tO desire io PICK "A tight with
/ the gentlemen who had I'D no wise pro-
v0ked lt Ihe l1afers perched themselves
I upon the rear platform oi tne car. the leader
/ taking seat inside and continued hia
/ vtuperali0u Finally. when patience was
I all gone ami other passengers had entered
the car. Mr. Wardell jumped at the bully
/ and. asking him what he meant by such
/ language gave him a vigorous shaking.
/ Instantly the gang rushed ia ana
I began 10 beat Mt Wardell The two
I parties engaged in "A general fsiicut. jump
I ing about ike mad men, on the seals, Oh
/ The ilOor and all over the car. one woman
/ screamed You have killed my mother
upon seeing her maternal relative Mr..
I ID Learyl raped severely by one of the
. roughs Several male occupants scOoted out
of the car during the night. Neither the
driver nor conductor offered assistance.
The car was stopped al Madison ave. and
Mr. Rathbun and Mr.. Wardell lett, their
object being 10 make their way home over
/ the hill Mr.. o Hara remained on The car
but the hoOdiums followed the other two.
/ Filling their pockets with stones they began
an attack upon the two unarmeu men.
shall party of young ladies and gentlemen
which chanced 10 get between the pursuers
and the pursued. was peited without any
discrimination. Finally the bully OF the
rOughs caught hold of Mr.. Wardell, bent
him over a fence. and dealt him a blow on
the head with "A stone, receiving the en-
couraging backing from the lips of a com
lade. Hit 10 kilN' Mr.. Rathbun now be-
came thoroughly alarmed. He grasped hls
friend. who was weak from his bruises and
a loss of blood, and drew him toward
staircase which led TO the basement OF
James MckeIveTs house, No. l0l Madison
ave ON the top of the stairs the
..oL~
Mr. Rathbun sDatched a cane from spec
tatOr and waded into the crowd, knocking
them right and left but the bully moved
on toward his victim. "lhOde was al
hand. however and dealt the rough a tre-
mendous blow ON the nose with hls fist,
causing the blood 10 dy and the bully 70
reel Mr. Ralhbun then carried his bleed
ing fainung friend into the house. The
ho0dlum. recovered from the shock Of the
blow. FASTENED after them, bat a piucky
little woman came in between and ordered
him back Let me get at him, iii
kill him this time" he grOwled through
his teeth but Mrs kirkwood kept him
back until the suggestive rattle Of The patrol
wagon caused him and his pals 10 take To
their heels Mr. Wardell was taken into
the house where he tainted. The blood
was washed from his head and body and a
doctor summoned 10 sew up his wObnds.
reporter for the TELEGRAM HERALD in
terviewed several persons who witnessed
the fight and finds the facts related above
. cOrrObOrated. Last evening blood could be
plainly seen on the fence the sidewalk and
the stone with which Mr. Wardelis head
was pounded He left the city yesterday
morning So far as can be learned by a
dligent investigation the bully Is Claude
Scott. an emplOve at M0rans restaurant
"Scotty.' as he Is called, skipped his job
Yesterday morning and il is supposed that
/ he has gone 10 Nil waukee. a second rough
is Chuck" Pierce of South DivlsiOn-st
The Others are pretty well established but
/ not sufficiently so TO warrant printing their
names Chuck Pierce in talking 10 an
acquaintance denied having any connec-
ton with the brawl, but finally admitted
that he was mixed mp i'm d.. and only did
as the Others did "ScOtty seems to
think his honor was challenged when
Mr.. Wardell shook him for hiS continued
impudence That is the reason for the
tight He has established reputation as a
fighter when slightly under The irfuenoe
of liquor. bv somewhat celebrated u-ht
AZ the Salvation Army barracks, and un-
tremendously padding a street car driver
with a board The hoodiums were proba-
blv half fuli Of beer on sunday
This is only the elimination OF long
series of insults 10 ladies and gentlemen on
the Reels Lake line. and upon the city
streets The hoOdlum clement has become
bo.der than ever before and needs a good
combing down t0 keep n within the proper
limits Mr. Raihbun, however. says be
does not intend 90 make complaint. out the
railway authorities are iu uVes igaiing the
matter.