Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-03-23
A THREE.HANDED MILL.
some Lively Knockdowns on Main
street This Afternoon.

John w. Lowell returned to this city
last evening from Colorado, and was
made an unwilling participant, this after
noon, in threc-handed mill, from which
he emerged with some pretty severe
bruises on the face. He was passing up
Main street with friend about 80
O'Clock, and when in front of DIR.
Higgins drug store was accosted
by DR.. C. w. Higgins, and the encounter
began. The doctor, who saw that Mr..
Lowell was about to pass without speak
ing, shouted "Lowell," and the latter
turned and, advancing, said: "How are
you, doctor; what do you want?" DIR.
Higgins said, 81 want that gun of mine"
to which MIR. Lowell replied he did not
have any gun OF his.
"You are a damned thief and stole my
gum" cried the doctor, and as Mr.. Lowell
remonstratingly advanced towards him
he struck out with his fist and inflicted a
bad bruise on Mr. Lowell's cheek.
The parties with this came into close
contact, and the doctor administered an
other blow, this time cutting an ugly
cash under Mr.. Lowell's eye. Without
waiting for any further overtures
Mr.. Lowell closed in upon his
assailant and downed him with very little
ceremony. AT this juncture Mr.. James
Marshall, one of the numerous bystand-
ers, rushed forward and lifted the doctor
from the ground, but before anything
further could possibly take place between
the disputants, Mr.. T. X. Higgins, the
doctors brother, who had heard the
crashing sound of breaking glass when
the doctor was knocked against the glass
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with Mr.. Lowell on the instant. He
struck the gentleman on the wound that
his brother had made, and stood appa-
rently ready to repeat the medicine
If it were required, but Mr.. Lowell
offered no further resistance, and
quietly repaired to Roberts & Nelden' s
drug store, where his bruised face was
properly attended to.
The Messrs. Higgins, who were seer
Immediately after the occurrence, were
considerably excited, and made some
serious charges against Mr.. Lowell and
his assignee, whot they claimed, had stolen
from them the gun in question, and 9
horse from Mr.. Il. X. Higgins. They
represented the incident very much as
we have given it above, and manifested :
disposition to engage in another round OF
two, if agreeable.
Mr.. Lowell insists that he was held by
some of the crowd while the blows wer,
struck, but did not see who it was tina
handicapped him. He states that he haC
no desire to engage in the hitting, and il
fact, did not have the opportunity if h,
had felt so disposed, as hisarms, he says
were held in a powerful grip while hi
assailants pummeled him. He had NJ
intention, he stated, to swear out com
plant against DIR. Higgins or his brother
but would rather let the matter res
where it is.
There has been strong feeling Q
hatred entertained towards Lowell b.
Dr. Higgins for some time past, growin
: out OF loss which the doctor claims Il
have sustained through Lowell's failure
of good many thousand dollars. TIL
gun in dispute, which the doctor assert
; is his, was the property, Mr.. Lowell says
OF the company which made an assign
) ment some time since to Isaac Lyon
but appears to have been purchased q
J the Doctors request while he was on tn,
ranch in which he himself and Mr.. Low
, ell had mutual interest.
The excitement around the spot wher
the hitting took place became very ger
eral and attracted large crowd 1t
very probable that nothing further wi
he henrd of IL