Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-07-23
NEARLY A FATAL QUARREL
Aurwep COLLINS .TRuoK Bf STONE
AND SERIOUSLY INJURED.
sssrsse, Friend amer Receiving Heavy Blows
prom Collins on saturday Hurhas'one
., MA AWai,ant which luf cts
Pain fui Ipiuri,s On His Head.

Pain ful 1piurits I'm His Head'
Co1uNprA, July On Saturday about
nom q fsht occurred on the Reading q
yolumbia railroad compsny's coal chuiee
- weeu Michael Friend and Alfred Col
ius which came near resulting In the
ieath OF the latter. The men wheel stone
d be used In repairing the break in tne
aam. Shortly before noon Friend Ieft bic
voYk to 60 to Brubaker's saloon, and on
shortly sfterward was told by
r,oi,inp. who is boss OF the gang, that
.svayal O, the men were accusing him OF
.sirkipe his work, whereupon spirited or.
vument was begun by both parties, During
its prorress Friend called Collins some
hard names and declared that he lCollins)
vss the only man who accused him Of
shirkinp, A After some further talk Collins,
Who Ia q powerful man, hit Friend, who II
sl,ehtly built, under the left eye, telling /
him like a log. Friend sprapg MP ss
quickly as possible and attempted to hith
asssilant with his shovel, but Collins being |
too quick and the two men clinched. In tbs
tussle Friend was hit on the bridge OF the
nose. badly disfi figuring that organ. Thetwo
men were then parted and Friend picked
up stcne and hurting It at Collins, struck
him on the head, inf letting q serious wound
Collins was injured 80 that he could not
continue the fight, but he managed to walk
q far as the p. II. Il. passenger station, on
his way TO q ply siclan, where he was taken
With commissions, and had to be taken
home In q wagon. On Saturday evening
his life was despaired OF, but on Sunday he
rallied, and his ply sician, Dr. Mfiiin, pre-
nounced him out OF danger this morning
Friend was arrested and given q hearing
before Squire Soliy on Saturday evening,
and was held In bail for further hearing as
soon as Collins Is able to appear against
him.
The Laws Onsndtrs
Sylvester Bard, given hearing before
Squire Solly on Saturday evening charged
with desert.pg his wife, was held in bail for
q further hearing on Tuesday evening.
The fiuai hearing OF the Mclaughlin.
Hamaker assault and battery case was held
on Saturday evening before Squire Solly.
Mclaughlin was held In bali for trial al
court
During the progress OF the above case
NJ. Burke, who was slightly intoxicated.
attempted to force his way into the slread y
overcrowded 'squire's office. Officer Schill
demonstrated with him, whereupon he
became noisy aud was promptly arrested
aud locked up. Later he was given hear.
log and discharged on payment OF costs.
Several street Il sh,s occurred on Saturday
evening, and several warrants have been
Issued for the participants One OF the q
occurred In Rsgtowp, during which the
faces OF George Reese and John Now were
badly battered.
On Saturday evening Officer Wittlck left
town on q tour OF investigation through
the York county hills. During the "A hourc
he was away he trampet AZ miles over the
York county hills and succeeded In col.
lecting substantial evidence connecting
3 larp ana McCsnp, now In jail awaiting
trial, for the robbery OF Sheliey's store a
York Haven and NJ yers' store at New Hol
lsnd, both Of York county.
Mr.. Haines, q tenant on Strick ler's farm
had his spring house entered and O lot G
provisions stolen.
Samuel Ackermsp, a switohman Of tt
east yard OF the =. X, r., had his COT
stolen from the switch house ON Saturda
night
Accidents and Incidents
A small daughter of Mr.. Thomas Halie
Inan had the end OF one of her fngers TAX o
of. 1t was caught In lawn mower.
man named O'Brlep, an employe OF tn
east yard OF the p. r. r., had psiniul &C
cident this morning. While engaged Il
loading cross ties on q car his hand wa
caught between the car and a tie, badl
msshing his fingers. 1t Is thought that hi
fingers will have TO be amputatod.
Master Willie Stevenson, grandson {
Squire Hershey, while playing In front {
tue armory on Saturday, WAS ordered o
the sidewalk by another lad. While n
fused to obey and tho lad threw stone 9
him which struck him on the head, In iilc
ing serious cut
Miss Minnie Wilcox, OF MlddietowI
Connecticut, and Miss Strong, OF East II sd
don, Connecticut, are the guests OF Mis-
Efie Dstwiler.
J.. Ewing M III n left for Philadelphi
this morning after speadlag his vscatio
with his parents.
Miss Lulu Merrill LETT for her homo
Philadelphia this morning alter q sho
visit to relatives in town.
Miss Bsssle kaufman arrived home @
Saturday from Philadelphia and Nijlnir!
Miss Margaret Richards, Of Thurlow, Pa
10 visiting relations here.
Charles RICHTER has returned from
visit TO Oxford.
Mrs. Keller, vile OF Rev. IL. X 5!lsr, II
oeived the news on Sunday tina! four Of be
immediate relatives were victims OF q RI
cent foods at Wheeling. Mrs. Kell,r lei
this morning for Wheeling.
The q. s. Social society will mes. O
"Wednesday evening.
The Presbyterian Sunday school vii
picnic at Litilz Springs tomorrow.
A number OF Columbisns attended th
corner stone laying at Watts on Sunday.
The funeral OF the infant son OF
Shade will take place this evening at
O'Clock, at Mr.. Shades residence. The n
mains will be tsken to Philadelphia to
morrow for intermeni.