Telegram-herald., 1890-09-27
"A CITY'S DISGRACE
The Arcade saloon Goes on With
It's Tragedy.
JOSEPH ?. DYER NEARLY MURDERED
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Last evening row occurred IN the
old Ackley saloon, which everybody
supposed al TIE tnlo hsa terminated ln
murder. Joseph p. Dyer had been iR
posso&len O. the ssioen. and when be
stepped from behind the TAI about
O'Clock, d. q. Ackley and Bartender
Lewls, acting for johnson, stepped iu
and took possession. A TOW followed
ia Which Dyer was assailea via clubs
by the two nsen and beaten nearly 20
death. The most serious wounds weie
about the face and head. and The blood
flowed and spurted 20 freely that the
ASSISTANTS were bespattered with H.
A soon ss the news reached head
/ quarters, officers, led by Lieutenant
/ Hurley, went 10 the place and took the
wounded man 10 the station. After
/ the blood wac washed flom AZ person
he WAS found 20 be noi 80 badly
wounded as was al first supposed, and
lie was able 10 depart without assist.
anee. Warrants wlli mo tAe AssAilans
/ today.
Thls everlasting tragedy Was per.
/ formed last night 10 the perfect sAtIs-
faction OF the m0sl greedy sensation
mongers. During TIE past fortnight.
I thls unsaVory place las changed
I hands 50 many tHnes and e. rapidly
I that tie principal actors themselves
have forgotten whose tan comes ne2t,
but there - one tnlng about q that
/ never changes win the most violent
shifts Of fortune. Viz.. lts infamous
4 afa fsa ~. tsss ~
the story OF this vile loint, thc beg
nng vii alwsys be in the very depths
Of .nfamy.
About a fortnight ago, J.. II. Aokles
sold Out the place 10 Dyer, who oh
/ tanned the purchase money by mort
gaging the stock and fixtures - Mr.
/ Louisa Johnston. The understanding
WAS that SO per week Was 10 bc la d ON
TINS mortgage until 4 was clcsTed
/ of and the amount II
Il u $500. But Johnston CLAIMS
that Dyer took advantage Of some tech
nicslity. snd refused 10 pay cent.
/ Upon this Johnston got Out replewn,
which Deputy sherfi Power under
took 10 serve on Tuesday. Dyer re-
sisted the service % the VIII long
/ enough 20 obtain from Judge burch 3
restraining order against Johnston, for
bidding blIn 20 60 on. Bot Frank Don
| sldson, Johnston attorney, ADVISED
bis client that the order WAS no GOOD
because Il did not specify what the de-
fendant was restrained from dong. but
simply read. And that the defendant
IS restrained durng the run of THIS
order"
Meanwhile, possession of the place
| had been gained forclhly once or twice
by both parties, soo lAst night job nson
proceeded 70 get possess on. - above
narrated, nearly numbering the posses
sor in the operation.
The decent people Of tie city have
/ long felt the existence o. tiIs infamous
I dive, right IN the most conspicuous
center Of the town, " bo public DIS
grace. and many have been thc cone
situations looking 70 = solution 81 the
1 problem OF the covering Cf thc foul
pool Of dkhouor The IfLEGHAN-
nrRALD makes q suggestion which, 4
acted upon. viii purify the Arcade. and
/ give 90 purify the place nov dominated
bv wee. The Acklcy saloon r. No. la
Arcade. Thirteen j. the bib.ics. mum
/ ercsl symbol Of both sin snd atone
/ ment. The Young Men p Christian A.
sociation arc now looking for new
quarters. Why should the, not boy
! out the Ackley place snc convert O.
| from san 90 Righteousness, hy making
ii the temporary home Of the assocla-
tom 40 more blessed WORK could be
done than the purifying Of this lniam-
ous den. The policy . the same 50
that which has been pursued ln other
cites of planting virtue in the very
heart of wee, thus overcoming erii
with good.
During All of lssi night the saloon
WAS In possession OF both c.aImans, one
faction occupying one SIDE and The
I other another soe. u vas lQrr.
weary niehi for al o. them.