Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-11-24
AsUNDAl SliEEyO.
Chicago Politicians Settle a Few
E!e.:tion Scores
A "soaAPa rHArwAs FREE FOR ALL

nothing to Come in AID Satisfaction
guar ani-ed The Eat@rtainnrnt HON.
ored by the Presence of state sena-
tor liiect and AN Alderman Daany-
brock Fair discounted aud - Most Ell
egan Diversion Enjoyed Gore Ca
lore and Nobody tn Hinder.
CHIC ago, Nov "a North Clark street.
between Illinois and Michigan streets.
was tn battle grouhd. yesterday after
noon. 81 one of the choices crowds of bar
room ghters and politicians that eau be
found anywhere between the river and
Division street. Police Officer Paddy
Clarity, brother of Mike Clarity,
had ne lrly every tooth in his head loos
ened by the boots of his brot hers political
oppone nts. His face was kicked and
pounded until it was raw rs a beefsteak,
his arm 5, legs. and body were black aud
blue and his uniform was nearly torn to
pieces. Alderman McAbee got blow in
the jaw. and was rolled around the street
like foot ball
Had "niigant" Time.
The notorious .'Clabby" Burns and his
brother Willie fought individual battles
OF their own with Garrity's friends.
Jimmy Crawford, Twenty fourth ward
commit teeman. was handled rather
roughly while attempting to save Gar
rity from the brutality of the fellows
who were trying TO stamp his life out.
Besides all this there were at least score
OF SINAI Ter fights in which spectators and
If m. rir-tp Al
mixed Up. As Il Sunday afternoon frolic
u was bowling success and the 500
persons who witnessed it were satisfied
that they had seen the best show in town.
Tie Preliminary Bowling Up.
Just low the tight began nobody seems
to know. Alderman McAbes, Jimmy
Crawford, Kid Murphy, major" Samp-
son, John Donnelly, "C,abby' aud Willie
Burns, Senator EJECT John f. O'Malley,
and dozen other north siders had been
to the Ryan Bartlett fight. On their way
home from the train they met Officer
Paddy Clarity, OF the Central detail, who,
though not on duty was in full uniform,
aud Frank Lempden The entire party
visited several saloons where they dis.
cussed przs lighting, whisky and poll
tics. When they reached Michigan street
old aninosities we're cropping up in dis
agreeab way
First Blood for Crawford.
The recent battle at the polls in which
O'Maliey and Mike Gsrrity were the
principals, WAS n topic that excited
heated iebaie Lampdcn called Jimmy
Crawford "A liar Crawford's fist shot out
and caught Lampden between the eyes
Then officer Garrity interfered in his ca
pacity OF policeman In moment be-
tween twenty aud thirty men were fight
ing in the street. Clarity started for
~Kid' Murphy, who had hit him in the
back of the neck Alderman McAbee
swung Us right on Willie BIrns' Jaw and
John Donnelly knocked down u negro sa-
loon porter
Twas Fan for McAbee.
Garrity overhauled Murphy in front of
the National restaurant s2d Murphy,
turning On his pursuer strucS him in the
face. Tie two men grappled and fought
their way across the street. where Gar
rity went down with Murphy on top.
Alderman McAbse stood over the pair
calling on Murphy to do his best work.
Murphy. however, needed no encourage
ment. Jimmy Crawford tried to keep
the other members of the gang away
from Clarity, whose head and face they
seemed anxious to use for foot ball, and
for his psi ms was made mark for half a
dozen fists.
The Peeicr Came in View
While iarrity was being polished off
according, to the most artistic rale of the
bar room code. "a dozen fights were going
on all around him Spectators who were
entirely Innocent OF the causes that led to
the row, we're drawn into the vortex by
being att icked, and for ten minutes the
street WAS black with men who were
striking, kicking and struggling as if
their lives depended on their blows. The
affair WAS reaching the proportions of
riot when Officer Maquin dubbed his way
through the mob TO Garriey's side. and
tore the latter from the men. who were on
top of him
Patrol Wagon Too Late.
Maquin caught John Donuelly just as
he kicked the fallen officer in the head,
and placed him under arrest Hs was
promptly surrounded by a mob that
was calling for the rescue of the pris-
oner, but the officer kept everybody at
arms length. and pluckily held on to his
man, whom he 6nally landed in the East
Chicago avenue station. The patrol wagon
then dashed up. but nearly all the war
riors had disappeared. Clarity was cap.
tured and taken home, where he washed
the gore of his face and then starred out
with blood in his. eye to look for his as
sailants. The remainder of tine rioters
will, howe YER, be brought to books