The sun., 1891-08-10
SHOTOVER THE SUNDAY LAW
Bro BEERSELLER DUTKO GRAPPLEs
LITTLE POLICEMAN FOSTER.

Several Men In the Saloon Said ts Have
Joined In tho Attack-Foster Fires His
Pistol Thrice, ard Dusko 10 Likely to
Die-Laparotomy Tried Last Night.
The saloon at 224 East Second street 10 In the
basement Of brick tenement house. and a
short fight OF wood steps leads to the single
door that bars its entrance.
This door Is open at about all hours the no.
lice say. The proprietor OF the saloon Is
Michael Dutko. n Slav, about 80 years old.
Dutko weighs 230 pounds. and Is OF unusual
strength. He was arrested In juno. 1890. for
a violation Of the Excise law. and hold in slOO
bail. and the case never came TO trial.
Policeman Farrell made the arrest after q
fleht In which Dutko and others set upon him
with clubs.
Last night this same Farrell dressed in
plain clothes, started from the Union Market
station on excise duty with Policeman John
Foster, also In plain clothes.
Foster went down Second street about Oh
o'clock alone. Farrell walked carelessly be-
hind him. What follows Is the police version
OF the case:
Morris Jacobs. OF l21 Rivington street. was
going toward Dutko's saloon, and Foster. who
knew him, proposed that they keep each
other company. Jacobs assented. Both went
into Dutko's place. where Foser bought two
eiabseS Oh Deer.
As soon as these had been drained. and
tie policeman had pocksted his change. he dis.
played his badge. and said:
"Dutko. want you for violation OF the Ex-
else law"
The proprietor seemed astoundei at FIRST.
Then he turned to Jacobs and accused
him OF giving the place away. do
you see this scar on my nose" he cried. "Ill
give ysu one Just Ike It" Then he hurried
out from behind the bar. and. with three other
men who had been standing about fell on
Jacobs like q cyclone.
They bore the alleged informer to the floor
and started to give him hammering.
Foster. who is small. but wiry and strong,
interfsred. Dutko and one OF the others
turned to the policeman. while their, compan.
aGainst, n,Ihu, s, shs door and the saloonkeeper
shoo 2s hana Was n his pocsst go and ID lis
revolver was drawn. Dutko wheeled to the bar
cei Ta{o1E pso a.sss ss the police
his /, a assailsnts "a. They PRESSED closer and
more. and Dutko; staggering back. yelled that
he was dying and wanted doctor.
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Farrell had been in the neiehborhood. and
loon, putko had raised himself and all
bleeding. jumped through q window aud In %
an adjoining grocery store. Foster had fol-
lowed and held on 10 him.
are not Know ed as fa9re Wnese ss
third attempted to follow them. but was caught
and subdued after q struggle. He gave his
name a. Rudolph Philippe and said hat he
worked as an electrotyper He was locked up
Jacobs was badly battered about the face.
Dutko to Bellevue Hospital. Dr. Wilmsrth,
the surgeon. said. after hurried examination
OF the wound. that the saloon keeper was dan
Capt; Schultz ~ the Union Market station
says that be will not put Foster under arrest
in hat precinct for over year. His record is
good.
At the hosrital Dutko was mt under ether.
and dozen surgeons were around him at l
O'Clock this morning performing the operation
OF iaparotomy. They could say nothing as to