New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1893-03-08
SCRAP BETWEEN TRUMMERS
Two of them Engage in Fistic Encoun-
ter at Henderson. .-~
Arrested in New Ulm They are taken to
LIE Sueur for Trial.

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LIE Sueur for Trial.
Upon the arrival Of the eastern pas-
senger train Wednesday evening. com
motion was caused at the depot when Il
travelling man by the name Of Porery
was tapped on the shoulder bv Si,eliii
Terry of LIE Sueur, who had just nlig,tcd
from the train, and was made prisoner
In company with tlle~ sheriff Was j. F.
Borman of Gloversville, who, pointing &c
Popeny, said ''that's the man" and the
sheriff took Popeny in. 1t appears that
in Henderson Tuesday, Borman and 70
peny, who are rival statesmen, got into q
dispute or alteration over selling mer-
chant a bill of goods. Popeny had
agreed to sell but one merchant in Hen
derson, but in going the rounds with a
companion, also travelling man by the
name of O'Brien, he entered another
store and we are informed that Borman
| went to the first merchant and told him
that Popeny was selling goods to
second party in town. The merchant
looked upon this as breach,pf contract
and sent note to Popeny at the hotel
asking that his order be countermanded.
This made Popeny mad and he suspected
Borman of being the party who told the
| first merchant aboutselling second bill
In the evening on the way over to the
depot Popeny asked Borman if he told
the merchant about him and Borman
SAID eyes" Popeny then called Borman
names that are not used in parliament
ary debate and winded up by striking
Borman full.in the face..between the eyes,
much to the disfgurment of those use.
full members. Borman got warrant for
the arrest If Popeny which was to have
been effected at LeSueur, but the train
did not stop long enough there and Po-
peny came on to New Ulm where he
transacted his regular business with our
business men and was at the depot ready
to go t. Sleepy Eye for which place his
baggage was already checked. Popeny
was brought up town by the sheriff,
stayed over night at the hotel and in the
morning the whole party was taken to
LIE Sueur in charge of the sheriff where
the trial for assault and battery was
had. The whole affair amounts to but
little yet the actions of both Borman
and Popeny will not reflect to the credit
of either in the business world If Po-
peny was trying to sell to second party
(which we do not believe) then under
the existing contract he should have been
told upon by Borman or any one else.
If he was not trying to make a second
sale and Borman told the story out of
spite to Popeny then the latter should
have wiped the floor with Borman and
paid his fine for so doing.
Upon arriving at LIE Sueur the COM
plainant Borman was oblig to put up
security for the costs connected with the
trial which amounted to $50. This
| amount was not forthcoming and whole
day was spent by Borman trying to raise
the amount. On the second day he put
up his trunks and samples for security
and the case proceeded, but to the con-
sternation of Borman it was dis
missed and Popeny was set at liberty.
Two things evidently came to light in
the examination. First, that Popeny
was not trying to sell second bill of
goods in Henderson, so Borman was cul
pably guilty of falsehood in so stating
and ought to have been forcibly remin-
ded of the fact as he afterwards was.
Secondly it was stated and corroborated
that Borman made the first attempt at
getting his handiwork in on Popeny's
optics but failed in the attempt. Those
who are conversant with the affair, side
| wholly with Popeny and claim that the
only mistake he made was in not giving
Borman sound drubbing and then pay
ing for the satisfaction. It would have
been in order for Borman to have apollo
gized to Popeny when he saw what he
had done and, looking at it from a finan-
cial standpoint, it would have been at
least one hundred dollars cheaper.
Mothers Recommendation.