The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-11
THEY USED VILE LANGUAGE
Another Disgraceful Meeting of the
Haughville Town Board Is Held.
Jimmie Mcbride. Grog- Shop Keeper, BulIies
the Board and Then Invites the Men,
bers Out for Drink.

The Haughville Town Board met last
night. The meeting was wildly iiotous
and characterized by vile epithets aid re-
Elections on the character OF the members.
The lie was given and taken, and there was
one uneasy hand reaching in the direction
of pistol pocket. but cool heads prevent
ed trouble. The meeting was on a special
call by President Patterson for the purpose
of demanding bond from the treasurer.
Charles Eigleburg. who. it seems. has thus
far neglected to conform with this require
ment of the town law. 1t was expected
that some DEVELOPMENTS of startling ma
ture would be sprung during the meeting.
and the big crowd present was not disap-
pointed.
After il was decided that Treasurer
Eigleberg have until Thursday night to
fle his bond with the board it became evil
dent that the fiery spirit of the officials
was aching for an outlet, and trouble was
precipitsted when Trustee Hungate in
dulged q remark rejecting upon the
standing of ono OF the citizens who, it
seems, had signed a petition recently for the
appointment OF a school trustee over the
heads of the board. The delicate insinua-
ton of Mr.. Hungate appeared to touch the
corns OF several citizens In the Getting,
among whom was Jimmie Mcbride, the
proprietor of the leading grog house in the
place. Jimmie. with the fire in his eye,
arose in mighty and naughty wrath and
addressed the trustee.
Look here. Hungate.n he began. ~ want
you to understand that | signed that petit
ton, and Pm Just as much of q gentleman
80 you are. PIl tell you what you are. You
are q coward, you are cur, and care you
TO resent it," With this thrilling denunci-
alton of his worthy ana fellow townsmen,
Mr.. Mcbride assumed pose and waited
for the blow which never came. Mr.. Hun.
gate squirTned uDeasily in his chair and his
hand sought bis coat pocket as he coolly re-
piled:
Il guess | can protect myself The
speaker made no move. and peaceably-
inclined citizen sprang to his feet. with
the exclamation:
Gentlemen. this has gone far enough.
We have had one murder in Haughville.
restored for moment when Mr. Goodlet,
boiling over with indignation, arose, and,
pointing to Hungate, said:
The man who would make o remark
like that man was guilty of some time ago
Is no gentleman. and those that have deal
ings with him are no better.0 Mr.. Good
let's shot went broadcast and Hungate,s
colleagues WINGED. Mcbride had the floor
again and stated that. as the spokesman Of
tho liquor dealers OF Hsughville, he
wanted the board to reconsider the screen
ordinance, az himself and fellow trades
men could not make q living under the
present law. 1t appears that at the fol-
lowing meeting of the board, after the
murder of John Tarpey, an ordinance was
passed requiring Haughville saloon men
TO raise their screens on Sunday and after
Il O'Clock at night. Mr. Mcbride was will
ing to close his saloon after the night hour
named, but he desired TO sell whisky on
sunday. As o proof of his overw helming
argument. he exclaimed in q wonder of or
atory:
Its an outrage that we. who pay nine
teen hundred dollars year into tho town
treasury. should be cut out of the Sunday
trade Why, last Sunday 1 counted two
dollars and eighty cents worth of drinks
that won't &c the city. We might have kept
them here. / lost fifteen dollars last sun
day by this new law, and I'll tell you, gen.
tlemen. IL will ruin this town of Haugh-
VILE if,you allow the ordinance to be en-
forced. i think am backed up In the as
sertion. too. by the citizens" From the
rounds of applause that greeted the speech
it was evident that Mcbride had few
hackers in the meeting. President Patter-
son met the argument with the statement
that he had voted for the ordinance. and
why not,n said he, "let tho men who
want to drink go TO the CITY. Then they
Will not disturb u.s."
''Well, they won't all do that retorted
Mcbride. They will SNEAK into q drug
store and take drink behind the prescrip-
tlon case like you do"
''Pll give you $40 if you find q man who
has seen me take q drink for q year." said
Mr.. Patterson, and his enemy angrily re-
piled:
''Oh, Pve seen you do il myself. and PHI
make an affidavit to it." For an hour q
heated debate continued as tozwhether OF
not tho president of the Haughville Town
Board had taken q drink in the past year
and 1t was finally postponed until the next
meeting A timid gentleman in tho rear
arose at this point and suggested that the
board not tamper with the screens but let
the saloons remain closed on Sun
days, but the speaker was utterly
routed when Mcbride, in voice
OF thunder. accused him of talking
in the interest of some roadhouse outside
the Haughville precincts. Finally Trustee
Ed Moore offered o motion to the effeot that
the CLAUSE relating TO blinds being raised
on Sunday be stricken out, which received
sprompt second from Hungste. The motion
was carried over the protest of President
Patterson and o gleeful chuekle from Me-
Bride. who considerably offered 70 set
MP" the drinks to the board at once The
rapidity with which the meeting adjourn ed
was truly startling.