Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-12
THERE WAS \ FLASH.

lIlikI " 40 u \ i<4N''iA'
The iokers kept watching him. and in a
moment the pine flew out OF his mouth.
There was a flash OF light, and he fell
backward in a chair and opened his
mouth. from which came a stream Of
powder smoke.
lie waited fully half a minute before
he uttered a sound; then. with wild
Shrek. he jumped from the chair In
which he had been sitting. and, rushing
over TO Uhero some beer-bOttles stood.
grabbed fun one, and soon began pour
ing the contents down his throat. When
the bottle was empty the man stopped
for moment, staring at the ceiling.
Then the cayenne pepper must nave
begun TO burn again. for he suddenly
began splitting. ana then grabbed an
other bottle of beer and, uncorking IL
began 70 let the contents flow through
his injured mouth. lie would stop after
taking a drink. but soon the cayenne
pepper would begin 10 burn again anc
the pain would force him to drink again.
He had taken three or four bottles IN
this way, and was beginning to get too
drunk to find his mouth with the END o'
the beer bottle. During all the poor lei
lows suffering the jOkers stood on one
side Of the room laughing, ana shrieKlhs
louder and louder at every indication oil
pain on Clark's part. At last Clark "d'
too drunk TO drink any more, ana h'
stood up by the table. on which stood 'h'
beer. with an imbscile look on his race
as he gravely stroked his long beard.
OTHER BRUTALITIES.
Let's cut those whi.kers OF his of,
yelled one Of the drunken men to MI
companion Clark only grnned more
broadly at this. and the next instant th'
whole crowd OF men had collected arouhe
him. one of them caught hold OF MS
back hair and pulled him 10 the moor
Then the whole drunken gang jumped OF
him. and, II Is said. their DTutsIItle'
knew no end. They stamped upon MIN
kicked him. and hit him. Then some oh'
called for a pair Of shears to cut nh
whiskers off with. These were secured
and the man holding them grabbed hold
of Clark's beard with one hand, Whii'
with the other he welded the shears
IL Is a wonder the fellow did not pu'
Clark's eyes out but he didn't. ana th'
only wound inflicted with the shears wal
q lab or two on the chin, where the mar
had tried 10 cut the beard Off too close.
During all this ordeal Clark kept look
ing No at his tormentors with a stupid
grin. At last one Of them stepped or
the old mans chest. causing him e
cough. As he opened his mouth stream
Of blood issued from It. the sight OF
which scared his tormentors suffclentlS
10 make them discontinue their attack:
upon him. =
The crowd became scared now II
earnest. II was getting light at this point
and so they all decided to go home. lr
some .unexplainable manner Clark go
home
Whether some one helped him or h,
got home by himself Is not known. A.
any rate when he did get home, and hi
wife saw in what a condition he was
he was put to bed at once. and DR.
shepard, OF 252 Fifty-second street, Wal
called upon. When the Doctor arrived
and saw in what condition his patient
was he thought II his duty to tell thu
police. Accordingly he went around ts
The Eleventh Precinct Police Station or
Fourth avenue and Forty-third street and
told them what happened.
Detectives Sergeant Ryan and ii. Ora
ham arrested three men by the name OF
Edward Carney. Y years old. who livei
ON Eighth avenue near Fortieth street
Joseph Dolan. lS years. who lives or
Thirty-ninth street near Ninth avenue
and james Kennedy. l6 years old. Of ~
Thirty-ninth street
All three prisoners were taken around