The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-26
RESULT OF A SALOON FIGHT.
One Man in a Hospital, Two Held
for Trial.
The Trouble Originated Over Game
OF Pinochle.

F FAM Schmidtke, saloon-keeper.
thirty-four years old, OF 1922 Third ave-
nue., and Charles Ellingsworth, age
twenty-five years. of PIP East Sixty
fifth street, brother OF Joseph Filings
worth. the pugilist were prisoners at
the Yorkville Police Court this morning,
charged with probable homicide.
During a fight in Schmidtke's saloon
at 10 o'clock last night, which originated
| over a game of pinochle, Joseph Danen-
kaur. an employee of Ringers brewery,
| living at 20I East Ninetysecond street,
was struck on the head with deep
china lunch dish. which caused : COM
pound fracture Of the skull. He Is con-
fined at the Mount Sinai Hospital. and.
according to House Surgeon Wier. is in
very critical condition.
Each OF the two prisoners denies hay-
| Ing struck the blow which will probably
| cause the death OF Danenkaur.
=, Elllngsworth was injured in the fight
received with a billiard cue in the hands
Of the saloon-keeper. who said he struck
Eliingsworth after the latter knocked
Danenkaur to the floor with a blow Of
According to schmidtke, who escaped
uninjured. he was playing pinochle with
a AM Mr.. Levy Of 200 East slXtieth street
street, near Lexington avenue. In the
rear of the saloon, when Ellingsworth
and man named Schaefer of SiXtieth
street. near Lexington avenue, came into
the saloon. In place Of getting a drink
they approached the plnochle players and
started to annoy, them.
| Schmidtke said that he demonstrated
with them, but that Ellingsworth and
Schaefer only laughed and continued
their annoyance until they succeeded in
breaking up the game. Ellingsworth II
Il threatened n
of the players, out of the window If he
dared to talk Ellingsworth then, it is
alleged, seized hold of Levy and started
to drag him towards the rear window,
evidently with the purpose of making
schmidtke and some OF the customers
Ellingsworth. They all then adjourned
to the front part OF the saloon. Danen-
knur, who had stepped into the, place a
few minutes before. was standing with
his back to the bar. watching the
scene. Ellingsworth, on seeing him,
stepped up to Danankaur. 1t is al
what are you looking for. you Dutch
Danenkaur responded:
Don't call me that again."
the offensive remark, and selling a
china dish from the lunch-bar. broke II
In half on Danenkaur's head. Filings
thra@ f Sa wen %de R ram
the mark and was broken on the wall.
Schmidtke then seized a billiard cue
and attacked Ellinssworth. who was
staggering about with the blood squirt
Ing out OF an ugly cash in his head.
| Levy. in the mean time. rushed out
Of the place and summoned Policeman
MonCrief, OF the East Sixty-seventh
street station. Moncrief on entering the
! saloon saw Danenkaur and Filings.
| worth bleeding an surrounded by a
crowd OF men. Danenkaur pointed &c
| EllihEsworth as his assailant. and Ell
lingsworth accused Schmidtke OF hay
ing assaulted him. SChmidtke held a
broken billiard cue in his hand.
The officer took all par Ass 10 the sta
ton house, from which Danenkaur wa:
, sent to the hospital Ellingsworth, after
he had his injury dressed was locked
up with Schmldtke.
Justice Feitner held Schmidtke for ex
animation Ia $1,000 bail for the assault
on Ellingsworth, and committed I'll
lngsworth to prison without bail e
await the result Of Danenkaurs inju
rles.