The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-01-11
a PERSONAL ENCOUNTER
Col. VIM. P Gaines and Mr. Doc Day Come
TO slows on Two Different Occasions.

Col. VIM. P Gaines and Mr Doc Day Come
to BLOWS on Two Different Occasions.
Ever since the deed was placed on
! file with the county clerk about 10
days ago, conveying the Driskill no.
tel property from j M. Day to Actor
| NJ. 3. Curtis and wife, bad blood has
been brewing between the former and
Col. VIM, p Gaines, who is now en-
gagged in the land business in this
city, and is the gentleman who nego.
tiated the trade between the partie 8
above mentioned Tor the Driskill no.
tel property.
1t seems that Colonel Gaines made
a contract with MIR. Day some months
ago to disp 'se of the hotel property,
he to receive certain con missions from
Mr.. Day in the event of his so dJing.
The fret encounter between the two
gentlemen occurred yesterday after
noon about 3 O'Clock in Billeisen's
estaurant, where Colonel Gaines,
Mr.. Day and Mr.. Frank Hamilton
had gone TO talk over the matter OF a
settlement. Colonel Gaines was seen
by STATESMAN reporter about 5
O'Clock ana gave the following &C.
count of the affair. He said:
II made MIR Day several PROPOSE.
tons looking towards settlement, all
OF which he refused to accept | then
said to him: We'll, Mr.. Day, it LOOKS
To me AZ though you were trying TO
aV a l..p Of Il "a
SAID L was -. liar, and l struck him
with my fist, knocking him up
against the wall, Mr.. Hamilton then
sprang in between US, anu at his re-.
quest, put To me as personal favor to
him, [ lett the restaurant and went TO
my Office"
The second encounter occurred
about I O'clock in the dining room vi
the Drlshlli, Mr., Day and family, as
well rs Colonel Gaines, at present
taking their meals there. When Col
Onel Gaines went into the room Mr.,
Day ana family had already arrived
ana were ealing He walked IN ana
took mis- regular seat, Which placed
MIN with his back 10 the table OGcu-
pied by the Day family. Alter Col
Onel Gaines arrived ia The room eye
witnesses OF what followed
say that MIR. Day APP
peared to become exceedingly
nervous; that he abruptly left his seat
and started Tor the door as though to
leave the room, but apparently chang
ing his mind went to a liable close to
the one occupied by Col. Gaines, TOOK
from 1t q neavy haIt'inck glass water
decauter ana with that i'll his hand
Went up behind that gentleman
char aud struck him blow over the
head with 1t, Telling him 70 the floor
stunned and bleeding. In an instant
the room, in WnlCn there were mum.
Der OF ladies, was in an uprOar, all the
men present crOwdiug around the
principals III the exciting atfray. In
few seconds Col. Gaines regained
consciousness and rising to his feet
drew a pistol which ha attempted to
use, but was prevented from So doing
by the Oystanders
He was then taken into Mr.. CuTtis'
room, where DIR. Frank Mclaughlin
was summoned to dress The wound
in his head, after which he
was removed to his own
room in the Brown building close by.
DIR Mclaughlin was seen afterwards
by a STATESMAN reporter, to whom
he said that lie did not think there
had been any tracthre OF the skull, the
only injury sustained being quite a
severe scalp wound in the shape of
a L.
Both m n wefe placed under arrest
by City Marshal Lucy and afterwards
released on bond. To Capt Lucy Mr..
Day stated that after his encounter
with Colonel ia neg in the afternoon,
he had no further desire to met him,
and knowing that Colonel Gaines
boarded at The DIiske!l, before he
Day. weHt up to the dining room he
sent bell boy up to see if Colonel
Gaines wAs in the room, and when
he boy came back and said he was
l0t there, he went up and joined his
amily. When Colonel Gaines did |
inter the room be became very much |
excited aud stated to leave the room,
tut as he went out his remem hrance
u the blow he had received in the
afternoon overpOwered him and he
vas involuntarily impeiled 10 strike
he blow ne did.