The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-08-07

WIZ EeCeutiy uhu ublle peEhOuhl bu-
counter with the doctor; P. P. Jordan,
81 Coffee and John Geoghan. agent for
Feury q Co., Of New York. The doc
tor wss accompanied by Mike Keelsy,
who was his co-defendant In the pool
room cases.
HAGGERTY RAISED HIS CANE.
DR.. Haggsrty and ais friend had a
drink together and went outside, Kerl
following and then the other parties
walked outside. When the sidewalk
was reached DR.. Haggsrty raised his
cane and warned KSrl to keep away
from him. Kerl attacked the doctor
Kssley grabbed Kerl by the throat,
Goeghan In turn throttled Keelsy and
the others buisisd themselves getting
the principals away from each other.
Released from Kerl the doctor beat a
hasty retreat down Penn avenue to-
ward Lackawsnns Justify yelling for
the police. The struggling crowd in
front Of the Pacific upon discovering
that the doctor had escaped subsidsd
and followed in the doctors trail.
Kerl overlook Haggsrty in front Of the
Fulton market where he made q
stand with his cane uplifted Kerl
picked up an empty barrel which was
standing along the curb, and propelled
1t In tho direction Of the doctor. The
doctor went down, and half . minute
later whom he came up his nose was
broken, his eye swollen, his face gashad,
his arm bruised and his clothes be-
smeared with mud.
The doctor washed the blood from
his face In the Coyne House and with
the assistance of his friend Kelley
went to his home on Wyoming avenue
to have his wounds dressed. Kerl
disappeared and could not be found.
HAGGERTY REAPPEARs.
The other interested parties loungsd
about the st. Charles talking the affair
over until the doctor with his face al
most hidden by bandagsa and bearing
revolver In his hard Rlightod from
his carriage In front Of the hotel Nj
land and Coffee, and a number Of the
boarders who were enjoying an svoning
siesta on the porch thought there was
going to be some fireworks and COIL
cluded to dscamp. INLAND and
Coffee escaped through roar
window aud did not return until they
had secured police protection. John B
Ceilings, B. B. Msgargse, Coroner
Kelly and number of other promi-
nsnt men who happened to be on the
porch at the time hastily decided that
distance would lend snehRntmsnt to
what was expected to follow and they
forthwith put dissancs between them
selves and tho St. Charles porch.
Their alarm was all for naught, for
the doctor had merely drawn his rsvol-
yer to protect himself in case of assault.
His mission to the ST. Charles was to
find Alderman Fitzsimmons, who
boards there He said he would have
Kerl, inland. ST. John, Coffee, Geo.
CHAN and Jordan arrested foS
waylaying him and no intended
to lose no time In having
the warrants issued. While tho alleys
and csllarways IN the vicinity were
fillsd with flseing men the doctor, find.
ing that the alderman was not st the
st. Charles quietly drove of in tho
direction Of LackRwanna avenue. prob
ably in search Of some other alderman.
HAGGERTY's STATEMENT.
DR.. Haggerty was seen by TRIBUNE
reporter as he was driving down Wy
oming avenus after having his wounds
dressed. When asked to give his YER
sion OF the affair he said:
II was standing in front Of the Pa
cific hotel when this man Kerl ap-
preached me and said, / hear you in-
tend to drive me out OF town l said
that wished to have no conversation
with him and went inside to telephone
for my horse. When l came out l was
followed by Kerl, 81 Coffee, st. John
and an agent who works for Feury &
Co, Of New York. Before l knew
their intentions this Kerl struck me
q blow Mr.. Keeley, hero, grabbed
him to keep him from striking me
again, but q bartender whose name
have forgotten grabbed Kelley and
with tho assistance OF the others
dragged him away. They then fol-
lowed me and near the Coyne house
Kerl caught up to me. Hs
struck me on the head with
a barrel and when l was down
kicked pe repeatedly In the face and
body. lSpdsrstand that Kerl made
his brags al the St. Charles that he was
going down to whip me. l feel posi-
tive that 1t was all premedits'ed and
planned by Kerl and his gang to do me
up"
Kerl could not bs seen but Coff 80
was found ut the st. Charles after DR..
and his gun had disappeared d
from the locality. He said that DR..
carries y sword cane and
that 1t was his attempt to draw the
sword that matted Ksrl to toss the bar
rel at him The Kerl crowd also ol aim
that the doctor was injured about the
face by falling over the barrel aud on
to the street CAR track.
1t WAS rumored late In the night that
Kerl had left town. INLAND could DO
seen parsding Penn avsnus looking
both ways for Doctor Haggsrty. Hs
would not have assaulted the doctor,
however. had he seen him. Nor is It
likely the doctor would have shot
INLAND unless he is good wing
shot. At o'clock everything was
quiet about the scene OF the conflict
even 81 Coffee having gone to bed.
The hostllities will be reopened no
doubt this morning before some alder
man.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
Last nights fuss is all the result OF a
horse race. Ksrl and another young
man named Connors took some 90 TO |
money on Virago In Ksslsy's pool shop
on LAckawanna avenue. Others had
bet heavily on the same horse and
when the long shot won the pool
shop people suspected that there
had been some wire tapping