Evening journal., 1894-02-15
SLEIGHERS IN A FIGHT.
They Left a Roadside Hotel
Wrecked and Bloody.
SIX MEN WERE BADLY STABBED.

The Row Began when q Western Cowboy
Refused 20 Apologize 20 a Young wom-
an For an Insult - Two Prnnsyivania
Towns Were Considerably Stirred Up.
SHAMOKIN. Pa, Feb. - "A bloody fight,
Ia which several Shamokin aud TreyortOn
persons were terribly cut and bruised, oc-
CURED at Fishers hotel in the latter place.
The furniture of the hotel was stained
with blood which had been drawn from
broken heads. and the barroom mirrors
were badly shattered.
With the possible exception OF Harry
Lewis, who received IL frghtful knife
thrust In the neck, the rest will recover
A list of those most seriously wounded Is
as follows:
Mrs zcph Fisher, head and arm cut;
Ephralm Jones, ear cut oif Harry Lewis,
head and neck cnt Richard lvjlc, face cut
aud body bruised; Spriggln Williams, face
cut and shoulder dislocated; John Win
ters, face badly cut.
Several sleighing parties from Shnmokin
were quartered at the hotel nt the time of
the fight. II began over an insult offered
TO young woman of this place by "a Mis-
home on n visit.
Western Cowboy Started 40.
The latter refused TO apologize, bu5 of.
fered to show the boys how they fight out
west. As he drew bowie knife the Sham.
okinites were not backward in accepting
the challenge, and pitched battle eDsued.
A number of Trevorton men joined hands
with the Missourian, and chairs and bar
fixtures were used as weapons
As the barroom furniture became eX.
hausted the disputants crowded into the
dancing room, where the piano aud chairs
received rough handling. While Lyle was
chasing Spriggin Williams through the sa-
loon Landlord Fisher jumped over the bar
aud grabbed the cowboy by the throat.
The latter easily shook him Oh and attack.
ed him with bowie knife. Fisher grabbed
his man for the second time, and the Mis-.
sourian made n vicious jabN Il had it not
been for Mrs Fisher a murder wtiald have
resulted.
She had been attracted TO the scene on
account of fears for her husbands safety.
and seeing his peril she pushed through the
infuriated mob and thrust her body be.
tween the knife and her hus band
Although his wiiewas hurt, the landlord
again plunged into the fight Snriggin
Williams, from Shamokin, was bnttling
with four men against the side of the bar
when the cowboy mistook him for q friend
and aided him In reaching the door lending
TO the street entrance. Here Williams was
again assailed, but hc managed to iump
into sleigh and escaped.
Vigilance COMMITTEES Formed.
Harry Lewis had been foilod aud Law
UnIa fHs D. J. d
from a number of wounds. He had tried
in vain to secure the deadly bowie knife.
and as a result was the most injured Of the
entire crowd.
Messengers were dispatched To many
homes requesting citizens TO appear and
/ quell the disturbance as the two officers
in town could do nothing. A vigilance
committee was formed. and men were
posted at convenient places. They had a
hard job in cleaning out the saloon. and
the fighters then resumed the struggle on
the sidewalk where Lvtle. the cause of th,
disturbance, was knocked senseless with ,
brick
| Persons friendly Go the Shamokinites Sc
cured their sleighs, and placing them IN AN
obscure street led The now thorough,
worn out comhatants 90 the cutters and
started them homeward
Before they got out Of the town. how
ever, dozen enruged lrevortonites PRO
cured sleighs, aud a lively chase ensued
but tho latter having slower horses soor
abandoned pursuit
| Omcers'ir from Trrvorton came to sham
okin aud served warrants on number
of the participant, lu thc deadly struggle
| They be taken Co the late sccue OF con
fiict for hearing. An those who were in
the Irevorton faction are also under ar
rest No pistol shots were exchanged dur
ing the struggle.