The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-13
CATHOLICS cHEwED HIM UP.
Member of the A. a. hada Disastrous Wis.,
If wi n an Opposing Friend.

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Chicago, Nov. PA Roman Catholic
meber of the Evanston Fire department
and an A. P. A, night Waterman clash
ed on the subject of A. P. A.-ism yes
terday morning at $40 o'clock in the
Evanston engine house, and as a conse-
quence the night watohman is consid-
erably chewed up about the face, and
is thankful he escaped with his life.
A F. Buck, the Waterman, is an
old soldier living at No. 2134 Maple av-
enue, Evanston. He is minus sevtral
fingers, and bears other marks of hard
service as a private in the Thirty
fourth Illinois regiment, army of the
Cumberland. Buck is weil-nigh 60
years old, but he is as plucky as the
dey he enlisted for fine war. For a year
past he has been in the employ of
number of Davis street merchants as
a night watchman, his beat lying be-
tween Chicago avenue and Maple aven-
ue.
Yesterday morning shortly before 4
O'Clock the firemen were awakened by
a yell for help coming from the engine
room below. Fireman Patrick was
THE first down the pole. Not three
feet away from where he struck the
floor Fireman Frank Johnson was
standing holding Buck against the
wall and belaboring him with his fist.
Blood was streaming from the old sol
diers face where he had been bitten on
the left cheek. All over his right cheek
were the marks of human teeth.
Other firemen quickly followed Pat
rick down the pole. and two of them
dragged Johnson away. after which
Bucks wounds were attended to- Two
policemen VINO were in the police sta
ton at the time, not $50 feet away,
heard the cry for help, but thought it
came from the street, and ran out of
doors. Before they found whence the
yen came the firemen had stopped all
disturbance.
Neither the police nor the firemen
were at all laxative last night on the
subject Of the encounter. Johnson was
conveniently absent. Mr.. Bucks sto-
ry of the affair is as follows:
After 8 O'Clock 1 had walked my
beat down to Maple avenue, returning
by way of the alley north of Davis st.
I had left my gloves at home and my
hands were very cold. SO slipped into
THE engine house to WARM them. John
son was on watch. He asked me If I
could give him a couple of cards for
applica ton for membership in the Am
erican Protective association. / did
not know what his belief was but
supposed he was honest in his request
and as we had often done each other
favorS 1 told him 1 would gladly rec
ommend for membership himself and a
friend he named. AS turned to leave
he threw his arms around me from be-
hind and calling me by the vilest names
he tried to drag me to the alley back
of the horses stalls. 1 think he wanted
10 kill me, because The kept threatening
10. When / struggled and he couldn't
pun me along he bit my right cheek
clear to the bone. Then he tried the
other cheek and bit 1t. He couldn't
get at my nose very we'll or think he
would have bitten 1T off, Finally 1 got
free and / could have shot him before
he got me against the wall the second
time, but / was afraid all the other
firemen might be Catholics and they
might kill me. So l desisted Then
PATRICK came to my rescue after 1
yelled for help. 1 think Johnson was
put up to it. When the new Evans
ton Protective association was formed
by the merchants some of the Davis
street dealers would not go into the
association because I was already act
ing as their Waterman. The watch-
man for the association is ex-Chief OF |
Police John Carney, a Catholic I !
think he is working to get me out of /
his wav