The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-18
SEVENTH STREET SALOON KEEPER
is CHARGED WITH A SERIOUS
F ASSAULT.
PAUL BENZ IS THE VICTIM.
SON OF GEORGE BENZ. THE WELL
KNOWN WHOLESALE LIQUOR
DEALER.
GRADY SAYS HE Is NOT THE MAN
Who Assaulted Benz, Although 1t
Happened In His Place and He
Was There.

Robert N. Grady, one of the proprie-
tors of a. saloon ON East Seventh
street, was arrested at 10 O'Clock last
evening, charged with assault with
dangerous weapon. The victim of the
assault was Paul E. Benz, aged TWEEN
ty-three, son Of George Benz, the
well known liquor dealor and the
young man lies at his fathers resi-
dence in a serious condition.
1t was shortly before o'clock last
evening when Paul Benz and a party
Of five Workmen quit work in the new
Benz building at Sixth and Minnesota
streets The sextette had been putting
in position a large rectifier and, as
1t had taken much longer than was an
ticipated, instead of going 10 supper
the work was continued after o'clock
and 1t was nearly o'clock when the
job was completed. 1t was suggested
by Mr.. Benz that they go out and have
a glass of beer, and the party adj
Journed to Waldron & Gradys saloon
at East Seventh and Minnesota streets.
The party ranged up to the nar and,
being asked by Grady, who was acting
as bartender, what they wanted, some
one OF them said beer and high ones"
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and Mr.. Benz, after drinking a part of the
glass set before him, turned to the lunch
counter 1or a piece of bread According to
the statements of the young man and tha
others OF the party, Grady at this particular
moment stepped around from behind the bar
and approaching Benz, asked 'Who is going
to pay for these drinks?" AS he said this he
hauled off and struck Benz on the side of the
head with billy the blow knocking the
young man to the floor He was picked up
by MS friends and taken to his home on Sher-
burne avenue in a hack, and as he was in
an unconscious condition a physician was
Immediately summoned.
The doctor stated that the young man was
seriously I'M ured, and as soon as this was
known members OF the family at once called
at the central station and requested the ar
rest of Grady. Capt. Rouleau was of the
opinion that the case was one which called for
warrant. but as the members Of the family
stated that young Benz was in a serious con-
d1tlon from the assault the officer called Dr.
Br1mhall and sent him to the Benz residence.
Dr. BrimhaH telephoned Capt. Rouleau that
young Benz was dangerously hurt although
he could not tell at the time whether his
skull was fractured or not. After receiving
TINS information Capt. Rouleau ordered the
arrest of Grady, and at 1880 o'clock Grady
was brought to the central station by Ser
geant Mccarthy.
The parties who accompanied Benz to the
saloon included William Loesch, Gus Kali
perez, William Post. Peter Fruete and A.
Barfuss. All Of the men say that the as
sault on Benz was entirely unprovoked and
utaeu loI. GTaoy, When Drougnt to the
station, denied the charge and said he could
prove by witnesses that he was not the one
who struck Benz. Further than this he did
not care to say Grady is well known in
this city and has been engaged In the saloon
business for the past four years. He was a.
member of the police force previous to going
into business. He Is not Of a quarreisome
disposition, and his friends and acquaintance
were unable to account for the charge made
against him.
At o'clock this morning the physician re-
RanZ FOR oh1x
and had regained consciousness. There were
no alarming effects from the blow noticeable
at that hour, and 1t was the opinion that the
skull had not been fractured