Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-06-05
THE HOUDEs AGAIN A q N \.
Another Chapter In Their Ca
reer That Promises to Land N
Them ia State 4Pris on. 4 (,

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On last Friday night another 81
those disgraceful affairs that has
almost made the name Of Hould 1
obnoxious to every citizen OF Little
Fails, was enacted again BY 4 q ~. 81
them Pat and Leon Honde, J r..
the latter better known as roo u III u
Houde, in the Bodega saloon. corner '
OF Broadway and Kidder streets.
Il AS On former occasions, the affair
in which they participated was y
barroom fight, with all the chances
in their favor, and SO brutal We're the
methods used by the Houdes that
their victim is now confined to his
bed and his life is in danger from the
wounds and bruises inflicted by
them. III.
The Victims name is John Nc:
Donald, Il tes msterin the employ Of
the Pine Tree company, and by the.
statements OF no less than five eye
witnesses to the affair, he was not
responsible for the row that 'oc-,
Cured at that time. !
The story Ut the affair as given by
the bystanders, is that the HOudes
and Mcdonald became involved in a
dispute and fight was Imminent.
The proprietor told them to do their.
fighting outside, and they invited
Mcdonald out. Mcdonald told them
that it was of no use for them to
go outside for the HO1des were
never known to fight unless they
contemplated some underhanded
work or had all the advantage.
Pat Houde was then close to Nc
Donald and the latter pushed him
away and turned and leaned against
the bar, AS Mcdonald turned, sup
posing the Houdes had left, Pat
struck at him, but failed to hit him.
Mcdonald then turned again to de-
fend himself, when "Crook" caught
his arms and held him while Pat
struck him five or six times in the
face. Mcdonald fell in front of the
bar and then 'CrOOk" said, "giye
him the boots, Pat" With the mans
face already badly cut in an unfair
and unequal fight, Pat started to
kicking him, and would probably
have continued to do 50 until the
PROSTATE man was dead, but for the
interference Of Joseph Selleck, u man
nearly sixty years OF age. II.
Selleck interferred, and was struck
by Crook on the head with acane,
the blow knocking him down.
Other bystanders then interferred,
and the two Houdes picked up their
hats and ranSouts the back door.
Mcdonald was taken to his room
atthe Minnesota House, where he
now lies in a critical condition. His
nose was broken, his face badly cut,
the drum of one ear broken and his
throat and chest black from the
severe kicking he received. =
The doctors who were called to
attend him say that the outcome of
his case is uncertain. Since his In
juries were inflicted he has had a
high fever, and his throat and chest
are almost filled with clothed blood.
Mcdonald was strong, healthy
man and this fact Is in favor of his
recovery.
On Saturday morning the two
HOudes were arrested. Pat was
charged with assault in the second
degree, and Crook was charged
with simple assault for having
struck Mr.Selleck. Thelatter pleaded
guilty and was fined 1926 and costs,
which he could not pay, and he was
then re-arrested on the same charge
as that under which Pat was ar
rested. ~..s,.> ~ ~
Bail was placed at $2O0each, which
neither could furnish, and they are
both now in the county Jail awaiting
their preliminary examination.
which was set for 8 O'Clock this
morning. As McDonald's condition
is such that he could not appear
against them, the hearing was post
poned until Wednesday, at 10 a. IN.
It now seems certain that this
city will rid itself of at least two OF
crowd that has long been it's
greatest disgrace. They pose as
gamblers, but there is scarcely a
citizen OF this place but thinks that
it would be libel on even that pro
fession TO call them such. Their
way OF gambling has been very
much the same as their fighting;
waiting until their man became too
intoxicated to defend himself and
then fleece him and then boast OF
their skill as gamblers.
Never In the history Of their rows
in this city and other surrounding
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