The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-09-15
BATTLE ROYAL IN THE FIRST
The Kilcoyne and McAndrew Familie,
in a Clash.
SHOVELS AND ROCKS WERE USED
Kilcoyne Sustained a Fracture Of TIVE
Ribs and McAndrew Scalp and
Face Suffered Considerably.
Dispute over a Drain.

Considerable excitement was occasioncd in
the First ward yesterday afternoon by %
free for-all battle between the members Of
the Kilcoyne and McAndrew families, in
which two of the comhatants suffered more
or less severely. One Of them, Andrew
Kilcoync, is confined to bed at his home, 333
East Lloyd street, with two fractured ribs
and a bruised shin. McAndrew carries scalp
wounds and his face is covered with finger
nail scratches
The trouble arose over dispute over the
ownership of "A drain between the kilcoync
and McAndrew factions. The drain con-
meets with the large drain put in at Union
street by the School Board some months ago.
Kilcoyne claims that he paid the Board S25
| for the privilege of connection and the same
amount to McAndrew. He also asserts that
it was understood that no other property
should be connected with the branch pipe
without the consent of both himself and
McAndrew. The latter said Kilcoyne's pay
ment entitled him simply 10 the privilege of
connecting and gave him no title to the
branch pipe. Yesterday workmen were en-
gagged in digging a trench to connect the
Davis properties on East Lloyd street with
the branch kilcOyne went over to the
place and wanted to know why he had not
been consulted. McAndrew disputed Kill
coyne's right to interfere. From this point
the stories Of the parties differ. Kilcoyne
and his daughters say McAndrcw got out of
the ditch and struck him across the back sew
eral times with the handle of Il shovel;
that he picked up a stone to hit McAndrew
but John Cuff interfered and held him while
McAndrew again hit him across the back
several times with the handle of shovel :;
that McAndrew then dropped the weapon
and buried his teeth in Kilcoyne's right jaw
and held on like a bull dog that at this point,
and while Cuff still held Kilcoyne the latter
was thrown and the nails of McAndrew' 5
mining boots plowed into Kilcoyne's shin
and that after Kilcoyne got upon his feet and
was still held prisoner Mrs. McAndrew ran to
the scene and whacked Kilcoyne across the
back several times with a shovel handle.
Kilcoyne regrets that he did not have an OPP
portunity TO handle McAndrew as he wished
| to.
The version of the battle as given by the
| McAndrew family is quite different, They
say that when Kilcoyne was told to go about
his business he dropped a large stone upon
McAndrews' head and it is surprising the
latter was not killed. McAndrew got out oi
the ditch and Cuff grappled with Klcoynt
10 prevent nm from luIlluE bllolltI SIout
Cuff and McAndrew then downed Kilcoyne
but they were on their feet again when Mrs
McAndrew ran out and struck Kilcoyn'
several times across the back with n shovel
as blood was streaming over her husband =
face and she feared he would be killed, Mrs
Thomas Cook, KiIcoyne's daughter, then RAJ
up with big stone in her hand, but wa'
prevented from using it by McAndrew',
daughter, Kate. 1t is alleged thai
when Mrs. McAndrew was WELDING
the shovel another daughter of Kilcoyne's RAJ
up with a sharp table knife and would have
plunged it into Mrs. McAndrew's side but FOL
the interference of the latter's husband
KilcOyne is under DIR. STEMS care and Nc
Andrew was attended by DR.. Langton. Las
night Mr. and Mrs McAndrew waived
hearing and entered bail for trial at court
To-day they were arranging to prosecute th'
Kilcoynes' on a series of charges and a well
defined fcud has been established between tn,
two families