The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-15
WHAT TOO MUCH
WHISKY WILL Do
Alteration In q Restaurant Results
In Serious Injury to Geo. Collins.
PROBABLY mot INTENTIONAL
The Occurrence Regretted by All Par
uess- Collins Resting foasler-No
Excuse for the Assault

Al 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon a
lcttcr was delivered by messenger at
the Astorinn Office fnUm ~. Mary'H hos
pitAl dated the 18Th. signed by George
Collins. In which he stated that late
Tuesday night In company with the
captain of German bark. and another
man. stranger 20 him. they went
into Jcff's bar room for a drink; that
n dispute arose over the change. that
the proprietor then knocked him down
and kicked him out ~ the house. re-
sutlng In his being laid up In the hos.
pitnl in dangerous condition.
Immediately after the rcccip, Of the
letter sheriff Hare and an AstOrian
representative started out b investi-
gate the matter. Or A. l.. Fulton said
that th- man was IN a battered up
and serious condition. That he had
expected yesterday morning TO per
form dangerous surgical operation.
but found, later in the day that the
man had improved and would probably
pull through A visit to Collins him
self In the hospltal ward By the sheriff
and reporter resulted In corrobora-
tion ~ the story lie seemed 10 be
man o. some ability in his line, which
Is packing and smoking fish at shoal
water bay His statements were made
In simple straightforward manner.
lie admitted that he had been drink
Ing. but thought that he was at all
times in complete posseSsion ~ his
senses The German captain, he said.
vas with him part u the time. and
he thought he was witness 10 the
scene.
Mr. Jeffrey when seen. stated that
about 2.20 o'clock Wednesday morning
the man Collins. m company with "A
well known character about town by
the name of McCarron. came into the
restaurant after the lar room had
been closed and ordered meals Col-
llnA was To- pay FOR them After the
out when JefI demanded his money
The man refused 20 pay. and after
waiting some little time Jeff said that
he made another demand without get
ting his money Jcfr is crippled by
rheumatism. and while standing on one
side OF the counter Collins being on
the other. he reached over. and struck
Collins In the face with the back OF
his hand. He says the blow could not
have been hard one Collins seemed
stupid, probably from drink. and walk
cd back 10 his sea; NJ the table, Jeff
followed him. caught him by the coat
collar. and pushed him towards the
door. al the same time kicking him
several times, until he had thrust him
onto the sidewalk, Jen said that he
noticed afterwards that the poor devil
had left his hat behind. and thinking
he would need II. started out to find
him. He discovered the man lying on
the sidewalk with his head near the
water hydrant at the corner OF 18th
and Bond. and then for the first time
noticed that the man was bleeding.
there being blood on the sidewalk He
returned his hat TO him. put the man
on his feet and told him To 20 to
his room. This was the last Jefr saw
OF him. Whether or not some OF his
companions, realizing his condition, at
tackled him after he left the restau-
rant and malireated the man for the
sake OF the money he had about him,
or whether he fell against the iron
hydrant and bruised his face Is a
question, Collins himself stated that
he had some money when he was put
out Of Jeff's, but that he had none
when next he knew anything.
officer Joe sinnott, who was ON that
beat yesterday morning. met Collins as
he was going down Commercial street
near the corner Of l2th. probably just
after Jeff had started him on his way
to his room. Noticing blood on the
mans face, the officer asked him what
was the trouble and where he got the
cash on his cheek, Are you full, or
have you fallen on the slippery side
walk" Collins didn't seem to know
and gave no information whatever
Seeing that he was inoffensive and per
fectly able to walk the officer advised
him to at once go to his room and
wash up and the man started away.
After making another round Of his
beat, about an hour later, the officer
found Collins again at the corner Of
18th street. and again told him to go
to his room and take care OF himself
or he would take cold Later in the
morning officer sinnot met NJ. +. Har-
dcsty, who was present in the restau-
rant at the time OF the disturbance.
and who corrohoated practically the
facts as above stated There were al
so present at the time Mr.. Sam Harris
and Chas. Wise. All were agreed that
the German ship captain was not in
the restaurant at the time, but that
he had been in the barroom with Col
Inns two hours earlier, where no dis
turbance took place.
Mr.. NJ. f. Hardesty who was taking