The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-04-04
A -BARREL-HOUsE FIGHT.
A ItttIe Trouble, a Razor, and the
Doctors Did the Rest.


Emin Mantel is a German who causes the
police force more sleepless nights than the
Flying Dutchman" ever occasioned fright
ened mariners. all on account of two
bari houses" he conducts-one at 223 West
Washington and the other at 800 East
Washington street. When Mantel presides
over one place bis wife runs the other. Last
night Mrs. Mantel was in charge of the
East Washington-street place, when a
rough house was started by a couple of
drunken negroes. Pat Carter, a young
negro, who claims that his home is in Chi
cago. and who lives temporarily at 81 Hun
ter street, started trouble with Allen Whit
field. and Carter received several deep cuts
from a razor o. some other sharp-edged
weapon in the hands of his opponent. AS
a result of the ARRAY Carter is confined at
the City Hospital in a bad condition, while
Whitfield is with the police awaiting in a
cell at the station house the action of Po-
lice Judge Cox tomorrow morning.
Mrs. Mantel was mum when questioned
by the police officers, Whitfield refuses to
talk. and the wounded man is equally I'M
willing 10 divulge any facts as to what led
to the cutting. Whitfield claims that he
acted in self-defense; he says that he was
in Manters bari house" drinking when
Carter came in. The two negroes had been
friends for a long time.
Carter was very drunk when he came into
the place, and Whitfield was enough Under
the influence of bad whisky and worse beer
to be in a vicious and resentful mood. Car
ter, IL is said, gave Whitfield a few friend
ly, if rough, cuffs about the head and face.
Whitfield resented the familiarity, and after
a few words passed, according TO his own
story, he drew his 'weepOn' and took a
few slaSheS at Carter. The latter was
slashed across the forehead and also re-
ceived two cuts across the throat, which
luckily for both negroes, failed 10 go deep
enough to touch the jugular vein. AS il
was, he received ugly wounds, from which
the blood Spurted. Whitfield fled. There
was a wild panic in the resort. The gang
of drunken lOafers fed in all directions.
Somebody called up the City Dispensary
and asked that an ambulance be sent at
once. No one thought or cared TO telephone
for the police until the enraged Whitfield
had plenty of time to make his escape. Just
as the ambulance dashed across Alabama
street toward the scene of the ARRAY u
message was received at the station housey
and Sergeant Lowe dispatched the bicycle
patrolmen, Mathey, Wheeler and White, to
the saloon. They arrived just as the am
bulance backed up TO the curb to remove
Carter. Waiting a moment TO see that he
was not dead, they started out 10 search
for Whitfield, who was finally corralled on
Court street. When placed under arrest
he was reticent and gave no satisfactory
account of the affair.
Believing hat Carter was dangerously
If not fatally hurt, the Dispensary
physicians at once took him to the City
Hospital. The physicians there say that he
was more intoxicated than hurt, and that
he will recover. Sergeant Lowe notified the
hospital physicians TO notify the police as
soon as he is able TO be removed. when he
VIII be taken to the station house and held
as a witness.