The Columbus journal., 1898-09-14

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We take The following fro9 th
Schuyler Sun. Nr. Bs.rdsleyis vse.io'
= not just hike tAb sketch in some IN
important particulara One Of n,
Zarnsrs sons vas one OF the tour men
that Bsardssey and Holtx met On tn
road, and Who % soon after meeting
got toesGhsr and followed then. Aug
ust H0ls hvss nov near Cornlea, thil
county. and had nearly . hundred dol
lars On his person. He and Mr.. Boards.
Icy vsre going 70 Saunders (vhere Mr.
Holz formerly hved) to set up . tomb
stone From the Suns tone. it would
seem that the reputation Of the attack
ing party 10 not very good in that sec-
ton:
-POlice Edgar tella us of dastardly
and cowardly attack which was perpe-
trated Saturday night upon two men
who were driving from Columbus to
Ithaca. Saunders county. by John Varley
one Of the Doyle boys and two other
young men whose nance he could not
find out It seems that C. A. Beardsley,
q Columbus tombstone man had Bohe-
milan from near there taking him to
Ithaca where he was going to do some
business Tlsy vere making the drive
in the night While it vas cool When on
tha <,,>No - .<ho D;>hl..1 "A
the Schuyler cemetery they were accost-
ed by two men walking in the road Who
halted them and tried to pick . fuss.
Beardsley and the other man whipped
up their horses and drove on to get out
OF the way OF the toughs. A little farth-
or on they were again stopped by two
fellows in . buggy Who had evidently
been With the others and who also tried
to start . row and intimidate them by
saying they believed they had stolen
something. In the controversy they
beat the Bohemian badly and he was
covered with blood. They finally got
away however, and drove into town and
notified Policeman Edgar who was on
the corner by the First National Bank.
He wanted them to wait and swear ont
a complaint and have the fellows arrest
ed but they would not wait and went
on their way. Very soon after Varley
came in and told Mr.. Edgar that as he
and the others were returning from a
dance which had been held out west OF
here they found Beardsley and the Bo-
hemian trying to Break into Mr.. Zahneris
place just west Of the cemetery and in
trying to stop them the fight occurred.
This was evidently trumped mp story
as the others told how they had aroused
Mr.. Zahner a. they came along and ap-
pealed for help. 1t is likely the boys
were under the influence Of liquor and
stopped the men with the determination
to pick . row. It is too bad that Mr..
Beardsley and the man with him did not
wait to have them arrested and put be-
hind the bars for awhile. Fellows like
that should be punished. While under
the influence Of liquor they might have
killed someone
The Quill tells the version of the men
. little differently and adds, as coming
from David Zehner: The Columbus
fellow (meaning Holz, as Bearisley was
in the wagon holding the team and car
ing for q young boy, came into the
house and refused to leave it or explain
Why he was there, vhereupon he (Zehner)
gave him a good pounding. The whole
affair, says the Quill, is as ridiculous as
it is disgraceful and the poor fellow
from Columbus was fearfully mistreated.
He wrapped his face in beefsteak and
pursued his journey badly scared and
badly SCARED.