The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-02-24
"SHNDBHGGED" Hal WING
Unknown person Attacks the
Chinese Laundry Man
Sunday Evening.
Wanted His Money, but After
Bruising Hal Badly Es-
capped Without 1t.

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prietor on Second Street, was sand
bagged in his laundry shortly after
eight o'clock Sunday night. Hal
Wing was badly cut and bruised
about the face, and his as
sailant succeeded in making his escape
before the yells of the Chinaman
could attract any one to the rescue.
According to Wings story he had
his laundry locked at eight clock
and was enjoying short Chinese
siesta all by himself. A few moments
afterwards there came knock at the
front door, and on Hal going to it he
was informed that the person outside
wanted to get his laundry. Wing let
the fellow in. The latter had hand
kerchief wrapped around the lower
half of his face, according to Wings
story, and as soon as he got inside he
remarked that it twas cold," and
peremptorily ordered the Chinaman to
fire up. Hai keeps it pretty warm in
his den, as a rule, but he obeyed
orders, and put on more steam. Then
the fellow ordered Hal to get out his
whisky-that he wanted to drink. Hal
refused to do this, saying he had none
in his possession. The assailant then
pulled a bag of shot from under his
short overcoat, and cracked Hal over
the head with it.
"Do you want to flight?" remarked
Hal, recovering from the stinging
blow.
Another crack came from the sand
bag, aud by this time blood was flow
ing copiously from the first wound.
Hal commenced to yell, and forced
his assailant towards the front door,
yelling all the time. The blows came
in on Hal thick and fast, but none of
them succeeded in knocking him un-
scious. He forced the fellow out
doors, but was pulled out himself, and
a handto-hand fight ensued on the
street, Hal increasing his yells.
Finally, Hai's screams were heard, and
people commenced coming to the
rescue. The assailant seeing that the
people in that vicinity we're becoming
aroused, tore away from the China
man and made his escape.
Herman Jaehn, the shoemaker liv-
ing two doors west of Halls place, was
the first to reach the scene, and found
Hal bleeding. profusly from several
wounds that be had received on diff
ferent parts of the head. He took
Hal back into the laundry, and sent
for physician, but none could be
found in the city at that time, and it
was an hour or more later that a
physician came in from the country
and dressed the Chinaman's wounds.
There was cash over the bridge of
the nose, bruises on either cheek, and
on the head. The Chinaman was put
to bed, and is now recovering from the
effects of the assault.
1t is reported that Hal had received
quite sum of money by express dur
; ing the past two or three days, but
Hal refuses to confirm or deny the re-
port. If such was the case the assail-
ant was probably aware of the fact,
and did the "sandbagging" with the
view of laying the Chinaman out until
he could get the money. The assail-
ant was novice at the art apparently,
and did not deal the Chinaman the
right kind of blow to knock him un-
conscious. The manner in which he
proceeded to gain an entrance and
commence his preliminary work also
suggests that the "sandbagger''
probably made his first attempt.
The "sandbag" used for the affray
was home manufactured affair. The
bag was shot bag of the Northwest
; ern Shot & Lead Works, St. Paul,
holding 25 pounds. About q inches
, from the bottom it was tied together
with red hemp cord, apparently oiled
for the occasion. Before the tying
occurred, however, about two pounds
of fine shot had been placed in the
bag, and the string kept them in a
lump. Tne other portion Of the bag
was used for handle. The bag was
one in which Schmahl & Jaehnings