The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-15
OVER TWO UNPAID BEERS
CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO OLEN
NATIONS RECKLESS SHOOTING.
He Took Up the Chase After the Bar
keeper Became Winded-ShOt
the Wrong Man.

Two glasses of beer. unpaid for, caused
considerable excitement and developed
amusing incidents which might have re-
woman, Ed Daringer drove to Kline's sa-
LOOM at 8O4 Massachusetts avenue, where
the beer was obtained and drunk in the
buggy. But as he handed the empty glasses
back to the bartender, who had remained
by the vehicle, Daringer suddenly gave his
horse a singing cut with the whip, which
started it up the avenue at a good pace.
He turned up College avenue and had soon
disappeared, but the bartender, determined
not to be robbed of the price of the drinks
without struggle, mounted his wheel,
which was just inside the saloon, and start
ed in pursuit 1t was a good race, and for
the first mile the bicycle proved faster than
the horse, but by this time the man on the
wheel was nearly winded. However, he
was again within sight of the people in
the buggy, and he was hopeful. At the
corner of College avenue and Sixteenth
street he saw Patrolmen Winn and Mont
gomery.
stop theft" cried the bartender as he
approached, "police-'
But he was too late for the policemen to
offer immediate relief, as the people in the
buggy had driven past. Without asking
for explanations and only thinking of
thief" the police caught a passing car,
and were going after the pursued and pur-
suer. But the wary Daringer turned from
College avenue, and the street car did the
police no good. At that moment, however,
Glen Hatton, young man who lives at 2O3i
Ash street, attracted by the excitement,
hurried forward on his wheel and Volun-
teered to catch the runaways. He demand
ed a revolver of one of the patromen first,
but 1t was refused. In place mace was
handed him. He concluded that this would
do him no good. revolver would make
more noise and reach farther. He refused
the protfered club, and started empty hand
ed. The parties in the buggy soon returned
to College avenue, with Hatton close be-
hind. He called them to halt, but they re-
fused. As they approached Twenty-seventh
street Hatton remembered that friend in
Scotts drug store, at that corner, owned
a revolver which he could borrow at short
notice. He turned in and got the gun. Out
he came and saw the buggy jogging along
more slowly. He even congratulated him.
self that it had developed into an easy race.
Halt, he cried a moment later, but the
man only turned and mumbled something
about Hatton seeking a warmer climate.
coming serious and fired The shot tore a
hole in the top of the buggy and brought
its occupant to a halt AS the man stepped
down Hatton fired a second and a third
shot. One of the shots took the sole off the
targets shoe By this time a small crowd
gathered about and the man who came
so close TO being shot was recognized as
William Zwick who lives a short distance
in the country Hatton had lost sight of
Daringer the fellow wanted, when he ran
into the drug store, and had been pursuing
the wrong man. All kinds of apologies were
offered but IL is doubtful If they were as
freely accepted. Hatton is expecting trou-
BILE and went to the police station yesterday
to explain matters. Daringer has not been
caught