Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-11
HIT WITH a CLUB.
Gus Wahlberg and Henry Mack
Have Trouble and Former is
Seriously Hurt.
His Head Laid Open by 4 Blow
From 9 Pick.Axs Handle in
Mack's Hands

1ustaVe Wahlberg, cement con-
tractor of this city, lies at his home, COL
West Boone street, with a badly bruised
head. which he received during an en-
counter with Henry G. Mack. another
cement contractor.
AT o'clock this afternoon Mack
walked into the sherifr's office and in
formed the officers that he had come to
give himself up. as he had hit Wahlberg
with club and laid him out. Mack
said that while he was driving along
the street at . o'clock this morning
Wahlberg climbed into his buggy and
commenced to pull his whiskers and.
scratch his face. Az an evidence OF the
truthfulness OF this statement Mack ex-
htbited q bloody countenance and some
bare spots where skin should have been.
{ Mack said that he then went to VAIL
berg home about noon for the purpose
OF laying him out and that he succeeded
In doing SO with the assistance Of a
pick-axe handle. AZ the officers knew
nothing further Of the encounter they
told Mack he could go but to stay in the
city 50 he could be found II wanted.
While Mack succeeded in laying HE
man out he was afterwards ii, fair
way to get the worst of the encounter.
which occurred in front OF WahlberR.s
home. Judge Caswell, who resides in
the neighborhood. was attracted by the
excitement Of the fight and went to the
scene. When he arrived Wahlbere and
htS brother-in-law had Mack down and
We're holding him. The judge ordered
the belligerents to des;st Wahlbers wa )
told to 80 into the house and have his
head attended to and Mack was told to
get into his buggy and leave the neigh
porhood. Wahlberg was bleeding pro-
fusely from a cash in the head, but was
able to walk to the house Mack imme-
3diately came up town and reported all
the sheriff g office.
Adoiph Carlson, Wahlberg's Brother
in-l who was with Mr.. Wanlberg
when both quarrels occurred, SAID that
about O'clock, at the corner OF First
and State streets, where he is putting
In some work. Mr.. Wahlberg and
Mack met. The first few words that
passed between them he did not hear.
but it was only the matter Of a few
moments when he heard Mack call
Wahlberg q vile name and at the same
time take buggy whip from its socket
and threaten to strike Watlberg with
the handle. Carlson Gays he took the
whip from Mr.. Mack, who soon aztec
wards drove away with the request
that Wahlberg meet him out in the
woods and settle the quarrel.
Mr.. Carlson accompanied Wanlberg
home at about o'clock and while driv-
Ing up TO the east gate Of the Wahlberg
home, corner OF Sixth and Rome
streets, they met Mr.. Mack. Carlson
says there was not q work spoken by
either man, but that Mack alighted
from his buggy and dealt Wahlberg a
blow over the head while 1.-THE latter was
seated in his vehicle. The bludgeon!
also grazed Carlson's head, scratching
his forehead somewhat. Weinberg fell
out between the wheels. Mr.. Carlson
says he then held Mr.. Mack with the
intention of OBTAINING him until officers
could arrive and in few moments
Judge Caswell arrived and told him to
release Mack and he would look after
him. Mrs. Wahlberg says that she saw
Mr. Mack pass the house four cr Ave
times before her husb band arrived home.
As soon as Mr.. Wahlberg could set
into the house physician was sum
moned and his wound dressed. But one
blow was struck with the pick handle.
but that was enough. as it cut deep into
the scalp, causing a two-inch cash over
the frontal bone and extending back to
the right parietal Luckily the skull
was not fractured and the wound, aside
from being very painful, is not danger
GUS
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