The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19
Terrible Gnshes Cut In SIoan's Face,
n Heavy Beer Glass Being
Used rs n Weapon.
WITHOUT MEDICAL ATTENTION
INJURED MAN BLEED PROFUsELY FOR
TWO HOURS IN SALOON YARD.
Sight of Gore Made the saloon Keep
err Sick, He S~ays-Police
Arrest Hupp.

In a brawl at Chris Roepke's saloon. 1851
Shelby street. yesterday afternoon Frank
Sloan. living at 1908 East Market street. re-
ceived injuries that will probably cause his
death. The injuries were inflicted by Thos.
Hupp. living at 1880 Shelby street.
Roepke witnessed the fight between the
two men and said that but few words were
passed before Hupp struck Sloan with a
stem beer glass, telling him to the floor.
Roepke said that Sloan had been around
the saloon nearly all afternoon. and about
3 O'Clock Hupp entered with a man named
Harvey Dowden, a farmer, living in the
country. and the two drank beer. At that
time Sloan was at the pool table in the rear
of the room and but a short distance from
the bar. No one was playing with him. but
Hupp walked toward the cue rack and TAX
ing down a cue said he would play Sloan a
game. The latter said he did not want to
play with Hupp. and when the men en-
gagged in hot words Roepke says ne told
Hupp to leave the table.
Hupp and Dowden left the saloon and
walked toward the fountain. but returned
in a short time. When they re-entered
Roepke's saloon. Sloan was standing at
the end of the bar near the pool table
drinking a gass of beer. Roepke says that
Sloan asked Hupp TO drink with him. but
the latter refused. Hupp then walked over
toward Sloan. according to the story told
by Roepke, and brushed against him. Sloan
told him he did not want TO have anything
to do with him and pushed him away and
struck at him, the blow striking Hupp on
BEER GLASS AS y WEAPON.
Hupp had a beer glass in his hand and
holding it firmly struck Sloan in the face.
The glass broke and the blood poured from
wounds above and below the right eye, and
there were several other ugly gashes on
his face.
After being struck Sloan staggered and
fell near the pool table and Roepke claims
that Hupp tried TO follow Sloan and strike
him again. but Roepke made him leave the
place. Sloan was bleeding profusely, but
managed TO get to mis- feet and walk out
into the beer garden at the side OF the
house. He staggered into the back yard and
sat on "A chair near the alley, where the
blood flowed from his wounds. Roepke
says the assault occurred about 4:3O, but
Hupp claims it was before 4 o'clock.
Hupp and Dowden left the saloon and
walked south on Shelby street, while no
attention was paid to Sloan. ROepke claims
the sight OF the blood pouring from Sloan's
injuries made him sick and he did not go
to his assistance on that account. He did
not send for a physician and it was after S
O'Clock when Sloan crawled into the alley
back of the saloon and called for help. A
man came to him and seeing his condition
went into the saloon ana called the am
bulance. Sloan was taken To the City Dis
pensary, and it was after I o'clock when
the police were notified. Sloan was weak
from loss of blood and a hasty examination
showed that the skull near the right temple
had been fractured by the force OF the blow
and a sharp point of the beer glass. The
other cuts were also so dangerous that 1t
was necessary to place a bandage over his
head and send him TO the City Hospital.
POLICE ARREST HUPP.
Capt. Kinney dispatched eight detectives
in search of the man who struck Sloan. and
Bicycle Patrolmen Griffin and Manning also
started out on the case. The latter arrived
at the saloon first and secured a description
Of the man wanted. They went south on
Shelby street and found him sitting in front
of a saloon near the Belt Railroad. They
held him until Capt. Kinney arrived In a
two-seated wagon and he was taken to the
police station, where he was slated on a
charge Of assault and battery with intent
to kill and was not admitted TO bail on ac-
count of the dangerous condition of Sloan.
Hupp was slightly under the influence or
liquor and talked a great deal about the
case. telling the detectives to notify his
family that he was in trouble, but for them
not to worry as he was not to blame for
what he had done. He said he went into
the saloon with DOwden the second time
i'm the afternoon and net Sloan. The latter
asked him 10 drink with him and when
Hupp refused, Sloan became very insulting
and told him. Hupp, he would knock his
- head off. at the same times striking
him. Hupp said he had a beer glass in his
hand and struck Sloan in Self-defense.