The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-30
BY a Saloonist and Badly
Beaten.
MAN REFUSED TO PAY
A Bill Of Forty Cents and Was
Knocked Down and Dragged
Out Of q Canton Saloon--
Saioonist Arrested.

Much excitement was created on the
streets Friday night about O'Clock
by the report that man had been
beaten to death in the saloon Of Henry
Schauefele, on East Tuscarawas street
and the proprietor Of the saloon was
guilty of the murder. j. E. Web.
ringer, better known as TONY the
Tailor" was the reported victim. The
truth of the story is that Wehringer
was knocked out by combination Of
bad booze and blows administered by
Schauefele. either with his fist or some
weapon.
Early in the evening Wehringer Ell.
tered the saloon drunk and proposed
dice game. After shaking for a
while and Wehringer had lost drinks
amounting to 40 cents, the proprietor
demanded the money and Wehringer
refused to pay. An alteration follow.
ed and finally Wehringer invited the
saloon man to come from behind the
counter, saying that he would show
him something in the way of fighting
The invitation was accepted and re-
suited in the
STORY OF MURDER.
Schauefele says that he struck the
other man in the nose with his fist
and knocked him down. Others say
that he used beer bottle to hit him
with Whichever it was the man fell
like log and was dragged out behind
the saloon.
A little later he was found lying in
the back yard in pool of blood and to
mi
was at once nollfed and called DIR.
Reed, whose Office is nearby. The ply
sician made hurried examination
and found that the man was not se-
riously hurt. The patrol was then
called and he was taken to police head
Quarters where DR.. Z. d. Brant dressed
the wound in his head. There was a
cut about an inch long near the left
temple and small artery had been
severed but the injuries were not dan
gerous and the man was afterward put
to bed and a charge of drunk placed
against his name on the police regis
ter. o.
wehringer had bled so profusely
from the cut artery that he was COW
cred with blood and his clothing was
saturated. His appearance as he was
carried from the wagon into police
headquarters and the manner of his
finding in the rear of the saloon gave
rise to the story that he was dead and
1T SPREAD RAPIDLY
Saturday morning he was some the
worse for the wear but the effects
of the whiskey he has been drinking
for the past few days were more notice
able than those of his injuries.
Wehringer Is a well known local
character and has a police record
On several occasions he has been up
for drunkenness and he has also been
arrested for wlIe beating. He has
been missing from Canton for several
months and only returned last week
from Mansfield where he had been
working at his trade, tailoring. Since
his return he Is said to have been
drinking heavily. Schauefele's story
of the affair is borne out by several
others who say that he used nothing
but natures weapons in the attack on
Wehringer and that the deep cut on
the head must have resulted from the
fall which followed. Others say that
a bottle was used.
Schauefele was arrested Saturday
morning on charge of assault and bat.
terry. He was arraigned, pleaded not
guilty, and was released on bond to
appear Monday afternoon at ! O'Clock
for hearing.