The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-21
BLOODY FIGHT AT
THE BLUE GOOSE.
Three Americans and Four hungarisns
Seriously Wounded in Pitched
Battle Sunday Afternoon
DALTON AND HcroN HAY DIE

The Blue Goose saloon west OF
Flat River rnn wide open last sun
day Just north Of the Blue Goose.
and on the side of road, there IL n
deep, wide ravine, and this ravlne
was the only boundary line be-
tween GOO Hungarlans and numer
Gus kegs Of beer, and 80 Amerl-
cans aud innumerable cans of the
amber fluid.
Abont ) o'clock in the afternoon,
NJ the testimony shows, the ad-
vance was begun by the Amer.
cans. Lige Dalton, Dick Edlng
ton, Lee CofTey, Chris Leach, Jesse
Singleton aud Chas. Lang crossed
the ravine to the Hungarian pow
WOW and to all appearances were
friendly The Americans aud
Ilungariaus were all union labor
men, and whom Lige Dalton gave
Misco Croker the union sign OF
friendship, Misco offered to Dalton
his can Of beer Dalton took the
can and proceeded to get on the
outside of it's contents. Then IN
stead of handing the can back to
Misco, according 10 testimony
brought out in the examination, he
struck him in the face with H.
This was the beginning of the
fray. At first no weapons were
used, and the fists won Soon the
Hungarians began using knives
and pistols. and the Americans
turned to rocks aud knives for their
defense.
| The Ilungarians being much
greater in numbers and better
armed, soon got the best OF
the Americans and put them to
fight
When the fight was over and
some idea of the results could be
had, it was found that Lige
Dalton was seriously cut IN the
back there being nine knife
wounds, three OF them entering the
abdominal cavity His condition
is very serious but not necessarily
fatal
Dick Eddiugton had seven cuts
in the back, which are very serious
and probably fatal
Joe Dalton was struck on the
head by rock which inflicted an
ugly scalp wound.
, Chns. Lang, mill captain at the
National, was struck on the hand
by n rock and received II painful
wound.
Wasro Savbuck, one of the
Hungarlnns, was cut under the left
eye by knife.
Andrew Angina has a very
severe wound under the right eye,
inflicted 10y n knife.
Pete Susislnco was struck back
of the left ear by rock, and ear
ries bad wound rs a result
, An unidentified Hungarian wa'
wounded in the heshy part Of thu
fore arm by pistol ball.
The wounded Americans are I'M
der the care of Drs, Williams
Rushby, Roberts and Donnrll
!. and are getting along nicely
All of the Ilupgarlans wen
home after the fight. and part o
Q them, visitors from Bonnie Terre
p returned on the early train Mon
:, day morning
d Deputy Sheriff Walker. Consta
u BILE Fraser aud other deputies mad
= numerous arrests of the Hunga
: rians Monday morning and he'll
e them until Prosecuting Attornc
u Marbury arrived
II Mr.. Marbury held an cxamino
u ton of the witnesses and prlclpaI
at Squire G. W Covington = oflic
'c in Flat River Monday Afternoon
u and the facts OF the fight give
'e above were taken from the test
mOny there deduoed.
p Asaa result of the examination
t. the following Hungarlans are hel
T. on the charge Of assault with in
v y, tent to kill, awaiting the recover
~ or death of the wounded Amer
'' cans: Wasco Sawbuck, Andre
D Angina, Mike Dragon, Pc
." Susisinco and Mlsco Croker.
" The feeling between the cot
" flicting races is still running hil
III but the officers are confident tn
- no m oretrouble will occur.