The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-08-12
eagle STRUCK BY A FIST
HEAVY BLOW BROKE A BIG, BAND
RING ON THE HAND.
DETAILS BROUGHT TO LIGHT
An Eye Witness to the Affair, a Man
Who Was With the Assailant,
Gives TO The News the First Def.
mite information OF the Assault.

ulEul VI lnt loulHtN, WAS SIuCh upon
the top of the head by the bare fist
Of a member of the York running
team, The blow was so heavy that n
thick, band ring which was worn on
one finger, was broken to pieces when
the assailant struck eagles head,
The reason for striking the young
man was that the York runner mis-
took eagle for Stanton runner and
was trying to get vengeance.
That is the story of the assaultng
of the wounded man, as told to rep.
resentative of The News at Madison
last night the witness refusing to
allow his name to be used
The description of the assailant
ly tail man, smooth shaven, with
closely squinted eyes and a bulldog
countenance.
The eye witness who gave the story
as it occurred to the newspaper man,
says that the York team was "after"
Stanton men and that there was con.
siderable bitter feeling. This eye
witness was himself with the York
team that night. They had been
drinking somewhat and when eagle
came along Norfolk avenue to the
bank corner he was spotted" by the
crowd as one of the men whom York
wanted to get"
The man who struck eagle was af-
terward at the dance in Marquardt
hall.
This is the first definite information
regarding the trouble, which has
been brought to light.
Miss Jessie Drebeit OF this city was
the only Norfolk person in the party,
or who saw the trouble. She, to-
gether with the party of five friends.
was walking down Norfolk avenue
shortly after midnight, enroute from
a dancing party in Marquardt hall to
a restaurant for supper just before
eagle and the other Pierce young peo.
pie were TO start home.
They were all we'll known young
people. They had been in the crowd
for little while on the street and
when it grew rough, they had gone
to the dance in the Marquardt hall.
Here, together with a large number
OF Norfolk young folk, they were en-.
joying a pleasant and quiet evening.
number of ruffians had attempt
ell TO get into the dancing room and
had been excluded. Consequently
they were angry at all of those per.
sons who had anything to do with
the dance. At the entrance of the
building one of them struck at John
Dingman and was tossed.
Assaiiant Approaches.
When Mr.. eagle and the other five
persons walked down Norfolk av.
enue, quietly, shortly after midnight,
the street was comparatively desert
ed When they reached the Citizens
National bank building, Just at the
entrance to the upstairs, the half doz.
en-, walking abreast along the side.
walk, were suddenly halted by a
stranger who arose from the dark
doorway and stepped Immediately
young ladies in the party. And
there he stood
With becoming gallantry, Mr.. eagle
spoke up.
please let the lady pass" he said
At that the strangers fist shot an.
grily out toward the young man from
Pierce.
The blow was warded off by a
friend of eagle.
The Crowd Scatters.
The crowd scattered, anxious of
course to get away from the scene
of the trouble. They all expected to
see the men come to blows. The next
instant eagle lay senseless along the
sidewalk. A companion of the first
assailant, 1t is thought, approached
eagle from the rear when he saw
trouble coming, and slugged the
young Pierce farmer on the top of
the head. II is thought that he used
either brass knuckles, loaded cane
or some very heavy club.
The wound upon the top of eagles
mead is considered too high to have
been caused from fall to the side.
walk, although the walk at this place
is cement
AS quick as 1t happened the crowd
of unknown ruffians disappeared
down the street. There was no po.
liceman in sight. Friends of eagle,
not realizing that he had been partic-
ularly hurt in falling, attempted to
lift him to his feet. Then it was
found that his body was already cold,
his eyes closed. He was dazed,
stunned and unconscious from the
blow that had struck him.
Water failed to revive him. He
was carried into Leonard's drug store
and even then the wound was not
known to be so severe.
Chief of Police Kane, who had been
a few blocks down the street, ar.
rived but the crowd knew nothing OF
the man who had struck eagle. They
could offer no description. The on.
Ger says he asked a hundred people
| nm the cfraaf uhn had dnnn tbo ot.il,