The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-08-31
RAISED N0yGH HOUSE.
FiB.hO-YlarOII Nan Gets 100 Much
and Nov NsS SOTB~.cOuns Have
an inuIng.

The Bowery furnished another sen
sfiisn Saturday witch was ground
out In the daily srist OF the courts
yesterday Lse D. Laferty. farm
hard an empIoye Of the Floyd dairy
south Of town. raised . rough house
ID the McGee restaurant opposite the
linton station. and in the course Of
ne dificulty slashed Dan Jones, a
htsher. with the big blade OF pocket
knife.
Jones Story.
Dan Jones, wiry looking yourg
man who halls from Coloradl, suys
that Lanerty who was under the IN.
ouence Of liquor, came into NE res-
tsurant during the noon hour and be-
gar using offensive language. There
wers several ladies IN the restaurant
end Jones sharply demonstrated with
him. Lsfierty retorted with string
Of abuss and profanity which Jones
refused 70 take. He ordered the Of
fender out o. the plaoe and after or
ders failed. backed up his words BY
smashing Laferty in the face with a
glass. Latterty then drew a knife and
the two men clinched. Larerty
dashed Jones about the neck and
back az much az be could, One Of the
rirl walters succeeded in wrenching
the knife from Lanerty's grasp be-
tore he had inflicted serious wounds
Then MCGEE, the proprietor kicked
him out Of the place.
The alarm was immediately given
and p 3 Huxley caught LsRerty In
the alley back Of saloon. Jones
wounds we're dressed by a physician
ana be was able 70 be 1t bis business
the next day
+. Lafierty Pleads innocent.
when seen AZ the county jail yes
tsrday Lafferty told his story and
claimed TO be the injured party. He
is man Of rough exterior, but not
necessarily bad man,' 10 says he
Is hfty-two years old aud was horn
IN San Antonio ard grew up In the
cattle country THIS. be saws, is the
hrtt time he has over been IN trouble
Of The kind
Nreo-eirF e. hts story, he had
riste no abusive rr9ares hui iold
tho ypuug mun 81 herring someone
else usc proisnlty Thea lhc walter
offsrsd him out. lle paid for hls din
ner add was using his pocket knife
on crushed finger nail Then he
ssts some oae struck him twice With
alasH or heavy object lie says
sal When the young man clinehed
III him the knife might have
cratched the man, but n It cut him It
vas unlntentlonol He admits drink
INK, bat says he was not drunk,
The Bartender Bruised the Loafer.
Mitchell. the bartender in tho sa-
loon At the corner OF Buchanan and
the Bowery, smashed beer bottle
over the head Of a refractory custo-
inef saturday afternoon. II seems
That the fellow came into Mitchells
place and after round OF drinks left
without paying. Mitchell took beer
bottle for arguments sake and fol-
lowed the visitor The man refused
70 psy pthe alteration which fol-
lowed Mitchell smashed him over the
head with the bottle.
Both parties were then taken into
custody The nan with the bruised
head required patching mp before he
could 80 further and was kept in
jail over night Mitchell paid his
fine in the court ut the trial. but the
other man was unable 10 liquldate
and win probably work out his fine.
lie plead guilty and said that he had
no recollection whatever of the scrap
beyond the fact that he had started
to drinking Saturday afternoon.