The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-07

Gordon returned to the offices above
Gordon shortly came back and said
"You want to settle for your paper
bill up at the office for this week
How many have you got me charg-
ed with, Bennett?" asked Darby.
-Four cents for every subscriber, of
course"
This was out of the question, ac-
cording to Darby's statement, as he
had not yet fully collected on the
route which he had under his control.
and therefore told Gordon that ii
would be impossible to do SO Satur-
day night.
Don't give No. his papers tonight,
called Gordon to the counter.
All right" said Darby. whereupon
he started out of the cellar.
On approaching the stairway, Oar
by stated that Gordon approached him
and shook his fist under his nose.
Keep still, Bennett, said Darby,
and turned to leave the cellar, when
Gordon, according to Darby's state
ment, became enraged and struck him
in the face, stunning him and he stag
gered. At this juncture of the game,
McCool, the circulation manager of
large proportions, ran to Gordon's as
sistance and knocked the staggering
man into a corner, after which he fol-
flowed it up closely and grabbed Oar
\ by the throat while still PROSTATE
upon the floor and struck him at least
three blows directly in the face, it is
claimed.
In his struggles against the assault
| Of McCool, Darby stated that he man
aged to arise to his feet in some man.
ner and then was again confronted by
Gordon, who was greatly agitated and
| ed him his hat
Darby started for the door voluntari-
,1y. according to his statement, when
tMcCool grabbed him brutally by the
Sarm and dragged him out of the cell
liar On arrival at the top Of the stair
I-way, McCool held the suffering man
by the arm and again delivered a blow
bdirectly in the face. On releasing
Thin, McCool again struck Darby and
knocked him PROSTATE in the alley.
The blows which McCool struck
were witnessed by several people. in
.cluding DR.. w. w. Zimmerman. Mrs.
Darby, III. +. Brewer. teamster in the
:employ OF Frank Fossler. DIR. Zim-
norman and Mrs. Darby. both in addi-
ton to a number of others, saw the
blows delivered. People began run
ming to the scene and one witness stat
ed that both McCool and Gordon ran.
Darby was picked up from the
ground by a witness to McCool's
blows, in the alley, and was assisted to
a buggy, whereupon at the advice of
those who saw the assault, he went to
file an affidavit against both Gordon
and McCool. After much trouble he
did this. He first attempted to Sc
cure an affidavit from Squire l.. G. Alb
bolt, who recommended that the pa
pers be filed MONDAY. Darby then
went to police headquarters where
Chief Bailey gave him an affidavit to
be signed by Judge William c. Con-
verse. This was done in the evening,
and Chief Bailey himself served the
affidavit on Gordon and McCool. Both
were allowed to go on their own recog-
nizance and will appear in police court
morning to answer the charge
of assault and battery.
In speaking of the assault Mr. OAR
by stated that he cared but little for
the blows which were directed against
him. but it was the cowardly manner
in which he was attacked. He little
suspected that Gordon would ever
make such an attack and it was the
lost confidence which hurt him more
than the blow which Gordon directed
against him. He said that he had al
ways trusted Gordon and had done ey-
erything in his power to please him.
and the bitterness of the attack after
he had done these things. stung He
said that during his services with the
Item he had done everything in his
power to hold the circulation in the
north end. and had accepted eggs, rugs
and most anything in lieu of the sub
scription price in cash to hold the
Item subscribers in that section of the
city.
Darby is a man who has worked for
support his family by paper carrying.
He has never been able to do heavy.
manual labor. and hence has had to
confine his efforts to lines of employ
ment in keeping with his health. He
Is Industrious and is well known about
the city.
An attempt was made to find Mr..
Gordon Saturday night that he might
give his side of the affair. but it was
1t is understood that
Gordon claims Darby called him a