The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-01
Scrappy Divine Interferes
When ,Feemster Throws
lantz Out of Office and a
Fight is Result.
MADDENEO PUGlLISTS
ROLL INTO THE GUTTER
After the Preacher Gives Oea-
con Good Whipping He Re-
fuses to Continue Scrap
and Gets Slapped.

Cambridge City. Ind. March u
John Mckee. this afternoon. filed an
affidavit against Alonzo Feemster.
charging him with assault and battery.
Feemster has left Cambridge City.
presumably for Indianapolis The
Rev. Walters is at his home and no
affidavit has as yet been filed against
him. The affidavit against Feemster
was filed in Squire Bowmaster's
| court.
Cambridge City. Ind. March I'm
the most sensational street fight that
| ever occurred in Cambridge City. the
Rev. William Walters and Alonzo
| Feemster. the well known attorney.
appeared as combatants this morning.
Thomas Lantz. of Milton. was the
| bone Of contention, but other than
giving cause for the trouble. L.antz
did not appear prominently. except I'm
making his speedy retreat from the
scene of the trouble. The town mar
| shall is searching for all three men
| and declares he will arrest them on
| sight. All witnesses to the fight re-
fused to file an affidavit this morning
upon which to base a charge.
| Feemster is an attorney for the st.
Louis Coffin company and holds a
claim against Lantx. which he Is en-
deavoring to collect. having filed suit
| in the Wayne circuit court He ac-
costed Lantx in the office OF the Cam
bridge City Loan company and began
to press the claim. A dispute arose
about the facts of the case and q hot
argument followed. Lantz is an eld-
erly man and II was not long until his
temper began to get the better of
him. Feemster was not to be left
behind in the manufacture Of wrath,
and the minds Of both became inflam-
ed.
Tried to Push lantx Out.
Feemster endeavored to push Lantx
out of the office in order to put an
| end TO the argument. The Rev. Mr.
Walters, who had been a witness Of
the affair. left his place behind the
counter and demonstrated with
Feemster. He told the attorney he
would not allow a man to be imposed
| upon as was Lantz. Feemster resent
ed the interference and soon he and
Walters were pushing and pulling at
| each other. In few minutes the
| struggling forms worked their way
out OF the office onto the sidewalk.
Blows were exchanged and the hight.
ing continued. the minister forcing
Feemster into the gutter. where both
fell. Walters on top.
Feemster continued struggling and
Walters was quick to take advantage
Of the opportunity to beat his opp0-
nent with his fists. He rammed
Feemster's head against the curbing
a number Of times. after which he
arose to his feet permitting Feemster
to arise.
| Strikes the Minister.
The attorney appeared enraged ana
wanted to continue the fight. although
he had been worsted up to the mo-
ment. The minister appeared to re-
alize at this time the position In
which he was appearing. Feemster
struck at him and knocked off HIS
glasses. He struck him again behind
the ear and still Walters offered no
resistance. Hit him. urged some
one OF the bystanders. and Walters re-
piled: II don't fight man. byt-sin."
Feemster continued the attack and aft
er Walters had lowered his arms and
refused to defend himself. the attorney
slapped him with his open hand on the
face several times.
/ While the lawyer was pummeling
Walters. Lantz took to his heels. At
no time did he offer to help defend his
protector and after abusing Feemster
with his tongue in the savings COM
pany's ONCE appeared to be content
with posing az a spectator.
Urge eomb.tants On.
A large crowd surrounded the hgie.
ers and some of the members seemed
pleased at the spectacle. They caIIei
to the men to keep ON and hit each
other. The marshal was late in reach
ing the scene and when he arrived
none Of the combatants was to be
I found He soon learned their identity.
however, and undertook to have one
of the spectators prefer a charge. The
request was refused and all 0therS
/ whom he asked said they would mot do
it.
Owing to the prominence Of the two
local men in the quarrel. the fight has
been the source Of no little excitement
and comment Feemster II recognized
| as 'law and ORDER man. He has
been deputy prosecuting attorney.
/ A, this time he is the towns attorney