The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-08-23
Oscar E. Reichelt and Charles Asnew,
the Latter of Hamilton, Mix
Things in Lively
Manner.
RE1CHELT CUT SIX TIMES
Asnew Used Knife and Then Escaped
to His Home Across the River,
Being Caught There by
Parsons.

Oscar E. Reichelt, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Reichelt, of the st. Charles
hotel, was stabbed six times Saturday
evening in fight with Charles Ag-
new of Hamilton, which took place in
trent of levee saloon about $50
o'clock. Agnew was the assailant in
the bloody battle. and when word was
sent for the police made his escape
across the Keokuk and Hamilton
bridge. About II o'clock he was ar
rested by Marshal Richard Parsons
of Hamilton and locked in the city
jail there
Reichelt was visited this morning
at the ST. Charles hotel by Gate City
reporter and was still in bed, suffering
quite little from the deep cash in
his left forearm, two slashes In his
stomach, two in his back and one in
the left groin. In speaking of the
ARRAY he gave the details as follows:
Reichelt went to the Frazier saloon
on the levee between Main and Blon.
deau and walked up to the bar for a
drink. When he entered the saloon
Agnew walked up to him and showed
him aside In an angry manner, telling
him to get out of the saloon Never
theless Reichelt continued toward the
bar and obtained drink. While
talking to the bartender Reichelt says
Agnew was awaiting outside the
door and in the meantime heard him
cast an insulting remark in the direc
ton of him. meaning Reichelt. This
angered the latter, and seeing that he
was in for trouble pulled off his coat
and went outside.
1t was on the outside of the saloon
that the fight ensued. The two men
were mixing it at merry clip with
Reichelt the better man of the two.
After knocking his opponent down
several times Reichelt sprang on top
of him and it was then that the knife
was brought into play Reichelt was
slashed several times and after the
men were once up again received sew
eral more gashes. With blood flowing
| profuselv from his wounds Reichelt
delivered another telling punch on his
opponent and sent him to the ground.
He would have sprang for him again
in his weakened condition, but friends
! interfered and the two were separat-
! ed.
The police received word OF the
/ fight and Immediately the patrol and
several officers hurried to the scene
When they arrived Agnew had made
his escape across the Keokuk and
Hamilton bridge and was later arrest
ed there after the Hamilton marshal
had been notified
Reichelt was brought to the police
station in the patrol wagon and DR.
c. A. Dimond summoned. The mans
wounds were dressed and after an ex
animation it was found that they were
not serious or fatal The deepest
wound was on his left forearm, few
inches below the elbow. The flesh
was cut to the bone. On his abdomen
there were two long cuts and on his
hack several more, all very painful
His left groin was also cut Quite DAD
". Reichelt had very little heavy
clothing on at the time and was thus
saved very little from the slashes O
the man.
Reichelt stated this morning tina
it was his opinion that Agnew mis-
took him for someone else. During
the time previous to the fight Agnev
. was heard to say that he had a figh
with him six weeks ago and was goin
to get him now According to Reichel
he had known Agnew for some time
but had never had any fight with hil
: and they were always friends, that
speaking to each other when they me
: or passed one another. He also sta
ed that Agnew had been in keoku