Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-10-01
THAT FATAL FIGHT
IN DAVENPORT Al I \ D
More Particulars of ARRAY IN Which
Brother Of Mrs. ]. S. Gingery
was Killed.

The particulars of fight which
occurred in Davenport Saturday
night, in which brother of Mrs j.
S. Gingery of this city was killed
and another brother badly hurt, are
sent out in a dispatch from Dayen-
port. Lee Halligan is the brother
who was fatally stabbed and George
Halligan was seriously injured. The
following particulars are taken from
the dispatch in question:
The fight took place Saturday
night at $50. The injury to Lee
Halligan resulted in his death 1--WE
minutes later, he being stabbed in
the neck. His brother was. im1ned-
lately rushed to St. LuKgs hospital
where his injuries were given med
ical attention. He was stabbed in
the abdomen but it is thought he
will survive. ~.
The prompt arrival of the police
on the scene of the fight resulted in
the arrest Of Will Grafton, the man
accused of killing Halhgan and in
ficting the injury to his brother.
The police also arrested Harry Carey
and his son Benjamin CAREY, both
of whom were participants III the
brawl and who are held pending the
complete investigation Of tho af-
fray. i's. &.
According to the STORY Of the eye
witnesses to the fatality, Grafton en-
tered upon the scene as a peace ma
ker. He rushed into the midst OF
the fighting men, but was set upon
by the Halhgans ana beaten and
kicked.
1t is then that he is supposed to
have drawn a knife and inflicted the
fatal injury to L$s HalligAn and
then stabbed his brother. Grafton
did not resist arrest but at late
hour last night, had made no state
ment of the affair to the authorities.
The body of the dead man was
removed to the Hartwjg ana Nissen
undertaking parlors where It will be
held pending an Inquest. The police
have the names of about half dOz-
en- witnesses to the fatality and an
| inquest will be held.
When the police arrested the men
who were participants In the fight,
only one appeared to be intoxicated
This was Carey. His son had not
been arrested at press time. Both
the elder and the younger Carey
have been in police circles before,
the father being arrested for intoxi-
cation and disturbing the peace and
the son on a charge made by six
year old girl. &'s'' -
The Halligans were 1ah6rers en-
ployed at the Davenport :Epcsm6tiye
works. They reside at Eighth and
Brown streets.
Yesterdays Fort Dodge Chronicle
gives the following particulars, in
regard to the Hallisan family.
Both Lee and George Halligan
were residents Of this city and lived
here until three months ago. They
left at that time for Des Moines
where they worked for two weeks
They then went topayenport, where
they have resided since! Lee, the
brother killed, was twenty-five
years of age and WAS born in Dun
combe He with his PARENTS came
to this city twelve years ago and has
resided here until ieteht1y He is
survived by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Owen HalliEah. George and
Owen Haligan, Jr Pie former was
with him when TN fight occurred
and was| himself Seriously stabbed,
and the latter is ti&idsSt Of Fort
Dodge. 1'!' ~ ~
The father OF the ds:M man. said
this morning that he expected the
body to arrive i'll Fort Dodge this
morning, but as the coroner OF Scott
county will hold an inquest, it is
likely that the corpse will not reach
here until tomorrow. No funeral ar
engagements have been made as yet
l.. e. Stuart sells window glass
and also sets it. When in need Of
glass call on him at his paint and
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