The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-01
BLIND TIGER
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Mashmeyer and Prosecutor Keller,
armed with a search warrant issued in
the Richmond city court, raided the
saloon where . the crime was COM
mitted. Three men were standing at
the bar drinking beer at the time A
quantity OF beer was confiscated and
Alvord placed under arrest and bound
over to the circuit court on bond of
5000. Alvord il q blind man.
Arch Knapp, who is a nephew OF
John Knapp. now serving a life term
in the Michigan City prison for the
ago. when Geisler was town marshal
of Hagerstown, made no effort to es-
cape. He was found seated in the rear
of his home by his brother Raymond
short time after Williams was shot.
Knapp was taken to Richmond by a
deputy town marshal and by his broth
err before Deputy Sheriff Mashmeyer
and Prosecutor Keller arrived, about
midnight, Saturday. The shooting oc-
Cured about 10: 80 that evening.
Williams was cared for by DIR. Ram
sey of Hagerstown until about
o'clock Sunday morning, when he was
removed to his fathers home.
Wound Mortal One.
In my judgment Williams is mortal
| ly wounded" DR.. Ramsey stated. THE
ball entered his chest at the middle.
went downward, striking rib on his
right side, which DETECTED it into the
bowels"
Williams and his employer, Ed John
son, who operates farm north Of Ha-
gerstown, came to town Saturday even
ing to watch the Halloween celebra-
tion Finally they went into Blind
Dicks" booze joint, where they found
Knapp, Ed Stephens, Mandrun How
ard, Elvord, Ora Johnson and Verdith
Coombs. Knapp and Williams soon be-
came intoxicated, Prosecutor Keller
says. The group Of men discussed va
rious subjects without any i'll feeling,
and finally Ed Johnson invited all of
them to his farm to hunt racoons.
"I'll come and shoot every -
- coon on your place. you
-" remarked Knapp, grinning.
AS Johnson and Williams started to
leave the place, Williams, with .
smile, turned toward Knapp, saying:
When you come, you --- --,
don't come barefooted, but have some
thing on your hip" a slangy way OF
telling Knapp to bring booze with him
when he visited the Johnson farm.
Shoot Down Williams.
| Without displaying much feeling,
the prosecutor was informed, Knapp
remarked, "You - at the
time pulling revolver and firing point
blank at Williams. The colored man
placed his hands over his chest, stag.
gered to the door and fell upon the
sidewalk. his blood staining its cover
ing of confetti, thrown by the happy
Halloween maskers.
Suddenly, from where he sat, Knapp
watched his victim lunge through the
doorway. The silence of the stunned
witnesses was finally broken when
some one exclaimed, why, Arch -"
| Before he had finished, Knapp arose
briskly and remarked, "How do you
get in on this?" Then he strobe out OF
the place. When he reached his home
his wife and two children were peace
fully sleeping. He did not arouse
them, going to the rear of the house
and seating himself on the stoop
where his brother found him.
Knapp, according to Prosecutor Rel
Ter, stated Sunday that he regretted
his rash act, and said that booze was
to blame for 1t. II would not have
shot him if had been SOBER" he is
reported to have informed the prose
cutor.
! Glad Joint 10 closed.
/ Deploring the tragedy, the better
class of Hagerstown people are over
! 1oyed that the crime was the medium
of closing up drinking resort, oper'
ated for some time, they say, in bold
defiance of the law. Hagerstown hal
been "dry" territory for several years
Prominently displayed in Alvord's
blind tiger" was sign setting forth
the fact that "Ton1ca. the temperance
drink" was sold therein. The interior
of the place is arranged the same az
the regulation bar room. The pros.
ecutor and the deputy sheriff found
four barrels of beer In the place Sun
day, also a considerable number OF
pint bottles of beer on ice In two
chests back of the bar. There were
also found a large number of empty
whiskey and beer bottles. The item
perance drink" had evidently not met
with high favor of the patrons of the
place. Not much of it was found.
what are you selling here. Alvord? =
the prosecutor remarked.
II suppose I am selling Tonica," he
replied, smiling.
| Knapp, pending the result of his at
tack upon Williams, is being held on
a charge of assault and battery with
intent to kill. In the event Of Williams
death the charge will be changed to
/ murder. His bond has not yet been
fixed.