Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-20
OLD TOWN AGAIN
GAY; FREE FIGHT
THURSDAY NIGHT
Men and Women Mix Up i0'
Early Morning BrawI; 0neI
Man Badly Bitten Another
Has His Pants Torn Off,

Has His Pants Torn Ott
Those who feared that the recent
reform order issued by sheriff Ro-
nero cXpclling from old Town the
sort Of women who are not usually
mentioned in polite society would re
suit in reign Of dullncss ana dcpres-
sion on the outskirts of the city Neeu
not despair Things are looking up,
and there is no need for any gentle
man who is IN search of a good time
ana is willing to pay the chauffeur
the necessary four bits to get out that
way to be in the least disappointed.
As proof of this statement a rough
house was pulled off at the Gold star
Inn Thursday night that is described
by those who witnessed il as a real
classic--in fact it is declared that
there never has been q more delight
full occasion in the social annals of
old Albuquerque. The Gold Star Is
Just across the street from the court
house, where Sheriff Romero mas his
office, and is a short block or SOL
they had any such things as blocks IN
Old Town--from the county jail
where the constabulary Of the county
is supposed to have it headquarters,
1t is conducted jointly by Louis and
Joe Del Frate, two eminent members
Of what some of the flippant are ac-
customed to call the Old Town Cham
Der OF Commerce.
Wide Open Village
Details of the affair Thursday
night were slow in coming to light
Nobody seemed to be particularly
anxious to talk about the affair ana
1t was difficult to learn Just what had
happened. As a result of what was
ascertained, however. it was dlsclos-
ed that if anything the old town IS
lust about as wide open as II ever
was. As man well acquainted with
the situation expressed it Yesterday
the only way YOU could get 1t any
wider open would be to explode a Keg
Of dynamite under it.
An account of what happened, gath
cred from various sources, makes a
tale of most stirring adventure II
win be remembered that a few weeks
ago young man residing down town
was arrested for giving George Pap
PM, then proprietor of the Central
saloon in old Town. a check for a
gambling debt which was turned down
upon presentation at the bank. ana
that following this Pappini was NM
self arrested for cXtortion.
The young man in question, follow
ing the rule OF Safety First, had not
been to old Town since the occur
renee referred to. but according to his
own statement, he had a curiosity &c
know what would happen If he did &c
out, and Thursday night decided &c
crafty that curiosity. He is no"
willing to admit that he committed
a.arave error of Judgment Curiosity
once killed cat, and 1t came neal
being responsible for the sudden de-
mise of the young man who Wantec
! TO know what would happen to HIN
if he went to old Town
pappini still on the job
Leaving from down town along
about 2:30 o'clock Friday morning
the Young man first stopped at inc
central. where he found his old frlehe
George Pappini still on the lol
nj the crap game Here was
where he first had his curiosity graf
flied. He wanted to see If George
would let him play in the game
George would, provided there wa
cash in hand and no checks. INT
Young man got rid of some two OF
three dollars worth Of curiosity ana
having encountered some boon com
panions. the party decided that they
would 20 next door and see what Wa'
doing in the Gold star
Accounts of what followed arc
somewhat confused The young mai
declares most positively that he hat
ONLY one drink while on his visit OF
inspection, and that he has cleai
recollection Of everything that nap
pened. He adds however. that there
is never any telling when that ole
Town booze is going to blow the tol
of your head off. and is willing to adj
nit that John Barleycorn may have
had something to do with the affalr
Women Mix In.
There is a thick, alcoholic haze Of
doubt as to Just how the argumen'
started. but from the best informa'
ton obtainabe it seems that some
body said something to somebody II
the Young mans crowd which was
calculated to create the impression
that the person addressed was not de-
scended from the Pilgrim Fathers
nor yet the Conquistadores, nor vel
the First Families of Virginia, and
that there was an absence in his man
ner Of that repose which stamps int
caste of We're de We're. Anyhow, there
was an argument which, TO put 1t con-
servatively, grew rather heated. The
Young man and his friends were OUT
in the hall. The boys in the hall de-
cided to storm the trenches inc
door burst open and the young man
found himself in a room with two
men and two women, but before MS
comDanions were able to enter the
door was closed again, and he was
distinctly i'm the hands of the enemy
Things began happening to the
Young man without delay. The ladies
God bless 'em-started in pounding
him over the head with beer bottles
while one of the men showed an
earnest and sincere desire to make
Hamburger steak out of him. A
pocket knife was used on the face
and body of the young man with tell
ing and decidedly uncomfortable et-
feet. Hc bears today several slight
cuts on his neck and face.
While fighting off one Of the men
with one fist and kicking at the wom-
EN- with his feet, the young man was
industriously engaged in holding the
head Of the other man under his arm
II was at this interesting juncture that
the man whose head was thus inn
prisoned managed TO get his teeth
into the young mans arm. chewing a
piece out Of him and inflicting q
wound that later it was necessary for
a physician 10 cauterize.
Trousers Vanish.
Along about this time reinforce
ments arrived. and there was temper.
arilv a cessation Of hostilities. But