St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-06-08

Knocked Down For Disloyal
Remarks, Fight Resumed
In A BarrOom.
NEW ORLEANS
POLICEMAN CUT
Association Of Commerce
Passes Resolutions
Condemnlng.
A very serious charge has been

mAuc d5oi""s sS'NS ~
Springs, .resultingrom John stire
knocking Otto K6erkel down for
making disloyal and pro-German re-
marks, last Monday. 1t is said that
Koerkel was in front OF Stlre,s place
of business, where he drew maps in
the sand, showing how the Germans
vould take the channel ports and
Paris and then come over and take
New York. Stire spoke up for Ameri-
ca and when koerkel told him to
stop shooting bull, he knocked Koer-
kel down. This incident was follow
I'd later by a general fight in Biggio's
saloon, where Stire had gone to get
some whisky for his father who was
III. Mr.. kistenmacher had learned
that Stire was in danger OF being
dolble-teamed and beaten and went
over and told him to be careful. 1t
b said that about this time Max and
Otto Koerkerl came in and went back
IN the pool room and finally row
was started in which the whole
4tegdgtas soon inovlved and which
= pfe9AltS9h several men being injur-
i u and yp0lteeman Kieran of the New
Orleans force being cut in the. side.
Ut Is said that while Koerkel and
John Finn were fighting, Kieran, who
b very large man, grabbed hold OF
Finn and said to Koerkel, you don't
want to fight this man he is too
small, at the same time hitting him
q 10
teeth. A renewal Of the fighting in
Side, it is said, is where Kieran was
cut. Kistenmacher had Koerkel
down when Kieran came to his as
aistance and got on top of Kisten-
macher and was beating him, when
he received the knife thrust. Kie-
ran claimed that Steve Abney had
cut him, and walking up to him said,
"YOu are my friend but you cut me.
II die, may you and your family be
cursed. II l get we'll it will be you
and for it" or words to that effect.
according to reports. 1t is stated
BY those present that Mr.. Abney was
not at any time nearer than eight
test from Kieran. 1t is difficult to
get an exact and corroborative story
IN . fight Of this kind, but these
statements are made by witnesses.
The nature of the trouble has
aroused great indignation, because
testimony under oath Of seven citi-
Sens Of Abita showed that the trouble
came from the utterance Of pro-Ger-
man remarks. among them being
scnrrulOus statement against Presf-
dent Wilson and contempt ..or Ameri-
@, the testimony being taken for
the purpose of bringing the matter
TO the attention Of Government au-
thorities.
secret service man who was Civ
en- the facts and asked to examine
! INTO and make report on same, after
aoing so said he could see nothing in
= but drunken row and thought if
IT. Abney would apologize to kie-
1n that the matter could be dropped.
I Wnen asked by member of the As
sociation of Commerce who he had
0iked to in his investigation, the
secret service man is said to have
sepled, "kieran and the koerkels.
rms ex parte investigation. under
tne circumstances, caused severe
comment at a meeting of the Associa-
uon. and the following resolutions
We're adopted:
whereas, it has come to the
knowledge of this body that seditious
sssertions and disloyal uttcrances
we're freely and openly indulged in
y Abita Springs few days ago. and
whereas, the declarants (if these
s'atements be true and this body has
no reason to doubt their accuracy
.Ie wholly ont of accord with us in
'n.s worldwide crisis, and
whereas, the mere presence OF
sucn persons is Extensively exasperat-
ing 70 every loyal American, and
whereas. this Government needs,
more than ever before. a stern, faith
~, uncompromising hand to deal
sNn German propogandists and other
ae,e.icts , in this country, and
whereas, this body has been given
understand and verify believes
Om reliable statements made to it,
mai the officer deIeeated to make an
sess'gation touching this matter.
~ y. diligently sought to absolye the
1 SSenalng parties, therefore,
pc II resolved. That this body rec
i mends to the United State Dis
Attorney the advisab bility OF
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