The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-04-07
BATTLE DISTURBS
QUIET OF EVENING
CANNES START soMETHIN
WITH UGLY FINISH
J. R. Brandrup and William F.
Hughes Give Their Versions
Of Encounter Which Occurred
On Shaubut Street Early Sat
urday Night; What Outcome
May Be Is Yet To Be De-
termined.


Two prominent Mankato citizens
engaged in a hand to hand engage
ment Saturday evening that result
ed in a badly damaged eye for one
of the contestants in a struggle that
began over a dog fight. J. r. Brad
rup, head of the Commercial college
and Attorney William F. Hughes
were those who were engaged in the
row and the latter it was who sus-
tanned the badly blackened eye. 1t
is said that no other serious per-
sonal damage was inflicted although
what may be the results of the bat
tered eye no one. knows.
Two versions of the affair which
took place Saturday evening on the
sidewalk and curb at the side of
the Brandrup residence on Shaubut
street are told by the interested
and participating parties.
What Brandrup Says.
J. R. Brandrup stated to The
Free Press this morning that he
and his wife were sitting inside
ton out toward the sidewalk. Il no
ticed my dog and Bill Hughes fighting
Bill was whaling my dog with his
cane to beat the band. ran out
to separate the dogs and said to
Mr.. Hughes: Don't you hurt my
dog, pull your own dog off. / man
aged to get the dogs apart and was
then in on my lawn. Bill raised
his cane and came for me in a
! threatening manner clear up on the
lawn. He raised the cane and when
| it was coming down within about
six inches of my, head. l grabbed
his right wrist and made him drop
| the cane. Then Bill used his left
and knocked my glasses of and
broke them. Then / guess | got
snout. By this time the dogs got
drag his dog off. He got his dog
and dragged him away. / saw his
J cane lying on the road and picked
! it up and tossed it some distance.
have it now If he wants it" AS
soon as the dogs were parted the
Mr.. Hughes when interviewd this
morning gave the following version
of the entire incident. Mr.. Hughes
said that for the last ten days or
two weeks he has been i'll with an
attack of the flu and that Saturday
| evening after an early supper he
left his home accompanied by his
Airedale dog for the purpose of TAX
ing walk in order to gain strength.
He stated that the walk led him
1 Of no cfr M
south part of the city and that he
talked with several of his friends
along the route. Stated that he
stopped for a few minutes at the
home of Gabriel Lloyd and visited
with the family before continuing
his journey. ,. ~
AS the attorney and his dog were
| passing the side of thei Brandrup
residence, said Mr.. Hughes, there
was sudden rush from the yard
of the large Brandrup bulldog. MY
| dog was at heel" said Mr.. Hughesy
land, the Brandrup dog made a rush
for him, grabbing him by the throat.
l do not say that did not do all in
my power to break up the hold his
dog had on mine and do not, deny
that | hit him with my stick. That
stick is made of Washington Yew
and is one that Grandfather Rice
gave me almost thirty years ago as
wood known and if I had nothing
to do but hit that bull dog for two
weeks, I couldn't hurt him with
that stick"
What Happened Then
''ln the same manner as came his
dog" said Mr.. Hughes so came
Brandrup" He was in his shirt
! sleeves and instead of rushing to
part the dogs he rushed at me.
made no effort to strike him with
anything but when / saw that he
meant to attack me, | raised my
hands and in one Of them | was
holding the stick. He grabbed that
and threw it away and then |
went into a daze and have no clear
recollection of what went on. Some
minutes later | learned that warm
blood was trucking down over my
clothes and that my nose was bleed
ing and that there was something
wrong with my left eye. There
was some difficulty in separating
the dogs as the bull dog had Sc
cure hold and was not ready to let
60" ..
Fortunately" said Mr.. Hughes,
1.-The aggressor dog had seized my
dog by the collar and had not reach
ed his throat at the first grab and
neither dog was injured"
For myself. / did no more In the
way of protecting myself than
would a three year old child. / am
too old to fight and besides I had
been sick and had hardly strength
enough to walk. | made no effort
to strike Brandrup and positively
did not strike at him with my
stick" -.
No Advance Predictions.
About any action that may be
taken subsequently there was no
statement from either of the men
involved. No hint of any future
settlement or prolongation of the
matter was available and nothing
is known of what may Develop
W. F. Hughes was for several
terms judge of probate and is one
of the veteran, lawyers in Southern
Minnesota.
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