Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1904 — Troublous Times Friday Night [ARTICLE]

Troublous Times Friday Night

There was considerable excitement in town last evening, and like most df Rensselaer’s excitement this season, it resulted from the bank failure. Tom MoOoy oame up from, Lafayette, in the afternoon, and in the evening dropped into Duvall Bros’ livery stable He shook hands pretty muoh all around but when he offered to shake with Ed Duvall the latter refused, and stated in some very plain language why he would not. On 6 word brought on another, and soon, after a heated quarrel, Ed seized Tom and began to bump him in the ribs. George Striokfaden and others interfered in time to prevent any serious interruption of Tom’s wind supply, and put a stop to aotive hostilities. Ed seemed to be mad clear through however, and even after Tom had gone to Dr. Berkley’s place and gone to bed it took a pretty formidable body guard to keep him from going over there after him. It was also thought that Tom would be going away on the late night train, and ;he whole oity police foroe was out there to prevent a possible out)reak. Tom rem ained until morn::ng however and took his peaoeul departure on the milk train. The trouble between the two men reaohed the point of hostilities after Tom had accused Ed of tryto send Tom to the pen and whioh statement Ed denied but added tnat he thought there was where le ought to go.