Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1906 — A BAD AFFAIR IN MILROY TOWNSHIP. [ARTICLE]

A BAD AFFAIR IN MILROY TOWNSHIP.

Milroy township was the scene and a* jug of whiskey the cause, of an ugly affair in Milroy township last Sunday. It seems there were Children’s Day exercises at a church there and at noon Joe Burley, Jr., took home with' him for dinner, William Day, a young man who worked for Ed. Oliver. At noon they ate cherries and drank milk, and varied the program by liberal swigs of whiskey from Joe Burley, Sr.’s, jug, which he always keeps handy. They returned to the church after dinner and young Day got so sick from his indulgence that he “heaved Jonah” in the buggy, and also refused to get out when Burley ordered him to, Bur ley having found a girl whom he wanted to take out riding. Day said Burley had brought him there and must take him home again. Burley was enraged at this refusal and went around behind the buggy and found a large club with which he struck Day across the back of the head, knocking him senseless. Burley then seized Day and dragged him out of the buggy. Day was seen to be badly hurt, and others who were there refused to let Burley

go away with the buggy, but instead compelled him to take his victim back to Mr. Oliver’s place. It was feared that Day’s injuries would prove fatal, but doctors were called from Remington and Wolcott and could not find any fractures of the skull and by Monday evening Day had recovered his faculties and unless a concussion of the brain or a blood clot on it develops, his recovery is probable. Parties came in Monday and swore out a warrant fur Burley’s arrest, before Squire Irwin, and City Marshal Parks went out to serve it. He went first to Oliver’s house to see how Day was and when he got there a young fellow named May was also there and saw him, and he got on his horse and did the Paul Revere4Stunt and arriving at Burley’s ahead of Billy he gave the young man the tip and he hid out in the brush and could not be found. Ed. Oliver, young Day’s employer, came in and promised as soon as Day was well enough he would come in and plead guilty to drunkenness, for his share of the trouble.