Terre Haute Weekly Gazette, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 8 May 1879 — Page 5
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A WRATHY EDITOR.
GeorgeC. Harding makes an Attempt to Kill Cal. Light.
Be Enters Light'a Dwelling, and a Violent Struggle Ensues.
The Party Assailed Recounts the Circumstances of the Affair
Interview With Harding in tlie Cells oi the Sixth Street Station House.
Being Released He Makes Another Attempt on Light's Life,
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Firing Several Shots That Miss Light but Wound an Employe,
While Another Jumps From the Window in His Fright Breaking Both Ankles.
From the Indianapolis Journal. West Sixth street was the 6cene of an unusual commotion laRt evening. About 8 o'clock Georce C. Harding, editor of the Saturday Herald, entered the residence of Calvin A. Light, editor of the Democrat, No.
West Sixth street, and
with the question, "Is ^Ir. Light at home?'' drew a revolver and pointed it at that gentleman, who sat in the middle of the room with his child, a baby girl, on his knee. Light immediately sprang to his feet and grasped the revolver. Hard ing dragged him out of doors, where he was himself seized by turnkey Minor, of the Sixth-street Stutionhouse, just across the street. Two or three members of the fire department were also near at hand and one o! them, Robert Hamilton, succeeded in wrenching the pistol ^from his grasp. Harding was taken into the po lice station, disarmed and locked in a cell Reporters of the Journal sought at once for the principals in this rather novel en counter, to ascertain, if possible, the facts and causes. Mr. Light was first met with, and, in response to the repor ter's question, related the following as his version of the affray:
MB. LIGHT'S STORY..
I was sitting in the front room of my house, No.
79
West Sixth street, with
one of my children on my knee. My wife was sitting by my side, and my lit tie boy was playing on the floor at my feet. We wer« tajking quietly, and not dreaming of any interruption, when the door opened suddenly, without an preliminary knock, and a man enterec
We had not thought it worth while strike a light, and the room was quite dark, 60 that I did not recognize the man until I heard his say: "Is Mr. Light in?" I recognize the voice as that of Hard ing, and I sprang to my feet. I saw he had a revolver in his hand, and knew what he was after then I jumped forward to meet him a9 he advanced, and just as he raised the revolver to fire, I grasped it. I managed in some way to get one of my fingers in between the trigger and the guard, and lie couldn't shoot. The pistol was a selfcocker, and my finger prevented his pulling the trigger back. I held on the best way I could and was draggsd clear out into the yard. There the police met •us and arrested him. I went over to the station house with them, but did not go
Reporter—What do you think was the cause for Harding's action? Mr. Light—I suppose that the articles have appeared in the Democrat from that to time about him and his paper have made him angry at me. I wrote some of them, and some of them were written by others. I only wrote a few of them. Harding has no right to kick about a matter of that kind, however. He writes the most scandalous articles in his paper about others, and he was only getting a dose of his own medicine.
The interyiewer next repaired to the SIXTH STREET STATION HOUSE, where Tnrnkey Minor was found. He and Officer Twiname said that Sam Jones, a colored man, had come to the house with Harding about 8 o'clock Jones seemed to be trying to get Harding home. Harding asked Tom Darnell, one of the hosemen, at the engine house in connection with the prison, if he had "seen Light anywhere about within an hour or two?" Darnell replied that he had not, but pointed out Light's house across the street, to which Harding at once repaired. It was but a moment from then until the above described scene took place. The reporter asked to be granted an interview with the prisoner, and was shown to his cell. As the reporter entered, Harding lay at full length upon a bench, two blankets rolled up under his head serving for a pillow, •vyhile one was thrown loosely over him. He was sleeping, and looked up drowsily when -accosted by the newspaper man. The latter made known the object of his visit in as few words as possible, but received no word of reply for some moments. Finally the dreamer said listlessly: "I Jcnow what you want. You want a headline for to-morrow's paper." "That's it," said the reporter, "can't you suggest one?" "Yes, I can," was the reply.
WHAT MR. HARDIXG SAYS.
''Mad* uJw nothing woni J. mink, i'tj
4\yoiw yu
try lii&t
one it would look as well as any, and be about the proper thing." Reporter—What have you to say in regard to this occurrence, Mr. Harding?
Harding—What occurrence? Reporter—Cal. Light says you tried to kill him that you drew a revolver on him and tried to shoot him.
Harding—He does. Well, I didn't try
V^rYylS'
to kill him. If I wanted to do that. Id spit on him and drown him—that woud be as easy a way as any.
Reporter—What .do you want to sayaboat it? Harding—Nothing. Iam comfortable and want to go to sleep. 1 shall as soon as you leave. Don't be in any hurry on my account, though.
Reporter—Don't you want to get away from here? Harding—No I am comfortable. Now, see here, young fellow don't you know better than to worry an old bird like me? You fellows are the worst wolves in ihe business. I've been one oi you long enough to know. You had better let me go to sleep.
Reporter—Then you won't talk at all? Harding—Nary talk. What is the charge against me?
Reporter—Assault and battery with intent to kill. Harding—What is the bail for the offense?
And all other attempts to obtain any statement from him proved equally fruitless, so that the reporter was compelled to depart without obtaining any statement from him. He appeared to be considerably under the influence of liquor, and showed the effects of intemperate drinking during the conversation. As the reporter was leaving the building Harding rapped on the door of his cell. Turnkey Minor ran up stairs, and to him Harding said:
UI
want to 6ee the
man in charge here." Minor told him he was the man in charge, at which Harding said:
Indianapolis, May
UI
am a citizen of this town, and a tax payer. As such I demand my liberty. I want to go to my home. I am a responsible man, and am held a prisoner on the word of an irresponsible person. I demand to be freed." He was told that he could not go, and settled back to his sleep.
Th'e weapon which Harding possessed is a large, heavy pistol, of double action, made by J. P. Clabrough & Sons, London, and known as the "British Lion." It is of 32-caliber and is a very disagree ble-looking piece of artillery. The turn key stated that the crowd, which soon gathered about the prison after the attempted shooting, was very violent in its manifestations of disapproval, and the feeling seemed to be strong against Harding. There Were, indeed, some threats of lynching. To the Associated Press:
5.—Last
Nand
evening
about 8 o'ciock Geo. C. Harding, editor of the Herald, entered the residence of Calvin A. Light, editor of the Democrat and attempted to shoot the latter because of certain pubications in the Democrat. Light grasped the pistol, getting his finger under the hammer and thereby preventing an explosion and held on until assistance came. Harding was armted and re mained in custody until an early hour this morning when .he gave bail. At twenty minutes after eight thi6 morning he entered Light's office and fired at him several times, missing Light but hitting an employe named Gerhart Lizius inflicting a serious wound and Harding is in jail awaiting the result of that wound. Another employe of Lights named Richard Walters jumbed out of the second story window during the firing breaking both ankles
From Tuesday's Daily.
The newspaper accounts of the rencounter between George C.Harding and Calvin A. Light at the residence of the latter, Sunday evening, were eagerly devoured by the community at large early yesterday morning, and the affray was discussed by everyone. Little groups gathered on the street corners as early as 7 o'clock, among which the affair was the sole topic of conversation. About o'clock news was borne around that second meeting had taken place betweea the belligerents of the previoun evening,
that Harding had shoe
Light in his office, in Miller's-block. Diligent newsgathers who repai ed to the spot at once to ascertain what* if any, was the foundation for the rumor, met uumerous individuals standing about the
Illinois street entrancerito the block, vho confirmed the etoriee. The office of the Democrats was seen to be closed, and empty. A glance| through a broken pane of glass in the door disclosed the interior of the office to be in the greatest contusion. Type and other appurtenances of a newspaper were scattered promiscuously about the rojm, and evidences ot a struggle were manifest. Immediately across the hall is situated the office of Dr. J. M. Youart, through the open door of which could be seen a young man lying on a 6ofa. This person proved to be Gerhardt Lizius (the son of C. B. Lizius), who wa& employed as a compositor in the Democrat office. Mr. Lizius submitted gracefully to the questioning of the reporter, and related the following story:
YOUNG Lizius's STORY.
About 8 o'clock I was standing at my cases near the window distributing type, and was not notcing the door or what w*9 going on inside the ^room. I heard some one come in the door, but did not look up to see who it was. The first I knew of the presence of any intruder was the dischagre of the pistol. I looked around quickly at the discharge, and saw Harding standing in the doorway with a large revolver resting on one hand while he managed the hammer and trigger with the other. Then he shot again, and snapped three or four more caps in trying to shoot again. I did not know that I was shot, and can't say whether it was the first or last shot that struck me. I felt a tingling sensation as if I had been stuck with a pin or slightly burned. At the second shot, Richard Walters, the only other compositor who was in the office, jumped out of the rear window into the yard back of the block, and I saw no mojfe of him.
LIGHT HAD TWO RKVOLUERS
Tying
on the desk in front of him, but made no attempt to use them. He jumped up and yelled "murder! murder!" as loud as he could at first. Harding turned and left the door when he had snap-
er-in-law, Mr. Bannister, at a restaurant, about
3
o'clock yesterday morning. The
former had just been admitted to bail, and appeared to be very nervous and much prostrated. His head was bound about with bandage and he complained that it was aching violently. The reporter walked towards his home with him, and on the way Harding made the following statement:
I did not enter Light's house last night. I went to the door to see him and find out, if possible, who was backing him in these attacks on me. I wouldn't be apt to go to his house, right in front of a police station, if I had wanted to kill iiim, and it isn't likely that he could prevent me if I wanted to shoot. I would slap hfs jaws, but I don't think I should be apt to shoot a little cuss like him. I have suffered hell's torments between that time and this. I can't tell what really happened and what I imagined. I told Bannister when he came to see me that Gen. Dan. Macauley and Judge Roache had called on me at the stationhouse, and, since I think of it, I can't tor the life of me decide whether they did or not. Did I appear to be under the influence of liquor when you called at the station house a few hours ago?" The reporter answered that he did, and Harding continued. "If I was, I didn't know it. 1 think I had been drinking some. Let me see—yes, I think I had. I didn't talk to you, I remember. I am sorry the thing happened the way it did I didn't intend to shoot Light. If I had, I guess I could have done so."
At an interview in the evening he said: "I believe I have nothing to say I am nervous and feel badly and am in no condition to talk but if you will call again I will talk to you. I am sorry that 1 shot Lizius and that Walters was hurt, but I suppose that can't be helped now I will pay all their expenses, doctors'— everything."
With this the interview ceased, and the prisoner entered the body of the jail. He occupies cell No. 1, in the second tier, formerly occupied Uy Warren Tate.
THE BRAZIL MINERS.
Expeclsd Trouble There.
Yesterday the union miners attempted to prevent "black legs" as they call the non union men who want to go work from going into the mine of Resher Co. One man was very badly handled There was also trouble at the Morri'i mine. It is expected there will be trouble to-day at the Teller & McClellar. mine three miles from Brazil the union men having announced their intention stopping all work there.
Speeial to the GAZITTB: Brazil, Ind., May 6, 1 :so P.
tions all is quiet.
per bbl. CORN—Car corn,
40c
BRAN—65c per cwt. POP CORN—Choice, a^c per peck.
GROCERIES.
CASH RETAIL VRICKS.
COFFEES—Laguira and Golden Rio choicest,
35c
fair,
TERRE HAUTE WEEKLY GAZETTE.
per lb Old Gov. Java,
Prime Rios, Maricabo,
20
Mocha,
13
Souse one had hold of his
U* WtillA. Ck ii tO the
door opening into th® he (Harding) hod gone, and then back to his desk. I found out then that I was bleeding and knew I mu6t be shot So I came into the doctor's office and had the doctor look at my wound.
HA-RDING'S STATEMENT.
A reporter of the Journal encountered Mr. Harding, in company with his broth-
3
mSM Slillli®
pounds $1.
&*>•
30c
25c
good, aocts
35c.
The above quotations are for green coffee. ROASTED—Choice Rio, 2$@30c Javas,
35c.
TEAS—Imperial,50,75c@$i Oolong, 50@75c Gunpowder,
RICE—North Carolina,
10c.
STARCH—6)£C. HOMINY—Hudnut's,
3c
pounds for
per lb, or
25c
SUGARS—Brown,extra C,
8
to
a*5
ot
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
About seventy men went to work at Zellaro and McClelland's mines this morning. The intimidation miners did
not get to the shaft in time to keep the men ou£ but say they will to-morrow morning. The men at Wm. Watson's new mine were prevented from going to work this morning. With these excep
RILEY.
TERRE HAUTE MARKETS.
6RAIN AND FLOUR.
$7.00
26c
wagon corn,
per bushel. OATS—33)i@35c per bushel. RYE!—45c per bushel. HAY—Baled, $11.40 per ton loose on wagon, |8@io per ton.
8
Maizone,
box gritz,
20c
3c
per
5
per lb.
lb
10
pounds
$1 C, g)4 pounds, $1 Molasses,
9c
per
lb White—Coffee A, :o pounds 1$ Granulated, 8 pounds $1 pulverized or, crushed,
pounds $1 New Orleans
12
MOLASSES Drips, |i.oo best syrup, fi good,
80c
sugar house,
JA IMPORTED FRUlt ORANGES—30c to
FIGS—Lays,
60c
sorghum, soc per gallon. „r- I. V*
50c
per dozen.
LEMONS—25c per doz
40c
ALMOND5—Per lb, izc to
foi
choice selection. COCO AN UTS—70c per doz. I-' RAISINS—15c per lb choice layei. 20c per lb.
20c
kegs,
30. 1
FILBERTS— 14to
A I S
20c. "J
9 3 I I
ENGLISH WALNUTS—iScper lb. CANDIES—Mixed common, ijc fine French 3ud5uc* stick*, i:c per io.
PECANS— Louisiana and Texas, 9-» western. 7)^c. I J, Au J.
A XT A -V uuntu, retail
50c
dozen.
GARDEN PRODUCE.
CABBAGES—i0t0 25cts per head,
Sell a Blue Flannel Suit at
Owen, Pixley & Co.
Sell a wool Caasimere Suit at $S.oo.
Owen, Pixley & Co.,
Sell a Scotch Cassimere Suit at
IJ li-
ONIONS—50c per peck. POTATOES—Peach blow,
MUTTON—io@i2$c per lh. VEAL—io@i5c per lb. PORK—Fresh, 8(|)ioc per lb. CORN BEEF—6@8c per lbf BEEFSTEAK—io@i2^c per lb. HAMS—Winter cured, uncanvassed, io%c per lb plain,
9c
per 1L.
LARD—10c. CLEAR BACON SIDES-7J$ 8c
PICKLE PORK-8c. HAM STEAK—ioc.
DRY FRUITS.
CASH RTTA1L PRICES.-
Dried peaches, good halves, 6)£c. quarters,
5c.
-•j. -V' peel, 16XO aoc. Dlied apples, 6)^c. Dried prunes, Turkish, 7@ioc. .. French, 12% to
$9.50.
Owen, Pixley & Co.,
Sell a Fancy Cassimere Suit at $12.00.
Owen, Pixley & Co.,
Sail a Fine White Shirt at
75c
and
Sell a good Jeans Pants at
pwtlii,I!lxley Co..
Sell Silk Handkerchiefs at
25c, 40c
20cts
3c
GRAPES—Malaga,
Island and Catawba
1879.
Terre Haute, May 7 CASH RBTAIL PRICES.
WHEAT—95c to $1.00, for No. 1. FLOUR—Common, 14.75 family, $5.75 patented extra fine,
15.
DAIRY AND POULTRY*
CASH RETAIL [PB1CK.
HONEY—New country
20
CHEESE-New York dairy, i5@aoc EGGS—12%, POULTRY--Choice spring (live)20C old,
25
dressed,
30c
for choice.
MISCELLANEOUS.
HIDES—Green slaughter hides,
green salt, 6% to
25*
15c.
WOOL—Tubbed, 30@
A
Owen, Pixley & Co., The Middle-Man
$7.50
90c.
Owen, Pixley & Co.,
65c, 850
Sell an honest
and $1.00.
Owen, Pixley & Co.,
4
ply all linen collar
%S 1 at 8c.
and $1.00
per
peck. SQUASHES—Hubbard 10c a piece RED PLUMS—Per gallon,
30c.
DAMSON PLUMS—3SC per gallon. PEARS—California,
to loc a
piece. CELERY—65c per dozen. SMALL NUTMEGS—For mangoes 40c per dozen.
30c 35|Kelley
15c.
-MEATS.
CASH RETAIL PRICES.
SHOULDERS—Sugar cured,'ioc^pei lb plain, 7)£c per lb. BEEF—Dried, ty the piece, 1 "c per lb small cuts,
20c.
LAMB CHOPS—i5@i2£c pei lb French chops, I5@i7)^c per lb. BREAKFAST BACON—ioc per lb.
STEELE ft PRICE.
5c
7c
dry flint, ioc.
SEEDS—Clover,
$3
$4 $4.25
timothy
ed 25@27C. S S CAN.DLES—Tallow, star, per pound 2ocent8
COAL OIL—Per gallon, i5@30C.
MARKETS TO-DAf.
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CHICAGO.
By Telegraph.!
WHEAT—Generally firmer unsettled 95c case for June 99Xcfor July.,
Advertises to sell them at $ 10.02.
The Middle-Man
Advertises to sell them at
The Middle-Man
Advertises to sell them at $1 J.00.
The Middle-Man
Advertises to sell them at
Advertises'to sell them at
The difference in buying DIRECT ^from the MANUFACTURER and buying of the ORDINARY RETAILER or MIDDLE-MAN, who has to pay from one to two profits on his goods before he can own them.
We Are Wholesale Manufacturers.
RETAILING CLOTHING and FURNISHINGS at WHOLESALE PRICES or as low as the Retailer or Middle-maa
O W E N IX E & O
SPECIAL FIAYOBWA
DB. PRICE'S
Xan£rs.,
CORN—Firm ani higher 84o (cash 85)c for June 36^ts for July. 0 \Td—'itrongr and higher Sigc bid cash IflV for June! S8\'ofor July. '*i'
KYB—Higher 48c. A KLE Y—HI gher 66c. PORK—Firmer and higher |9.50 cash i9.r5 asfced for June: $.65 for July.
LARD—Firmer $6.03 ciah #6.10 asked for .Inno: Ma for July. WHISKEY—11.04.
CINCINNATI.
By Telegraph.] s. si ^Cincinnati, May 7. FLOUR-Steady.
HE AT—Steady at $1.C0®1.06.' CJORH—Unchanged. OATS—Unchanged. vm WHISKEY—Steaay and Arm $1.04. PORK—Nominal. 1'" LARD— shade firmer [email protected]. 4-.L BULK MKATd—M»re doing $847^, $4.40, $1.60.
BACON—Scarce and unchanged.
per ib
CRANBERRIES—ioc per quart. APPLES—3o« to
40c
per peck.
ST. LOUIS*
&
SI. Lonls, May 7.
FLOUR—Unchanged. WHRiT—highei No. 2 red, 96^0. CORN—Better 33^c. OA.TS—Firm i7c. WHISKEY—Steady $1.04. PORK—Better T0.8039.8S. DRY SALT MEAT—Nominal cribs, $4.60. BACOP—Firmer: cribs, [email protected]. LARD—Better S6.
NEW TOBKi
By Telegraph.
35c
unwash
N«JW York, May 7.
COTTON—Easier lijfc for mipdling uplands. FLOUR—Firm? receipts, 17,COO sales' 14.000.
RYE FLO UP.—Firm unchanged. WHEAT—Spring, lower winter, red and white, steady amber, 1 to ljc better receipts. 66,003 sales, 48,000 No. 2 red, cash $1.10.
RYE—Steady unchanged. CORN—steady receipts, 82,000 sales, 1 »T?' oA'iS—Firm receipts, 4,000 Mies, fc,000 32&@34c for mixed western 8S@33c for
WP0RK—stronger
$t0.12x.
BEKF—Stoariy. LARD—Higher f6.26. BUTTER—unchanged.
CHEE^&-28«<\-w
Chicago, May 7.
WHISKY—$1.06X. SUGAR—Unthauged. EGGS—Unchanged. PEIBOLEUM—L nchanged.
The Miadle-Man .r, "4
50c, $1.00
508 and 510, Burnett Block.
CREAM
Eminent Chemists eund Pltysloiana oertify that thwe goodS|s are free from adulteration, rioher, more effective, iroduoe better^ results than any others, and that they use them in their own families.
UNIQUE PERFUMES
TOOThENE.
LEMON 8UCAR.
STEELE A PRICE'S LUPULIN YEAST CEM3. The Beit Dry Hop Yeast
Chicago, St Louis, and Cinoinsati.
1
$15.00.
The Middle-Man
RAILROAD STRIKE AND RIOT.
Ottawa, May 6.—A strike and riot is
reported from Section fifteen, Pacific rail
road, Winnepeg. The volunteers are call
ed out to go to the scene of trouble.
APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. Notice is hereby given that I will apply to (he Board of Commissioners of Vigo County, Indiana, as tbeir June term, for a license to tell '-intoxicating liquors" in a less qaantity than a quart at a time, with the privilege of allowing the same to be drank on my premises for one year. Uy place Of business and the premises whereon said liqors are to be sold and drank are located on lot No. 19 In J. Wilson's subdivision of the east half of out-let No. 31 on the northeast corner of Sccond and Wilson streets in Tnrre Haute, in Harrison township, in Vigo Connty, Indiana.
if
•''.V f. L-
jsp 4« "1 i-
$10.50.!
•,
The Middle-Man
Advertises to sell them at $1.00 and $1.25.
Advertises to sell them at $1.00, $1.25 and $(.$?.
Advertises to sell them at
10c,
v*
-. .*• —, -'m.,
cr*
,t
4
i.
VV
The Middle-Man ,1 I:
but upon examination
they turnout to be ALL COTTON. '4 •1 0* (?.»' lj
'1 ,i-.!
v» 7
and
$1.2 /•v
Exnucis
AND
are theGeawof All Odor*
An agreeable, healthful Liquid iMatifrim:
A Substitute for Imdmm.
EXTRACT JAMAICA GINGER. From Pure Boot
Iftt
World,
i*
WILLIAM FUHR.
APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. Notice is hereby given that 1 will apply to the Board of Commissioners of Vigo County, Indiana, at their June term, for a license to sell "intoxicating liquors" in a less qaantity than a q«art at a time, with the privilege of allowing tbe same to be drank on my premises for one year. My place of business and the premises whereon said liquors are to oe sold and drank, are located on the north quarter of intot 111 being tbe corner of Third and Toplar streets, in the Third ward of the city of Terre Haute, in Harrison township, Vigo County, Indiana.
WM. FREMONT.
APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. Notice is hereby given that I will apply to the Board of Commissioners of Vigo Connty, Indiana, at their June term, for a lieenseto sell •'intoxicating liquors" in a less quantity than a quart at a time, with tbe privilege of allowing the same to be drank on my premises for one year. My place of business aad tbe premises wher«on said liquors are to be sold and drank, are located on lotA Vo. 155 and 189 in Rose's subdivision of 47 and 82-100 acres, corner of Tenth and Chestnut streets, in Terre Haute, in Harrison townsnlp, in Vigo County. Indiana.
DAVID BRONSON.
APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. Notice i» rvv nvpT» that wMf nnnlvto 'V w.unumtd0iuucro vl igO toUiii/t Indiana, at their Jnne term, for a licence to sell "Intoxicating liquors" in a less quantity than a an art at a time, with the prlvllejre ofa'lowlnsrthesame to.be drank on my ir«n'ses for one year. My place of business and the premises whereon said liquors are to be sold and drank, are located on lot No. 122 in Rose's subdivision sf 41 acres and 2 rods, north side of Poplar street between Tenth and Eleventh streets, in Terre Haute,