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Daily evening democrat.—— —%• .* ; . '* • ..*•*••* ••• *•TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1883.Outlaws Break Up a Dance alid Dangerously . Cut Three Men.I ’ * ' 1 • . • • * *Iiawrencebnrg Special, 22d.A terrible affair, in which three men were dangerously stabbed and one mortally wounded, broke up the midnight dance which was being enjoyed by about Hfty neighbors at the house of Fred. Flaggers, situated on the Lawrenceburg and Guilford pike, about three miles and a half from this place. It was well advertised through* out the country, and one AlexanderHolland was employed as ticket-seller. A day before the affair Holland was approached by one Albert Neibrandt, a notorious outlaw and cut-throat, who was refused a ticket. Neibrandt then and there declared his intention of being present, and said he would cut and shoot his way through if notpermitted to attend.So, last night about 1 o’clock, as the merry dancers were in the height of . their pleasures, Neibrandt, in company with Steve O’Hern and Jim Sherball, who had been in town and provided themselves with a jug of whisky, and had well filled themselves, presented themselves at the door, and at the same time pulled a revolver, and assured the inmates of* the house of their intention of entering.Bill Holland, the door-keeper, taking in the situation, invited them in, and assured them that they were perfectly welcome. As soon as the men entered they began raising a terrible racket, and Niebraudt, the leader of the gang, told his partner, O’Hern, to shoot anybody that interfered.O’Hern, after receiving a command from Neibrandt, walked up to George Holland and dealt him a hard blow over the head. Holland, with a powerful blow, knocked O’Hern to the floor and then the fight began in earnest. At this instant some unknown person carried the lights from the room, and left the gang in darkness. The terrible result, of that dark• lt;• V t . •and bloody fight was. only too evident when the light was again brought in. There lay three men, John, Bill and George Holland, bleeding from many painful and dangerous wounds inflicted with large knives at the i the hands of Albert Neibrandt and , Steve O’Hern. After the cutting, the 1 two would be murderers were allow- 1 ed to escape, although fifty men were there, but in all the crowd no one hadthe courage to resist them, so completely had they succeeded in terrorizing them.The wounded men were taken to their homes, and Dr. Collins, of Guilford, summoned to attend them. As soon as Dr. Collins had examined the wounds of George Holland, who was worse injured than the other two, he dispatched a messenger to Lawreuce-burg to have the officers arrest O’Heru and Neibrandt on the charge of murder, stating that George Holland could not possibly live. The other two, John and Bill Holland, will recover. As soon as word reached here Officers Frank Griffith and JasperSlater hurried to the scene and sue-, *• . • ’ * • . . *oeeded in arresting O’Hern, but Nei-brandt evaded them and fled to the cornfields, where iie is supposed to be now, although officers have beeu on his track all day. ,
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Shelbyville Daily Evening Democrat
Shelbyville, Indiana, US
Tue, Sep 25, 1883
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