Another Stabbing Affray - Rogers, Sutton, Farley1865

ROGERS, SUTTON, FARLEY, MAHAR, HORR

Posted By: Cheryl Locher Moonen (email)
Date: 6/22/2016 at 10:40:19

Dubuque Democratic Herald – May 4, 1865

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Another Stabbing Affray
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Another serious stabbing affray occurred in town yesterday by which two persons were wounded, one of them severely, although not fatally. It appears from what we can learn, that a party of soldiers were in the saloon, corner of Third and Main Streets, formerly kept by Sid Palmer, but at present by a man named French. They were playing cards, and having finished the game, all of them left but two. Presently a party of town boys, consisting of P. Sutton, George Farley, Maher of Galena, and one or two others, entered the place, when they all had several drinks together. After some conversation, a misunderstanding arose among them about some trifling matter, which resulted in Sutton and Farley getting stabbed by one of the soldiers, without any apparent cause of justification of the deed. The two men were wounded before they knew it, so quick and successfully was the act performed. The perpetrator ran out of the saloon and down Locust Street and was found hid in the cellar of a house near Seeger’s Brewery where he was captured by the Mayor and policeman and lodged in jail. Sutton came into Baxter’s saloon bleeding freely from his wounds. Dr. Horr was summoned an a examination disclosed a severe stab wound under the left shoulder blade, another on the shoulder, also the arm, and one of the finger nearly cut off. Sutton stayed there last night and received every attention that his case demanded. Farley had his life saved by the point of the assassin’s knife striking the rib, only inflicting a slight wound. The weapon was a common pocket knife, which is in the Marshall’s possession. The solider had a bad reputation, and it is said he wore a ball and chain for a year and Fort Snelling for attempting to shoot a Lieutenant in the 6th Iowa Calvary, which he was a member of Co. E. His name is Rogers. He is an athletic, well-built man, and was brought up on the frontier. He came down from Fort Snelling Tuesday and was to be forwarded to his regiment yesterday, but missed the train. His version of the affair is that, being afraid of the party, he used the knife in self-defense.

Sutton’s condition was favorable last evening for speedy recovery.