A Circus Fight

A terrible disturbance and íight occurred it Cfaesanlng, Saginaw Co., on Monday evening of laat week. Ilïlliard & Demott's circus exhibited tliere that day, and four of the citizens of that place arranged for an out-of-door bowery dance. They built their platform just below the circus groundsand covered it with boughs, and as thepeople from the surrounding country came in, they could enjoy either the amusement of dancing or go to the circus. Xothing stronger than lemonade was sold at the dance. Mr. Heist thought the attaches of the circus did not get much to drink, as the order was to sell no showman any liquor or beer. The dance was kept up all day and until after the show was out at night. One of the showmeii bought a ticket and carne into the bowery. Soon after, Charlie Gleason was around collecting tickets, and coming to the circus chap he asked him for his. The fellow replied by saying, "Are you one of the ■ that are running this thing ?" and received a blow foran anBWW. Emery, Wentzel, and Mr. Griswold, the president of the village, came up at once, expecting to prevent any disturbance, but the balance of the circus roughs rushed in with their pins, whips, etc, and proceeded to "clean aut" the bowery, and to attack all who resisted them. Mr. Griswokl svas knocked down. One of the ofti:ers, special policeman August Emery, was knocked down and poutided to leath on the Hoor. Another man, uctu uu cue iiuui. vnuuiei iiiitlj, Fred Wenzell, was knocked down and his head pounded toa jelly. A general stimpede followed. ('bas. Homer was shot in the face, and flfteen or twenty more citizens were knocked down and brui sed. The gang had a regular organization with signáis and rallying cali, whicli was given at the commencement of the fray. Instantly twenty to thirty men armed with clubs rushed out of the tent like a band of Camanches, veiling, "Hey lleuben,"and charged the bowery, and pursued the ileeing people, ofl'icers, men, wotnen and children, until the ground was clearpd, and the desperadoes had possession of the field. ADDITIONAL l'AKTICULAKS. The circus was at Chesaning on Sunday, and some slight disturbance occured between the circus attaches and citizsns of Chesaning, and t ho circus men vowed they would "clean out the town." After the circus performance had closed on Monday night a gang of its employés went over to aplace where the citizens were enjoying a dance, and having armed themselves with heavy tent pins, the gang made a wholesale assault, knocking right and left, hitting every one possible. A lady, name not learned, had a leg fractured, and five or six others were severely injured. A telegram was received at Saginaw City at 9 a. m. yesterday, and Sheriff Miller and Mr. Emerick started on a freight train at 11, reaching Chesaning at 1 p. m. ïhey found two hundred men at the depot, terribly excited. The sheriff and sixty-three of the prominent men of Chesaning went to Owosso, whither the show had gone during the night, to make arrests. Six were arrested and brought back to unesamng. TIIREATS OF LYCHING. This village has never had an experience like this before, and the inen are terribly excited, and threats of lyching were heard on all sides, in fact, all was ready but a leader, and had any one given the word the four prisoners would have been hanging ere this. AVhen the train with the prisoners arrestad at Owosso reached the depot, a crowd of at least flve hundred had collected, and such fierce cries as "drag them out," "hang the murderers," "bring out the rope," were heard. It is evident that had the prisoners been taken off the train they would never have reached the lock-up. THE DEAD Augustus Emery, the only fatal result of the fracus thus far, was a married man, thirty-one years of age and a drayman by profession. He was struck over the top of the head and then over the temple, besides other wounds, the blow over the temple being suftlcient to produce death. The deceased was a peaceful lawabiding man, and was sworn in as a special policeman for the occasion. Froni the time he was struck until his death he never spoke, being unconscious all the time, and dying at 11.25 p. m. The deceased was a ínember of the Knights of Honor, and stood high in the lodge. A jury was summoned and the testimony of live witnesses taken. A verdict of murder by two of the circus employees, mimes unknown, was rendered. LATEIÏ. ïhirteen of the circus roughs have been arrested, most of whom can be fiilly identified as having been engaged in the fracas.