SALOONIST ASSAULTS ATTORNEY THAT PROSECUTED HIM
Item
- Title
- SALOONIST ASSAULTS ATTORNEY THAT PROSECUTED HIM
- Date
- 9/7/16
- page
- 1
- Identifier
- https://lccn.loc.gov/sn84020140
- Crime
- Arson
- Subject
- Arson; Assault
- Race of alleged offender
- White alleged offenders
- Gender of alleged offender
- Male alleged offender
- Race of alleged victim
- White alleged victims
- Gender of alleged victim
- Male alleged victims
- Stage of the Legal System
- Sentenced
- Location
- In state, Grand Island NE
- Length of story
- 254
- Description
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SALOONIST ASSAULTS ATTORNEY THAT PROSECUTED HIM
Grand island. Neb., Sept.7
Harim Shank, 4 saloon keeper, of
Silver Creek, and paroled by governor Aldrich ten days after be
sentenced from Polk for arson, late
yesterday, in front of his saloons at 1 Silver 'Creek, assaulted Governor
Aldrichís cousin, Attorney W. íA.
J Prince of this city, and the latter v
Is today confined to his home as a
consequence.
Harold Prince, son of the attorney was also assaulted by Tom Dyer, a bartender for Shank, but
when he saw that his father and
himself were in a gang of about
eight men with apparently no one
to come to their assistance, he
feigned unconsciousness and was
possibly spared a more severe beat-
ing.
The elder Prince was rendered
unconscious by a blow from Shank
on the back of the head while the
attorney was passing the saloon.
Shank struck Prince, after applying
a vile epithet and grabbing Prince
by the arm.
Prince was an assistant in the
prosecution for Polk county at the
time of Shankís conviction on the
charge of arson, and It is said that
Shank has made -many threats
against the attorney ever since.
After his parole by Governor Aldrich there was a remonstrance
from the people of Polk county and
Governor Morehead recalled the pa
role.
It is said that Shank has consid
erable political Influence at Silver
£reek. Shank, so for as known, has
now been out about three years. It
was the first time he ever met the
attorney.
