A TAVERN BRAWL.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2078, 31 October 1885, Page 4

A TAVERN BRAWL.

Thk village of Clichy has boon the scene of a frightful tragedy arising out of a quarrel in a wine shop, which reads mou like one of the free fights of an Ameiiean city than an incident of French liftFour young men, aimed Bardo, Hard, Cousin and Devauv, were dunking in a place of the kind kept by one Tuujuet Some altercation arrising with a waitress, Barilo struck her in the face, and the girl, m her passionate le-xMitmcnt aimed such a blow at Ins head with a wine jug ai to fracture Ins skull. Six Italians, who were seated at another table, es poused the cause of the girl and a gcnenl conflict ensued. The landlord hustled them out of the house, afteiwards fiiiii'_' his icvolvtr at them sexeial times, and then barricading the dooi. The light was renewed m the street, revolvers weic drawn, knives unsheathed, and tho combatants, mad with passion, com incntcd shooting and lunging at each other with deadly effect. When the police arrived upon the scene, tho font young men who had commenced the quarrel were found stretched upon the ground quite insensible and bathed in blood Bardo's head was crushed and he had a ball in his back, Cousin had re ceived three bullets in his thigh, Devatix hid been 'tabbed several times in his back and had two bullets in his chest, and Harel had also been shot twice in the same place. The condition of the two first, according to the last accounts, was hopeless, and that of their two com panions was extremely critical. The police are on the track of the Italians.