Salt Lake Herald | 1891-11-29 | Page 1 | A Free Fight in Omaha's City Council

A Free Fight In Omahas City Council OMAHA Nov 28A special meeting of the city council tonight wound up in a big row in which three councilmen severely pounded each other and the spectators present pres-ent had to separate them There has bean I bad blood for some tIme between Councilmen men Specht Moriarity and Biumer on account i I ac-count of charges of boodling After words Blumor grasped Specht by the throat and tho latter retaliated with a sledge hammer blow which drew blood from Blumers mouth The men grappled and fell when Moriarity rushed up and began kicking Spdcht One of the spectators objected to his kicking a man when down and when Moriarity did not desist the objector laid the belligerent kicker low with a blow which cut an ugly gash in Moriaritys chin By this time the other councilmen and spectators rushed in and separated the mon and the meeting adjourned