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Show J HETUI3LII0X. Doctor Barry Bane Receives Castisation at tlia Hands of His Victim, Mr. fflusser. A Very Unfortunate Affair, to Say tha Lsast. Harry Bane and G. W. Eiliot, at the appointed hour yesterday morning morn-ing were arraigned before Jude Pyper charged with assaulting Mr. A. M. Musser, on Sunday laet. As anticipated, an-ticipated, exaniination was waived, and each of the defendant bound over in $-500 bonds, to await the action of tbe grand jury. This, it waa presumed, ; would terminate the matter for tbe preset;!, aud persona in the court room, which was crowded, began to depart. Harry Bane, and bis father, had just entered the hall through Ihe eoutheatt door cf the justice's rcom, when the door was instintly closed und locked. The eame operation waa performed uu ail the doors on the west Bide of the bull, and at tho same moment, Mr. Muait-r, who bad in hia hand the rawhide with which ho had been beaten on the preceding Sunday, began to castigate tbe youDger Bane. There were a Meat many persons in the ball, and alt exit having been prevented, a generii melee ensued. en-sued. Mueatr aijd Bine were the centre of tho attack, and Special Policeaiftn Crow, wno was also iu he hall, endeavored to separate the parties, but was unable tj do bo effectually. Mueer plied hid blows vigorously, and young Bane rc-tumtd them, as far aa he could, with hie cane. The crowd having gathered around the fighting parties, fiits and canes are said to bave been used freely aud the young man received some severe blows on the head with a cane and in tho face with fists; but by whom the beating was done is not known. Some of the policemen were in tho police room at the time, aud hearing a rush endeavored to get out, but found the door looked. Officer Phillips then jumped through the window on the west sido and ran around to the north door, which he broke open, and entering, laid bold of Mussei and Bane and ordered them to desist. Musser had bold of tho rawhide, together with Bane and another party, the lust of whom let go upon being ordered to do so. The first two, however, held on, and the police officer struck Musser on the wrist, which caused him to loose his hold, and did bo to Bane, but the latter bL ill held on, and as the policeman was about to repeat tbe dosa he concluded to let go, which he did. It is said that old man Bane was scratched in the melee and Special Policeman Grow received a couple of bruises on the hand acd wrist. Musser and young Bane and A. MoRae wore arrested, charged with fighting, und each gave bonds in the sum of $500, to be in attendance when required. Tho last named person per-son was arrested for striking Bane on the head with bis cane. George W. Elliott, who waa in the room with tbe police when the row commenced, made a rapid exit through tho window. Young Bane waa very pugnacious, and was free in bis accusations as to the accomplices in the matter, and was also very abusive until wisdom showed him that it was fitter he should keep his mouth closed. He received a number of cuta, and though Musser was also bruised in the encounter, en-counter, Bane by long odds presented the moat delapidated appearance. The wounds aro not severe, and Dr. Hamilton, who examined them.Btates that the bruises are nearly all made by cudgels and canea, aud some doubtless with the fist. Ho does not think that tho rawhido made any of tha Beverer wounds. However, none of them are seriou9, aud the recipient will bo around in a few days, as before. There are so many conflicting statements state-ments about the matter that it is difficult to give it correctly, and eveu those present are unable to state it ilearly, as all was accomplished m 60 1 ihort a timo. The thing was evidently a prccon- ' erted aflair, aa all the doors appear to have been locked simultaneously, the unquestionable object being to keep , parties out of the ball until tbe attack was eudod. Considerable feeling was created ovor tho matter on the strcots, aud eomo blatherskites were overtlowinc in their denunciations of the aflair, claiming it to bo unparalleled. The more sedate and better class of citizens, irrespective of opinion, opin-ion, oxpress regret that tue afliir should have occurred, particulurly in such a placo, and hold that, while this affair is disreputable, Bane had no right to expect anything cUe if ho did not wjut to bo taken at a disadvantage disad-vantage he had no business to open eurpriso and thrashing him. The parties ore placed on an cqnal footing, the oJdj being in favor of Musser, as be was the first Aggrieved. The matter will come up on Friday mcruiug for examination. |