Record Data
Source citation
“Fight in the Indiana Senate,” New York Times, February 16, 1859, p. 4: 6.
Newspaper: Publication
New York Times
Newspaper: Headline
Fight in the Indiana Senate
Newspaper: Page(s)
4
Newspaper: Column
6
Type
Newspaper
Date Certainty
Exact
Transcriber
Don Sailer, Dickinson College
Transcription date
Transcription
The following text is presented here in complete form, as it originally appeared in print. Spelling and typographical errors have been preserved as in the original.
Fight in the Indiana Senate.
INDIANAPOLIS, la., Tuesday, Feb. 15.
A collision occurred in the Senate this morning between Senators GOODING and HEFFRON, in consequence of some personal remarks made by both in the Senate some days ago. During the fight a brother of GOODING interfered and struck HEFFRON on the head with a cane, wounding him severely. Otherwise little damage was done to either party. Both were armed, but had no opportunity to use their weapons. The excitement in the Senate during the difficulty was intense.
