An Innocent Bystander by Dave Seifert
by Dave Seifert
October 5, 2020 — In yet another example that whiskey and cards don’t mix, The Fargo Forum reported in 1894 of a scuffle that resulted in the near death of innocent bystander Andrew Ness.
The trouble all originated with “Gambler” John Hogan and Abram “Debs” Morris. Morris and the Ness were seated in a small room at French Joe’s, trying to get up a…