Sometime between Henry's arrival in 1871 and 1876, Daniel joined his brother in Milwaukee as a reporter and editor for his brother's paper. Whatever the Chittendens printed in their journals during early 1876 drove the competition violent. First, N. S. Murphy of the Milwaukee Sentinel assaulted Henry. The Times had printed a scathing attack on the Sentinel business manager's, W. G. Roberts, character. On Saturday, February 26, 1876, Roberts mistook Daniel for his brother Henry. He began beating Daniel with his cane. Upon learning it was not Henry, he backed off. Suddenly, George Moody, the Sentinel's night foreman, attacked Daniel for an article he penned about a member of Moody's family from which George took offense. Moody broke his cane over Daniel's head. A diminutive man, Daniel appeared incapable of handling the smallest of opponents, let alone the brawniness of Roberts and Moody. Witnesses regarded Roberts and Moody as dastards. The police finally stepped in but, not before Daniel landed a couple left-handers. Everyone was placed under arrest.
