The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-26
Episode in the Council Chamber.
A Proceeding not Provided for In
the Charter or ordinances.
AN ENRAGED EDTT0Ri

1t has been apparent to the readers
Of the JOURNAL and Courier for some
time past that Mr.. Ryan Of the JoUK-
NAL was very ardently disliked by the
Courier, which has for the past two
months been very violent in its at
tacks upon him. insinuating grave
things against his character as a man.
This ill.concealed dislike culmi.
mated last night in the Council Cham
Der after the adjournment, Mr.. Whit
tlesey, Of the Courier, threatening to
kick Ryan, and afterwards drawing a
revolver, apparently with the inten-
ton Of shooting him.
The origin OF the difficulty was as
follows: A report had reached Mr..
Ryan during the day of a wordy war
between Mr.. Whittlesey and Mr.. An
thouy Kelly, late of the police force,
which he wrote out under the head
Of "Tu Whit" &C., as printed In an
other column Of this paper and having
been on familiar terms with Whittle-
sey, who has INDUCED in a good deal
Of rough joking at Ryan's expense,
and not anticipating any ebullition
of temper, he showed Whittlesey a
copy of the head line, saying:
"Whittlesey, heard that there was
little fight on the corner of Main
and Second to-day, and had a notion
of writing an account Of it under that
head"
Whittlesey said very suddenly, IF
you dc, God damn you. I'll kick YOU
AS Mr.. Whittlesey has for some
time been in the habit Of hailing Ryan
playfully as you damned Irishman
from Chicago, &c." Ryan thought he
was speaking in the same spirit and
answered;
Il guess there is no danger" at
the same time tearing the slip Of
from the paper and returning the
rest of the sheet to his pocket
| Whittlesey said, You write a
word about me that l don't like, and
I'll bet you ten thousand dollars FL
kick you. For two cents Ia do il
now" el ''i 9sa
Ryan, seeing he was in earnest
said, Whittlesey. you'll never kick
me, nor will you ever attempt to dc
| it." a.
| Both speaking in loud tone, at.
tracted the attention of Marshal
Wunderlich, who pushed Ryan In
one direction and Whittlesey il
another, when Whittlesey drew a
large revolver, declaring that Ryan
| had assaulted him. 0t 4.
/ Marshal Wunderlich disarmed
Whittlesey, and at the request Of Mr.
| McCutchan, Ryan left the Council
Chamber, Whittlesey struggling t.
get at him. but being restrained b.
the officers and his friends. h
In the vestibule more angry words
were exchanged. when Whittlesey
made another assault, but was agar
observation-disclosures, at the request o.
Mr.. Van Ripper. going down stairs
but very imprudently stigmatizinl
Whittlesey's assertion that Ryan haC
assaulted him, as lie, at whiOl
the voice of Whittlesey was one
more raised in rage; but as Ryal
went away, no further sltereatioi
took place. n'
Whittlesey is reported to have sal
8 that Ryan drew a revolver upon him
and accused the Marshal of leaviD
him exposed to the assaults of a
assassin.
The probability of Ryan havin
made an assault on Whittlesey i
easily judged Of when it is known
/, that Ryan is a man OF one hundre
and ffty-fve pounds weight, Will
Whittlesey weighs nearly two hun
a dred. The affair will probably un
dergo judicial investigation, as we
as certain other matters that ma
> have led to the affair.
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