The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-03-19
WILKES AND LELAND.
Particulars of the Late Afiray-WilIes Struck
from Observation-Disclosures Hints of Terrible

Particulars of the Late AHray-Wilkes Struck
from Observation-Disclosures Hints of Terrible
Reprisals.
From Wilkes Spirit Of the Times
The simple facts of that incident were as fol-
lows:-We were walking down Broadway on
Tuesday last, about o'clock z. NJ, with our
oyercoat and undercoat both tightly buttoned,
and our gloves buttoned on our hands. When
near Pearl street, we were suddenly struck from
behind, on the back of the head with the hook
of a LIGHT bamboo cane. We turned instantly
and saw the rascal Leland endeavoring to
deal another blow. and, closing with him,
snapped his cane in two. We then stepped
backward to the doorway of store to get
position, and while doing so threw open our
overcoat. Leland, seeing us still embarrassed
with our undercoat and gloves, made another
rush, but struck Intellectually with the pieces of
the cane. He then quickly retreated, and, being
surrounded by great number of people, sue
ceeded in making his escape. 1t was at an hour
when there is mob within every twenty feet of
sidewalk on Broadway, and, not being hurt at all,
I'VE did not think 1t became us to press outward
through the crowd, and to run after him, and so
the Major got away. The Major was in great
luck-greater probably than he will ever be in
again, for when We next meet him he will
cross the street. One thing we are frank
to say, that we do not believe the fellow
ever meditated the assault-nay, we are quite
sure he never would have made it had he met
us face to face. He was probably frenzied with
liquor, and, seeing chance to get in a blow by
stealth, he delivered it, ard soon after ran away
trembling at his own temerity. When the crowd
had dispersed we went along to our business.
remained down town till about o'clock and in
the evening dined with a party of ladies and
gentlemen at the Westmorelaud Hotel On the
way home we met Judge Bowling and some
other friends who, like the party at dinner
failed to notice any of those terrible hurts and
marks which Leland was about that time de-
failing to reporters of the morning press. 1t
was simply for the reason that those pretended
wounds seemed to be the chief JOY of the re-
porters that we confined ourselves, in the short
note we wrote to the press on the following day,
to the denial Of that enjoyable fact. The whole
affray was the work of a minute, and
we will take this opportunity to say that there
was no policeman who saw any part of it. One
came afterwards and politely offered us his SER
vices, but we declined We have no further re-
marks to make upon this affair at present. 1t
| will doubtless afford satisfaction to many ras-
Gals whom we have been obliged to castigate, at
one time or another, but it will give no satisfac-
ton to the Major. The Major knows that he
will have to settle; and whatever he may say, he
| feels very uneasy under the consciousness that
! he will not get away with the slight obligation
| he has placed us under. AS for our other enc
| mics, let them take their fill now and at the
Majors flask. 1t is the only opportunity that
| he or they will ever have to smile together ovel
| q supnnsad adVantape