, 1873-09-07
MIR. WRIGHT WAS NOT IN.

81ow Mr. Don0huc, of the Ninth
Ward, Made 1Isnt Discovery
Yesterday afternoon. before the Board Of Po-
lice had met for their usual harmonious and on
tertainiug session, ono Of the meekost OF tho
delicate young attachos Of tho great moral organ
of tho churches was seated Mt one Of tho Com
n,issionor'H deskB industronBly endoavorfnG to
obtain from stray Patont-Oi1lc report sone
reading mattor to fill up tho Sunday 1870, when
thero entered br,igQuely a broad-shouldercd,
heavily-built six -footor, n resident Of the Ninth
Ward mud 0 doalor in horses. Mr.. Donohue, tho
now-comer, Boeing no one In the room but q
clorkly-lookiug person ut dosls, asked:
"Is Mr. Wright in 7"
Reporter (without lifting his eyes from tho
powerful attraction Of an impossible looking OBJ
1cct IN tho report)-"No."
Mr, Donohue (aorooly)-" Whero is e2'
Noporter-''I don't Know"
NIr. Donohue-" Why In Ill don't you
knuw2"
Tho answer to this question was forcib1o and
direct. The question seemed to act upon tho
hosver like m electric shock, and his legs
suddonly Btraightoned under him until he stood
erect, Ills Dyes glared wildly, his hair brlstlcd in
mort terocioua style, aud his right foot How
out with sudden emphasis 20 as to lodgo two
rapid kicks In tho stomach OF Alr. Donohuc.
Of Mr. Donol.uo's astonislment and indignation,
and boing Frencl,mar, as his unme implies, he
folt bound to rocprocato III kind. Ills long
arms swayel around for d moment like wind
styio, ho iirst delivered loft-hnnder aud then
ainilar persunder with His right. The unfor-
tunate scribe of tho Times WAS 20 careless as to
put his head Just in the way OF those pouaorous
tistB, and the second blow induced him TO retro
in heap unlor the nearest tablo Here ho
neditated for an instant upon the mutabilitT Of
human affairs, and then, In graceful,
| though nervona manner, shicd gutta-porclla
| npittoon at Mr.. Donohle's frontispioco. The
aangninary fluid spattorcd fur over tho wall and
chairs, aud for Bomo moments one, side OF tho
room looked like an italian sunset dono in gam
bogo well laid on. 1nvostlgation revealed tho
fact that It was juice, not gore TINT gayo
the peculiar delicacyof tono and chlato-osouro to
| tho froeco aud hlr. Donohuo was about to pro-
coed to out what was loft OF tho unfortunate In
diviLual under the tnblo, when tho whole force
of police In tho vicinity ruellod iu and saved the
Criminal Court from murder trial, md tho su-
| Inevitable HuperBeduaH.
Our ondeavora to 1oarn what the Times re-
porter thought OIL the subject wolo wholly futile,
~ he was aware that lie could write up hiH
his paper this year. The other party. after bo-
ing rofeaRod was quite ready to DO interviewed,
and was listened to attontvoly by group Of
politicians, lawyers, nnt Aldermen; u,,
In affairs in this city next November. Things
llavo come to pretty pass whom quiet, poaee-
able citizen and taxrayet cannot g. e. into ;t G;lty
ollleo and nsk proper and civil question
Of tho Times with, blows mud kicks in
the stomach. Republican institutions aro
| ia danger, aud the rights Of tho
people arc helng trampled nnaor foot. hlr;
Washburn il responsible for this violont attaok
upon good oit1Zon Of tho Ninth Ward, and no
now oxprossos Q most hoartfolt oonimisoratton
for poor Mark Sheridan, who alone stands up
AIr. Dunohue docs not soc how Mark can con-
slider himself bafo alut up thcre in tho room
with such violent mud dangerous crowd. Fur
thor, the Times should DO held to strict nc
oontablty tor The aets Of its gf1np9yeg sna no
agos If be bua to have tho yollow stone front Of
sian blood ia rousod, and, nnless ropNration IN
made, tlie avonger Of wrath will DO upon tho
track OF tho Times aud its mnons.
Owing to thoHo Htntoinonts, aud the wild ru'
morH circulating In tho city ator this Hanguinnly
encounter, tho whole ioico OF tho Times Eas
taen hnaily employed In hunting up bullot-prooi
luz to natural doslro to protect their rear, aud
luck of proper ar,noE for tho protection Of tue
portion OF tho human framo most exposed te
kicks, tho Times bo,R have created do1nand tol
large ooppor trays which u likely t9 aorous!E,
AuRMllGa plie0 W tAFhU uop@Al noA!th*as
utenslA. It il understood that tho building
GU tho northwest corner Of Washington
stroot md Fifth ayonuo ia being provisioned
and That, unless compromise can 10 onfocted
tic oditor-in-uhiot win declare tho 1fmes oflct
iu ytato Of siogo, and retire to tho elevator
pending further proceedings. As That Papol
doos not tako notee Of important politlca
evenH. especially II thoy occur close BY, unit
the day following tho accounts given In tho otho
dailios, tho public vail not DO able to learn tit
| conclusion OF this exciting lnhttor from tht
Times until 1t has been fully described ln sh
| and nkhnr nRrnra.