Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-28
WHOA. JANUARYI
Old Tack. Chandler on the
Rampage.

He Runs Amuck in Newspaper Row
with a seVen-Barreled ReVOIver-sl
am Going 10 XIII on Four or Five Of
YOu"-DOn PIatt Doomed.
washington Correspondence Chicago Times.
Zachariah Chandler, a private citizen Of
the United States. of America, late United
States Senator from the State Of Michigan,
to-day came out on the warpatb, and at
one time promised to make the most sen
satiOnal incident that has occurred in
Washington since the adjournment Of Con-
gress. In the neighborhOOd of 1 O'Clock
this afternoon, be came along Fourteenth
street, and, passing in front Of Newspaper
Row, be seOwled a malignant scowl. The
Times correspondent passed him at this
moment, and saw that the old man had on
his wal paint, and was evidently after
some one. In his right hand he held a
huge cane, upon the top of which was
mounted q small brass cannon. Across his
pOnderous breast was strapped broad belt,
strong enough to hang a mule. The lower
extremity Of this belt was hidden under
the voluminOus cOat-tails Of the great war
Senator, and from the size of the prOtuber-
an5e outlined under his coat, an excited
Imagination would have made out a case
large enough to contain a small battery OF
field pieces, and ratiOns for a forced march.
Chandler brought his brass cannon on the
top Of his cane in a position where it could
sweep the whole row; and then he began
to spell out the signs, as if he were selects
ing one especial point of attack. Mr..
Chandler was evidently labOring under
Soma nunnf emotion from his mdnnnr II
was only too evident that he was not out
for the purpose of making a friendly call.
A moment after, he entered the Times Of
flee and addressed the Times correspondent
as follows: 81 am looking for a man by the
name of Dion Pott."
"Perhaps you mean Don Piatt?"
"That's his name-Dion POtt-that is
the man l wantin
Mr.. Chandler was here referred to the
directory, and with the aid Of a New York
correspondent, who was in the office, he
obtained the address required.
Several correspondents came into the
Office at this moment, when Mr.. Chandler
began an impromptu speech upon the sub
iect Of his wrongs. Reaching down TO the
extremity of the huge strap, be brought out
a ~large-size seVen-shOOter. Said he, as he
gestured emphatically with the hand that
held the revolver, "DiOn POtt is my man
1 am after him."
There was a rapid movement of the cor
respondents out of the Office at the appear
ance of the revolver. Chandler threatened
no n present, but a revolver in the hands
of an excited man, who held it as careless
ly as Chandler did, is enjoyed better at a
distance. Chandler addressed the Tines
correspondent exclusively, nthe latter part
Of the conversation, as the other inmates
of the office had business that called them
elsewhere. Said Mr.. Chandler, IN one of
his most excited paragraphs: SIT was all
right, what you boys said about me when 1
was a Senator, but, now l am a private cit
izen, 1 do not intend to stand anything
YOU say about me. l am after Dion POtt
this morning. 1 don't know the man. l
have never seen him, but l intend to make
a friendly call upon him to-day"
"What do you intend to dO?"
. 81 am going to kill off four or five Of you
fellows. l tried to bring n of you Eel
lows to justice, and 1 spent over $4,000
trying to convict him"
"YOu refer to Buell?"
"Yes-that is my man. 1 am going to
try another way. 1 am going to kill of
four or FIVE of YOU"
Here the revolver was brandished, and
Mr.. Chandler toyed with its hammer in a
very embarrassing way.
sBut," added he, 81 am a fair man.
come in here to give you warning. 1 adj
wise you TO strap on your s-even-shOOters,
but you can never pull one so quick as 1;
so you had better look out. / am going to
put an end to this abuse Of mc."
At this Mr.. Chandler was persuaded TO
retire peaceably. At the door lie was met
by a short man, with red wLiskers, who
walked briskly up to Mr.. Chandler.
How are your said be.
Il don't know yOu,' said Chandler.
"My name is Maynard-I am from De
troit. The papers call me your private
secretary"
Then Maynard tried to get possession Of
the revolver, but Chandler resisted him
After some parley, Maynard succeeded il
getting the revolver away from Chandler
and walked him home.
The Times correspondent had a CONVEX
satiOn with Maynard, afteTWard. He was
very reticent upon the subject OfChandler:
raid, and said that its only explanation wa!
that the ex-senator was-tired.
This evening Mr.. Chandler again visiteC
the TOW; but nothing serious resulted from
any of his visits, as he was watched by hi:
friends.
IT is said that Gustav Dore is to receive