The New York herald., 1877-02-27
THE "BLOODLESS ENCOUNTER" +"

Ex-JUDGE CURTIS coNrgADIcTED By EYE W.T.
NEssEs-MR. cHIPMAN's VERSION OF THE
ArfAIg-THE Ex-JUpGE REIrERATEs HIS DE-
NAL.
The HERALD on Sunday published an account OF a
windy which took place at the bar OF the Astor
House, the alleged principals in which were TWO Of
.Joe' Coburn's counsel ex-J udge Curtis and Edgar
f. Chapman. The same day the ex-Judge, in card
which found place In tho HERALD columns yesterday
sigmaiized the account made from tho whole cloth
an stating that he was loss imagine cause for
such an active exercise the imagin alton OF the
porter, &c.
A HERALD representative yesterday paid visit 10
Mr. Chapman, at his oflice In Centre street. and in
qured concernlng the truth Of tho statements OF Mr.
Curtis in refutation Of the published report of the
ssunpleasanlness when the following interview took
place.:
REpoRTgR-Mr Chapman, have been sent by tho
editor OF the HERALD ask you to whether there
was any difficulty between you and Mr. Curtis at the
Astor House on Friday evening last
Mr. CnIPMAN-l was very much surprised 70 see
Mr. Curtls' card IN tho HERALD this morning. The
facts are these -Ex-Judg Curtis myself and other
haa 70 .ne As.or ana ere
Mr.. Curtis turned to gentleman Of the party ana
asked him his opinion Of Queen Victoria The opinion
ala not PLEASE the exJudge, who thereupon used vile
and violent language, comprising an oiler to
''lick him in two minutes" The remarks o! Cur
unprovoked. / at once, but mildly, demonstrated
with Curtis by saying ''You should not talk that way;
you have 10, &C ~ whercupon he turned on
mo with violence and asked me an uncomplimenlary
question This question he answered hluiseli 10 sun
more uncomplimenlary strain, concluding win an oner
10 ck me. He made move 10 take oil his coat at the
same time looked at him squarely and said quietly
III don't think you w Judge You ought MOTTO address
such language TO me aud particularly While we are en-.
gagged in the same You ought not to make use OF
any words that may IN any way tend 10 ihJure inc
client we botn working lor" 10 this ne retorteu
" m /
- thing about ''cnscs." ana more to the same
effect Alter this the Judge wildly abused another
party who was present the slightest excuse for
SO d0inc. He grossly insulting all through, but
uepty regaincd hs good nature and asked the
party TO have something TO eat.
R.ponrEa--Was the Judge under tho influence Of
liquorY
would have behaved so were he not
AS the reporter was about to leave ho encountered
another gentleman who eye witness oil the
wrangle This party said that he had already con-
ceived the idea OF publishing card IN contradiction
to tina. OF tho Judges alleging Ina. ne Sse, was so
Incapable OF recoectng any Of the occurrences Of tho
evening IN question.
Ex-JupuE CURTIS CONTRADICTION.
After the statement OF Mr. Chapman had been re-
ceived at the HERALD Office ex.Ju Judge Curtis was
called upon by reporter who told him that hs
card was not accepted u complete reiutaton Of the
alleged quarrel by who claimed to have been
In the Astor House ut the lime. The HERALD man
asked whether he desired to say anything IN exDlana
OF the repetition OF the report OF quarrel such as
was described. Again he denied that there was any
truth IN the story and cmphulcAly asserted that 1t
was without least foundation IN fact II any per.
repeated It, he sad, he wanted 10 be brought
lace 10 face with him. Then 1t inquired
whether he had met Mr.. Chapman since tho
occurrence and what he said OF the report He
replied that he had met Mr.. Chapman, and that Mr..
Chapman, too denied that there had been any such
difference The Judge said that he did not wish to
be shot ut from behind the hedge OF journalism. He
had aty coniradIcted the story over his own sigma
ture and no wished TO meet tho man who persists
in giving 1t currency. HIS only explanation Of 'the
fabrication OF such tale" was In the belief that some
one wished cast aspersions on his character and
iniure his client.
ment OF facts somewhere.