The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-21
SUNDAY DITFRSfUNs.
How che city HAL square Boys Fight the
Madison Street novr.

For a long time tho boys Of city Hall
square have bcen bift"r'v orposod 10 tn bows oi
Madison and ether stroofs on 'hc southern
tlnroughfurcs. AMI they hive missed no orpor-
tuni, to tuunt and Insult md bent any stray
member of tho southern district who chances to
unss along Chatham street. Az about o'clock
sunday afternoon wiry lnl Of Madison strect
about " years old. was standing in front of
Legs"ti's Hotel. gu the opposite Sidewalk. 10
was quietly looking w tho strict. waiting for n
ear ln lees than two minutes hc was sur
rounded 10y twenty-five ~ p rtv YOUNG rpucl =
WHO were HrWtt with 'lun+ and sticks. Each
ne w"lr iu h's tDi q spris pf pr"ou. They at.t
,,l',' J. lil' ,Nu',..' MN NnNn. ana stamped ON
MN ~ lh' lhy ~ me En'lor.
=, M MIN kil him. shouted III" gumins as
nlunhr oi persons XII lnred. and. nfjrrn sewers
u5it - r"lni. t'!r t-ahilanis from their within.
.. 'Nr IA Madison s'r"'." said orc man.
ond want {" soc iuir tlgy. Let one Of these
bows fight ~ out Win the Madison street boy.
won't s"r him liched. the boy trum Madison
street. unless h. deserves It, live in that
= rect. ana ! know he is y good boy. He can
nsiii ANY ono ui you singiy. too. AMI I'm going
io siGud hy and 500 that everything Is fair. We'll
form p fing, und I'LL take caro- shat any ono who
lh.ricf.S VIII go ~" worst licking that ne eyer
got ia his lite. Whilc I'm around Won amt i'm.
pose on any single lad. Now. lurl mind that
RINK vH. foriurd uriund tie 'onilntnnis.
and the Cry Hail boy aud tue Madison strnct
lnd strirneq to me waist. In moment they
gripp and i alt blows RIGHT ana left IN urila
rns STYLE. Blood flowed on cnch side hut
neithsr would Weld. For noarly niteen m nutcs
th"y fought Whiio ~ crowd Of nearly 900 per-
sons gathered about them.
From tho hotels and from boarding houses
came hundreds OF persons who looked at tho
hgni with the greatest Interest At one time
several ruTa wore stopped, and tho drivers and
.ondur"rs ali&hted and discus SEED the merits OF
the comhiuL's.
A. length no Madison street Fighter c'nsped
~. nt.k OF his opponent. and. pulling II down
below hi- should'r. put in several quick and
h'nNN hts Oh tn face ~ the CITY Hail fighter
The latter began tp weaken. and IN a moment or
two called for quarter.
GIVE II to MIN shouted u supporter n tho
fighter from Mad son street " You Gun lick the
IeNil out Oi him. only 10 ahead. don't weHsen.
II letting 10 he an outrage TINT boy can't
pass along n'r" Peacefully without being in
Then the fight terminated nf'cr the City Hall
hoy had received ali the puniS ment that lie de-
sired. Ue went -uilnny away while his sup
ppifrrs .hrunk on in'o Ny-strnetS and then tho
crowd dispersed. Tie Mudison street pugilst
Nrut iriunphnnily home. Not one OF the boys
followed hin. They appeared 10 have certain
respect for MIN. He hor' Il bloody nose but no
"n, seemed disposed 10 Interfere.
During the iight one OF tho spectators. who
wished 10 gee e lair play" wns struck in the fnce
~ club that WAS welded hy City Hall boy.
Tho man chased the boy FOR several blocks but
was unable to rapture him. In the course of the
Hight ell the front doors OF Chatham street build
lngs were illl"d with spc 'tHtprs. IN the whole
time not pOiffmun wis Ia siLht.