Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-04

Yesterday afternoon an encounter occurred
on the Treasury steps between Solicitor Ray
Der and Mr.. SOteldo, managing editor of the
Republican, the particulars of which are
stated as follovshy an eyewitness:
AT the time mentioned the solicitor and
the correspondent of the PhiladeIphia Pre-,
Mr.. A. elm, were descending the stems which
were much croSded. In tho crowd and iIn.
med iately before him The solicitor es pied Mr.
Soteldo. The solicitor haltsd and exclaineJ
Get out of my way, you ID scoundreI. !,
Mr.. soteldo did not obey; whereupon the
solicitor, though far advanced in years,
laIded foIcible blow with his fist in his
tSoteido's face. Soteldo. who is young and
muscular, responded In a flash -
U1 tne oIo~ was oroF ,y A. .r ,es io VI &c
ny ms arm between the son,ha1en,s a,th;s
Steps ard fe1l h, lost his footing on the
solicitor. W. At did lot hurt himself. The
recoye- IN the agility of youth, quickly
- led himself and returned to the fray.
o,elco took position on a higher step. md
number of blows were exchanged. With
the assistance OF Col Benson. of the secret
service division of the Treasury, the COM
batants were separated. and after considera-
bic pSrsuasion the solicitor was induced to
lea e the field. On the way to his residence
Toe solicitor said that sometime since Mr..
SCteldo came TO his Office and requested him
TO address letter 10 ID strict Attorney Wells
OF this District 10 revoke further proceedings
against a Mr.. Grow, alleged To have fOrg ed
an Ell dorsement on check 10 Caleb ID.
TompEIDs, of GcOrg a, for claim awarded
by the southern claims commission to the
amount of sixteen hundred dollars The evil
dence before the solicitor was he says clear
and conciI sive, aud he refused To- comply.
Since then he has been pursued by these
newspaper attacks
ConceTDi the allegations of Solicitor
RayEer, The htpUbttc0n says this morning
trat Mr.. SOteldO never made a " threats to
him Ia relation To the Grow case: that on the
trary. "sOlIcitOr RayEer acted in very bad
faith in that case, bOIn OEard> Mr.. SOteldo
and Mr. Grow" that the Solicitor expressed
great Indignation at the action of the secret
service detectives in having Mr.. Grow ar
rested, believing the latter Incapable or forg-
cry, and "led both Mr. SOteldo and Mr.
Grow TO believe that so far as he was con
ceTned he was disposed 10 have the dapart-
meet withdraw from all proceedings. But
when Actin Secretary Mccormick called
upon him for an opinion as 10 what the de-
parlment should do i'm the matter he entirely
revers ed what be had said u ssonalIy TO Mr.
SOteIGoand Mr.. Grow"
THE CASE TO-DAY.
This morning solicitor Ravuor, accompa.
nled by four or five personal friends, went
10 police headquarters and SURF andered him
sell TO Major Richards. VINO advised him To
repair to the Polio Court where the officer
who held the warrant could serve the process
uI on him and the case be disposed of De-
Police Court, and after q conference with
Prosecuting Attorney Francis Miller, the
latter stated 20 the court that the govern
ment was not ready to proceed with The
be aTIlg IN consequences OF the absence of
Witnesses. Defendant also desired that the
hearing be postponed until tomorrow.
which was acceded To by all parties and
Mr.. Rayner was permitted to go on his per
AoI al recognizance for appearance to-mOr-