The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-18
BROTHERLY LOVE (?).


HIDING AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WITH TIE
AssAILANT--LIBEL SUITS AND WHAT CAME
OF TGEM-MKAYs STATEMENT.
A HERALD reporter yesterday met in this city Mr..
Nathaniel Mckay whose rowdy exploit in COW hiding
Alexander X. Mcclure. editor OF tho Philadelphia
Times on Monday morning last in that city, was Tho
topic Of general conversation tho clubs and hotels
here, where Mr. Mckay is very well known Mr.
Mckay appeared with his left band mucn swollen and
fractured and bound up with lint bandases. Upon
being asked If he hud any statement TO make regard
Ing his connection with the rencontrc he said:--
MAYS ACCOUNT or TnE FIGHT.
eyes, sir, have. Tho papers have misrcprcsentcd
the whole affair"
''ln what wayY"
"They stated that Mcclure GOT mo by tho throat
while was cowhiding him. which Is true lie did
not lay his hands on my throat Both himself and
Ex-Governor Curtin took hold OF me 10 prevent mo
from using the cowhidc, catching by tho coat anu
shoulders and attempting to get me down. Tho papers
also represented that had three iour roughs 10
assist me. This /, not tho fact Tho truth "a that
when both men tMcciuro and Curtin) took hold OF mo
my coachman (Colonl in,eriercd. had previously In
struclcd him not to take any part whatever unless
pistol was use by Mcclure. In the meantime others
had grabbed hold Of mo 10 get me on Mcclure while he
had his head down on my breast with both arms
his lace. When got his head up where could cach
him dealt several very severe blows with my nsl or
mis- mouth, forehead and eyes, which he Will carry for
lew days al least"
How were you scparatedYo
I'VE we're separated By tho crowd, who, OF course,
mustered to see the tray l nnd by punching HIS
head that is as hard AZ hs heart ana II had
bricks IN tho old Independence Hail. nearby, my hand
could not have been SO badly injured as Il Is III
lct.hander."1
ibid Mcclure show Hghtg"
"None whatever Hc only held his head down and
Governor he su me
time. AS soon AS Mcclure got two good black eyes
l was arrested by The police. taken before a mag
lstrac aud held IN $500 ball. on charge OF simple
sau TO appear al the next term OF tho Court OF Quar-
tor Sessions"
THE ASINus or THE PRAY.
colllsiony'
npubic place and meant 10 chastisc him. aud thought
hc was IN good company Tor once, that OF famous
Times. Tho remote cause OF tho attack was a con.
tnuous series OF slandcrs on mo by McCiurc's paper
almost daily"
What aid they charger"
THE riMEs' CHARGES AGAINST M'KAr.
They Charged mo with corruption In my contracts
with the Navy Department. Since March, 1878 have
htd Mcclure and Mclaughlin zone of the owners Of
tho Tmesl arrested nins times think tor libel wc
have had one trial which Lasted Twelve days and
they failed TO provo any OF tho charges they
had made against me. Tho Judge who
SAT in the case charged tho jury lna.
allegations On the contrary. all tho officers OF the
Navy Yard, including the Commodore, sworc in court
transfer Of the government property from the Navy
Yard to League Island, aud that my contracts were
performed faithfully. Tho jury took lhe aud were
out days Eleven OF the jury Tor the convc-
ton Of Mcclure and one for his acquittaL"
siNcK THE TRIAL
''what has been tho course OF tho Times toward you
since this trlalfn
"For about tour months they KEEP, quiet did not
mention my name In any way. | did not propose TO
bottle them or myself in any further litigation, except
Tor the damage suit against tho Times Publishing
Company now on tho docket Tor trial, the amount
nj Ia 10 la tnedh nv lnN I h~v0
spent IN the courts Of Philadelphia, In counsel lees,
sicnogaphcrs charges, DC, about 1000, IN order
sandcrers have iaied IN every attempt 10 get JUS
tcc. can see no cause tor his newspaper attacks on
dophia cgit maley, and the people with whom have
had dealings have always treated with courtesy
and consideration except ono firm, against whom
have brought suit
KyYgcrs or TnH ATTACKS
~ can do no business IN any part Of the country but
Mcclure brings slnr upon mo In MS paper IN some
way the day. l am bound to put an end to this
IN some way. That am fully resolved upon. nope
that the courts oil Philadelphia will devise somc way 10
bring these lbcllcrs to justice"
WAYS PHILADELPHIA CITIZENSHIP.
"You were formerly resident OF Boston and ofNcw
York city, l believe, Dir. Mckay havo you estab-
lished your permanent residence in PhiIade phia ~
eyes. SIR have residence in Chestnut street for
my children who are attending school shall remain
u citizen OF Philadelphia until complete my suits
against the Times Publishing Company II II takes q fc
time. hatter myself tina, am in good stands g
among the citizens and newspapers OF PhilsdcIph IA,
except the Times know reason Tor the persistent
attacks Of that paper upon me, except that which may
arse from political causes.
MKAY's AyTECEpESTs
~ am plain mechanic and never earned a dollar
except In mechanical pursuits have worked IN ship
yards IN Boston tDonald McKay's my brothcrl for
fifteen years had charge OF his business mechanic
In tho Yard and bull, finest ships that ever oated
the ocean. | served my time with Donald from a
boy. do not deserve the attacks made upon me BY
Mcclure IN his paper he must certainly mean some
body else aud not me. As the Court gives me
n day l will Try Mcclure Tor his libeous articles.
Every respectable citizen have met In Phi,adcIph
the AFFAIR has congratulated for the stand
have taken. Your paper In March, last year made
charges against based upon article furnished by
tho Philadelphia Times and aitcrward, nndiug then,
To have been ialsc and malicious manfuiiy rctractcd
thcm.U