The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-30
II0RSEWlEIPPED In A HOTEL.
INSURANCE. sUPERINTENDENT TAYLOR
STRUCK At BREIKFIST
Cowhides Piled Vigorously on TITS Head and
IIis Arm. and Hands ne He Tried TO Pro-
tect Himself from N Father and u Son.


Cowhides Piled vigorously on H's He"d an"
III. Arm. and Hand. He Tried to Pro-
tect Himself from n Father and son.
MIR. j. ii. Taylor, the General Superin-
tendont Of the out-of-town agencies of the
Drooklyh hio !heuiuhco Nompany' nv 'NV
Broadway was horsewhipped yesterday morn
ing, in the dining room Of the Grand Central
Hotel. by two gontlemen-fothor and son-who
arc regular boarders in the hotel MIR. Taylor
'1 :, 'Io' ,,''" s, ~ ~ n,,as,hatS ,roara
Oh pleasing auuroSs' ne 10 "'n'os' o"'u WoaI7
was considerod 70 ha a ouiet inofyensIve old
was ,oneiuciou W oo uo'.'' 'honon'''1 V'u
gon,leman and has boarded In the nTtel ioi
hir, % A. ,o,,,a ,,o,oha,, H., ,ha Ii,h ward
nun 1,, 10 ury koous iherchan. III Tue i'n "aio
student. They entered the dining room at
obou, az o,cloct Monv norsona no,md,na n Nv
! ladies' were eating breakfast. Mr. Taylor was
| sitting at the head Of table near the Mercer
street side. SUN reporter sat at the next
table to him. The faces OF the two men were
male and their Inns were tightly closed. Their
right hands were under their coats. as though
concealing something They walked hastily
uo"i '"o Ionk iino vi '"U'o'' "i.i ''ie' moio 10
side Mr. Taylor. who was quietly eating his
is this Mr.. Taylor n - WV ''''' '''N'''
''.'Yesl' was the answer.
ESSt suhSraS s the ng%6Sr nhS of your roomr
the % young % man Stepped % back. drew % long 0iu and
| and brought IT down on the bald head and
gray hairs OF MIR. Taylor. The sharp crack Of
the room. and the guests sprane to their feet.
The curling OF the lash through the air as il
fell in frequent blows, was Ikea smoky yapor:
| In the mean time the father who had stationed
himself Immediately behind Mr., Taylor, drew
| 10 NJ, -. "a, NJ. NJ IL.
threw up his hands to SHE'D his face but 'did
not arise from his chair A scene OF indescrib-
ed: Don't strike such an old man. and ran
to separate the combatants. The walters stood
Father and son were dragged away, but
the latter broke away and again struck Mr.
TAYLOR. breaking the rawhide on his head. Tom
Wallace a waiter' became excited and threw
himself upon the son. striking right and left He
in biting the rep9Gsr and ,S Shsr
with the bu, end Of tho whip. Mr. Murphy. the
head waiter. then dragged him away The
father rushed To strike Taylor again but Mr.
IT II Powers the nroprletor anpearad on the
scene. and at once stopped him. The father ex-
tended his arm toward Mr.. Taylor who sat
pose that man before, the whole hotel That
didn do IT, Mr. Taylor said, his face turn
ing pale TO ghastiness.
Don't explain now" friend said to the
II wish TO do so. wish all to know what
kind Of a man he il. That man has assaulted
| n % I'll.
didn't do il didn't do Il. :" Mr. Taylor said
| again
| THE father and son still greatly excited we're
led from the room When outside in the hall
| hides Mr. TAYLOR has freuuently given pen.
mics and candy TO the little girl who is very in
telligent and skilled in playing the violin
Last evening" the father said at Q o'clock
the little girls mother noticed that she had IL
| cents Where did you get thatY she ask
oh Mr. TAYLOR gave II 10 me- The mother
ries. The little girl finally burst into tears and
acknowiedgod that Mr. Taylor had assaulted
her He did her however no injury
, The. mother informed her husband md her
with anger. Mr. Taylor was not to be- found
and they went at once to see Cant. Byrnes in tht
, Mercer street police station. The Captain was
very indignant. and he with Detective Dolan
went 10 the hotel and had n long consultation
with the father. mother and sons
Capt Byrnes declined To say what he would
do under the circumstances. However. II was
iicly cowhided the next day. The son wen
| out and purchased two cowhides-crue whips
! every blow of which cuts like knife, Yesterday
| morning Detective Doan was In the hotel early
= Intending 10 Interfere iiknives or pistols wer,
:. | used When the alarm Of the fight was giveI
! he ran up stairs. but he arrived too late.
When Mr.. Taylor case down in the elevator
pointed him out and identified him. We wshet
| to be sure OF the right person. My daughter
| fortunately escaped harm. | intended to an
: nounce our reasons before whipping him. bu
| NV son was excited and struck at once"
. | Outside the dining room the guests crowded
l around the two gentlemen. and when the,
4 | learned why the whips had been used they tool
Il them by tho hand and congratulated them
= Those who had interfered with the whipping
y host 3i tino gu.ss , pa ie VI"
:. During a this time Mr.. Taylor remare'
quietly III lne llnlDK room ana toUlpltlru III