The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-30
A POLITICAL COLLISION.
ruE TRTiLs md TRIBULITIONS OF
TJrO NEW YORK POLIIICTiNS.l

,,v n Might session of he Tombs Court.
Tho difficulty between the Hon. John Fox
and the Hon. Edward Hogan OF the Fourth
senatorial District culminatcd in serious hight
Yesterday The trouble began on tho side
,r,lk in front Of the stevens House about
,,cloel Yesterday afternoon 1t was resumed
IN ,hc dining room. Hard blows were struck.
and both mon showed signs Of the fracas. Tho
nolice in,orfcrcl and' the combntanis were in
carecrntcd in the First Precinct station house
cat C,i(rcy laughed when he entered the sta
lion and heard the names OF the prisoners.
"Muldo,n." said he. must have looked fine
cro.siur broadway with an ex-Congressman
In o,c hnud and n senator in the other
rbc apht created intense excitement among
ci,v rolti .ians Tammnny championed Hogan.
and Anti -Tammany Fox. The personal friends
nj both gentlemen expressed much sorrow.
Domestic and political troubles are at the bot
,om Of the dispute. The accounts OF the ilght
differ. Judge Hogan evidently called Fox TO
account for words spoken TO other parties. The
mon .eparated. but came together again IN tho
dining room OF the Stevens House, and blows
followed.
A. the trouble occurred after the closing OF
he police courts. there was fair prospect for
their remaining in cells over night. but their
friends went to work with desperate energy,
md AN impromptu court was opened about . i.
NJ bail given and the prisoners released.
JUSTICE uoGAN's STORY.
In the police station. Judge Hogan said he did
no, wish to utter harsh word against Fox. He
wanted no harm to come TO him through him.
,df Bu, Fox had been abusing him and his
long enough. and 1t was time that he stopped.
MOT that Fox ever said anything impugning his
character or honesty-hc knew too much for
that but he had kept up n long-continued sys-
tenn of vulgar abuse. 1t was no family quarrel
however In fact he knew Of no cause for FoN's
conduct He was quite sure he had done moth
ING to provoke IT, but wherever he went no
heard on all sides fresh instances OF FoXs
enmy
Senator Hogan talked longer TO the same pur-
port. but much Of what hc said was spoken
"man to man. and not for public print. Dur
Ing the interview a negro brought in tray
containing u becfsteak. fried potatoes, and peas.
but Hogan said he was not hungry and could
hardly be persuaded to allow IT to remain
Abrothcr of Hogans said that the cause OF
he m. feeling was that one was poor man and
the other a rich There was time when Fox
could not do without Hogan hut as he grew
rich and the latter poor. he Thought
Hogan could be OF no more use to him
and tried to shnke him Hogan's election
when Fox had made up his mind that he was
going down in the world. cxasperated th'
latter greatly. and he visited his dispeasurc or
Hogan and all the members oi his ihmilyi IT.
on Hpgun's part NJ last c"nsinE 10 he a Niriur
the aftrrnoon's frar's had ne'n the result. fu'
had "A habit. which wls parti rularly oNasprrnt
ing OF roprcernting that Hogan was indebted
b. him ior being what he was and would eat
him an migrate. Hence the pubic hrawi whicf
was so ma % calculated To- inJure Hogan.
Police onlrcr Muldo9n, Is known ,hy the police
celebrity m the Police Athletic Club where h.
took a prize as n wr' ster. tie said last evening