The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-01
THE FOX-HOGAN AFFAIR.

LATEST PHASE OF THEIR QuARREL-wHAT
EACH HAS TO SAT- OF THE OTHER.
Tho Fox-Hogan imbroglio was the subject OF con-
versatien all over the city yesterday II was generally
regarded, wherever 1t happened TO be spoken Of, IN
the circles OF politicians that gather around the bars
OF fashionable restaurants and hotels, a. subject
that had nothing in II OF the smallest political sienn.
canoe. H. was nero half drunken scrimmage be-
tween two men who had been for long time nursing
private aninosity against each other that neither
had the bodness to give vent 10 ill the moment OF
spiritual inspiration ntervencd and then they forgot
all the proprieses. and, losing sight Of the dignies
they enjoyed, or had enjoyed just like any COM
mon men under similar circumstances.
After LEAVING roMBs.
Tho papers published great deal OF the proceedings
before Judge Bixby whom the prisoners brought
up Tombs night before last and little may BE-
added tAst has not been published. After leaving
the Tombs Senator Fox, Colonel Murphy and few
otnsr trends entered q coach and rode down to .
saloon Park row, place whore, on ac-
count OF certain political feelings in Gays gone
by, he had not entered In seven years. Under
the circumstances no well received, and sitting
down IN . room OF the saoon he said the follow
ing as justification OF hs and conduct toward
Hogan 81 made that man Police Justice and made
him passenger agent OF the Erie Railroad Those
both pretty lucrative positions in which hc might have
appointed receiver OF estate in Third street, Of
which he is still receiver. also had him appointed
still has. He never had oslar IN his lite that he
did not get through me. Through mo the Special
Sessions bill passed that permitted him to pre-
side the adjudication OF cases in that court well
all tho other police judges, 10 place OF having
Vousy me case esvs been this sna
tho beginning OF our career There are hundreds of
men IN inc district who IKE him personally but he -
men here who like Hogan, but they like him
simply because he shakes hands with 'em, gives
Fem ghost story; while say 10 them yes or ne.
This night the Tombs found SO many Of my polit
ical enemies around me that was more than re-
joiced when i saw thcy meant " support me, aud
chief among them found my old friend Colonel
Murphy. am not candidate Tor any offcc, and
am only In politics for the benefit OF the men who
In regard to the affair at the rombs he said ~ felt
humil,alsd and dissraccd that l should appear
prisoner in the Tombs bat was glad TO SEQ around
mo many political enemies, who on this occasion
turned mp as friends l charged Shine with not own.
ing lcgtimately the name he claimed aud that his real
name Martin Sheehan. he brought lot OF assas
to murder tonight, but thorc were. iortu.
nascy, many Of my old acquanances TO prevent such
now THE CLANS YExI.
The feeling In tho First ward about the row In
the that OF regret for the exhibition the part
OF the principals They are both well regarded
W. Byrnes said wilnngy that they were IN much
over the dispute between Fox and Hogan, be-
hevipg that they had been estranged Tor long
OF those VINO expressed himself annoyed at the
occurrence. Captain Michael Halpin had SO much Of
an attachment to either sdo that he would care
10 express opinion as TO who was wrong and who
was right
Police Justice Duffy, poing Intercepted upon tho
subject said :-"It Is simply disgraceiui but can't
imagine why II should attract 50 much attention
More important affairs OF this kindPre brought to my
notice weekly, but nothing Ia heard OF them b. the
public. Their position, presume. accounts for the
excitement that has followed those two mons quarrel
| 1t hasn't ended yet."
HoGAN's VIEWS
| When State Senator Hogan was seen In the morn
Ing alter he had taken his customary BATH his ap-
pearance betrayed but slight indication OF having
\ been engaged the previous day 10 conflict The
heavy weight had descended midway between
| his clear blue eyes and The graceful
curve OF hts proboscs In giving calm review of the
| battle he said that when he advanced toward
| ex-CoDgresssman Fox on Monday afternoon he
merely desired MIN to cease his verbal attacks upon
| him. They then entered tho dining room, when N r..
! John Ryan caught the Senator by the neck and
| pinned mis- hand while Mr. Fox struck him powerful
| blow on the nose.
Mr.. Denis Hogan, brother OF the Senator, supple
ments the already made In regard TO the
action OF Mr. Fox toward his brother, aud considers
the action of the ex-Congressman to get rad
| OF the Senator as political quantity IN the
FIRST ward The Senator's late election exasperated
Mr.. Fox who had made up his mind that his brother
longer OF any account In the political world.
Senator Hogan said mis- brother always resisted tho
| insinuaton that Mr.. Fox made him what he was.
| Thus waCed