The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-22
THE UNION cLUBs KETTLE or FISH,
The Particulars OF ~ Very Lively Personal
Incouster IN Centre Market

John NJ. Chisholm, Steward Of the Union
Club. acompanic 10y his lawyer. Robert J.
Henderson. William Constable. Vce-Prcsidcnt
OF the Union Club. and number Of other Union
Club mon. entered the examination room IN the
Finy-seventh Street Police Court at 3 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon. Joseph II. Raccy. the
Centre Market ish dealer Mt whose instance
Chisholm had been arrested for knocking him
down on the 9th inst. was already In the exam
inaton room with two Of his market BOYS ~
witncsscs. Mr. Rlcey. who is u gray haired.
mild-manncrcd man about 5J years of age. tcs-
titled that MIR. Chisholm entered hs OH - in tho
market ut about o'clock in the morning. and
complained that u bill OF 5000 for fish was
wrong. lie told me-" the witness continued.
that the boy had consented to take OF IS.
know nuthing atout that, said i.
J cant help that sud he.
can't help that said l.
You slammed ras al. said he. II hah
80 You're nothing hut beast, You're no
man.. said / but Just ns ! said beast ne
struck mo hero on tine side of the head lpoln',,
iul, to his risut ,empcl. and down ! went
for nearly two years The last order was hll~i
| on the lsi Of D@"mb'r. WAS purvcyor 81
and he suspended me Tor one month. THIS
WIS ON the first Of December. On the SECOND OF
January called at the club. and asked him
! suspension. lie raised his hand this way the
witness raised his arm and ext ndcd the index
finger. and pointed to n doorl, ami said:
60 Git out of hercl Git Eitl gitp
" said nothing. but quietly walked out This
wa any one an'HE np nr =, insults wnIIh
before the first Of December. On that day he
,cgane down TO my officc and bounced me-;
been paid previous to that
William Tuomry ,?nc 9f Mr., Raccy's market
boys. testified that Mr. Chisholm struck the first
blow; that they struck each other eight or nine
times. aud that after the fight he tine witncssl
found some hair on the floor. 1t wac gray. like
John &. Tlbbitts, Mr. Racey's other market
hoy, ~tilled that MIR. CHISHOLM struck first and
knocked Mr.. Racey against II window casing
and that he icll to the hour. He lay there II
r mnnte; Then he got w and fought with Mr..
Sn,snoi m, Ihe w'tns,is saw Mr.; cnish9,nl
kicey 10y thu HAIR and pulled him down again.
Then he klcsed INN.
the bill MIR. Raccy told him that IS Of WIS for
ilsh iurnshcd TO the Union Cub previous To
IN. 1t OF Dcc.mber. said continued the
witness that knew notning about that. and
then went away o. see Mr. Jansen. in the same
market Then | remembered that / had let
MN nave two empty boxes. He said he had
paid for them Words passed between Us then.
ana nc called me a beast. Who are you talk
ing 10 = said |. With that he. caught mo by the
collar any gave me trip ! fell After that
admit did him AL the injury could. When |
got thi 9ugh | WAS pretty we'll covered with
blood. ii seemed to Try 10 inlurr my iacc. He
taat has Just hcalud up
hr. Chisholm Icnird that ne used the word
cownid", or otn'rwso thrratcned 10 wnlp Mr.
l~t,y. lie mad not Su~p nd Il Nr. Nuc'y for
thifiS days. but had refused 10 buy any NOR"
Justice smith hero closed the examination,
sayin: that he would n'd send the PRISONER
PECULIAR. bv the l. .st.i.ony it impaired that
Mr.; lN''y hai used iau-ua.," liGciy - irrltgle
ihi ra"s. u bremen "' tnr r@'r; Mr.. Chs
hu,m,s Wtlon, on IT, otarr huud h. was IN
clsn"d 10 tAinN, wg- little NOR violent than
W. hr's- ~ io .4'l huy inlufyto h!n-e I