The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1881-12-28
NO DISTINCTION.
Young BIOods on the Rampage Last
Night-very Indignant because.
Being Peers, They arc Treated
Like vnaanIs.

Bciug Peers, They arc Treated
Like vassals.
The sons of statesmen can, like ordinary
people, stray sometimes from the path of
rcctitude and duty, but society asa rule
will shield them from the disgrace which
naturally follows the downfall of one in
humber life. No doubt the subjects of
this article being members of society,
though they have transcribed the bounds
of dcccncy, WILL rs far as it is in the power
of society to accomplish it, have their
faults hidden from view. but THE CRITIC;
MS chronicler of news, must give all the facts
in the case.
Last night, shortly before o'clock, the
attention of officer Nicholson was called to
two young men who were standing in
front of the National Theatre with their
coats off and talking in very loud and
boisterous tone. The officer approached the
men and ordered them to leave the side
walk, which they refused to do, saying
they would remain there as long as they
pleased. The two who were doing all the
talking were James Bayard and Butler
Malone, the former the son of Senator
Bayard, of Delaware, and the latter the
son of the well-known Readjuster Senator
from Virginia. These two were ably as.
sisted in their bosterousncss by Charles
Davis, an omploye of one of the Depart
ments. The parties became more and more
offensive, when the officer ordered
them all under arrest, and imme-
diately laid hold of young Bayar1,
and started to the Tenth Precinct Station
with him. Malone, Davis and Others of
their friends followed on behind and ut
Thirteenth and i streets sprang upon the
officers back and rescued their friend, just
like ordinary rowdies would do. Nichol-
son blew his distress whistle, which was
responded to by Officer Horn, who, during
the melee that followed, arrested the ring
leaders of the disorderly gang-Mahone,
Bayard and Davis-and conveyed them to
the station-house. 1t was with difficulty
that the young belligercnts could be got to
the station. Upon arriving there they
became very abusive and insulting to the
officers, and threatened to have their brass
buttons torn from them if they were not
instantly released. One of them demanded
that the officers should furnish him with
their number that he might spot them and
use his influence against him in the future.
This request was not complied with, which
caused the irate young men to become even
more abusive to the officers, who had done
their simple duty, than they were before.
One of the party, while at the station after
having abused the policemen to his hearts
content, turned to his companions and said
"This is indeed humiliation. Are we, the
sons of the first men in the land, to suffer
this indignity without having our honor
indicated. Think of it That we should
be violently laid hold of by common police
men and dragged to the stationhouse just
like an ordinary common citizen. The in
suit must and will be resented"
The young men registered at the station
house rs James and John Young aud Butler
Malone, Malone being the only one who
gave his right name. A friend of the young
men, after they had been in limbo short
| time, came to the station and left $40 col
lateral for each of the party. Before leav-
ing the station-hou the fire water had
evidently about died out in the parties,
and they appeared to be thinking of the
great shock their arrest would cause to So
ciety and seemed to be less inclined to have
their honah" vindicated at this time.
They will probably wait and carry the
matter before Congress, and ask for the
adjustment of the police force of the Dis
trict.
This morning the case against the young
men was called in the Police Court, but
they had taken gentle hint and forfeited
collateral. A large crowd of spectators was
present, evidently bent upon hearing some
thing rich
The question is now asked, If United
States Senator'S son has any more right to
offend the laws than any one else?'