Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-09

OF the Little scrimmase NJ she Natiosal
Hotel.


On Tuesday morning the telegraph
BROUGHT the REGISTER an account of little
skirIpish at the National Hotel, at Wash
ington city, in which Capt n. ~ Lowry,
meml er for Summers of the House OF Del
egates, PLAYED an important part, without
coming out first best. The gallant captain
made host of friends in this city during
his stay last winter, and was especially well
come to the social circles in which he found
recreation after his legislative duties. and q
REGISTER commissioner waited upon him
on Saturday, a. the Mcclure House, conf
dent there were two sides TO the Washing
ton story. The captain bears no scars, as
souvenirs Of his fracas, and was very will
ing 10 give his story; as he said the one tel
egraphed did him injustice.
II was guest" he said, 'at the National
Hotel ard had only been there short
while before went in the laratory. While
there colored boy ia servant | suppose)
opened the door, and in q very rude man
ner, ordered me out. ! replied that
would GO when was ready and told the
boy TO leave. He gave me very insolent
reply, upon hearing which | got
up and started towards him.
when he stopped down, picked
up small spittoon, and threw il at me,
striking me on the side of my head. He
then ran away. / then threw the same
or another spittoon after him, but failed to
lit him. ran after him, but could not
catch him. went to the hotel office, and
complained TO the clerks: who seemed not
10 pay any attention TO the matter. 40
':Mr. Gentry. a friend OF mine, and Mr..
Smith. whom did not know, butaafterwards
learned that he was lawyer IN
Washington, and who professed to
be friend of mine, then
went with me from the drug store adjoining
the hotel back into the Office. Mr.. Tieney,
the proprietor, came in from another door
at the same time. Mr.. Gentry told him
how had been treated, but he had eYi.
IDENTIFY heard the negro boys account and
believed that, for he made very insulting
answer TO Mr.. Gentry. / said to him that
if he believed what he had Just said he lied.
Then my friend Mr.. Smith said l should
not call an old man like Mr.. Tieney liar,
and replied by saying that he (Smith)
was quite as young as | was, and then
Smith pulled off his coat TO fight me, and
started towards me. l hit him one blow,
and saw no more OF Mr.. Smith. Some one
else. boy took il to be, then scratched
my face with his finger nails, when my
friends interfered and took me away.
This account can, and. if necessary, will
be, sutstantiated by several gentlemen
who witnessed the whole affair. The &C.
count III the Washington Post was con-
cocted by the hotel people. Twas nothu
at all in the difficulty
THE Washington Post intimates you
were intoxicated. How was it?'
Not a word of truth in is. had just
come in on the Virginia Midland road, and
had not time TO become intoxicated. At
the time the negro ordered me out, had
on 4 rough overcoat and a broad brimmed
SLOUGH hat, and perhaps the boy thought |
was some one from the country and with
out the right TO go into the layatory.'
The Captain was naturally worried over
what he terms false report, and he quit
ted the reporter with the expression OF the
thought that "in justice to him, all papers
which published the Posts version should
print the correction"