The Portland daily press., 1882-05-18
Mr.. EDIroR:-I n tice the following publ
cation in the Argus and the Item. Will you
please copy them in your columns.

Mr.. EDIroR:-I tice the following publi-
cation in the Argus and the Item. Will you
please copy them in your columns.
.[From the Item Of 18th inst.l
Last evening Mr.. Isaac Emery Of this city. while
coming in on the Portland & Ogdensburg road, en-
On the car From general political matters they got
personal in their talk and the unknown gentleman
called MI Emery nuisance From this they got e
though the car window. Detective Q. II: Lewis OF
New York, who was in the car, separated the men,
ing to pay for the damage to the car window.
[From the Argus of tho 18th inst.I
The Item says that Mr.. Isaac Emery of this city,
while coming in on the Ogdensburg train Thursday
ing got into political controversy VIII az gen
nent's head through the car window. Go slow,
Isaac, go slow.
[From the Argus of the 10th inst1
No RTH AY, May15.
To the Editor OF the argus:
An article appeared in your paper a taken from
the City Item, concerning difficulty y vt arose be-
tween two gentlemen en- route for Portland last
Thursday. The facts are these, so far as your cor
respondent nr. learned from good authority:
Judge Pitman of Bartlett, started for Portland
tering the car got into political discussion with Mr.
George Foster of Portland, but both were apparent.
Nv good humOr. soon aIIef passing LILO
Fryeburg their discussion was interrupted by one
Isaac Emery, also of Portland The Judge ted
Emery that he was not addressing him, and tnat
the remarks he emery had made were OF sucn
nature that he did not care to have any congersa-
ton with him, Whereupon Emery dealt the Judge
blow in the face which aroused MS anger ana n ne
ing the affray Mr.. Foster was pushed against the
window with sufficient force to break the same;
gentleman by the name of Charles HI. Louis, OF the
Boston Police force happened to be in the car and
heard the conversation and the striking where
upon he interfered, and Emery asked him upon
what authority and upon seeing his badge ne finally
queted down, but threatened to punish Pitman Sc
verely upon his arrival in Portland. This, howey-
er, he wisely concluded not to undertake. M.
From the Item of 18th inst.]
The man whom Isaac Emery gave shaking, and
then chucked his head through the car window, as
reported in the Item the other night, was Judge
Putnam of Bartlett Pitman didn't dare say word
till he got back into the woods, and now hs comes
out in the Argus and cries Justify.
AS mention Of this affair has got intos pub
lie print and as some of the statements are for
eign to the facts, I think it may not be out OF
place to give you the facts in the case as they
occurred, and as was present think ought
to know them, which please do me the favor to
copy into your columns.
On Thursday afternoon last, was return
ing from East Baldwin to Portland on the
Portland & Ogdensburg railroad, and just be
fore the train reached South Windham I went
forward in the smoking car and took a seat
book of Mr.. George f. Foster of this city and
another gentleman occupying the same seat.
Mr.. Foster saluted me and introduced me to
the gentleman as Judge Pitman. Just at that
moment Mr.. s. Fl. Dawes Of Harrison took
seat by my side and was also introduced to Pit
man. A few words were spoken between MIR.
Dawes and Mr.. Foster just as we arrived at
South Windham. Some one of the other thee
pointed out the birth place of Gov. Andrew
Just on the hill at the left. Some nesremarked
that circumstances had q great deal to do with
making Gov Andrew what he had been. Pit
man then gave him brush politically. Pitman
then took up Mr. Blaine and went through him
in no time. Up to this point was listener.
I then took up for Mr.. Blaine's side and the
Judge Immediately turned on me and said he
knew what was, that was one of those mas
ty Republican Blaine men, to which L made
M answer. Pitma took up the question
of Government fin which ne SAID mad