New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-14
GENERAL II. Y. BOYNTON ASSAULTED.
ATTACKED BY COLONEL" FITZGERALD FOR PRO-
TECTING PENSION CLAIMANTS
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TECTING PENSION CLAIMANTS.
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WAsHISGToS, Aug 13.-An assault was made
this afternoon upon General II. BoyntoD. Washington
correspondent OF The Cieinnan CoDBercal Ga-ee. by
"Colouel"N " W. Fitzgerald. pension claim agent. who
took umbrage At dispatch sent BY General Boynton TO
the paper he rcprcseuts In which he said that the dis
barment OF Fitzgerald for swindng pension claimants
had been recommended by the Commissioner OF PEN
sions.
General Boynton sitting in his Office when Fitz-
gerald Ia aud said he waited TO have talk with
him lie was invited to sit down and did so. He COM
planed that paragraph full Of msrcprosenta-
tons, aud said that portions OF 1t were untrue At
remark by General Boynt0n o the enoct that from the
| Information ho hal received from Commissioner
| Dudley he believed the Fzgeralds were swInding
| clamants, "Colonel" Fitzgerald sprang to his feet
| and without warning attacked General Boyuton. who
was sti sitting his char The latter parted the bl0w
! and Fitzgerald. who IL a powerful man physically,
seized and pnioned his arms close TO his body 80
That hc could Oncr resistance. Mr. Wynne, who WAS
I'm the Office cae t. General Boyntons assistance. and
struck blow which loossncd Finscrsds hold, so that
the General able TO release hmseL As soon rs he
did so Fitzgerald escaped from the Office and ran up the
street. General Boynton soon followed. aud
oycrtnking him. said You seoundrel, that was cow
! ardly assaut" whcrcupon Fitzg again attacked
him and threw him tn the ground.
In the strugge which followed. Fitzgerald received
pretty severe punishment lie was arrested and taken
10 the police station, whore charge OF assault ana
battery was made against him. The case will
be disposed OF In the police court to'mor'
row. Every ono who knows anything about
Fzgeralds operations IN Washington during the
ast fsw years will wonder that he should desire To at
tract attention himself While the dispatch sent by
General Boynton may possibly be incorrect IN sone
minor particuias, close examination OF the oHlclhi
rrcoris Pension Office and ~ tue Interior Depart
cut will fully Justify much stronger statements 10 the
di-rreait claim agent, VINO bears an unHhVOry
reputation IN Washington. WHhin Tue Iust ,ew
years no hns accumulated large Tor
tune In tho pension business lie mas
several times been IN trouble with the Pension Onice.
where practices looked upon WIN great srpciOn
The Asan Secretary the Interior said tonight that
hardly ANYTHING could bc sali OF MN than
contained official reports from tie Comm-sioner OF
Pensions winch Will undoubtedly sec the Igt now thit
hc has made personal assault, when cVorl one reBaru
as cowardh. upon man who was a brave soldier, anu
WHO could have other motive nan nat OF protecting
pension ci cianants from "A man VINO. ne DsleNeu' was
Engaged In neecng them. General BOynton says thht
Flizgerad has owed him a grudge FOR several years
because he exposed him attempt To s~ndle man
served ln the regiment "hlch rencI"t DoS h'""
commanded I'm the late war