Daily globe., 1883-06-05

attempt to free the green isle from the rule
Of English tyranny. He called attention to
the fact that the est ate of Charles Stuart
Parnell. the acknowledged leader of the
Irish cause, was about to be sold, and
started fund for Parnell's assistance with
a subscription of $25.
The mayor closed the meeting by pro-
posing three cheers for the officers of indie
pendent Ireland, Parnell as president and
Egan as vice president and the call was
responded to by the audience with a WILL
The Parnell fund started by Mr. Glenn
soon run up to an important sum. May
or Ames subscribed $25, Washburn $50, G.
A. PilIsbury $50, F. j. Koran $25 and fol-
lowed by a miscellaneous subscription
amounting in the aggregate to S2o6.
LITERARY GORE.
George K. Sadw the Feigaed ''Fighti,ag
Edjtor' Of the "JowsmoL" Gets Head
Pit on Hhn-C. VI. Ferguson Does the
BusiRcSS-A Bloody SdhctltnL.
On the evening of the 31st ult. the
Journal gave publication to a scandalous
article calculated to place Miss Phosa Nc
Allister and her affianced, G. NJ. Ferguson,
prominent young attorney of this city,
in disgrace. Mr.. Ferguson was designed
by the architect OF the scurrilous sensa-
tion to appear in relative position with
the soft pated Freddy Gebhart, assuming
that Miss McAllister had no possible social
right to entertain the attentions of her be-
trothed, and that Mr.. Ferguson committed
moral crime in extending to the lady
such attentions.
On Saturday Thomas Kneeland, Esq =,
also an attorney, and an intimate friend of
Mr.. Ferguson, called upon Mr.. George K
Shaw, the editor of the Journal, when the
following interview ensued:
Mr.. Kneeland-Mr. Shaw, I called to
learn who is meant by Freddie in this ar
ticle, pointing to the article in question: J
Mr.. Shaw--Mr. Ferguson.
Mr.. K.---Do you know anything against
Mr.. Ferguson, socially or morally?
S. No.
K.--Do you know anything against the
character of Miss McAlIister?
S.---No.
K.--Then why did you print such
scurrilous attack upon them?
S.---Simply because Miss McAllister
is public character and thought such a
production would prove interesting reading
to the public.
TIE WHIPPING.
Yesterday noon Mr.. Ferguson, accom-
panied by Mr.. Kneeland, called at the jour
nal Office and it was there that the episode
occurred.
Mr.. Shaw is commonly reputed a pu-
gilist of striking" abilities and extraor
dinary powers. In fact it has been whs-
pered by those supposed to be lin the Sc
cret' that Shaw had ''mopPed the sane
tum," ''chawed up "eTect-
ed bay windows over the eyes,"
tweaked noses, punched bowels, dislocated
Joints, fractured bones, and in fact ami
hiIated many burly herculean pugilist
"awaY down in the lumber regions of old
Michigan" Consequently since
his advent in Minneapolis
he has been considered one of the men tc
be shunned-a man whose reputation
struck awe to the very soul OF any whom
his saucy, fearless pen had angered. But
''every dog has his day." and George Kite
ridge found himself barking up the wrong
tree" yesterday,
The following account of the fracas wa!
given the GLOBE representative by Mr.
Kneeland, who was az eye witness:
81 called Mr.. Ferguson's attention t.
the article in question, and further ox
planned the purport of my interview will
Shaw. Mr.. Ferguson said it would AFFORD
him a good degree of satisfaction
to slap the face of the bastard, and asked
me to accompany him to the editoria
rooms OF the Journal. I, of course, &C
corded him my company. Arriving a
the Office Mr.. Ferguson asked Shaw for hi
authority for the statements contained il
the vile attack. Shaw refused. Then sait
Mr.. Ferguson Il demand your authority
your excuse, your reason for attempting
TO ridicule respectable people, against
whom you have told Mr. Kneeland you knew
nothing"
Shaw replied that the article had beer
published and there was no use in discuss
ing it. He was legally responsible, al
though it was written by q reporter
Mr.Ferguson replied: Legal responsible
ity be hanged" and then slapped Shaw il
the face with his open hand, with such
vigor as to send him spinning around like
top. Shaw then made dash for Mr
Ferguson, who met him. They clinche,
and Ferguson got Shaw's head under hi
arm and administered five or six stunnin,
blows upon the head, but not in the face
He then then threw Shaw PROSTATE upol
the table and we walked off. The repor
that Mr.. Ferguson had a revolver is a bas
falsehood.
The reporter found another gentlema
who was also an eye witness to the melee
and he corroborates the statement of Nj
Kneeland, and says there was no revolver
Mr.. Ferguson had cane, but he laid
down upon the table before a blow ha
been struck.
The Journal having claimed that Sha'
got the better of the fight, and that Nj
Ferguson was armed with cane and II
volver, GLOBE representative, learnin
that d. A. Tuttle, manager of the Wester
Union Telegraph company happened
be an eyewitness of the affair, the follow
ing interview was accorded the GLOBE la!
evening.
Rid you see Mr.. Ferguson have
revolver or make any movement indica
ing that he had one?
Mr. Tuttle-No Sir When I arrived c
the scene l observed Mr. Jordan, wit
whom had business, was busy. 1 waite
"a the doorway for an opportnnit
70 speak with him. Meantime 1 overhear