New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-07-15
THRAsHIyG a FORMER EDITOR At MACK.
Mr. PAGE ADMITS THAT H. UNwisELY LOST HIS
TEMPER AND STRUCK M. FISK.

Mr. PAGE ADMITS THAT H. UNwisELY LOST HIS
TEMPER AND STRUCK M. FISK.
Like wildfire the news spread on Monday
nj mt through Yyack: Page has thrashcd Fisk 70
Following A. closely upon the horsewhippng OF John
" OnderdonK OF The independent drfscr. the sensa-
tion was It's height and It was learned that
Town Clerk Eugene q. Flax. exEditor OF The CITY and
Countr WAS assaulted and beaten by William H. Page.
the present editor OF that paper In 'front.' OF Bests
shoe store In Main-st., a crowd gathered on blood
stained sidewalk aud discussed the one-sded connlct
which occ IRE there at about halt-past y This morn
ing In Juscss Court the story OF the scene VIII be
told but the facts thus far known are as follows
The Gin and Couaty sort OF local Democratic organ.
pa,sed last summer from tho prOprietorShip
OF Mr. Fisk into the hands OF O stock company
that secured the services Of Mr.. Page as editor He
WAS oasly 70 ,evcd IN Ny.ck. Mr. Fisk retained
q connection with he prpr for some time aftsr Mr.
lge assumed editorial management but It was an ope
secret that tho two m n wcr, fri snily Their
private trouble, wrs ho1ever, partly shielded from
public gaz. and Mon lay nj CATS cIlnna Ion was Oh
tircly unexpected
TRIBUs. reporter yesterday CALLED at the ohce OF
The Oityaad Country whore Mr. Page was enSA 'sa IN
an eRort to tearn about the NEE anlsin Il
his press He evincsd surprise when asked To maze a
statement concerning assault and said that no saw no
necessity for crushing into Print with the aiair
"lto unplea.annsss that was to be resrcttsd"
reporter that any In me daily paper
would be remembered Later lie sId " W. Wisely lost
my temper, though upon wha; dsemed siicieniprevo
cation, and struck man who insulted mo-
Mr. Fisk seen OF broadway One eye was covered
with n black blind He told the following story: Yes
trrlay afternoon driving about The county with
fnd and aer pans n ne horS o, on o H@G Tctar w
man TO whom speak, but ho then IN con
VIBRATION with Mr. Page. Not wishing 10 nrudr STOOD
some distance away and waited waited i9 Or tbeI,
few u,oplrnts later both had disappeared As was
feeling tired then started for homo up BROADWAY.
Nod
N frl end OF ia the Store As ala 20 heard
my MANS Fisk spoken sharply ana turl,d my h"ad
quickly 10 who called. AS ala ihie was hnost
STAINED by q terrific bow In the eye: Dzsd and partly
blinded threw aud wared on TWO moro blows
mod at head Then my heei S~s Dawn y, re
struck two or three times ana 'hch Ieil nir'
I did not strike back for was IN no condi.
to return his blows sly nose, which confess ID ltte
susceptible, bcd terribly The blood ma oiS poor on
the sidewalk. went In Bcsts Atore anu ".snA' a'u
then went home TO doctor my eye Don't you thhkn
Here Mr.. Fisk lifted the black patch aud showed
badly swollen and bruised eyed. mere was vsipio
c~S.isuce that Mr. Page had proved his proves asa
heavy hitter Mr.. Fisk blnked curou-iy Us ne Ica,-
ranged the blind and then continued iou n J y
sudden and brutal that hha ~" tns OF "i't ~
defend myself WHAT Will do aboot u wiz br.nS
hath criminal and civil action against inc man VINO
sr,ek me warrant for his arrest VIII DO lssucn TO-
day and shall alec sae for DAMAGES 90 NOT thnh
thai will have much ilicnli{ III secirIns
has been retained and We know VINO Witnessed
w. Tcre is much interest displayed in the development
OF the and crowd wnieh W." itala " he on
hand when the case is called. Mr. Page lisa heavily
hm man who tips tho scales at nearly 200 poines anu
ia hont forty year, old SIR Fisk Is ten is yonn.es
and weighs about LIS. Tie Is wiry, ho'.Y' su ;, "
the general opinoa that La fa'r hsht n",ni,r
come mis- antagonist. 1he young Town icrh Ipp"..n
ity has brought hun the sympathy OF almost inc oH''
village