The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-09-26
ONLY FOR CHIVALRY'S SAKE
WHY T0UNG RAY GILOHRIST DRESSED
DOWN REPORTER LENHARDT.


Invite ed to a Saloon to Get aR Item and
Almost made the Hero Of it Himself.
The Result of Publishing Family
Secrets without Amy Justifcation.
A few days ago the Journal, prying mex
cusably into sacred family secrets, pub
lished a'story abont two young ladies who,
it sdeclAred, had rAisei checks their rich
and indulgent old father had written to
their order. The reporter who penne
the story did not deem it wise, for pru-
Dental reasons, to publish the names. but
he mentioned little details that served to
fix the identity If the family among those
who knew them.
They were described as living not Z
thousand miles away from the post Office,
and as having recently sent out costly lit
tie cards of invitation to an evening recep-
ton that did not take place. Friends Of
the pretty daughters of Tom Cannon, the
wealthy coppersmith, had many months
ago received some expensive invitations to
an evening entertainment to be gwen at
their beautiful home on Sussex place.
When the time set for the entertainment
rolled around it was declared off owing, it
was said, to the serious illness of one of
the young ladies. No one, of course, be-
lieved that they had, even in the inno-
cence and inexperience of girlhood, abused
their dear papa's confidence but the ex-
pensive reception card incident, connected
with the fact that the family does not live
thousand miles away from the post-ofice.
led to the belief among those who know
them that it was at the young Misses Gan
non that the article was aimed. Every
where the publication of the story was de-
nounced as an outrageous invasion of home
privacy, and it was generally conceded that
nothing but the cowardly suppression of
the name by the paper saved its reporter
from well merited prosecution for libel.
Among the large circle of friends the
young ladies can boast, the feeling against
the reporter for writing it, and against the
paper for publishing it, was as bitter as
the publication of the story had been un-
justifable and after diligent effort they
satisfi ed themselves that George Lenhardt,
the Journals fresh Importation from the
Molly Mcguire region of Pennsylvania,
was the man who had been primarily re-
sponsible for its appearance. A crowd of
young gentlemen who enjoy the young
ladies' acquaintance gathered in the Ivy"
on Warren street near Montgomery street
Friday evening and discussed the publica-
ton. Ray Gilchrist, the nineteen year
old son of ex-Attorney General Robert
Gilchrist, was among the party. He has
only casual acquaintance with the pretty
Misses Cannon, but that did not serve to
make him the less sensitive to the want of
gallantry with which they had been treated;
and the suggestion that the fellow who
wrote it deserved thrashing for his ef-
frontery appealed to his chivalrous
nature with consuming force. He agr eed
with them that the reporter should be
licked: and he thought he was quite big
enough to do the licking. The party took
readily to the suggestion. They guaranteed
to produce the reporter if six-foot Bay Gil
christ would guarantee to do him up brown.
Perhaps Ray had made the offer without
any notion that it would be so readily taken
up; but having made it he was not the
man to back water; and District Meseen
ger was summoned. note informing
Lenhardt that he would find an item
at the Ivy was entrusted to the feet
footed Mercury, and he started out to find
the victim. He did not find him9 at one
place and was sent to another. Not there;
and was dispatched to q third. Half the
night was spent In the hunt, and finally
the inissive found the owner.
"Some one hers wants mel exclaimed
dudish looking young chap who FASTENED
to the bar of the saloon soon afterwards.
Bay Gilchrist lowered up against him.
rs your name George Lsnhardt?"
"That's my name"
'sWell, what did yen publish that story
about Dody Morris for ?" pursued young
Gilchrist.
Lenhardt attempted an explanation.
"Take that exclaimed Gilchrist, before
the reporter had quite finished.
'sThat" was very feeling blow in the
mouth that sent the Journal man sprawl
ing to the floor. Before hay could give
him all the punishment he thought he de-
served, the Journal man had gathered him-
self to his feet and ran out. He ran to the
Newark avenue corner, snd blew call
whistle, and then to the York street cor
ner and blew snother call whistle. Gill
christ was not prepared to submit to the
humiliation of :rrest, and he made himself
scarce while the whole force FROM the
Gregory Street Police Station rushed to
the rescue. When they found out who had
been assaulted and why, they gave half
hearted pursuit that was not design cd to
overhaul the runaway.
'.If had caught up with the young fell
low" said one of the officers in the chase,
sI'd have kicked him to make him run the
faster
Meanwhile Lenhardt had summoned up
courage enough to conceive the notion Of
joining in the pursuit; but he. became
afraid of his own pistol before he started.
and SO into " Jim" Gannon's saloon on the
corner he ran to leave it fer safety.
1T may 60 off and kill man" he ex-
planned, as he put it ON the bar.
Yesterday morning no had Justice Still
sing issue warrant for the arrest OF one
Jordan. He didnt sven know the name
of the man who hit hin. He will probably
learn it from to. days TATr1KR.
Il is said by others who are in position
to know that Mr.. Gilchrist knew nothing
Of the discussion over the Cannon publ
cation. but that their friends in the saloon
had determined to make him their uncon-
scious avenger. When he entered tha ga
loen he was told by tne crowd that T.en-