Daily Republican., 1886-09-28
oowHIDwD BY A GIRL.
How tho Wehnby Miss Cannon Chas-
! tmed a Man Who Mal,gned Her,

How tho Wesl,by Miss Cannon Chas-
tired a Msn Who B1sl,gned Her.
JERSEY CITY, Sept. 2.-About o
week ago the Evening Journal, of this
city, published q story ale. ing that
two society bellies living rot 3 thousand
m lies from the Post Office had raised
two checks which their father had
|given them from IS to $50, and from $40
g. 500. No names were men Toned, but
every one knew that the story referred
to TIE Misses Cannon, whose father is
one OF the ealthiast men in the city /.
8 aturdsy evening Ray Gilchritt, son OF
ex Attorney Gilcbrist, met George Ler-
hart, the reporter who had written the
story, and gave him q good thrashing.
He was arrested for 1t this morning and
piao. d under 81 600 bonds for assault
and battery.
The meeting OF the Board OF Public
Works ope ned at 8 O'Clock 10 night and
Lenhart was present to report It. Before
any business had been transacted Miss
Mamie Cannon, the older Of the sisters,
rushed into the room, and, going up to
Leahart said: faro you the man who
wrote that story? II you did, take thatl"
and she struck him blow In the face
" It'll q heavy cowhide whip which she
carried In her hand, ''and that and
that" she continued rs she piled her
whip again and again. The janitor of
the building finally pulled her away,
and she WAS leds down stairs. A mo-
ment sftsrward she ran NJ again and be.
fore any one could stop her the dashed
Leuhart Eve or six times across the
face, each blow bringing blood.
! Lenhart cried with pain. and running
toward President Reynolds desk, sata
Remember, sir, held you respor ible
Tor this" just then Com mil sioner
Kearn moved that the board take 0 re
cess OF ten minu.es to see the thing out.
The motion was carried by q vote of
four to one. Commissior or Kearn then
stepped up to Miss Cannon and ad vised
hor to whip Lsnhart again. She need /.
Ell 60 more encouragement but rushed
at him and struck linn in the faoe.
Lsnhart tried to draw his revolver. The
crowd saw the motion, and with one
accord rushed forward, broke down the
railing which surrounded the reporters
stand and would have killed him had
not three sralwart policemen pushed
them back. Nj ISIS Cannon seemed satis-
fed and walked down stairs amid the
cheers OF those who had WITH essed her
act.
at the door she met her father "Well,
d you do il?"
Yes, papa. and I did it well, too,
sje replied.
Then 60 home dear, and I'll stay
he q and kill the ID -" He
was dissuaded, however, by friends and
went home quietly with his daughter
Toe news soon spread around the city,
aud brass band was hired and nearly
thousand persons mar ched with 1t to
Miss Gaunon's house, when she was
ssrenaded. The young lady is one of the
preittest and most popular young eifls
Ia the city, and has 5000, 600 in her wn
right. Il is the general opinion that
the story that WAS published concerning
her was an outrageous lie, and tina,
Lenhart deserved al he got. After the
meeting Of the Board OF Works sc.
journed, six policeme n, under com mand
OF Chief Murphy, escorted Lenhari
home. He viii probably leave the city
b fore morning, as 1t 10 not safe for him
to appear on the streets unprotected.