New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-26
TWO BROKERSIN A SCUFFLE.
WI BREEsE ATTACKS H. B. HoLLINs.

a, n GRuDGEs LEAD TO AN ENCOUNTER ON boN1
ISLAND FERgyBoAT-NeBoDY HURT
All the ouarrcls over the famous pegging OF
~. Sbore stock in 1884 have not been settled
and there is a prospect that some OF the transac-
t;ons NAV be carried to the courts. Wliham Il.
R,aese the vigorous head OF the Stock Exchange
Arm of Brcese & Smith, again attacked H. p'
Hons Yesterday. The scene was the annex poao
~ the Long Island Railroad, which brings every
roornine good many brokers to their daiiy lapors'
Tho occasion was the alleged contest Tor the con-
troll Of the Richmond and West Point lerininai
Railway. i'm which Mr.. Holhns is understood 10 DC
the chief advocate of reform. Forgetting the oiu
lake Shore trouble Mr. Hollins is reported 10 nave
asked Brcese d. Smith for proxy on SINAI.
amount of Terminal stock standing IN inc haine VI
that firm.
The embers of the old quarrel were 1anneu iheo
fame by this apparently innocent proceeuihs'
Soon after the annex boat had starteo lor No"
York yesterday morning, Mr. Breesc dlsco'eieu
Mr.. Hollins among the passengers ana approaching
him said without provocatlon; walv " o. e"S
right here, before your 1riehus' 'HaO 'ou "'0
T6ere was a flourish Of umbrellas and fists be-
fore the sentence was farly conpcoeud oud 18th Tho
was hurt so far could be learned anu po.i 'iIe
prjncipals were at their offices during pusiheSS
hours .ro,,,,-
GOSSIP ABOUT THE FIGHT DoWNIo"N'
Mr.. Hollins secluded himself and 1t was re-
ported that physicians only were admitted 10 MS
nriyate ROOM but the story was said TO De merely
a device of the enemy If he started for his Long
Island home little before the usual hour, he may
have anticipated a similar act of vaor on the
mart of his opponent Whether the two men met
again was not known at n late hour, Dut some
persons in Wall Street seemed 10 Lar thaI ,no
East River would be filled with Dioou from @ lia,n
nj tl,a whenever
boat again took its morning passengers from ths
Long Island Railroad. ...u
The exact difference in weight was matter
of speculation. Mr.. Breese was credlted WMitn M
weighing about 200 pounds, while MI iiol,inS ce
was not supposed to tip the beam at over l9V
hounds In case of another match 1t was UnouemiU NJ
That the evident advantage OF this dlilerehce ~
weight ought to be overcome in some way. Inc
nreyious record Of Mr.. Breese as nrst-ciaSs
sugrcr. is marred only by one defeat IN 90.
when NJ c. Bouvier stood up agalns. mn .hont w
the business honor of Billy" HUTCHINSON
In addition to his heavier weight, MT. breese
also had the advantage in the encounter yeS.efMaay M
of having whipped Mr. Hollins at the South Side SI
Club on or about New-Years Day; 1886. 1t
was said at the time that Mr.. llollins sought
refuge behind the governors of the CLUB Aitnough M
there was patched-up peace after that hght
fbe two men have not spoken to each other
since and for that reason the engagement yes'er-
day the more unexpected
WHAT AN EYEWITNESS SAW.
One of the eyewtnesses remarked: was
standing by the side of Mr.. Hollins when Mr..
Breese came up noticed threatening motion,
but concluded that some mistake had been made,
and dreaded the confusion that sure would
befall Mr. Breese when he discovered it,, The
result is known but insist that the assault was
entirely unprovoked and brutal Mr.. Hollns
must have been as thoroughly unprepared as
was, and that is saying great deal" =,
In the bank panic of 1854 Breese *
Shore stock 1t is said in behalf of Mr.. Iollins
who was then the recognized broker of Willie"
X. Vanderbilt, that he helped the firm through
ho, moo iIr5itatrd tv say TO intimate friends
that the assistance nearly ruined him.