Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-06-19
Fred May Gets Clabbed.

HE rs REPORTED TO HAVE ISsULTED WOMEN. DREW
A PISTOL ON A POLICEMAN, AND WAS kNOCKED
DOWN AND OFT, AND LOCKED Up
The New YORK Sun OF to-day says: we'll
dressed young man, six feet two or thereabouts,
and muscular in proportion, with a light brown
moustache and light brown hair, stood Oh the cor
ner OF Warren street and College Place at 81
O'Clock last night apparently upsy. Several
well-dressed wynfcn passud The corner 10 board
street cars, an6, the police say. the upsy man
stoopel over each time woman passed, aud catch
ing tne hem OF her dress led 20 lit u and catch
hold OF her ankle. Three women came along to-
gether when the wel-dre-sed giant had been
behaving this way for nye minutes, and
they gave him a vigorous taking 20;
east corner oi Warren street Just opposite,
and he turned TO the son OF the watchman
a policeman" The hoy ran down 20 Greenwich
street aud brought back Policeman Daniel
MCGOWAN OF the Leonard street squad on the run.
MCGOWAN went straight for the tipsy man and
asked him what he meant The tipsy man swore
al nim and yanked loaded 3s-callber six cham
bered British bulldog revolver out OF his pocket
and pointed IL at McGowan's breast MCGOWAN
brought his club around with a blow on the wrist
that knocked the revolver spinning, aud then hat
the tipsy man himself blow on the head IL
stretched him senseless on the sidewalk. He was
carried around 10 the Leonaid street station
house. and sergeant Hurley sent around 70 the
Chambers street Hospital for a surgeon, who
brought the prisoner 10. and dressed his battered
head. IL took half an hour 10 nx him up, and q
number or policemen came In and looked at the
man and athlete.
.Wny, IT'S Fred May these policemen cried In
surprise, and eagerly asked McGowan about his
adventure. As soon as he was able 70 stand the
prisoner praced up threw back his handsome
black cloth coat from his big chest and answered,
still In upsy tone, The serseants questions He
said tnat his name was Frank Mayne, and that he
was broker, and lived In West 18th street Tbe
policemen searched him, but not without great
dimculty, for he was san ugly, In spite OF bis
cracked bead. The police found in his pocket
note Tor $50, drawn by J. K Hunoert and payable
"F. May" He wore a special deputy sherlnB
badge and had no money. There was In bis pocket
the key OF q room In the New York hotel The
sergeant on duty refused 70 tell the number OF IL
policeman SAID it was No. 80 Al the botel last
night Il said that room 30 Is In use as stor.
age room. Fred May, the athlete who Fought
duel with James Gordon Bennett, has room So6
Tue police telegTapned 70 heaoQuarters thai tnear
prisoner was Fred May.
c. II. White, jeweler OF Cincinnati, was arrested
yesterday charged with incest White has been
hvlng with his sister a. her husband Tor twenty
one yearA They have had three children.
Myr1ads OF grasshoppers nave appeared In SOUTH
ern Indiana ana are devouf1ng all vegetation.
Great excitement prevails in Laurens, 3. q,
caused by the recent elopemrnt OF the Rev. Joo
Jones broi her OF Sam Jones, and Miss Bassie Far
row, Of Gross Anchor, n {.
FEW days ago, mucn 70 the surprise OF Father
Mccarthy, OF Dar1en. ga, MIA Gen. sherman sens
MIN very eiaDorate gold monstrance OF NunicS
oeAgn. studded with ruoies snd prec,ou stoneA