Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-06-21

gage In Free Rough and Tumble Fight
In the Room of the Committee on Ure-
dsntlals--A Man Knocked Ssnseless with
q Chair--Ons of tho Widest, Most Dis
graceful Scenes Ever witnessed.
CHICAGO, June 2O.-The Tribune this
morning publishes an account of the pro-
ceedings before the Committee on Creden.
tials late last night in the Wise Malone
contest. 1t says:
Sergeant-at-Arms Smith opened the door
and looked anxiously around the hall.
Half dozsn men were shouting at the
top of their voices:
"YOu are liar
"Give it to him ~ was distinguished
above the storm OF invective.
The commotion swelled into an uproar.
The doors swung back ard negro rushed
into the hall with terror written in every
feature.
"My God, their going to shootm he ex-
claimed. "Mahone and Wise are fighting.
Some one will be killed, shuah"
A door suddenly opened and Sergeant
alarms Smith grabbed an officer and
pulled him inside. As they passed in the
Tribune reporter caught q momentary
view OF the exciting scene which was being
enacted.
The heavy chair was descending on the
head of some unfortunate and another was
poised in the air, presumably for the same
purpose. Almost at the threshold of the
door two men were upon the floor engaged
in desperate struggle. A man was reach
ing over. to separate them, when he was
struck in the face by man who evidently
WAS not unschooled in the manly art of
self defense.
Kill himw
.Hit himr'
"Look ont for him, JimW
The presence OF the policeman had a
wonderful quie,ing effect and the tempest
subsided as quickly as it started. In nabout
a neutrality-suspicious. Smith appeared
at the door like rainbow after thunder
storm; his hair was disarrapged, but he
was smiling and warm.
"Auy one killed." asked the reporter.
"Killed? Hs, hal That's fanny" COM
mented Mr.. Smith. It is awful hot In
there and a man tainted away. Never saw
such hot room in my life. Had to throw
a pitcher OF ice water on him; he's all right
now, come 10 all right. Hs, ha! Well,
well-hot, isn't il? Yes. sir, he Just fell
right down while making a speech. Off.
Ger, keep these men back from the door.
We opened the door moment to give him
q little air."
HOW THE FIGHT STARTED.
Later it was learned that the Virginia
row started between Wise and Malone.
While the Malone delegate, Col. Allen,
was talking, Brady and Wise frequently
interrupted. Malone and Wise were sit
ting not more than five feet apart on the
same side Of the hall. Wise said some
thing in an undertone, which no one
caught, but the Little Brigsdier at once
jumped mp aud reached for Wise. The
latter let out for Malone, but the members
sitting between them prevented any dam.
age. Both were talking exeitedly, but at
tention in = moment was diverted from
them by Congressman Libbey, one of the
anti-Mshone men, who struck at Allen
Accounts differ, but most of the membsrs
seemed to think Allen was hit. He vas
still on his feet and Libbey shouted at him.
Cd d-m you! DIN your
The assailed man launched back and in
a moment the widest confusion prevailed
Several of the Malone people went for
Libbey and bore him down to tine floor.
All the colOFsd men in the room took part
and
THE MAss-oF ARMS AND LEGS
in motion was such that the peace making
members hardly dared approach
1t was, in fact, the beginning of an old
fashioned Virginia fight.
Don't you touch me!n reared one of the
men in the midst of the melee
Ex-eongessman Brady, who IS himself
pugnacious, was one Of the Wise following