New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01
MIR. GILLIG SOUNDLY BEATEN
THRICE ASSAULTED BY MR.. GAMBLE.
THE OLDER MAN MAKES HIS YOUNGER OPPONENT
suouT Justify FOR AID

THE OLDER MAN MAKES HIS YOUNGER oPfoNENi
SHOUT Justify FOR AID
The unpleasantness between James Gamble
stakeholder in the American Exchange IN EuIop"
Q4imited), and Henry F. Gllhg manager Oh 'ho
same concern has eliminated in pefsoh"l GU
counter The difficulty is of some days slahuihs'
having come to climax at last MONDAY meeV
ing of the directors of the Exchange when inc
manager insulted Mr.. Gamble by remarks which
have never been fully revealed Mr. Gamble VINO
is a waterworks contractor and has an once a1
No. CO Wall-st, promptly challenged MIR. cling
as a gentleman of honor" to step outside. As
Ia the consequences reports differ, though yester-
days Developments do not support the Gillig SIDE
Of the story.
In an interview on Thursday, Mr.. Gillig main
tanned that the trouble arose from his refusal to
advance to MIR. Gamble q letter OF credit lor
5000 The manager also claimed that he had
accepted Mr. CANDLES challenge and had gone
out on the street to meet him. The result, ne
alleged. was that Mr. Gamble had made no effort
70 chastise him When Mr. Gamble heard Of this
statement be reciprocatcd by demanding a meeting
with Mr. Gillig In front Of the Hotel Brunswick
at 8 o'clock Friday afternoon. The challenger
and several reporters waited in vain from o'clock
until n quarter of for Mr.. Gilig, but tffe latter
did not appear
ON BY A GOOD FRIEND.
Instead. several others prominent in financial
circles came to the place of meeting among them
r G. Patterson, of Hartford, Conn.,, who stated
that Mr. Gillg had published his name as that OF
director in the Exchange. repeatedly, without his
consent. and without his being stakeholder at all
Yesterday afternoon at abous 80 o'clock, Mr
Gamble was met by a friend III Wall-st. The
contractor bewailed the fac that ne had been
wasting week irving 10 fl ID his antagonist ana
was on he point OF giving up the whole mater
and going uptown The TREAD on me e,ner manu- y,
was equally ANXIOUS to have the meter brought 10
an end and persuaded the principal to 20 TO tne
New-York office of the Exchange to aftemnb
t. find esf Two e Of a an No. result H
and Ir Gamble and his friend decided to take the
elevated road 81 Cortlandt-st. go up town;
Just below Broadway the contractor IN waking
| along noticed the missing man the crowd aid at
ouce gave chase. AS ,oD as Mr. tliilg age ,llrt .
two, caught sight of hs pur5nrr age hfty-'wo, ne
| took fight and ran up COrtlandt-st ne oiuer
man was more nlmble, however. and overlook Mr.
| Glllig before he reached Broadway
Mr. GILLIG ROUGHLY HANDLED
| A strueele easued III winch Mr.. Giligs toilet
suffered seriously, accompanied by repea'eu yei's
for police resulting merely IN attracting
great crowd. Officer John Van Nosdall, No. II. a
giant of the Broadway squad, responds to the
wall Just as Mr. Gamble was getting in some finish
ing touches on Mr.. Gllig's face
| The manager was ghastly pale, his hair stood on
end and ali IN all he was the picture of abject FEAR
The officer apparently much AGAINST ms VIII, to2h
| MIR Gamble IN charge. and the much began IN tne
direction Of the Green w1ch street station a nlg
| crowd forming the escort On the wav MI "llIlg
| walked immediately behind the prisoner, app'r.
| emily discussing WI b hims II the adyIsaDilN OF
| attacking Mr. Gamble from behind He was pre-
vented from accomplishing his sinister purpose, II
| snob he entertained by the presence OF MT.
| Gam les salwar friend Suddenly the prisoner
| turned about like a fash and struck MI GlinS 4
| most resoundiuQ blow IN the face whlcn mace Tue
manager stagler and retreat to place or saleVi
| At the station Sergeant Larney, talhng TO DIS
| cover that Mr. Gllhg had been injured TO any
serious extent, instructed the prosecutor TO- get
| warrant In court on Monday, and released Tue
| prisoner.
| A FINAL HUMILIATING SHAKE
Mr.. Gamble offered then and there, in spite OF
| his Rfty-two years. to whip his antagonist, and
was stopped in his purpose only by the interference
of tho police and the sudden disappearance OF his
opponent
Another encounter occurred when Mr.
ton. saw Mr. Gillig walking up Cort
landt-sL about twenty feet ahead OF MN
The older man rau after the manager ana, upon
| reaching him, gave him shaking by the coiia
| whioa could only be compared TO tue peculiar
vibration impaired by. terrier to rat. re-
| newed call for the police was the consequences,
| but couple of officers who had witnessed the
scene were ashamed 10 interfere between sial-
wart young man of thirty-two and graz WINS
| kered veteran of ifty-two. and kept aIOot NE
Gamble stopped at the corner to buy rose rom =
flower vender, and calmly went uptown, wen sdI
lsfed at having shown his mettle ana AT haNlhI