Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-17
90 GATEMAN LAID OUT.
Yale Culture Carries the Day In Fight
one Against Four.
New York uoraG.l


Here is an advertisement that hardly
comes up 90 tho standard Of explaining
itself:
ladies Witnessing assault on passenger on
Third-ayenue elevated 90 Hanover square, eve
ming juno 9th. 20 O'Clock. please address
ASGEL q SMITH, ~ Broadway.
date and place are given and the TACT is
clearly set forth that an assault has been
committed by somebody on somebody. aud
that certain ladies witnessed the assault
and that their informal on j. deemed au
important factor in the case. All Tins,
however. is very unsatisfactory ana puI-
cling 10 the ordinary reader. Fortunately
after some lqbOriOus lnquisitoriM rc5cArcn
] succeeded in getting at tine bottom incts.
It is not so much of a story. and yet tnere
are some amusing features about IT., with
the inevitable showing up Of That innate
and barbaric di-cOurtesy that seems TO be
vital part of the being of an - D." gate
man. In the first place the advert sers.
Angel d Smith. are a law firm, the senior
member being cx-Civil Justice James *.
Angel, and the junior member Clarence w..
Smith. q son Of Dr.. Smith. the health Cil-
Ger of this port.
Mr.. Smith is q graduate of Yale. On the
dote named be attended the commence
mcnt at New Hayon. Win hl, thoughts
ennollad by his visit 10 his lima N0f1',
tions by his alumni dinner, aud better
panOplIed 10 fight life's battles, he started
on his return trip with grlpack IN hand.
Arriving at the Grand Central depot h9
took "a downtown "Ln trim. At Chatham
Square he changed cars for the Battery.
When he went 90 pass through the gate,
which was partly open. the huIiv laud oi
the gateman pushed him back and tine gate
was slammed in his face. The uain Was
standing still.
An ATHLUTF's JU,iP.
"Won't Won let me pass on tho train :"
pleaded Alr. Smith.
mo. sir" was the quiet and insoleut re-
joiudr.
" But the train is not moving"
"Ibat don't make d---n bit Of dife-
renee. I've shut the gate and YOU may as
well shut up
There is my grip-sack.' retorted AIr.
Smith. throwing 1t on o. the platform,
and ann coming alter II"
BY this time. AN interval of ten or twelve
seconds after the cate had been shut. the
train started. Mir. Smith is fl trained
athlete lie made Up his mind what 90 do.
lie did not take % second thought. As tine
rear of the last car came passing hr ne'
with quick eve, measured his distance,
gave leap and was safely and securely ON
the moving tram. The rear door was
locked SD that he cOuldn'tcr the car. At
Fulton street IT. was unlocked and he passed
IN and secured his grlpsack.
You think YOU are smart, don't Won
observed the dlsc0miOrtcd and rate gate
man. but III get even with YOU"
o. am at your service remarked Mr.
Smith with calm cOmpo-ure.
YALE CULTURE.
BY the time the train had arrived M Han
over Square the obnoxious gateman had
enlisted m his service three other gatcmeu.
The gentle process OF putting MIR. Smith
OF the car was attempted.
It was an utter and lamentable failure.
The Yale culture with supplementary en-
largement and activity Of the iloXOr and
extensor muscles. was aJ IFS best. Tho
Quartette Of gatcmen was laid out in double
quick time They thought a cyclone had
struck them. At first the air was filed
with profanity phrascd in the purcst " J. y
idiom. and then the platform was filled
with the PROSTATE gatemen. Ii WAS the
work of few seconds. But Yale culture
and muscle and skill dominated.
There were three ladies' on the car who
witnessed the affair. They were terribly
frightened and screamed at the top OF their
voices.
LOOKING FOR SATISFACTION.
at il to get the testimony Of these
three ladies" said my informant, " that tho
advertisement was put IN the paper MIR.
Smith did not get away without some ne
mentoes of the ARRAY. In fact. he was laid
up two or three days. He wrote TO Colonel
Hahn. general manager Of the J." road,