Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-29
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE D1spATcH.I

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPATcHJ
PHILADELPHIA, June 28.-Edwin r.
Work, late President OF the Gloucester City
National Bank, visited Gloucester to-day
and was treated to bath by jumping over
board from a staging to the Delaware
river to escape from an irate depos-
itor. Mr.. Work visited the place in q
yacht with q number of his friends. They
landed below the Buena Vista Hotel, Wis
tied the shore in small boat, and went to
the hotel.
When Work entered the place James
Foster, proprietor of the hotel, was standing
near the bar talking. Foster was reminded
by the sight of Work that he had lost nearly
800, 900 by the management of Work, and
his anger began to rise. The party went to
the rear of the hotel, followed by Foster.
GETTING SATISFACTION.
The latter, without a word, approached
Work, who was chatting with his friends and
began to get satisfaction for loss OF his
money by pummeling the ex-bank Presi-
dent. The first blow was we'll directed and
landed square on Works mouth. Work
made an attempt at defense, but another
blow sent him to grass. He tried TO get mp
and got another blow and went back to
grass again.
At this juncture Works friends inter-
fered, and one Of them approached Foster
with uplifted arm, when a friend of Fosters
appeared, and the bankers friend staggered
and clutched the ience to prevent himself
from measuring the green sward. The visi-
tors then became demoralized. Some scaled
the fence to get away from the saloon keep
er's wrath, while Work and his ally raj to
the wharf.
Looking back and seeing that they wera
being pursued by Foster, they jumped on q
raft which workmen were using to repair
the wharf. Foster followed, and when he
was within a few feet of the portly form Of
the banker the latter plunged into the river
and struck out for the small boat by which
he hoped to reach the yacht. The tide was
strong and he was no great swimmer. In
stead OF reaching the yawl he hoated to the
landing at Thompson's Hotel. Almost ex-
hausted he clutched the staging and climbed
out of the river.
STILL NOT SATISFIED.
While viewing his dripping, imuaculate
suit he was alarmed to see Foster hurryin2
down the flag coping of the river bank to-
ward him. He knew that to remain meant
another drubbing, and the broad expanse Of
the Delaware river between him and
his yacht deferred him from making
the plunge that would result in
meeting his friends. The suspense was
terrible, it was only for a short time that he
was allowed to mediate, as the cry of those
on shore to "give him what he deserved"
caused him to make an immediate move and
that was to take water again; overheard he
went, shoes. coat, hat and all.
Friends on the yacht had anticipated the
turn events would take and they sent out a
small boat from the yacht. Work did not
have to swim far before he was clutched by
the collar and pulled into the yacht, and
finally put aboard his yacht. The anchor
was raised and the party left the hostile
shore. Angry depositors on shore who
were witnesses to the affair were unanimous
in expressing their satisfaction to the sum-
mary manner he was treated by Foster.