The evening world., 1890-07-03
DID he TOUCH HER BACK HAIR
Lawyer 0'Leary Thumped for an
Alleged Insult to Mrs. Shsntoa.
Charges and Counter Charges Of
Assault by Race Goers.

Justice Manlev, Of the Long Island City
Police Court, had a lively time this morn
ing.
oliver P. Reyes. a bookmaker whose huge
form and weather-teaten face is familiar to
all the REGULARS" at the race track, charged
Lawyer William i. O'Leary, of this city,
with assaultinR him.
OLeary made a counte charge Of assault,
and to clinch matters his friend. Augustus
b. Fields, also Of this city. also charged
Keyes with threatening personal violence
and asked that he be held to keep the peace.
Reyes then turned around and induced
Mrs. Lilly NJ. stanton to charge OLeary,
Field and n COMPANION named Bradish with
insulting and abusing ladies.
There wal a lively row between all the
parties in Long Island City last night az
they wero returning from the races. There
are two versions of the fight.
According to Bookmaker Reyes he was re-
turning from the Sheepshead Bay races in
company with his wife and Charles Shanton.
his cashier and his better half.
They reached the Thirty-fourth street
ferry-house and we're going aboard the boat
when somebody reached over and touched
Mrs. Shanton's back hair with the handle
Of AN umbrella. .
Mrs. Stanton is q beauty. She is Of
medium height, we'll built, and has a rosy
complexion. Diamonds sparkled in her
ears. aud two handsome horseshoe pins
clustered at her throat.
Thinking her companion wished to speak
to her, she looked back and smiled.
81 didn't do that, - said Mr.. .keyes. The
party then came to a stop, and MIR. Sh9nton
inquired h had. -,
mustsche,' raid Mr.. Keyes, pointing to
OLeAry. Hes a stranger to me. Do you
Mr.. Shanton walked over to OLeary and
ang rily asked him what he meant by his
action. go,
Hot words were exchanged, and You
lie ~ was heard by the ~bystanders.
Shanton's fist shot out from his shoulder
and caught OLeary in the face. He fell
Then the men went at it for all they we're
Shanton by the throat.
Reyes, who had been looking on, is q tall
man and about, three times the size, Of either
OIeary or Fields. He grabbed Fields by
the shoulder and threw him to one side.
Fields, however. declared that he was
thrown a dozen feet away. .
stanton was urged to 90 aboard the boat
with the ladies and Reyes stayed behind OF
settle the matter,
WHY. did you insult that lady :" asked
keyes, when OIeary had picked himself up
ANA NA'
-" You're a liar" retorted oLeary. ~
didn't insult her.
Reyes caught 0'Leary in the face and he
fell. Then they clinched.
O'Leary got his antagonist by the throat
nni there was Q lively exchange OF blows be-
tween the men.
In the melee OLeary's neck was scratched
and Ksyes's clothing badly d~isarrAnged.
Policeman Moran came along and arrested
both parties. In the mean time the boat left
the slip and came to New York.
The first charge brought up this morning
was Keyes's complaint against OLeary.
ton was set down. for Monday night.
OIeary wanted II disposed Of then. bnt
Reyes wanted . short delay to get a lawyer.
The same disposition was made. Of
OLeary's complaint against Reyes. Each
was bailed in $500.
Then O,Leary and Fields put their heads
together and decided that il woul be I'M
safe to venture ont of the courtroom. as
Keyes had threatened to do them up"
Keyes was accordingly held in $500 bail
TO keep the reace.
The. bookmaker then played his trump
card by bringing Mrs. stanton forward.
hhe charged each Of the three with insulting
her, and they were each required to furnish
An additional $500 bail for their appearance
tive lost $500 in less than two minutes
many q time before" said Bookmaker
keyes, ".ann Ill be willing 10 pay $500 for
q two minutes crack at those fellows.
..O,Leary,. Fields and Bradirh each deny
that they inEulted Mrs. Stanton, and say
that they were taken by surprise when at
tRcked.by stanton and Reyes.
Keyes on the other hand, says he saw