The morning call., 1891-03-01
LOCAL SOCIETY
....- SHOCKED.
George L. !. WooIrieh Black ems Ed
:. :. I'M. .Greenway's: Eyes. !:
The Leading Spirit of the Friday-Night Co
- .till0n Assaulted for Trying:to Make a
x. +: Delinquent Member Pay Up. :: =

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:. Speaking.sul generis, San francisco ..society',
has received one black eye. To. ada. To- the
horror and agony caused by this metaphoricat
daTkenlng OF: the epidermts- under the optic and
to:simply state: matter of fact Itsrecognized
leader its only true representative Of the author
/; OF " .Society~As 1t Found Ale.Out,p has Two.
= Besides, he is also nursing ayerymuch bruised
nose His Only:present comfort in his affltctfon
is thatthe next Friday-night Club party Will not
be given Tor sufficient number of days, so as to
allow the dlscOlofatonS and swellings 10 dis.
appear under proper medical treatment. q. 49,
As far as known, no.member OF the 400 In New
York has yer struck Mr.. Ward McAllister on The
nose, b lackened both bis eyes, beaten him about
the head and called him. a large number OF varle-
gated names, simply because Mi. McAllster had
asked him to pay his share of the expenses
incurred IN entertaining society there.
THIS. IS WHAT. HAPPENED. =. e..
Yet this is what has Happened TO Edward NJ
Greenway, VINO aims TO be the WaGd McAllister
OF San Francisco. Al present heIs confined TO
hisroom III the California Hotel on Bush street
nursing hlsinjurles. They are not at all serious
but they are mighty inc0nyenient..
The California Is a class hotel, and is
ready at any lime: 10 provide its patrons with
almost everything they can. ask for, but they
draw the line at cold lion lamp-pOsts and that
was what the doctors called IN to attend Mi.
GIeenMay ordered applied To- his eyes AS it
would be decidedly announcement for a. lamtj-p DO II
10 be brought into Mr. Gfeenway's room, and
very much more so for MIR. Greenway 10 strand
in The; PUBLIC street with his face glued to one
The Doctors orders IN this respect could.not b :
carried out, and SO iced oysters, anica. varied
factory results, and MIR. Gfeenway's many
friends Will soon be treated with the sight Of
BIN promenadlnG The streets. .:
MR.. GREENwAY's VERSION
Mr.. GreenwRy. gives The following version of
the unfortunate occurrence: " am the Presi-
dent, Organizer and Treasurer OF the Friday.
night hops. Unfortunately The club finances DO
not ADMIT OF the employment OF a collector 10
collect the dues from the members Tor the
monthly PARTIES. Consequently have to do tie
collecting myself George l.. MuOlrch is a mem.
Der OF the cub and owes 50 so for iIcket issued
10 friend for. our last dance on FEBRUARY 9th.
Ihis'is allowed by the rules-nOt tile debt but
the lEvlling of one friend.
"He is employed as clerk in the Nevada
Bank. l nave often asked him. for the money
aud have been always put of About week
ago i was In The bank and asked him again for
The money He said he would pay II right there
II would give him receipt Tor It. His request
ruifled me aud lfeiused TO dO.so: The next day
l wrote him a letter TO pay up at once or | would
report nnf.to the committee. / aid not see or
hear Of him alter that until last Friday evening"
q" was In The Tvoli by myself. Wo0lrlch was
there with &. II. Goewey, = former member of .
the club and William McDermOttr also clerk IN
the Nevada Bank After the performance /
walked out and was followed by WoolTich and
his friends. l was walking away when WOul-
Ilch came up behind me and asked ME why had
wr1ten:him that letter. He told me l was too
flesh said to hun that lie owed the money
and ought 10 pay II. but that The matter was out
of my hands now and that did not care 10 dis
cuSS Il Will hum
JUST BELOW THE EAR.
" was slightly in advance of him. He then
struck me from behind, a severe blow just be-
low the night ear. 1t daZed me completely aud |
turned round. lie then struck: Inc under The
left ear, Twas perfectly helpless aud i'll semi
conscious condition. lie ia II struck the several
times III the face, blackening my eyes and injur-
ing my nose / was also struck on tie back Of
the head, think with cane, ior 1t produced Il
lacerated wound. then. only recolleet his calling
me all the vile names lie could think Of aud
then tainted.
81 was taken to my room by sons people who
saw the assault ana came TO my KssisthncS L
shall take action in the matter. >The casa Is
now under consideration by the committee who
will probably eXpel him."
George l.. WuOIich resides. al 1904 California
street, and is quito an amateur athlete. lie was
netat home last nj lit when CALLIepOrtef WIS.,
ted his residence. 1t is, however, reported that
WOolrich fully admits the assault, but states
that he alone struck GTeenway, and that.his
friends who were with him did. not Interfere at
all or attack Greenway..
If IL be true that tlese.ls quite large sum due
bymembers of he club iOI back dues, then Mr..
GIeenway has no pleasant duty In collecting lie
outstanding money, especially If attempts. TO
gather il in are met 4 Ia " OOtlch Ii probably
Will prove IL saving 10 Mr.. Gteenway's face ana
feeling, If lie employs say either Jake Kilraln
OF Peter Jaeo sou, Oh a LIBERAL commission 10 do
the work.