New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-25

HE ATTACKS A WITNESS IN CN.hl h00'''
c,r,r APOSTLE OF REFORM FoRGETs THE
uorsxrss wn:oH he breaches

At ,posr1r OF REFORM FoRGETs Th'
,o,,xrss wu:oH lie breaches
,,o-o,t p Wheeler exprcsldcnt OF IN" h'lor'"
and most conspcuou'y ardent 'o' ,.no rostcr.
s,r,,cI, . brother lawyer SquareY III 'n' n''' Afr
day I'm the Office Of COMMISSIONS ,a,o,o Mr..
was there as counsel In herring before w.
.r,,oh had lust been adjourned. the nun
% 49, ,r,ck was George J. Schermerhorn' i'
T. ,,,cer and far more active and powerful 'h''i ~,
,,,,.ol.r who would probably nave peeh ''o'
handled had those present not protected th'' 49,
A. shields was taking testimony as master III 'n'
mi, q, Pierre de- Chnmbrun against Mr. schei""
horn The plaintiff Is suing rs administrator VI W.
as,a,o NJ the Marquis Charles A. dc Chambrun' VIM
Tod fine successful fight to get the Jumel estate '''
h orm.rhorn wa employed counsel by the Marquis
,rho agreed 10 give him certain pnr of the propi'
FIN, was recovered. The present plaintih o'o'"'''
that Mr. schcrmcrhorn retained T'2Oo Oh 'hc P'o
Goods Of the property and Is suing to get th' sum
hack The lawyers answer II thnt all that Nc f'P'
was his pay for hi services ,.o
Commissioner Shields had been made master In the
suit to take testimony and hearing was heid p'or'
TIA, vos,crday II was at thi, that the eminent
onostle Of Reform Club methods and Ideas c"i'" ="
man Il bIackguard and when h" was answered III
Hind struck him In the face. Pierre de 'hahi"T""
,ros renrcsrntcd by Willis Hodges and Mr. Nh'erT'
of the firm Of Wheeler Cortis and Godkln ''ors'
Lag and Arthur H. Mastcn were present l'r -, .
..,crr,crlorn who was tho only witness eNaHilh'o'
Mr. wheeler had objected 70 several OF ia" qu'su""'
nut to the Gcicndan; By Mr.. Lay. but there s''m''
to hc no particular bitterness brewing. linen an
nd iournmcnt was taken. Mr.. wheeler announced that
n. could not 10 on with the this week as ne hau
,o 20 To Washington today. Mr. sohcrm'rhorh ""a
nettcd NJ this and mutcred something about ""
low trick" He had not the slightest Idea oil hg"'lhe'
for he was lighting cigar. Mr.. Wheeler SAID ok
rltcdy:
The man who says that r. blackglard'
Mr. Srhcrmcrhorn rctorted And you are hlach-
guard
Quick rs a fash Mr.. Wheeler struck the oth'r
across the nose and mouth wI'h the back Of his hand
Ills fist WIS apparently hall cinchcd. Mr.. srhcrmcr
horn had been attacked 81 suddenly that he nnd n
t,,nc ia ward of tho blow Ills head had beef
Knocked back. but he quickly recovered his hnlan"
and started In to give his opponent good rs ho sen
Commissioner Shields and several other la"y'H
jumped on Mr.. schrrmcrho-n and held him back ava
Deputy United >tatos Mar'lals bernhard and Nh
Buskirk Imprisoned Mr. Whcelc-'s arms
1.-The Idea Of an old man HE You striking n'''
clspcd Mr. Schcrmcrhorn. struggling 10 get lose
why | can Hex you easily" Mr. Wheeler dfrt
deny this and In hort lin" npooGyod all aroInd
Thcn Do" went away. Nr. S"lrrm'rhorn was sun
indignant nj being taken by surprise and dcclard 10
Mr.. h1v: .,,...., hin,
II / Ind got hold 81 him" Then they tor, wcniaway
Commissioner shields was highly Indignant Il IA"
insult which the political IharlScc had ofc"d ia"
dignity Of the courtroom.