The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-27
JACoBUS ON BURROWS TOES.
CHARGES THAT THE MARSHAL hNooK-
I'm THE HARRISON NAN DORM


Last Weeks Scrap. when the LiEhts Went
m, on the Ninth District Rspubiieaa
s,u, R..ui,, In = Complaint Of Offensive
P..,,.a.shsp 10 the Acknowledgement.
wbo, tbs Executive Committee Of the Ninth
D,.tr,.t Renubllcan Club. OF which Thomas
Jefrerson Burton ia Chairman. put up Harri-
son banner transparency. and electric light IN
front OF the club house special committee
Amounted for that purpose ut the instigation
Of United States Marshal John Wesley Jaoobus
and Post Oilico Supintendent l. M. Morgan.
FOR, them down-that is. oil but the electric
light.
This was on the night Of May 4. and since
then. ne a member OF the club puts It. ANY
man who opens his face about politics in the
club house is . jay. for he's liable to get 1t
caved in" On Thursday night OF last week.
after tho stormy meeting OF the club. there
was a fracas between Marshal Jacobus and
Burton that tho newspapers did not get hold
Of As an outcome OF It, charges against the
Marshal. asking for his removal from ONCE.
have been fled at tho Attorney Generals Of
fee at Washington.
The ..scrap," as observed from tho stand
point OF Burton's friends. was complicated.
They say that whom the meeting was over
Jscobus started out to got UP fight with
some OF tho opposition. He tried T. J. Tins
dale. who wouldn't fight him. and then went
for Burton. who weighs only 135 pounds.
while Jacobus Is very heavy. Jacobus 80 say
Burton's friends. opened hostilities with half
an hour or 80 Of abuse. This had no other
effect than to bring out Burton's notebook and
pen h Ss Was AFA ha did
down. and he put down also tho names OF
'nMSs M. 5aeob b Burton's friends say. made
stop forward. and. In an inGidental sort OF WY.
planted No. IL foot on Burton,s toes. Bur
pushed the Marshal away. saying. Get of
This iuncture all tho lights, i 9 the room
iH&t I that was wa LETT came from the Harrison
ese,a sn GSf h Hm' ht ir@. cried Mr. Jneobus to
The crowd which had RE his
hat on a chair near ~ and his right hand on
burton lay down hastily between two chairs.
Thief .hS Kim Was ss. pHna0mS%RlH on the eht
.".Clear the roomi" shouted the excited Repub-
9s Tarse =, Cheers sf Tor rI james &: Blaine
,oTnd to bs bads Marshal Jsco
us 20 the hHf x SRG lem
ness that apologize to him, he erie, cried ,. Bur
ton recovered with the aid OF various drugs;
him large lump on his Jaw. Such is the &C.
count given By the Harrison faction of the
ollP s1 * T TepSs t9' sailed at home
Morton street, yesterday afternoon. and saw
% BS SS sha
try to recover his health. She said that Bur-
ton was suffering from internal injuries. ~.
Marshal Jacobus was found In the Post Of
f1co building. He seemed surprised when told
that paners in regard TO the affair. asking for
his removal from oihee. had been sent to
"effld ont fear much for the result" said he
sor ns xhgG 9f fssf
cussion oyer the amount OF money which tho
club should give to the Grant monument fund
to be $500 When saw him Thursday night
said Did yS Eyst my money spd
didn't Then i think. it comes with
eH% sa aG% to %aR Want the to iqs
and gave me push Some 81 the t ot II. mem,
feet it was an accident; Attsrward ! went to
s easntn sGi want i4 it. Tor
ANYTHING that Rave said which b may hnYs hurt
al Th here ps pss to se int to Washington contain
@ Heeonn r ot fh9 sp
club 4 member Of the Harrison faction said
AT the tic next meeting OF the club fully 100
RsRssrf viii The rD1 viii Psx
has already, been signed by nearly 100
members OF the club. The sort OF thing that
going on too long and we are sick OF 1t. Why.
around here the organization is called the
'Suggers' Club When 1t has got so that
physical force is used Mt the meetings.its time
omething was done"
The Harrison faction say that the President
will undoubtedly order an investigation Mt once.
Attorney-General Miller has not read the
charges yet but will do so to-day.