The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-25
brokers' N A FIST FIGHT
One Receives Blow which il is Thought
Nay Prove Fatal.
A TYPEWRITER WAS IHSULqED.
mr.. Marsh Demanded an Apology From
A1r. Randall Tho Latter Refused to
Give n. and Received Blow Which
Kaocked Htas ipsrnsibie.

BosToS. July 25.--Johr o. Marsh of the
Grm OF Worcester a. Marsh, real estate
dealers In the Equitable building, avenged
On insult to female caployc yesterday
afternoon, given by brother real estate
dealer, at the cost OF bis freedom for prob
ably some time to come. He Is now
locked up in cell charged with assault
and battery, with intent to kill, on John
Il. Randall, real estate stockhrokcr at
S02 Washington street The latter now
lies at the point of death at the Massachu-
setts general hospital as result Of the in
iurics received.
The trouble was all about woman.
Her name is Julia Jordan, and at present
she is in the employ of Mr.. Marsh as type
writer. Formerly she worked in the same
capacity for Randall.
It appears that when she left the en-
ploy of the Washington broker the latter
owed her in back wages exactly $40. Since
she left his employ it Is said that several
times she has tried to collect this from Mr..
Randall, but each case, it Is alleged, has
failed.
Finally. becoming tired Of this. she put
Che matter into the hands Of lawyers, who,
~V1Uuln - low Quys, PihCCu dn dttdCniuCnt
ON Randalrs commission in trade,
In need Of the money
Became Enraged
at what Miss Jordan had DONE He hardly
knew what to do relative to the matter,
but IL the stories told are true he acted
anything but like gentleman.
Early yesterday afternoon he went to
tho Office Of Worcester s. Marsh. Neither
of the proprietors were in. but Miss Jor-
dan was in charge of the Office. Randall.
Il is alleged, Immediately began talking to
Miss Jordan in an insulting manner, and,
It is said, called her vilo names.
Her feelings were greatly hurt BY the
abusive language, and for the time her
only comfort was found in tears. He
opened the door, and, with final oath,
It Is said, left the room and the building.
Presently Mr.. Marsh returned to the
Office, and, finding his respected typewriter
greatly agitatcd. he inquired about it.
Her reply was fresh burst Of tears. She,
finally composing herself, however, con-
fided to her employer everything that had
taken place The latter was greatly ex-
cited and, finding out the cause of the
whole trouble declared that the man
Ought to he Thrashsd
and said that he would see that Mr.. Ran
dali apoIogized to her Tor The languages he
had used.
Without further conversation with Miss
Jordan, he left the Office, and develop.
mentS 60 to show that he mt once went to
the place occupied by Randall. The latter
was IN his room At the time. Mr.. Marsh
did not enter the room, but called Randall
out into tho entryway and Immediately in
formed him of his errsnd. Then Randall
became vxcitea again and replied to
Marsh In a most derogatory manner The
latter said that Randall would have TO pay
dearly for what he had said and done, but
Just at that moment Randall raised his
hands as X to strike him.
Seeing what Randall was about to do,
Mr. Morse. according to his own admis-
sion,
Struck Kendall n Powerful Blow
with his right fist, landing squarely on
tho face and leveling him 10 the floor
Randall dropped with thud on the floor.
He did not rise. and Mr. Marsh. little
thinking the trouble he had gotten him.
self into by avenging the insults to Miss
jordan, went directly to the Court square
police station and told the officer in charge
his story.
He said he would be responsible for the
affair, and without inves gating the case
Captain Hemmcnway allowed him to de-
part. In leaving, Mr.. Marsh added that,
II he was summoned into court, he would
be heard, He then left, little realizing
that within few hours he would be a
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