The state chronicle., 1893-04-22
A BANQUGG Speech
Caused the Oeator to Get Licked in
Great Style.

Caused the Ocator to Get Licked in
Great Style.
Atlanta Constitution
Peter McGeough, Boston shoe
drummer, who incidently makes
banquet speeches, and on such oc-
casions generally responds to "The
South" by reason of the supposed
knowledge he has of this section
gathered in his travels in this terri
tory, was five times kno cked down,
his face battered and otherwise SO.
vsrely punished in Ryan's store yes
terday afternoon.
MIR. Stephen A, Ryan, the mer-
chant, performed the job, and it is
said by those who saw it that it was
vigorous With face bruised and
bloody, clothing dissrranged, and
manner excited, Mr.. McGsough is-
sued forth from Mr. Ryan's store,
and disappeared around the corner
Of Broad and Hunter streets.
It was all ABOUT one of kr.
McGeough's banquet speeches, one
which he delivered q year ago, and
which was made in response to a
toast of The South II the toast
had read rs. A. Ryan," the speech
would have been better adapted to
il. For Steve Ryan formed the SUBJ
ject of the shoe drummer's remarks.
1t was in the course Of his speech,
which Was widely published IN the
eastern papers, that Mr. McGeough
delivered himself of the sentence
chat Like Cnsar, Steve Ryan brushed
his competitors from before him
like 80 many cobwebs, and made
money like a prince and spent it
like thief" The speech mainly
consisted of such sentences as that
The whole Of it was published, and
Steve Ryan putt into his scrap book.
He remembered the speaker, hav-
ing seen him once. Some time ia
1890, McGeough while representing
Redpath Bros, shoe men, of Boston,
sold to the Ryan Company bill of
shoes. Mr.. Ryan saw him Just
moment as be was checking up the
bill, and when the speech appeared
he remembered him The speech
was made in Boston before a COM
mercial association.
Yesterday q genteel, we'll dressed,
nice looking drummer walked into
Ryans place and walking up to Mr..
Steve Ryan introduced himself as
Mr. Gotf, Of Cincinnati, as re present
ing the shoe house of Plaut, Marks
& Co, of the Queen City. He mad .
a few general remarks about the ex
cellenee Of the shoes he had to offer
and said be would like to display a
line of his samples.
"Did you say your name was
Gcf?' ssked Mr. Ryen. The drum
mer said that he had said SO.
| "Well, you look very much like
Peter McGeough,' answered MIR.
Ryan, "and that's who you are.
Will you step back to the rear end
! OF the sLOreI
Mr.. McGeougb, for it was he, said
he would not 60 to the rear end OF
the store; in fact, be would not g.
anywhere
"Oh, come along" said Mr.. Ryan
but the drummer still held back.
6" eli, l guess you VIII CO." said
the merchant, and with that he
struck the Bostonien, and dropped
him to the floor as M Geous
: would rice, Ryan would knock hin
> down again, until he went to TIE
, floor five times. The drummer made
no attempt to defend himself, but
called on the bystanders to not Lei
; Mr. Ryan kill him.
: Finally Mr Ryan caught the
drummer and held him up IN from
, OF him, striking him in the face
. and emphasizing each blow with tht
! rem srk:
"How's that for banque
speech?"
. Tired OF the fun Mr. Ryan drag
> ged Mr.. McGeough to the rear door
and posing him on the top of tn.
, steps, sent hum bruised and bleed
a ing into the street Mr.. McGeougl
did not come back any more. Th'
+ floor in the vicinity where the en-
, counter occurred was spattered will
. blood.