St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-03
SENSATIONAL QUARREL
Ed Corrigan, the Turfman, On
His Muscle in Chi
cagO.
He Practically Runs the Well
ingtOn Hotel Tor
Time.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2. = A sensational
quarrel occurred this evening at the
Wellington hotel between Edward Cor
rigan, the proprietor of the Hawthorne
race track, and A. S. Gage, Of the
Wellington. Corrigan was ordered to
give up room he had engaged and to
leave the hotel. He refused to do so,
and hot quarrel ensued which mar,
rOwly escaped ending In bloodshed.
Sunday a bell boy of the Wellington
hotel was arrested for stealing articles
from the rooms of guests. He admtted
his guilt, and declared that betting on
horse races had become such passion
with him that each weak he had lost all
his wages and had finally taken TO
stealing in order to obtain money with
which to gamble at the Hawthorne
track. The boy was faithful employe
in all respects save his passion for
gambling and the theftS which were Its
consequence. Mr.. Gage. Oh hearing the
boys story, roundly denounced the men
who were not satisfied with having
horse races during limited por
ton of the year, but felt them
selves called upon TO hold races
during the winter. He said the
tracks were running hundreds of
young men and ought to be closed up.
These remarks of Mr.. Gage were pup
lisned i'll the papers this morning and
had an irritating effect on Corrigan,
who frequented the cafe of the yelling
ton and often remained at the hotel over
night or for several days at time. AT 6
O'Clock this evening Corrigan entered
the hotel to dine at the cafe, and, as he
IN tra I'm hn
wanted room as we'll. He entered the
hotel by the ladies entrance, and as he
approached the bar was greeted by a
stiff bow from Mr.. Gage. COrrigan ig-
nored the bow, according to his own
statement, because he mad in mind the
assertions of Mr.. Gage. He made no
remark, but went to the desk to engage
a room. Clerk Charles A. MOli was OH
duty and asked:
Twill the room which you have just
vacated suit you ~
mo" said Corrigan, with visible
anger, ''that id Gage should never
have given NE such ROOM"
ANY man who calls Mr.. Gage that"
said the clerk, cannot have a room
here"
Give me the room, and no talk, or
I'll catch you by that little blond
moustache of yours, and teach you to
speak as you should to your betterS,"
said Corrigan. The clerk assigned a
room.
"What else could l do ?' asked he in
a bewildered way. 'He is tall, | am
not: he is stout, and l am slender; lie
is accustomed to the toughnesS of race
track, and | am not. Why, L would not
be in it."
e., orJooI,ors ranorFad tho m attar
TO Mr.. Gage, who did not hesitate as TO
he action to be taken. He at once
wrote note to Corrigan saying that if
he had used the language reported he
must vacate the room that had been
given him. He was also asked TO apollo
giZe. The note was handed to COrrigan
as he he stood at the telegraph office of
the hotel, Gage being not over three
yards away. Corrigan read the note
and became wild with rage. He called
Gage a cur, and, throwing the letter
upon the floor, invited Gage to pick it
up. A number of Cages friends who,
knowing COrrigan'S reputation IS
fighter, were close by, and two
policemen stood at the door and
Corrigan calling Gage cur several
times more, left the Office and went to
his room, and declared that he would
not give it up. An hour after going to
his room Corrigan appeared, demanded
his bill and paid it. Then he went into
the cafe end ordered his supper. At
this time his anger had cooled, and he
remarked that he had paid his bill and
intended to leave the hotel, but would
not leave until he was ready to do so.
He sat around the hotel office all the
evening and at midnight was still there.
". L. 10 fkA.r .xNE f.,
force him from the place, and Corrigan
evidently had no object in remaining
except to show that he would not go
until he DleaSed