The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-18
THE BIG EX-CHAMPION.
HE INSISTS UPoN INITIATING MIR.
or. ALBRIGHT, OF NAV RIvER.
The North Carolina Man Has n Close shave
From John Is Right Handler ona
Railroad Train mt Greensboro.

Mr.. c. p. Albright, OF Haw River, y. u
The gentleman who recently had httie
trouble with John l.. Sullivan on rail-
road train at Greensboro. N. c., was IN
the city Saturday. When / asked MIN
10 tell me something about the fracas
with the big ex-champion, he smiled Sc
reneIy. and informed me that ne was not
anxious for notoriety in sporting circles,
but was always glad TO do anything in
his power for the press.
AT the time of the little excitment
was on my way to Baltimore from Haw
River. When the train reached Green's
boro left the first-class coach and went
into the smoking-car. A large, athletic
looking man sauntered up and coolly In
formed me that j could not stay In thaI
coach. He was travelling with the pu-
gilist. / thought, Of course, he was Jok-
ing.
II told him that as | had my ticket
rather thought l would remain.
"Well. | reckon you won't said the
man: whereupcn / informed him that he
was decidedly fresh. and that IT the
court knew herself (and she rather
tho .tyht she did, / was going TO stay.
"tinally he made n break towards me
as II 10 rive me a left-hunder. Having
great respect for my physical wen oeing;
took out my pockct-knife ana hiOriieu
The intruder that II he came s'ep
further towards me 1 would do my pest
I'm carving him up.
"Ic finally Cuieted down, and things
assumed a peaceable shape. j went INTO
the frst-cass coach, and presently re-
Turned 10 the smoker Meantime Johh -.
had conferred with is companion ana l
heard the biggest kind of rearing ana
pitching in the car. The giant bean
Eater was cursing and swearing at
CIT rate. He started towards me with
his enormous first ready for action. am
a small man. and the only thing left
for me was TO defend myself as best |
could. Again | resorted TO the KNIT. and
Informed the Bean Eater that If he struck
me II would be bad policy for him. L
would try my best to kill him
AT this point I retired to the sleeper.
and the big man from Boston made
break for me. Some one on the platform
stopped him. and after an interview with
Conductor Morris, he again went back
TO the smoker.
"When | went into the smoker again,
said Mr.. Albright, 'the whole company
seemed to be in a rage. and threatened
"a mon up the floor with me. John L.
was about four-thirds drunk. so l tried
10 make allowances for him, at the same
time keeping an eye TO my safety. Sew
eral times the crew threatened 10 renew
operations. and finally l retired TO the
sleeper for good. The conductor was
under the impression that I had gotten
off at Reidsville. and told the fighter and
his crowd as much. Before we got 10
Reidsvile, however. the big man was
constantly looking for me, making the
remark that he wished 10 get one lick
al me by way OF example.
1.-The whole company got on at Dan
Vile. and / had no more trouble. It was
a close shave for me, and had the giant
got in one square Highlander on me,
fear l should have been doubtful as 10
my Whereabouts. for l would be mere
baby for such man to handle OF
course l would have made an effort 10
knife him. I tried hard TO avoid trouble
with the man, and l can't imagine why
he should have picked me out as a vic
tim. If l had carried a revolver with me,
should have emptied its contents at
the man from the Hub. and that would
have been the last Of his dramatic talent
or pugilstic art
When I left MIR Albright he smiled and
added, But I'm here, and since no dam
age was done. I hope that if you write
anything on the subject. you will say |
was only defending myself as a quiet,
peaceable citizen"
| would have interviewed the ex-
champion on the subject but for two rea-
sons-the Bean Eater was on such a Jag
at the time of the fracas, he would hard
ly have remembered the details; he was
said TO have been on another jag Satur-
day evening. and interviews with peo-
pie that are under the weather are very
unsatisfactory.