The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-04
JUSTICE SHANNON FIGHTS.
HE SAID MANY TIMES TIE WOULD
nkaTROH REPORTER SMIIM.


e,,,,es Freely" That 10, n Little or IL.
Mr.. Edward NJ. Shannon OF New Rochelle Ia
,Justioe Of tho Peace and n man OF war. Of
lat. no has been spending that portion OF his
tIme not devoted to tho administration oil
iu.tice in looking for Mr. Henry T. Smith. a
roportcr ON tho New Rochelle Press and a
brother OF the editor.
This fs because Mr.. Smiths articles relative
TO Justice Shannon's political and personal
character offended that gontleman's sense OF
tho general fitness OF things When the JUS
tice succeeded in fin ding Mr.. Smith. which
o..,rred ON an avera GO OF three times day.
shannon would tx his foe with deadly glare
and 10 over q list OF the various ways In which
be intended to destroy him In the fulness OF
time.
Az Mr.. Shannon is big ar d broad and weighs
1856, while Mr.. Smith is stahll ana siisht ana
weighs about 100. being. moreover. OF mild
and retiring disposition. tn ere seemed 10 DO
no pbysical obstacle to tn 9 Justices making
Vengeance on the reporter. For some reason
he didn't attempt it until list Monday night
and then there was an awful row. the charac-
far OF which was thrillingly expressed by
local daily in these words:
.Wban the faces OF tho mon could be seen
thor were indeed n terrible sight. and blood
was circulating freely" AS a result OF this
there was trial yesterday. which the Same
newspaper dcscibed as an Illustration Oh the
Kilkenny cats.
II was about s O'Clock Monday afternoon
that the row occurred. There were a number
NJ mon stauIing in front Of the Town Hall.
Justice shannon among them when Henry
Smith came up tho street.
According TO the best recollections OF q num-
her Of Xe.witnesses TINS Is wnGl r Smts and
stuck his fist under the nose or tnH me-, LEI
Rather than run his nose up aEa i nnnu
You damn ecoundre'. you're tho man L m
looking for said the Justice ,, D.. >,
AZ Mr. shannon had been looking for Mr..
Smith for some weeks and had never I S;bhs,
Damn you. IN smash your You face. was 'he
At this Mr.. Smith became quite ill.tempered
and snid to the Justice;
Tho Justice declined to do this. saying that
he purposed to punch the rsp4rters nen nc car y
SqdS snS ghSShdo s%.n to bci
progress. Finally Smith got BY anu rs he
stated up the stre ct SAD Towdv than gentle
""I'll show you whother am or not" shout
cd shannon, jumping at his enemy and clasp
Inc his neck IN q close embrace. The Justice
pulled him along to the gutter l9o,e G .br nis
Il on the he ground, spat on his hands. emitted
throe terrific whoops. and aimed terrific nS
ent hori:ontal swa,he in tho phere
about two feet above that Ccntleman's head.
fight: t don't want people to think I'm " r0wdy'
snannon efsfTtn ih s: sSy 4iE NH
soa he deoSs letting .trash
nasa there & sa shsnnon mons arm had Been about
AZ this is petnt Smith put up his hands, where
upon the Justice began to circle nr3una nun
sS R Blow Of peculiar nature, which
his friends say that he invented on the tnu. S o,
I nature o OF this fstIc pheRomsnoH. Some say
that it. Vas an upper snt h 70 SHG Ss
,ax e others 0c Contend that it was int ended IS
4 rib rooster. At any rate It was atertii.t
bSW and It %d %hsro sm
n S ssSs lloyd Ss nell he and sa1 stack sn
yell and 5Sss s ss
Witnesses s." that Mr.. Smith became So furious
that he attempted to stamp on the Justice's
When at length they broke away smith's lip
was bleeding AS far ~ Sa pc is onc with with
Freely" outside the veins Of the eomhnth!nts:
until the he
tain McGuirks Office whore he e, s hinS GOWN va
which he did, shannon following: smith in
sbo w sss.u IN
sissIeP. Shiie shannon stood 0y ana H Listened
.autsd n rs the the t s v sy
,o.id2 os 4. ,hoq!Hi k, Hnannan Ca" mo
He started s3 10 make al rush for Smith, but was
You sit down. said this ,ustice. You've
san can DO u Is I to Keep auis'." shannon was put
under 5000 bail to appear n court yesterday
and answer to charge OF assault Ian was
The s little court rom WINS crowded when tho
ssns and at hqin erney Who
presided. had to use his Cayel like s!edce
sst upen I'll" M told E
story and then witnesses oil the affair were
Next Mr.. Shannon testified. after which he
was cross-exnmined BY smith, Then he
THs min nG 81 MS
through the columns Of the paper Incident
nIninan ant " iint ray lis irtts and stole ham.
ri went to smith llk" u Eentleman.'' said
Mr nfns" suc6 n sto1 hat Veil! lick HIM
He ancnking, cra"l,ns reptile. o,., J..
come TO order. and aver .tew moro words no
stopped. giving tn, door to hisenponent for
his man HD .. r Ss s% ins spoke dis.
has Niis. Thcr"s nothing in tho evidence
Tive got q wife" interrupted Justice Shan
hon., She livos In BROOKLYN. and she's lady.
fishes a lady who showed very poor judg-
to the accom- anlment OF double roll by the
Judges gavol.
Ipunched your head once" shouted Shaa-
my wife I'll punch 1t again"
After q few moro tits tho case was ended.
and tho Jury brought in a verdict OF guilty
ON very Crrnt provocatton." Justice Tierncy
fned the defend ant S25. which was promptly
paid. The friends OF Shannon say that there
will be further DEVELOPMENTS. and there is a
general impression that before many days are
over blood will circulate freely" once more.
Miss Herbert VIII Christsn tho Battle Ship
Massnchusetts.
WASHINGTON. June a-The battle ship Masss-
chusetts will be launched next Saturday Mt
Cramps's ship yards in Philadelphia at 10