The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-07
TWO FLATBUSH EDITORS.
AFTER AND SARCASTIC ENOUsB IN
THEIR EDITORIALS,
-, Tou shouis Have seen Tsen on the
newly Scrubbed Floor OF the Post Omee,
Vybsre " was Fnir Field snd No Quarter
BLOOD lowed; rws, from tho nose.

Blood lowed rws, from tho nose.
Byron b,- Jsa-
mi. IA about a fight between newspaper
.dtors. a real smashing. clawinR. tumbling.
nunch-'im in the.eye Tight 1t happened. or.
"a one might say. transpired In Flatbush yes
terdaY
a.. .di,or OF the lrlatbush Press. and Henry
Turphy. the editor Of the Supervisor Mr..
caoree White OF Fatbush does not figure in
ihis particular encounter. but his name Ap-
,s.rs frequently in the editorial battledoor
and shuttlecock that gradually and gently led
10 the encounter Mr.. Iedingneld says that
Mr. White is the owner and the real editor OF
N. S,,perisor Mr.. White and Mr.. Furphy
10Th say that Mr. Bedingileld 10 a liar. But
that is neither here nor there
One day the Press came out with q column
beaded d" Here and There" In which appeared
the following remarks from Mr.. Bedinglield:
THE sneak il now after Highway Commits
.,oner Patrick ]. Rooney. Ten dollars will buy
him. lat He's for sale to any party"
A few days after this came out Mr. White had
.eeht in his ONCE with a young man named
CHASE whom he accused Of being an emissary
Of Bedingneld. Then appeared this editorial
In the supervisor;
LAYING In wait in an adjacent building un-
A
vas occupied in our office. Thomas II. Glass
followed at a little distance by " l.. BedinR-
field. entered our building bent upon violent
demonstration. Bedingfleld. as becoming a
masterpiece OF cowardlce. kept his carcass at
A comparatively safe distance. waiting the
opportunty Of giving aid In case the intended
victim should by any means get the best OF
the first assailant
Having proved themselves towards. this
precious couple. Glass and Bedingfleld.
whom from this out every man. woman. and
child should acorn and shun. have displayed
their abilities as lara"
in the next number OF the Press tho batteries
OF BedIngnelds wrath and sarcasm were
opened upon Mr. White as follows;
~ desire said the advertiser to the editor
o,the SaueaHer. to have this set In your reg
ular type next TO pure reading matter Ed
itor: Sorry to disappoint you. but We have no
pure reading matter
In another column OF tho same issue there
was this:
The sneak slludes to V. l.. Bedin gneld and
Thomas II. Glass as two precious scoundrels.'
The unsavory reputation OF the man with the
scotland-yard feet is sufficient to damn any
opinion that he may express about any one
else. lie should be stunned by every man.
woman and child In Flatbush."
Things went on this way until Mr.. White had
brought suit against Mr.. BedinRfeld for $lO.-
coo damages for libel. whereupon Mr. Beding-
field sued Mr.. White and Mr.. Furphy for So
600. each, for libel. thus making the thing even.
Last week the Supervisor had long article
on the subject Of Christianity. Mr.. Bedingtield
commented upon It in this fashion: "A certain
sheet which has total circulation now Of $50
copies o week In this town had an editorial
last week on Christianity which was certainly
very much In favor Of it The crank who runs
an out-snd.out atheist. He Is one OF those that
Christ Christ! would i haze S pointed the finger of seOEn
In reply to this-and now We are coming to
the fRht,the :superpisor had this editorial ia
We respectfully apologize to the editor OF
tScurhs & e teTious
IS he resides here and realizes his response.
billy as q saint among sinners, not even an
Episcopalian such as we are. with wife who
Luther. and baby whose features bear dis
tinct resemblance to those set forth In the
b permitted. even once a year, to speak on
NE theological subjects which always occupy
=" tits true that our confidence in professors
oireligion has been shaken on many occasions |
p TIE yag ;aoe Of rel The
o. sanctitled and dimpled humanity. wearing
blue gown and poke bonnet, and afterward
family on the ground that he had been led
astray by religious enthusiasm, proved a |
by reason OF such Incidents resolves to con-
denim all spiritual be levers. or even all those
who seem e wobble In their traversing OF the |
straight and narrow way.
:, Consequently. although the editor OF the |
Prs mas not, in this particular town. always |
r ns part m ,n oUeGen an
consi-'en: Christian. we should not have, as
sulned that he had relinQulshed his special yo- |
cation as the original ami only representative |
OF hrist!anlty as applied to local Journalism, |
o. a. TS o. should have allowed him clear field
times sober and always janctimOnious mind.
We trust this deierential apology will DO |
offend in like manner again"
4 was in the lIathush Post, Office at the hour
o 10 In comes Alr. BedingLleld for his mail. |
same errand. They see each other and hastily |
hnvs ns1ted nsa 'H sSS f1%s
! have not answered Furphy.
.,.L Ard you hay" insulted my wife. She's
did not Insult your wife"
Now don't mind being called Turk. but
io wont have ny wife's name dragged into
Mr., Furphy buttoned his coat
smash Your F1 lace sai RB% edingeid going to
dhelenp9n Furnhy. being skilled in the tao
t HIs waited Ted net for BsdinGheId 70 act nut
upon the nose. Bedlng fleld answered with his
ieit, catching Furphy sharply under the ear.
BsdingHslds teeth chatter Thsy c Inc a''
=, The tooT, had Just been mopped, and was
hlnpery. In less than ten seconds they fell
iNrrhy on tor BedinGneld clunG TO Furnhy's
SG1lIaI. nisafranging II most terribly. but Fur
ppa hEi WIN ms Knee on his opponents stomach,
tml no attention % matters OF dress He was
busy punching Brdngfeld's nose. In few
HEiomehts me Two men were weltering in gore |
lnrh the crowd rushed In and separated them.
1. Postmaster Ielinsky said afterward that il |
nad been ANYBODY else he would have put
Msu out but seeing they were editors he |
oldn.t want TO interfere.
bo'h men after rhs fight made a wild dash
iot trolley car that was passing. caught it
S Dps,, On ths front and the other on the rear
tauim and rode To Brooklyn. zach has
tened to the office OF an evening NEWSPAPER to
SSsn .s w tue scrap Their own pat ers are
GsSfh,lltesS when they returned to Flatbush.
psSvWnGithtsld said. with a cheerful smile:
NeliH was sorry to lick him, but II had to be |
Inns man cam put up with everything you |
hes" - ~ '"o "0A' huhOoi VI mo
,,tSgrphy, with an air OF com lete satisfaction.
A. on, knew he couldn't fight. He's heavier
tb1su,btn am but he lacks science. He got a good
io5 hng ami I'm going TO have him arrested
Ter. ttnii.ssslsninR 10 kill me. Just you see tho
NeA' issue u the NnDs,p,sUr."