The evening world., 1894-10-18
They FOUGHT IN A SALOON.
Diver Began the Rsw and 40
quired Black Eyes and q
Gr.ken Nose.
coULDN'TATTEND COURT TO-DAY
II Would Never Have Done to Have
Shown His Frescoes to
the D. DIS.

Justice Patrick ]. Diver, Tammany
leader in the Second Assembly District,
did not hold court to-day. He remained at
home to nurse a broken nose and pair of
black eyes which he received free
gratis for nothing" In Morris TeiSulsky's
saloon on Park Row late yesterday after
noon.
Oliver used TO own this saloon, and
the man who frescoed his frontispiece
Is none other than his successor in the
saloon business, Morris Tekulsky.
Mr.. Tekulsky is President of the
Liquor Dealers Association. and his
saloon is at lt3 Park Row.
Not more than half q dozen persons
witnessed the fight. but those who did
not carried out OF the place on an am
bulance stretcher.
He had goaded Tekuisky until the lat
ter could stand 1t no longer. 1t was all
over, however In such short order that
interference on the part Of any one was
out OF the question.
The trouble which eliminated in Pat
rick Diver. T. j., being completely
knocked out is OF long standing. No
love has been lost between the men for
n long time. On Tekulsky's part 1t was
a matter Of supreme indifference what
Diver thought OF him. Nearly every
body In the district knows what he
thinks of Diver.
1t was shortly after o'clock when
Justice Diver. accompanied by Spellman.
the halter. whose place OF business In
next door TO the saloon, entered Tekul-
sky's place. Mr.. Spellman Is the gentle
man who, owing to Divers influence,
recently received the contracts for sup
plying the Police Department with he'll
NETS a short conversation followed
their entrance and apparently everything
was harmonious.
Spellman ordered bottle of wine and
this was shared by all three, Tekulsky
coming from his office upstairs to join
In the discussion OF district politics.
Then Tekulsky ordered another bottle.
A third bottle was ordered by Diver.
but before it had been opened Spellman
was called into his hat store. so that
Tekulsky and Diver were left to finish
It.
Diver. after Spcllman's departure. be-
gan to get ugly. He charged Tekulsky
with having Joined in the conspiracy to
throw him out of the leadership OF the
Second District. Tekulsky denied It.
Then Diver went further. and said Te-
kulsky had done all In his power to in
jure the candidacy OF Michael Callahan
for Assembly last Fall.
Callahan Is the owner of two stores,
one on Park Row and the other at
Chatham square. 1t Is said that he
knows more about colonization in the
Second District than any other man in
1t. He was formerly a saloon "bouncer."
Last year. however in consequence OF
the attacks made upon him, Diver de-
cided to show how little he cared for
public opinion by nominating Callahan
for Assemblyman.
When the election was over, and his
heelers were being indicted and ar
rested by the score for frauds on the
ballot box, Diver fed to California
The heelers were arrested, and many
OF them were sent to prison.
Callahan's nomination was received
with disgust by the better element
hundreds of men openly refused to sup
work for him, bue stayed away from
the polls al,9Sethrs snu,! Among the num-
p Ryer f rssasned tSis STORY Mf He Sia:
terly denounced Tekulsky for the stand
he had taken against Callahan. To
kulsky did not at frst make any reply.
But when Diver charged him with
having openly told stories concerning
Callahan showing up his record. as
while the latter was In California, Te-
kulsky began to get indignant.
Simply because he was president of the
State Liquor Dealers Association and
did not want that organization dragged
into newspaper notor.ety, he had listened
for a time with composure. When. how
ever, Diver ACCUSED him Of saying
to tell him So He demanded Drivers
authority for the statement
Eugene O'Rourke told me so." re-
piled Diver.
O'Rourke lives In the Second District.
and occasionally drops into the saloon
well, II is not true. retorted Tekul-
II say II is true" was the reply.
81 saw n La false. md what's more