New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
ASSAULTED BY HIS AGENT.
THE PRESIDENT OF AN "ELECTRIC
RING" COMPANY INJURED
WHEN TAKEN TO BELLEVUE HE WAS PIT IN
TIE ALCOHOLIC WARD, BIT WAS RE-
MOVED LATER TO ANOTHER HOS
r1TAr. BY ~ INDIGNANT BROTHER
HIS ASsAILANT CAUGHT.

IlTAl. BY N lNDlGNANl biNOili''4'
HIS AssAILANr CAUGHT
Malcolm d. Peckham. president of the PecNham
Electric Ring Company, at No. 1G7 Broadway was
beaten into insensibity ny Of his agents in an
office in East feminist. yesterday morning. HIS
nose was broken ard he suffered from conclusion
of the brain His friends said he was a temperate
man. yet when the police sent him in an amDu-
lance to Bellevue Hospital he was placed in tHe a.
cobolc ward and the doctors said his insensioiiiy
was partly due to liquor They also expressed 'ne
opinion that his injury not dangerous
Mr. Peckham was removed 10 another hospi'''
by his indignant brother early in the afternoon.
Then he was still unconscious and the Bellevue
doctors paced on record statement that he had
been removed against advice.
Meanwhile his assai,ant had been arres'eu ana
had been he'd for examination.
Mr. Peckham is wlaower. dfly-two years Old
and Lately he has boarded with Or. Swan vet
Urinary surgeon. at No. DO Fest feminist. Ut.
Swan has an office a, No 2g5 Fast Tenth-si and
1t was there that Mr. Pecfham was assaulted yes
terday morning Among the agents VINO have o'en
ornp,ovcd in the sale Of the electric ring. 2n NJ
legged cure for rheumatism. Is George W. MGT'euS
formerly an Eas, River boatman. Marce"uS sou
rings among the boatmen of his acquaintance ana
also acted as 0Gtchman in the employ OF Ut. I'oN-
ham.
Yesterday morning Marcel.us mot Mr.. Peclham
bv APPOINTMENT in Dr. Swans Office, and me two
men were alone there for time When pr S%an
returned Marcellus was gone and NJ Pefhnan ' H5
senseess on the floor beside broken chaW \"
ambulance was called from Bellevue. ,,
When Mr.. Peckham taken TO the h'sp,th-
he was examined by Dr. Go.dthwalte, thc, nous
surgeon. who said that the patient appeared 10 u'
under the influence Of liquor. Or. Russell VINO n.i9
charge of the alcoholic ward. also said thal MI.
Peclham appeared to be suffering from SIC
Accordingly. Mr.. Peckham was transferred 10 'i'e
alcoholic ward. . - 8, . ,.-.,~ ,., y
Is president Of the Peckham Motor and 'anu'Ne'
Company, in the Havemeyer Building. went 10 IN,
hospital. He was highly indignant when De ieaIh,I
that the injured man had been PLACED IN me va;
with alcoholic patients. Later the brother hIouSh'
to the hospital Dr. Winter. the family pnys'c1ah
who advised the removal OF the injured man 10 -
Elizabeth's Hospital. in West Thirty .hrst-st; Mi
Peckham was transterreI 20 'i'l No'p-l'4 l' 3"
bellevue ambulance before p.
boatmen's resort in South-st. Mdrcel.us SAID ihAt
he and Mr. Peckham had QuarTelled about y Whlcn
Mr. Peckham owed to him. He tod me tAat
had not fairly earned the money Marctlus said
land | told him ne led. He got up ana made
motion to hit me. and knocked HIN down re L."
over the chair. Then | walked out of the Once" !
did not know that he hurt badly.
Court where ne was accused OF simple assault. %
certificate having been obtained at Be-'NHe ina
AR Peckham was not believed 10 have been injured
dangerously. Marcellus was then held IN s." pai
for examination to-day and NJ was locked up ID
default OF bail.
was an outrage TO place Ny. Peckham In the al.o-
Peckham was still irsensible A. 81 Elizabeth Hos
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