New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-20
WOMEN FIGHT A RUFFIAN.
HE MAKES A WHOLESALE ATTACK IN
A DENTISTS OFFICE.


BuRIY FElIloW-GREAT EXCITEMENT
AMONG THD PATIENTs-A KNIFE
wREsrED FROM THE MAN
DY THE HELPER.
Charles MacEatley. bricklayer. twenty-seven
years old. who lives a. No. 22l East One-hundred-
and-twenty -ffth-st. was locked up in the East
Eighty y-eighth-st police station last night for
having assaulted with a knife DIR. Adolph Mais-
ner a dental specialist. at No. 1883 Lexington
ave: Mrs. Maisner and Miss Anna Train, the
assistant and having frightened a whole house
full Of patients
At I o'clock Yesterday afternoon Dr.. Maisner
had about ten women patients in his Office when
two men came IN. one Of the men was Mac
Eatley. lie had been drinking and he had a
cut over his right eye and his jaw was fractured.
lie came to get the jaw and cut attended to, he
said. and the man VINO was with him was ms
friend. Dr Maisncr. who is a surgeon dentist
sent for DR. T.. J. Palmer AZ No. 1.%2 Lexington
ave Dr Palmer put eight stitches IN Mac
Ta;ley's cut. while DR.. Maisn"r dressed MS Jaw
While they were doing this MacEatlays cpmpan-
ion went out. when they had finished Mac
Fa.ley became boistcrous AMI refused To -. lie
tore about the sittinF-room. expressed some Do
c!dcilv unfavorab'" opinions Of society. and re-
fused To- be pacif,"d Dr Ma!sncr finally "iderc-
Linn to leave the house, ms his patients were Dc-
coming excited and fearful.
AT this MacEatlcy's wrath increased. ana ne
attempted TO assault the Doctor MIS-. M"lFIl'i
happened TO come down stairs just lh'n anu
entered the room. Macl,atley jumped up
struck her In the breast ana then attacked Juha
Metz the servant girl striking her in the fac'.
Miss Anna Train, DR.. Maisn"r's assistant came
to Mrs Naisner's aid an! received several DloWs
on the face and body.
For some time Dr. Maisner and the women
struggled with the fellow. ana the doctor many
"a. f, th.. q
room MacEatley. who is big and powerful
succeeded In getting up again. ana ran out III
the hallway. where Mrs Maisncr had retreatcd
He struck her again and then ran out IN me
street Or Maisner saw MacEailcy strike ms
wife and ran after him. grabbed him by the
back Of the neck and hauled him back Into the
house. 80
Here the doctor and Miss Train grapped with
the fellow MacEatley drew knife and made
several lungcs at them but without effect They
threw him t. the floor and DR. Maisner pun ms
knees on MacEatley and held his arms white
Miss Train. who had shown herself to be ex-
treueiy plucky. took the knife away
Meanwhile the excitement ran h'Gh aino"E me
patients ana extended all over the building.
Mrs. Maisner sent messenger In all directions
Cor a policeman. but could find none For long
time Dr Maisner ana Miss Train struggled WIN
tho fellow in the hallway. keeping him down ana
preventing him from attacking them. Mrs Mals-
ner finally sent a messenger 20 the East ElGhtN-
eichth-si station and Policeman Millhausrr ana
two others came over. IL was 5.do % cI''h ",lci,
they reached the house. officer MiIlhaus"r hau
q use his club TO subduc the Follow. lh'N '"oh
him 30 the police station and he viii be arraigned
in court to-day.
DR. Masncr stin all over from the "N-
eriion II the fight. and Miss Train was com
plctclv exhausted. Or Naisn"r thinks the TWO
mon had formed plot 20 commit robbery IN
the house Although MacEatl"y had apparently
been wounded in fight, the actions oi MS com
panIon were suspicious The iron lock on me
door from Eighty -ninth-ei.. leading into me
ward was fodnd broken. and the Doctor reincm-
bers having soon NacEatlcy's companion eytng
the doctors case Of surgical instruments.