St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-15
TOUGHS KNOCKED OUT.
TWO AETEHE TO Run AN IN.
TEIasssSssaN CAR.
One Has a Desperate Fight With
the Conductor and Is
Ianquished.

Conductor Charles White, of interur-
ban car No. GIG, deserves to be imm0r
talized ds hero. His ear left St. Paul
for Minneapolis Saturday night at IL 80
well filled with ladies and gentlemen,
also two tougtS of the NEST brutal type
The car was we'll on its way when the
toughs began to assert their beastly
character. The conductor had asked
them for their fare two Or three times
i'll a mild way, and was put off by
evasion each time. Finally he be-
came more firm in his request
for their fare, whereupun the toughs
became abusive, using vile language.
To avoid row and the further use of
the language i'll The presence of the
ladies the conductor Informed The men
that he would himself pay the fare.
This did not Gu ct them; in fact, they
seemed TO be encouraged to use viler
language. Gentlemen i'll tile car sprang
to their feet and demanded that the
men be put off. The conductor
stopped the car and called in the
m"toneer. The latter appeared with
his motor wrench i'll hand, and
with the conductor soon placed the men
outside the car. As the I'll tfians landed.
on the ground one of them. a raw
bOned slX-fuoter, who bore the appear
ance of being IA pugiiist of the lowest
type, grabbed hold Of the clathes of the
conductor and pulled him off. As soon
as The conductor was on the ground the
tough dealt him terrific blow. Bui
the tough wasn't aware that he had
tackled d man that was himself clever
with his fists. For fully two minutes
the tough and conductor were engaged in
fistic encounter that would do credit
to Corbett and Fitzslnmons. And nm
to the last moment il WAS doubtful as 10
which would come out winner. The
mOtoneer had his hands full keeping
the other tough from helping his pai in
the desperate battle; So it was SQUARE
contest between TWO men. Women
were screaming, and the men in the car
were preparing to go ont en- masse To
help the conductor. Just in the mel,
OF time the conductor got in a ter
rifle blow Oh the point of the Jaw
OF his antagonist, and the tough fell 10
the ground as llieleSs as a beef that has
fallen man didn't SO much as culver.
and looked as though he had been dealt
death blow. The other tough. dis
covering that his pal was knocked out.
and fearing that the victorious con.
ductor would make for him, took to his
heels. ana was soon lost sight of in the
darkness. The conductor rolled his
vanquished foe over and tried TO shake
him back to life; but not hint of life
came from him. Some of the men on
the car became alarmed, and hunted
about until they found flask of whisky
III the party. Applying the liuuor to the
lips of the kGocked-out tough they
brought him to consciousness. And then
tie rGflan gave vent to language of the
vilest order. He was not able to rise to
his feet, but his lungs were in good
working order. As he sat ND pouring
forth his brutal nature the car pulled
away leaving him to enjoy himself
without all audience. A member of the
Minneapolis Times staff was on The car,
and he describes the toughs as the
lowest he ever saw. He says they were
not i'll liquor, but were men of the most
brutal type of humanity.