The evening times., 1896-06-11
THOUGHT ne was PAIL
AshlabuIa Nike Misieok an
Athlete for the Statesman.
THE TWO CAME TO BLOWS
Mark Hanna's Bodyguard Got De
ter-He After ward Had Series of
Depressing Adven,uresinas st, Louis
Saloon.


st.Louis, Mo-, June ll.-Long, lank cash
tabula" Mike had a fearful experience at
tue Union depot yesterday. Ashtabula Mike
is the personal bodyguard OF Marcus Ashta-
bula Hanna. and he was sent there by Mr..
Hanna on Saturday.iwiuh Col. Perry Heath,
of Major McKinley's literary bureau. Mr.
Hcath's discovery OF aIfrigbtful conspiracy
on the part of Thomas C. Platt to bea. tie
Ohio ma jor INDUCED him To give 10 Ashta-
bula Mike the job of discovering Mr.. Platt
the moment he arrived in town and sticking
To him to see that the conspiracy was not
carried out.
1t seems, ccording to the porters at the
station. that every man with whiskers and
any sort of Il emile. especially wicked
smile has been followed by Asbtabula Mike
until that gentleman satisfied himself that
il wasn't Mr.. Plntt. 1t appears that yes
tcrday morning on the arrival of the Iron
Mountain train from the West there came
man who in many ways rcsembled the
statesman from New Yor. State.
Ashtabula Mike was on deck and spotted
him the moment lie stepped off the train.
The man. IL turned out later. was the atil-
letic trainer in one of the Western col
ieges. He noticed Mike after him and,
being on his guard for crooked people,
was suspicious. Mike traiied along af:cr
this man. and il seemed 10 him that the
description fitted exactly. so he moved
up n little closer. This more impressed
lsthe trainer OF young athletes, and he turned
suddenly anu demanded OF Mike: What
do you want, you lean, lop-sided stiff?"
THERE WAS A LIVELY SCRAP.
t. If there is anything that Mike can't
take it is CUFF. and he let out at the
trainer Il volley of cuss words. AT least
he started TO let them ont. As he uttered
the first one the trainer hauled off and
pasted hin, in the jaw with his right and
then kicked him in the stomach. Mike
is scrappcr. and instantly went at bis
man. who banged him II couple of times
more and then they clinched aud went
down together. over and over the pair
rolled, pulling hair and humping each
other on the stone floor The trainer was
a game man. and he punched and banged
the head of Mike. Up they came in a mo-
mcnt and then they fought standing.
Ashtabuia Mikes right eye WIS closed
and his left WIS closing. while his nose
was needing and one front tooth was
gone Brf, bang! scum ded the fists. Finally
Ashtahula got the other mans ear in bis
mouth and chcwed il The trainer played
| tattoo on Asbtabuia's face, closing his
eft eye, and got his knee in the pit OF
Ashtabula's stomach. This practically set
tied the fight for -ishtabuia. He was laid
out in the depot. while doctor plastered
him up. and the trainer was held until it
was found that no bones We're broken, then
he was let GO
'Hc thought You were Tom Piatt,' said
a porter To him as he went out
PLAT. hell said the tEpper II know
that mug: he comes from Ashtabula.''
Ashiabula wis a quattcriof an hour in
getting back his wind. and then he said:
b'.Gce. winz. it's no wonder Perry wanted
me TO meet this man, That's what Nc
HI Nnlcy's up against hey: Wait till 1
get my gang" -
1T wasn't Plat;, s;ih. said the Porter.
TEL it wasu't,t satl AShtabuIa; don't
! ye tink read his ,kecss n say. he sma shes
just Ike he talks PIE db that
REPORTED fIoA,oL. HEATH.
There WAS trouble t,he Southern when
Ashtabula rerorte& I'd Eol;Perry Heath his
! experiences. The kolGsel would say moth
ing about it afterHarE butt, is said that
the only way he spul9kcep the indignant
oodyguard Of MaR H$nna from taking in
slant satisfaction kaSsby promising him a
| place $ doorieepec o the White Hous when
Major Mckinley hkcapr The occupant.
This depotexpehchce. however. was only
the beginning OF Ashtabula' s tough cxper-
| .enceS during the day. He started from the
l b.. \
| the Broadway route. There is saloon
on Broadway, No. 10. which is the num-
| DER of Mr.. Platt,s office ou Broadway. New
York city aud il is called the 40 saloon.'
The painted sign says: -Ales, wines. beer
| aud liquors.
! II is not known whether Ashtabula nike
mistook this place for Mr. Platt's office.
| but. anyhow, lie walked in He first put
| his foot Oh rubber tube, which served
| as a foot rail. This brought his jaw with
| wback on the counter. Then he grabbed
the rail and an electric current shot through
| him. Tie proprietor Gained him down nd
| then Ashtabula asked where the toilet was
He opened it and griDning skeleton pop-
| ped ont and fell gaipst his face Asltabula
] yelled and the skeleton swung al him again
and bumped his nose
| Again the proprietor got hold of the body
| guard and calIned him. He invited hin,
TO 60 up stairs and see the museum. Ashta-
bula started up the mechanical stairway
and when he was half way up the spring
| slipped and the stairway was turned int.
smooth plane Down this the unfortu-
| nate body-guard slid on his face
He finally succeeded in escaping from the
| place. although not until Il few more Jokes
had been pla yed upon him. Notwithsta a nd
ing his rough experience Ashtabula was
at the depot last night still looking for
| Platt, who, some one had told him. was
| coming to town on a hand car in order tn
escape the Mckinley contingent. Mike
| says haDd-car or no hand-car, he will
land the New Yorker as soon as he reaches
the city.
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