The sun., 1896-06-20
LAWYERS, FISTS, AND WHIP.
COL. HAIRE UNDERTAKES TO
THRASH DIR. O'SUBLIT5N.

Hts His Hat with II Whip md Gets
Punch In the Eve and Two Joits In
the Jnw by Way OF Reioinder - Ono
Says Damn" the Other says "Cur."
Doctor Lawyer w. J. o'Sullivan and Col
| onol Lawyer II. j. llniro mot again yesterday,
and this time There vas blood. They met on
Fritay OF last wccl; when Lawyer liaIrc taxed
DR.. o'Su livan with having doEo him an iil-
justice 10y referring to him In the course OF tho
Fleming tril MS "a convict and shysto'."
The Colonel lawyer asked tho Doctor lawyer
u retract his remark. DR.. O'Sulivnn aid
he ", uld consider the matter md II he had
doro Lawyer Hare an injustice would rcpnir
IT.. So far as Is known no repairs hnNo been
made.
Iare is n Wcstcrner over six feet tall, with
broad shoulders. O'SulliVan is . feet 10
inches, of athletic lulld. nnd nm expert boxer
AT Yale he was regarded ~ tho clevcrest man
of his class with the gloves.
He walked ont Of tho Elm street entrance
OF tho Criminal Court bulding after the nd
iournment OF the Fleming tr!nl. shortly after
l o'clock ycstcrla, afternoon. H. wore n
| light silt nnd light felt hat. In ono hand
| he carried n satchel and in the other a bundlo
| OF books.
| IIo set down the snt,hel white waiting for IL
car. and while standing Mt the door was APP
| preached by Lawyer lIalrc, who carried n
heavy walking stick In his right hand.
| "Do YOU mean to rctract that insulting re-
| mark you made about me the other day?"
| asked Lawyer liaire with angry ulien.
The Doctor surveyed tie Colonel for a
| moment, and then said:
ITS none OF your damned business"
LAWYER G lInrS iI whipped our t., rnwhids ,, h from
made n slash at DR.. O'Sullivqn.
Take that, you cowardly curl" he ex-
Dr. O'Sulllvan dropped his medical books
| and dodggd. The VIII. struck his hat: Next
second ho landed his right on. Lawyer
under the jaw, sending Tinirc'z head buck
with q, .snap, such as the Niger babies give
Island. Lawyer Iiairc was so daard that lie
dropped lis rnwhidc and stick, and wns np-
Would say. Wien Cha-i,s Wund. a former
court attendant. grabbed him.
vnS M@ sStFlsr 1Sn .Szcl r'5S g. ' he
was landing another lctt hook on IIaires
,nw The ~ Inwysr wHs taken T.! away them
sa,chc;nnd jumped on car e ing M town.
Dr. O'Su>livan had n mark under his riIht
| Lawyer Hair" hnd n sCrApci nose and dis
culored left eye. much like the left eye Chem
list Scheclc got from Poet Mansfield on Mon
lawyer lIalrc was putting harl when tho re;
porters saw him In his oiiice, and lie moried
" Wv wnp2Sd G4E vim dog whn" ,n. ,9ia
o Ss any SSsc and ana" nj n%, ho
stIould nnol"rtze or receive his Just deserts.
| ! gave him an opportunity to retrh"t, and lie
| did not do So. II II were not for the fact 'hHt
my right erm i i disabled, he might not h"'"
| got away 20 we'll.
II had my nru broken nboui three years ago,
and ! have been unable to lLft It As high ns lay
| shnuldcr ever since"
Here tho hig LAWYER summoned his type
| writer aud told her /" get piece n hone uu.
| Of his safe This was p,htntir's exhibit A.
In the trial Of John Dui'y, a west side saluo
| Keeper. who was convicted in tho General
Sessions OF assaulting Lawyer llnirc three
| years ago.
| Dr. O'Sullivan sail last night that he Ill
| not intcrd to withdraw his chnrac ,erizstiUn
| OF Lawyer linirr. lie sAiG that II Hare Lad
| wanted u vinhiCRti0n u" should hnvV taken tho
| witness stand IA :hr Fleming cAsr.