The San Francisco call., 1896-08-06
MAY AVENGE A
PUBLIC INSULT.
Rumor That Neagle Will
Be Asked to Go Out
of Town.
TALK OF A COMMITTEE.
Barry Declares That He Knows
Nothing About the
Matter.
POLICY WILL BE THE SAME.
he Will Not Try to Have Neagle
Arrested Because That Would
Be of No Effect.
POLICY WILL BE THE SAME.

There may be some aftermath growing
from the hostile meeting between David
Neagle ana James 81. Barry, editor OF the
Star.
Certain of Barry's friends have given
out hints that they intend to make Neagle
leave town-constituting themselves, IN
fact, sort of vigilance committee" to
cause Neagle to depart. When Mr.. Barry
was asked about this movement he said
that he knew nothing about it. Never
theless the rumor was inslstent. No one
could be found yesterday who would say
that he knew anything of the matter.
Barry's friends intimate that something
may develop within the next few days,
but how or when no one cared to pre-
dict.
If there is any such movement on foot
it naturally would be kept as quiet as
possible, because no such proceeding
could be countenanced by the regularly
constituted authorities of the City.
Barry is known to have strong friends.
Neagle, on the other hand. is not sup
posed to be a man who could be easily
induced to quit the town.
Mr.. Barry declares that he Will continue
in the course which he has pursued in the
Star and intimates that on Saturday he
will have something severe to say about
Neagle and also about others. An article
in the Star was the cause which led to the
encounter between Neagle and Barry, and
the latter firmly believes that the former
intended to kill him if he (Barry) had
made any move. Barry had been informed
that Neagle was threatening him before
that meeting. He has since heard that
Neagle yesterday threatened to do him
harm to-day.
Last evening Mr.. Barry was seen at his
home in the Western Addition. Tuesday
night and last night there we're many
callers at the house. Concerning his plans
in reference to Neagle Mr.. Barry spoke as
follows:
$50 far as l am concerned l will do
nothing. will await results and will be
prepared for results. do not mean by
that statement that I will carry arms, for
! will not. l have never carried arms, do
not know how to use arms and have never
fired pistol"
"Will you move to have Neagle ar
restedP'
II will not, because 1 find after consul
tation with my attorneys that 1 cannot
have him arrested for an assault to commit
murder and could only have him arrested
for minor offense. While know that in
some of our courts justice can be obtained
| also know that in other courts Justice
can be defeated. To have Neagle arrested
upon minor charge would have no effect
whatever. He would simply be fined and
the Southern Pacific Company would pay
the fine, so that he would not feel it at all.
He would not be punished, in other words.
His punishment, if any punishment he
shall have, must come in some other way
So far as l am concerned the matter is out
of my hands. 1t is now before the highest
tribunal-the people,"
"What will you 10 in your paper2"
''The policy which L have pursued in
the Star will be continued in the future,
and threats of assassination will have no
effect upon me, as will appear by the next
issue of the paper"
What do you know about an alleged
committee in process of formation, having
for its purpose giving notification to
Neagle to go awav?''
81 know nothing about it."
Currency is given to such report in an
evening paper, and it purports to come
from your friends"
Il know nothing about it. would like
to say that when the article which an
gered Neagle was written by myself had
no malice toward Neagle. In fact, never
saw Neagle to know him until Tuesday,
John II. Burke, writer on the Star,
having made statement to the effect that
the Neagle episode will not make any diff
ference in policy, Mr.. Barry was asked
about that. Yes, that is true, ,Ievery word
of IT," was the answer.
Tuesday night Brick" Mcpherson, who
is well known about town, went to Barry's
house and offered to act as his bodyguard.
but Barry declined to accept his services.
and said that he did not desire BODY
guard. He would continue to move about
as heretofore, unarmed and unguarded,
he said. the same as any other citizen.