The morning times., 1896-12-02
FOUGHT ON THE ELL|PsE'
Messrs. Macneal and Stewart
Give a Midnight Matinee.
BLOODY NOSES AND LIPS
Two Fiery Citizens Resort to a
Milling Match to Settle DIS.
pute in Logic-Several Punches
- Made with Frozen CIaret-Three
Rounds ana Some Bluffs.

A midnight mill was the hot stuff which
warmed up the weather and the crowd OF
witnesses to it last night OH the ellipse
i'll full view Of the Presidential manson.
Itwas like this Mr.. Tom Macneal. who
Is said to he the barkceper at one OF the
city hotels, and Mr.. Jim stewart, who is
we'll known o the men about town, became
involved in heated dispute al ont moth
ing at all in a restaurant On Pennsylvania
avenue, near Thirteenth street.
The argument got 70 hot that a few pre-
liminary passes e ok place, the disputants
striking each other III the face, but friends
Interfercd to prevent further hlOodshed ex-
cept according to the rules on the other
side Of the ropes.
Macneal ana Stewart needed no per
suasion to- go up to the ellipse and fight
the thing out to a finish, before which,
however. more things took place in less
time than in any fight of recent years.
When the select party Of friends reached
"a point on the ellipsc between two rows OF
trees the seconds, who were very nuner
Gus on both sides, tried to adjust the
difficulty, which had not yet been defin-
itely stated
THEN THEY CLINCHED.
Mr. Macneal, however, according to the
accounts, was out to tap Mr.. Stewards
blood vessels and he swore during the
parley that he came out to fight and that
lie would play the string OUT
At this Mr.. Stewart shucked off his
overcoat, as did Mr.. Macneal, and they
got together. The first round was
draw.
The friends again interfcrred this time
SO effectively that when the champions
We're expected to be shaking hands. Mr
Stewart hauled off and landed corker'
on Mr.. Macncal's face, cutting the lip
with the teeth of Mr. Macneal himself.
Here 1t is said Mr.. Macneal reached
around in the dark for his hip pocket, but
as no one saw any pistol, it was considered
a bluff. Anyhow the seconds crowded Mr..
Macneal, made partial peace again, and
the reconciliation was almost complete
when the men broke away and mixed up,
the result OF round No. being that Mr..
Stcwart's nose was punished and weptmore
or less gore.
GOT TOGETHER AGAIN
There was Immediately after this another
general miXup in which it is alleged Mr.
Macneal made another div. for his gun
and the crowd, which evidently didn't be-
lieve he lad one, got in between him and
the enemy and again proceeded with the
reconciliation business
BY this time il was getting very cold.
The blood from Mr.. stewards nose AMI
from Mr. Macneal's lip had congeaicd
and also the desire for any further dcmoii-
strations- II was agreed that the party
should separate 50 that there should be uu
chance OF any breach Of the peace.
They all, therefore, came down the
stI eet i'll u bunch, toward Fifteenth street
talking the fight and its merits all
over again. Tie PEACEFUL intentions of the
retiring crowd We're emphasized further by
Mr. Stewart pulling out his knife and as
suriug Mr.. Macneal that If he attmptc,l
To shoot him again with Il gun. he would
retaliate with cold steel several degree,
below zero.
The Test OF this fight was fought after
| the fashion of the Cortctt- -FitzsiInmons
talking match.