New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
TROTBLE AT THE BARTHOLDI.
A REPUBLICAN GUEST SAYS HE WAS AZ
Tackled BECAUSE HE WOULD NOT
TAKE IN 4 M'KfNLEY FLAG.

A., ,xci,iny argument ending a ngh, over Nc
kinney and Hobart flag occurred In the Hotel bar-
,holdi Yesterday AT the time OF tn" parade George
u cassidy. n business man. who has an Office at No.
y West Twenty -thiri-st.. has occupied room on
tho afh floor Of the hotel for long time. and has
rd.d m. room as his home. y few days ago ne
asked permission TO decorate the balcony In iront
NJ his window in honor OF the parade for SOUND.
money. and the proprietor told him he might. lie
snake about II again Friday. and was told again
tina, ne might decorate the balcony. he says he put
on; a s.reamer y feet long and feet wide with the
names Of Mckinley and Hobart on IT,
Mr. Cassidy left MS room about 10 a. m yesterday.
and when ne returned the strcamer was gone lie
informed the hotel people that he wanted the rag
h.ck and Il was sent up to his room. He immediate
IL pIaced IL In position outside his window. In 'X-
,a,r,ng what followed Mr. Cassidy said TO re-
portcr IN the afternoon:
''Mr Danforth. the chairman OF me pemocfatr
State Committee. came TO me ana asked me out oi
rsnect TO the committee. whose headquarters are IN
the hotel. to take In the Mckinley flag. | told Mr.
D,rforth mat | did mean to lie dsrespectful TO
Oh. committee but that ! intended TO show my
oval,y by keeping the flag hung out Then the wives
of several members Of the Democratic Committee
waited upon ms and pleaded that take IN the nag
I pocly but firmly refused 10 do So Shortly AFTER
ward knock came at my door. and when said.
Come In two men entered my room one was
Jimmy. Oliver as aftcrward learned. The other
mans name | am told. is Heacy. Both demanded
,hat remove the Mckinley nag. said would not
Then the man Healey said that he would do so him.
s,,f told him that WAS In my own room. ana
th,t II ne dared 10 touch the flag would shoot him
Thls angcred the man. and he seized me by the
l,nes of my coat and began throttlng me. Ohver
tried to pull him away. and the three OF us were
mixed up In a struggle on the moor. lnaly re-
I.ased myself from Hcaley's grasp and picked up
An empty revolver from the mantepiece ana threat
ened 10 shoot Hcacy II he did not get out AT once
A, sight of the revolver both men ran from the
room IN fright and topped over one anoihe IN run
nIng down the hallway went downstairs then ana
nnt,. "A protest the hotel prOpTetors ana Mf.
D.nforih. got the vilesi KIND OF abuse from tne
men gathered in the rooms OF the Democratic lfeai-
nu.rf.rs and one threatened TO XIII me lie
made an effort 10 strike me, but WAS prevented from
doing 80 by Mr. Robey. Then was Missed ana Jcered
M Nr Robley denied at first that ne gave me per
.sinn 10 decorate the balcony lie afterward ad-
mtted thai he had. but said that ne ga no' say
nn,id mt out Mex inley banner. Tnat WAS GER
tnlny true. the character oI my '"''"''" "N'''
tions was a all discussed ..,.,..,
After | returned 10 my room Mr. k9pley 'isi'cu
me and very politely asked me II would hot tdfsc VI
,he dag "a a personal favor to hlrn ~" eNplaitlcu
tha, my refusal would mean financial disadVanEtse
IN him told him tnat II ne TOOK tla' SIe~ VI va va
matter would oblige MIN by taxing III 'he h"s' anu
! NJ did So. , 49,, ,o, da.tie1 what
-, - ~ ,youId take concerning the attack upon
H., We said he might not take any but Would con-
s, with his attorney about the matter, me proiL
nt ,he Democratic Headquarters wouii no, , 81
at,ut .be matter except 10 make lght OF H. Jimmy
nff..or MAS