The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-11
WARM DUEL WITH RED PAINT
1t Occurs on q Sioping Roof and is Desper-

New York, Sept. 10-Each with
large bucket OF red paint in one hand
and an ample paint brushh in The other,
two irate German painters fought duel
today on the roof Of the Savoy Taeate,
annex, at Twenty-ninth street and
Broadway.
They had as spectators 100 or more
OF he usual morning crowd on Broad
way, who witnessed the battle royal with
he keenest delight. and egged on the
combstants with the greatest gus,o until
the arrival OF Broadway policeman,
who bravad he storm OF red paint and
German adjec;ives % make the arrest.
The annex TO the Savoy i; TWO stories
high and has a dangerously sloping roof
that is half skylghs. This roof Frank
Unrein, of Turon. L. l., and Louis
Beaszu, Of No. i22 East Eight street,
this city. undertook to paint. Instead
however, they painted themselves, and
never was a JOB more artistically done.
for they were brought into the Tender
loin station lookink like a pair OF Indians
dripping with red paint at every step.
Unrein had secured the contract 10
help him at the substantian price 81
per day. They were both tinsmiths as
we'll as painters. and, according 70 the
police station, the duel arose out Of
question of superior knowledge Of the
craft
Beaszu knew 4 whole lot about paint
ing a roof. Unrein knew every bit as
much. and much more. But each knew
a different way to paint roof. Conse-
quen,Iy, when Beaszu, stripped 10 his
gauze undershirt and trousers, started
in to paint the roof his way. Unrein.
equally as scantily clad. told him he
didn't know his business, and that it was
a serious question if he could even earn
his 50 a day.
They were on the steep slope Of the
roof and each had bucket OF red paint
and a big wide brush.
Maybe you tink you baint Il so bet
ter as me. You amt such a many dimes
Vhat?" said Beaszu, scornfuly.
you can't paint barn already" ex-
claimed Unrein, derisively. and then war
was declared.
Beaszu had just dipped his brush in
his paint pot and brought il out dripping
But that brushful Of paint was not es-
tined for the roof.
Take do:," he shouted. and slap. went
the brush on Unrein's cheek. filing his
hair and right ear with the mixture.
In a flash Unrein had jumped 10 his
feet and was slathering BeasZu's face
with a swiftness that would have done
credit 10 an expert whi;ewasher.
Beaszu splut.ered and choked. and al
mos. fell backward off the roof Then
he recovered himself and gave Unrein
an uppercut under the chin, filing MS
shirt with the paint. He followed 1t up
with a daub in the mouth that plastered
Unrein's musIache 70 his face.
4 crowd Of men in The street had
caught sight OF the paint singers by that
time and were cheering them enthusi-
astically.
Give It TO i'm, Give ii TO i'm they
yelled. That was a good one. Sla:her
his face nowl"
a hundred persons had collected on
the corner in a few seconds The paint
ers were a. It not and heavy on the
ROOF. The pain; brush proved too mild
a weapon and each grabbed his bucket
The air was filed for an instant with
a deluge OF red paint. and then the roof,
the sides Of the building, the street. ana
the courtyard below were dripping win
the stuff. The pain; gone. The men
seized the brushes once more and ad-
vancei over the roof just a. Policeman
john Daily crawled over the skyligAt
after them.
Drop That, now, will youv' ne shout
ed. "a he lodged just in time 20 each
a dab Of rad paint on his helmet from
the CORY Beaszu's brush.
Seeing the braes buttons the painters
dropped TIE brushes and began - make
voluble explanations In German.
Covered with paint from head 70 foot,
they were led down stairs AMI taken 10 /
the West Thirteenth Street station.
BeasZu's lef; hand wzs "a iIy ell; ana I
bleeding. where he said Cnrein had 4
struck aim Win heavy stick. Cnreln 4
was uniniured. bu: his hair was turned /
= a vivid red BeaszI made a formal /
complaint against Unrein and TIE latter /
was ned