The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-26
WITH TURKEY.
CABLE CAR CONDUCTOR GETS MS
THANKSGIVING RAW.
Two Citizens OGcred to Fay Fare for the Blrds
They wanted TO Get uptevn with. ana
wade BiudEeons OF Them when TIE Gem
,.py OmcinIiy Refused Thern Ne PASSENGERS.

rvo Citizens OGsrod te Fay Fare for the Birdr
Trev wanted TO Get Uptewn with. and
MADE Bludgeons OF Them when TIE Com
,suy omcinIiy REFUSED Then ns Passengers.
On tho principle that Il Is well TO drink
heartily before oating heartily, John Rodney,
an freshman, and Tony Sauer, n German, set
out carly from their Harlem homes to make n
memorable THANKSGIVING OF yesterday. Their
aim was Washington Market, but, finding that
closed, they went to q special sale OF turkeys
nearby and purcha sed one specimen apiece of
the great American bird, besides several
souabs. Having thus provided the food, they
looked after the drink with distinguished sue.
cess. BY the time they got to Broadway the
wrappings were Off tho turkeys, and the pack.
age OF SQUADS having become undone, those deli.
cacies were distributed into the pockets Of their
purchaser. Rodney and Sauer were a pictur.
esque pair when at half-past 10 they boarded
tho Third avenue cable car OF which Patrick
Hanlon was the conductor.
Rodney took q scat near tho corner and set
his turkey down beside him, leaning 1t up
against tho back of tho seat. Then producing
several squads, he set them neatly in a row on
their defcathered tails, with their wings stick
ing stifly out in a sort Of present-arms posture.
set there by your mother" said he TO tho
squads as he jammed tho last one into position,
and be good. HI . mo snow you mako. A
regular happy family"
80 they do said sauer. I'll az mine that
way
Before he had got them arranged to suit him
self the conductor came in to protest,
THAT'S all right" said Sauer; iii pay faro
for EN-. Full fare for the old turkeys and half
'.That won't do said Han.on; you're SPOIL
ing the seats putting those greasy birds on
won't do, hey?" said Sauer in militant tones.
pulling out u handful of change ana holding It
out, There's your fare. Let's see you put EN-
of; both Of YOU" he said. and Take those things
Put your hand on me-" threatened sauer,
and n make a mince pie of you. Without
0r Not obs aS v fns0a that N,c Rodney had rrasped hi,
conductor reached for sauer. The turkey
knocking him over upon the seat. AS soon as
he got to his feet Sauer's turkey banged him,
s.help," h. Yelled to John McFoOnoy. tho
gripman. Come in here"
McFeeney. hauled the door open and rushed
SQUAD. which, hurled with excellent aim, Hat.
tened itself upon his. face. 1t was followed
by a second and a third. and when the grip
key that dazedi him. hi ! k'E Two Sa q Policemen lr s@riv e dun In
damned clear through a window Which had al.
ready been broken by its impact. The two bel
~ligerents were arrested and taken to the Oak
street station, still clinging to their turkeys.
In spite of their plea that they had offered to
pay fare for the birds, they were locked up on
a charge Of intoxication and assault, the Centre
Street Police Court having closed for the day.
In the afternoon, when they were getting
lamentably hungry, two bondsmen came to bail
them out. They came out to the desk and be-
held their turkeys hung up behind 1t as evidence.
Cant We take the turkeys with us, Ser
geanti' asked Rodney.
Don't know whether that would do" replied
the Sergeant gravely.- They're felonious
weapons of assault, and we may need them in
court"
Sure. then. we'll bring EN- back" said
They ought to be tender" said the Sergeant.