New-York tribune., 1897-08-24
4 CIGARETTE CAUSES TROUBLE.
THE rRoPRIETY OF SMOKING ONE QUESTIONED
AND SERIOUS FIGHT RESULTS.

THE pROPRIETY OF SMOKING ONE QUESTIONED
AND \ SERIOUS FIGHT RESULTS.
c,garotte was the cause of a fight at Third-ave
an, Fiftv-nrst-st last night. and one man was so
badly abbcd that he may die lie IS Ahhfeds i'oa
or ,hirtv-tv-o wears old. of No go7 Thrd-avc. with
him was "A man known 10 the police as Herman
hut where he lives or his last name is not known
The Two men were standing at Fifty-frst-st ana
Third-ave. a little after o'clock when they no''cea
tIerrv pickaxe twenty-six years old. of No 2l2
East Fifty-fourth-st., walking toward tnem lie
was not acquainted with the men, Dut that "a'ie
~, difference He was walking along. mnding MS
own business and quietly putting at cigarette As
he passed the two men he heard herman say
Get onto de guy wild de cigarette
IIe maid no attention TO the remark and was pass
ing on Then he heard Rodamer remark:
"yes 7 see de boke Only dudes smoke dem
cofin-nails.' .. &c
Then placing himself in front of PickaXe SO as
+, block his progress. he inquired with great i'h
nudence: Say. what do youse smoke dem tinss
soro Why don't YOU smoke a cigar, like man!
picLaxo sucg:sted that he had a perfect right 70
s,,oka ANYTHING he chose. and intimated that fou-
amor was taking the proper step toward io'S y.
trouble. The latter told him mot 10 si' iie''''
ana at that point Herman came up anu "i'uo al
effort to hit PickaXe ,,,o
The latter was too quick for him. ana, oous'is
49,, i,o,, b,. ducking his head. he struck Herman =
t. ard tho latter almost fell. The TWO clinched
and ,hon rolled about the walk. Rodamer says
n. made an effort to separate the hsh'ers' VIII"
pi,koxe drew a tackknife and stabbed MIN.
Ire was cut In the left breast. the s;ap gong
ou,v across his chest and just escaping the hear|
pod,mer fell and was carried into a NEARBY drug
.oro and Pckaxe got up and ran toward MS nome,
in riftv-fourth-st. He was chased by lo' Oh me"
'',i rnight as ne was going 10 MS room. ...t.
IL - taken to the East Fity-ntst-s Std ~ IA IA
d hoii until RoIamcr was brought IN 10 iuently
~, A. coon aS the injured man saw tle prtsU'rl
ha o,lnral ne was the right man. ana men zen III
- f,in, He was taken to the Flower IipSplt''r
t,irkaxe tod the police n" was nov 10 pi3iiIc' -.
,cI,rei that he used the knife only Wneh Noua'le
uuae,irt,rci and tried u Kick him, II" doss nor
,croc fha. ROlamer was only MAKING an c'.oit ~
Sen.ratr nim from Herman, ana says ne lho.S II !
80 ., one made the use OF "A knlfe or any o'n'l
W. 49,, iis,itilble He will be held 10 await tne
rnsul, of Rodamers injuries. ,,s .,
Is, ~ The same hour that the foregoing was
a.tod a case OF almost the same features Was
'l",,r,trg The attention OF the Tenuerloin pOti''.
~ = on r,' 'Ro1s,lee a Frenchman, of No Loo West
So, So 6rst-st was walking along S"Nehth-aNe.'
r,c.r Thirty first and Thirty-s"cond sts sIiok-
;ng =, cigarette. when he was accosttu ny ,o 1oorn
t.eur fventv-one years old, OF NO ~ NeSt
Tweniy-cightii-st.: James Kelly, twenty-one year
ali ~ No 2l2 West Thrty-fifth-st ana mares
Ir,,arthy a sailor. Of No. ti West Ihlrty-s"
cnth-st one OF them knocked the cigarette out
~ The Fronchman's mouth The ai1alf was s.tn
bv Sergeant McDermott, acting caP''ll oi N,
'renderlo.n station and he caused the arrest Vi
the three men.