The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-04
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ROW ATTHEMARLBOROUG
THREE GUESTS 10 BITTLE UITH
TIE HOTEL WALTERS.

Couldn't Get Wlnc-whcn tho right wnIed
Too Warm one Took Refuge I'm m un,
shop nnd Fnrcd Worse Therc-A Grnpdson
of u. =. JnTrnJ Ono OF the Two Locked UP.
The Hotel Marlborough, Broadway and Thirty
sixth street, was The scene, last night. OF a livoly
row. in which three of Tho guests Of the hotel, n
humble Of walters, half n dozen policemen, and
several passcrs ly took part. The row started in
tho main dining room, on the Thirty-sevcnth
street siuc OF The hotel. and ended in a ~free.for-
al fsht In the cafe adjoining the reading room.
Two Of the participants in tho fight were locked
up In tho West Thirticth street station house.
They were Edward 5. JafTray, who says he Is n
grandson of the founder of the dry goods house
OF 4. :. Jafray s. Co, and Philip Eichlc OF Half
Moon street, London.
BON Young men are stopping at tho Marl-
borough. They had dinner IN the main dining
room of the hotel. With JafTray and Eichle was
II friend named George Gordon. JafTrny says
he ana GOriOn are cousins. and that Gordon 10
on tho star of Gov. Bushnell OF Ohio. Tho
three young men sat at u table near a window
facing on Broadway. They drank n good deal
of wine. it is said, and fingered over their dinner
until close on to 9 o'clock. The young men
didn't talk in whispers, and consequently at
tractcd the attention OF the other diners.
Jai!ray ordered another bottle OF champagne at
the end OF the meal, and the waiter who was
serving them went to get Il.
lie failed TO return in a reasonable time. and
the three young men asked loudly why the wine
they had ordered wasn't forthcoming. The head
waiter here stepped up and told them politely
that it was thought best by the hotel manage
inent not TO serve them with any more wine.
The three men jumped at once from their seats
and started for tho office to find out why the
vino was refused them.
+. ). Crowell, the night clerk, who was at the
desk in the office, explained to the angry guests
that they would be served in tho cafe IL they
would drink there. They walked into the caf6
and Eichlc sat down at a table on which n wait
er was placing a cloth. The waiter objected to
his sitting at that table as 1t was engaged, and
waiter and guest soon were clinched. Jaffray
nnd Gordon rushed forward to help Eichle. and
the other waters in the catG went to the aid Of
their Fellow workman.
Other guests Of the hotel pushed into the cafe
70 see what the trouble was. Passers by on
Bro. dwny ran into the hotel and tried to iorcs
guests were rghtlng the waters yelled and tho
struggling mass Of men who were trying to get
q good view Of the light yelled. too. The scrap
was III PLAN view OF Broadway. and il didn't
take long FOR "A large crowd to gather.
! Dung : hat store aGtCins the room where the
nghL vas IN progress. 4 door leads from the
store into the cafe. The door was open when the
hight starIed. and The clerks in the store rushed
10 the cafe to see the row. Pretty soon they DO
came mixed up. The onslaught OF The walters,
backed up By the pushing Grove! OF men behind
them, became too fierce Tor Jufruy and his two
companions. ana they tried TO reach tine door
leading into the hat store.
Eichle reached the door first. forcing the hat
store clerks into The store in front OF him. They
tried to force him back out OF the store into the
he struck right and LETT. He was bowling them
over in fine shape, when one of the clerks rushed
al him with q stick. This was brought down on
Eichle's head several times, demolishing his
straw hat.
a moment later policemen appeared and put
| AN Unn n h Nphf lEhln kEna r. a~rnh nrA
through the hat store to broadway by Police
man BECKER. He protested against being ar
rested, but he Was hustled along to the West
Thirtieih street station house.
lie had just finished giving his pedigree when
Jaiiray was brought in. Jaffray was hatloss,
and his clothing was disarranged. He said he
city Rs $50 Broadway.
Born in this country r. asked Sergeant DAILY.
Yes, born in New York answered Jafray,
but ! m an EngIishman nevertheless"
hat Is your occupationf = was the next
question.
None al, present. was the reply. I'm
buying for tho English army"
His lips were cut and there were several slight
rT"ce Ell by his friend EicIiHe' against whom;
Night Clerk Crowell had preferred a charge of
dis0rderiy conduct, Policeman Faubel charged
Jalrray with being drunk and tisorderly.,
ton house soon after his friends were locked up
and inquired tho amount OF bail necessary for
their rci"ase. Gordon also showed the effects OF
! the trht.
4 big crowd OF men followed the two prison.
ers TO the station house. After they had been
placed in cells several men who had witnessed
the row said the two prisoners were more sinned
against than SHINING. The clerk who had as
stulted kichle with the stick CIme in for a good
deal OF criticism Tor tho part he played in the