The sun., 1897-07-04
JOURNALISTIC DERVISHES.
IN n MAD, H0ELING DANCE OYER A
BUTCHERLY MURDER CASE
A Nightmare Performance That New York
Never Saw tho Like or Reforc-Arter De-
tectinE Everything Else Rival Newspaper
Arc Now AnKriIy netestinr Each other.

Are Now AnKriiy DeteotinG Each other.
Now York has been stirred the past week by a
crime and an affray which have occupied tho
public attention to the exclusion OF most things
else. The crime was murder. II was interest
ing at first because It was mysterious. Tho vic
tim was o man. his body was cut into flve pieces
and the hoad was missing. The daily develop
ments in this case have been reported in THE
SUN. It has turned out apparently to DO the
murder OF rubber in Turkish bath, with a
German midwife implicated. But the ARRAY was
a matter OF moro lasting qualities 1t was and
is q bloodthirsty fight between two newspapers,
Now that the end is near and the lunatic asy lum
is in sight Of the combatants. 1t Is proper that
somo of the most interesting Of the details of the
battle should be told. As there Ia no desire to
hurt the feelings Of the combatants. the names
under which they give themselves away daily
will not be mentioned. they will be known In
stead as the Hysteric and Fdoin's Fakir.
1t was on Sunday that the second fragment OF
the body of the murdered man was found. With
this began tho battle. Tho reporters for the sane
papers were the first to see the signs OF the COM
ing storm. 1t was at the Morguc. Like great
General the Hpstevic editor piled In his forces.
They came in companies and regiments and
| battalions. At one time, when an outsider with
n voice resembling that Of the Hysteric editor
| shouted Hvsterics. fall in." line was formed
almost block long. Still tho cry was for ire
Inducements. More and more men came.
Fdpins Fdkir heard this war news. Some
thing must be dono to stem the tide that was
surely setting in for the Hvsterfc. There was q
| consultation, a wild shout OF Eurekai" and In
| the next edition was blazoncd. 'Fugin's Fakir
will give $500 reward for the correct story Of
| the murder. How. when, and where 1t was
| done. who was killed, and who killed him."
| For moment the Hpsteric line wavered. 1t
was blow on the solar plexus But the Hysteric
rallied. Tho next edition declared: Tho
Hysterfc offers $1,000 reward for the correct
story of the murder or tip that will lead TO the
solution OF the mystery"
With cries Of rage the battalions fell upon each
other. Fagin's Fdhir, after one scream Of
"They'rs stealing our ideas" drafted new
psadiS 'hf sfsf
lowed out each line. His brow clouded. He
ohy fon ais mo%en Hs
trained fingers caught line so indistinct that
the hand. up the arm, across the breast. and at
last to the spot where the n nurderers S knife had
sf5%mpRfnSsSEl sn%igp MtS SElm have it. Fate has dealt un
was Ed rush Of the
There was a wild rush Of the Representatives. OF
tho Hy,teris e also for Telephones, hagtss Eakir
| heading: Fdpin's Fdkir expert says Fate has
The Hvsteric representatives telephoned: Q
are being beaten. What shall we dor
sage SO loud that the RECEIVER cracked. It was
.$si v @ sei they Se~isd over the telephone to
Hirstwo slairyoyanats and another pslm,i.t 10
an the had its
ptes later came faoin' Iakir's other palmist and
they the al Ssrssa on one thns fss hsd Geaf
untindly with the murdered man.
the astrologists working In their differcnt lines,
results The Of
The clairvoyants said: There's woman in
the case. She has dark eyes. She has recently
Away again dashed the rival couriers for tele.
phones. and the next editions contained the
rival announcements that tho murderer wns a
&c Hyateris to the police to look out for 3
went the order. Look out for brunette
On this second teiephoning from the Mqrgie
give way an inch. We will reinforce you with
How it feels to SHP Ky and
Tho Hpsttric's representatives, were notified
that Julian Hawthorne would be put to sleep in
we have I chartcred t @ steamer and are Raging
the the river II necessary nee y we will dredEe the bay
The next morning the Hgsterie pictured its
declared it had drogeed the hay. The Hvsteric
drag" IT. said. brought up one dead cat. one
pair pair" OF % rubbers. The work " iii be % continued"
This dragging the bay WIN t kedSe d1 1nGhoI G
| 81 had given blow in return. One OF its seut hs
had found that wagon containing two bundles
had crossed the East RIVER on ferry boat, and
| tion Of the animal that drew the wagon tailed
The Hvsferic felt the force of that blow, too
and the proprietor himself went int the field.
Boodhounds." suggested somebody. They
The cry for bioodhounds went ont, from the
Hysterfc, Agents were hunted up AZ over the
State. But one hound was % found ~ "Ho @ do DO te
$oss ssw %fg Ss Sa iSis Sns$c3
pack OF twenty bird dogs were sen: to tho spot
where one piece OF the body was found. The
strange fate the Hpstcric was TO catch an iden
eocl @ F"Fn" he S heard 1t o. Af it. oo 4
Herald man won't tG the Murray Hill baths
The laughed st. him 1ho Y9u5,
has got it," The Herald man fumed and swore
scared the caR int The sGPGrh
could learn from them
1t may be slated here that the Hvsteric hat
rubbers identity, the body. This was in IN,
early morning. To keep It until tho next morn
Ing, so that the blow to Fa0ins Fdkir would b,
more deadly. IT. was necessary TO keep ever!
closest watch. There were iive rubbers. Fiv'
selfsscrlticIns t;n ny;stsrff reporters had yolnn
morning until o'clock, when the Hcrald m maI
, the rubbcrs scrubbing them Their skins wer
Off, but their patriotism was still in them. s.
ut o'clock A. NJ, the superin ntendent told thu
: Herald man that the rubbers ere "all busy,
, and even then. the sound scrub scrub, scrub
came from the bath mingled with tho agonizinI
! means OF the Hvsterio's skinned representa-
| tives.
But how were things going at the office o
FuDin's FukfrP
The uncertainty there was awful. The edit or
| and the reporters felt that the blew was coming
: They staggered around with scared faces am
: trembling limbs Frequent orders were sent 4
the drug store below for dope A measonge
confded In one of the clerks that this order ha
: | come from the boss:
= ITO DER sCHrEFF: II you vas peaten, go de
golt tome up unit chumped Off unit say, here
| lunndR asylum Goes.
Well, tho blow came. 1t was about ocloc
| ,t a. Inn dad Nxif "a Am ali laT