Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-09-15
ROUGH RIDER ON 1HR RAMPAGE.
Fought the Conductor, Three Policemen
and the Ambulance surgeon.

and the Ambulance Surgeon.
A man dressed ia the uniform Of the
Rough Riders, WHO laid he was Ran
dOlpE O'Brten, aud who surely gave
some evidence OF his pfOWess as u fighter,
landed iu a cell At the West Sixty eighth
street police station last night. Before
he was locked up he succt eied In con.
vincing several policemen, a couple Of
citizens, and an ambulance surgeon, to
say nothing OF an admitting crowd, that
Randolph y Brien was no slOueh OF a
scrapper, an a. good as yOuil ever see
from Arizona
O'buen imbibed enough whiskey yes.
tefday afternoon TO make him feel like
holding up tue town, and tt required
yeiY lille 10 start min on bis destructive
career. In tie evening he boarded south
bound Columbus ayenu cable car some
where up nea kightieth street, aud very
soon shocked the ears Of some OF the pas
sengefs by the language he used. At Sew
anty third street several women appealed
TO the conductor TO gus the Rough Rider
oil the car.
The conductor didn't like the job at
all. He wasn't very large aud OBrien
looked dangerous. Finally the conduc-
ter approached UBrien and said.
You'll have TO shut up or get Of"
mot by q joyful: / won't do neither
answered O'brten.
The conductor rang the bell TO stop
the car, and taking OBrien by the collar,
pulled him of. O'Brien returned the
compliment by pulling the conductor
down 10 the ground and sitting on him.
IL wis easy for O'Brien Finally some
one pulled The Rough Rider on his cap.
tive and the conductor made a break for
his ear He didn't catch IL I'm time. and
O'Bfien pulled him down again aud be
gan to punch him. Then Policeman
Nash, Of the West sixty. eighth street sta
ton, came along.
Here, M boz" he said 10 O'Brlen, a.
he lifted him up. go 1t easy. 60 on
about your business and il will BE-
all right" The Rough Rider got no,
hook hands with the conductor, who
said there we're no hard feelings, and
then started of in tow OF a patriotic citi-
zen. who promised TO see that the soldier
would behave. The car passed o n
In less than two minutes 0'Brien hR
his pilot on the ground pummelling him,
and Policeman Nash started back. Mean
while 0'Brien WAS humping another
citizen, Albert Mecklein, of ia West
Sixty-lfth street, who wanted 10 help
subdue the Rough Rider. When Nash
gut back 20 the scene Of action the Rough
Rider sailed into him, ripping his coat
on his back, smashing hts helmet and
giving him n couple OF hard raps on the
head With his own club. A mounted park
policeman and Roundsman McCullagh
then. came 20 the aid of Nash, and the
three "subdued" the soldier by a liberal
use OF night sticks. Then the policeman
sat on 0'Brien until DR.. PletOn arrived
on the Roosevelt hospital ambulance to
see how badly the Rough Rider was hurt.
O'Brien continued TO eight like a wild
cat, and he was dumped into the ambu-
lance Tor q trip TO the hospital, where he
could be strapped down and ~bandaged
On the way TO the hospital 0'Brien
kicked DR.. PletOn In the leg and knocked
him of the ambulance. When he WAS
dnally put on the stretcher to be
b~andaged he got up, kicked the three
policeman around the operating room.
broke a pitcher aud scared three nurses
almost 10 death.
When the Rough Rider was bandaged
he was taken TO the station house In a
patrol wagon. and when Sergeant Mccoy
tried TO get his pedigree he fought som
more. Finally four policemen and the
doorman sat on him and he wa
stretched ont on the floor.
"Got me hobhled now, haven't yOu?'
exclaimed 0'Brien. "You think YOU'RE
dead 'caliente'. don't your You cam
1ght a little bit. and I've only got a half
hisk in me at that, You cops are deadel
than Spaniards."
The Rough Rider finally told the ser
gcant his name, and sald he came from
Arizona, occupation 'rustler." TheI
after another little fight he was put IL
his cell. after which the policemen tool
off their coats and rested.-New Yorl
Sun, Sept. Z,