The times., 1898-08-12
WHAT HAPPENED TO RILEY.
In the Roundup He Met n Rough
Rider

Thomas r. Riley, who conducts a sa-
loon in the Division" started out TO
have a good time last night. and. in order
to prepare for the good things that were
to come. he commenced by absorbing an
immense amount of sD!rituous liquors.
Riley stared from home early in the
evening and walked up the Avenue. BY
the time ne reached the pool and billiard
parlors of the hotel opposite the Balti-
more and Ohio depot. be was boistrous
and wanted to fight. He seemed willing
to fight anyone the gentlemen who hap
pened to be in the room could produce
He was equally anxious to assist The
proprietor in cleaning up the floor and
was not at all particular as to what
kind of mop he used.
Edward Conway the young man in
charge of the place at the time of Ri
ley's entrance, eXpostulated with his bel
ligerent customer and asked him to be
quiet but all to no avail. Riley was look
ing for fight and he would not leave
the place until he had had one
He was then asked to step outside end
look for mis- longed-for opponent IN the
sidewalk, and was even offered assistance
as far as the door.
Then Riley jumped into the young man
in charge of the billiard room, and WREN
friends separated them the former lad
both of his eyes blackened and his face
considerably bruised This was TOO
easy" thought Mr.. Riley. II must Ict k
for larger game" and he walked into
the bar.
Sitting at table near the bar, calmly
eating deviled crab, was a thin, ena-
ciated looking man, with a very sun
burned and bearded -cast-of countenanca
who was dressed in the uniform of Uncle
sam iurnlshed to the cavalry boys who
went to Cuba.
When servants, during the social sea-
son, announce him to their nistresses in
New YORK s most exclusive set they call
him Mr.. Thomas Foley but at present
he is only Private Tom Foley. one of
Roosevelt's Rough Riders.
MI Foley had just arrived in the city
ana mad been in the hotel only a minute
when the hilarious Riley entered the bar
Riley saw Foley and walked straight up
to him. 1t would have been better for
Riley If he had remained in the billiard
room, better still If he had STAYED at
nome. When he reached the place where
Foley was sitting, without any warning.
he hit the soldier behind the right car.
1t was such a hard blow that it Knocked
MIN off the stool, fiat to the floor The
Rough Rider remained PROSTATE only a
moment; he was simply sizing up Mr..
Riley, and when he concluded his obser-
Vation he slowly rose to his feet I'M
mediately thereafter there was such
hubbub in the neighborhood of where
Mr. Riley had been standing that by-
ISLANDERS were beginning TO get alarmed.
they saw Foley emerge from the cloud
or dust raised by the combatants and
commence to eat again where he had
lett off when so rudely interrupted. Hur-
rying to the door they saw what was
left OF Riley, who was being escorted to-
ward the station-house on the arm of
Policeman Gordon, where he was locked
up on two charges, disorderly conduct
and assault and battery Foley was also
arrested and charged with ARRAY. but
he was released almost Immediately on
payment of IS collateral Foley appeared
to be a rugh knocker as well as a Rough
Rider.