The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-16
WOULDN'T TREAT A TRAMP
AS 4 RESULT ALEXANDER jM,DON.
 ALD'S LEG VAS BROKEN.

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 Wallace Street Saloon Because the
 Keeper Refused to Give Him q Drink
 Occurrences That Keep Police Busy.
 Alexander Mcdonald, laborer who
 resides at No. IA St. John street. yes- terday afternoon while taking drink
 in downtown saloon met with an ex-
 perience which will probably cause him to think twice before he again hampers
 with f1re-water. Mcdonald stood at the
 bar of Healy's saloon, at the corner of
 Grand avenue and Hamilton street, yes- terday afternoon about o'clock, when
 one of those characters who are so nu-
 merous in that section of the city, one
 of the kind always on the lookout for
 free drinks and handouts, shuffled in the door and sidled up to the bar in real
 Bowery tramp style. He was of a
 makeup and air that would make him star as stage tramp. He was "Jefts
 Cannon, well known rounder of that SeCtIOn or the clty.
 Slouching meekly enough up to the bar, he asked the bartender to give him drink. Now, downtown barkeepers usually greet customers of this kind with seltzer bottle, but this bartender simply refused the drink and turned to wait on Mcdonald, who was drinking with a friend. For a moment look of Encouragement spread over the face Of his tramplets, but another dodge was evolved in his brain, fertile enough when the obtaining of a drink was in question. He turned to McDonald and suggested that the latter treat him. \ Mcdonald refused to do so. This was too much for Jeff and all his confi- dence in human nature departed. The sudden disappointment of his hopes for a drink reused his ire.
 He struck at Mcdonald and soon the two were scuff1ing, knocking and en- gagged in a go-as-you-please scrap. They had been at it for only a few sec- onds, when Mcdonald gave a groan and sank to the floor. The bartender and others in the saloon rushed up to him and found that during the scuffie his right leg had been broken. The police ambulance was called and the unfortunate man was taken to the New Haven hospital. The police were lock- ing for Jeff" Cannon last night, but S had not yet caught him at late hour
 Earlier in the afternoon one of thesA free-drink fraternity made trouble for the police of the Grand avenue precinct over on Wallace street Daniel Calla- han, of the species commonly called "bum," made call at Utzinger's sa- loon, No. 27 Wallace street. Callahan was thirsty, but didn't have cent En- tering the saloon, he looked around for some benevolently- disposed tippler to offer him drink. No fairy appearing, however, he decided to grasp at the last chance, and, plucking up courage ask ed that Utzinger donate to him some liquid refreshment Utzingerj however, failed to see the point and not only re- fused to give the drink, but ordered Callahan out of the place This was too much for Daniels dignity, so in his wrath he strode out of the place and selecting outside the largest stone he could find, he sent it crashing through he large window in front of the saloon. The saloonkeeper rushed out and gave chase after Callahan, who was finally taught by. Patrolmen Meigs and shan non. He was locked up on the charge of injury to private property.