The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-04-05
Ed CORR|CAN
ASSAULTS AN
OLD BOOKMAKER
OuarreIed Over a
Race Decision.
Threatened HIS LIFE
OUTCOME OF THE RULING OF
JUDGES AT OAKLAND.
w. E. Scott Consults With Chief of
Police Lees as to His Encoun-
ter With the Burly
Horseman.
OUTCOME OF THE RULING OF
JUDGES AT OAKLAND.

Edward Corrigan, the deposed car of
Ingleside racetrack has added to his long
list of street brawls in which he has been
a principal. This time his victim is an
aged bookmaker crippled with rheuma-
tism. Happily, friends came to his assist
ance before the burly president of the Pa
cifc Coast Jockey Club could do any
harm. Corrigan left his intended victim,
breathing threats of violence.
The encounter took place on a Market
street car on Monday night. w. e. Scott,
a member of the bookmaking firm of
Hoffman e Co. of st. Louis, formed one
OF a party with Corrgan. An an
mated discussion was in progress
as to the fairness of the decision in the
fifth race. This race was won by two open
lengths by Pat Morrssey Corrigans entry
finishing in second place. Without any
protest being filed with them the judges
disqualified the winner and placed the
representative of the Corrigan stable first.
The outcome of the race was the sole
topic of conversation among bookmakers
and racegoers alike. Mr.. Scott contrib
uted to the discussion on the way up FROM
the ferry by saying: The remark of a
racegoer in the betting ring expresses my
views. He said he supposed they dis
qualified Pat Morrisey because he was
trying.
Il suppose you had a 81 bet on him.
Scott stuck to his guns, saying, Il didn't
have bet on him, but l know you had
$4,000 bet on your horse COrrlgan applied
an epithet to him.
The language applied by Corrigan an
gered Scott and despite his age and Grip
pied condition he struck at the Chlcagoan
with his cane. A struggle ensued for pos
session of that weapon, its owner intend
ing to fight to the end. Some women pas
sengers shrieked for assistance and at
tracted the attention of paSsers by to the
alteration. By this time the car had
reached the Palace Hotel, and Corrigan
retired from the field. Before the car
moved off he said he would kill Scott on
sight and that he would soon be dead
anyway.
Scott in return called him a thief and
said that every dollar he ever made
Corrigan that he knew what information
he had as to his past deeds on many
tracks in the Middle West. After sleeping
over his encounter with Corrigan, Scott
as to the propriety of having his assail-
ant bound over to keep the peace After
telling his troubles Scott left without any
definite steps being taken in the premises.
and told me of the threats Mr. Corrigan
had made said Chief of Police Lees last
night. Il have known Mr.. Scott some
years, as he came TO me when there was
a letter from Chief of Police Harrigan of
Chicago. He did not ask me to take any
action against Mr.. Corrigan in this case,
but just told me the story Of his encoun-
ter with the horseman. | asked him what
precipitated the quarrel and he said: L
called COrrigan thief because of the de-
cision on the disputed race at Oakland
II laughed when he said that was all
the provocation he had given Mr.. Corri-
gan. l thought that alone was sufficient
to precipitate a quarrel. Mr., Scott did
not ask that Mr.. Corrigan be arrested or
bound over to keep the peace"