The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-26
AN ARRAY ON a sTEAM1R.
asan,s sLs.II cracISea because Christ
mas Dinner Was DELAYED.

MANS sE1slI Cracked Because Christ
mas Dinner Was Delayed.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 26.--A quarrel ever
ceiav Of the Christmas dinner Of Frank
". Barenthan th;rty-one years old. cook
aboard the British steamer Tampice.
Cant ". James. lying at pier 81. Locust
Peia:% lea to serious sffray yesterday
afternoon between The cook and Joha Per-
imam tiIrry-th-ee years old, enc of The
sailors. As result Periman Is at the
Maryland University Hospital with
fractured skull, and the doctors say he
viii probably Gle. He was unable 10
make any statement. having been uR-
conscious since the assault Barenthzn
is held atsthe Southern police station on
the charge of striking PerIman- Aadreas
Rolsff. twenty years cid. a sailor aboard
the same steamer. is held rs a witness
Barenthun was arrested by Special OIL
Ger Norris, OF the Baltimore and Ohio
sailors who were about piers 81 and 81,
carried out their threats of beating him
for his assault or Periman-
Karen hun made the following state
mont last tight in his cell at she sta
tionhouse;
ct was about s:2o p. m. and was N
the kitchen getting ready for my Christ
mas dinner Perimaa came to the door
Of the kitchen. bringing same dishes
which had been used fer the dinner OF
the sailors. had waited impatisntly for
the dishes. because they had TO De washed
before could sit down 20 my uinHer.
When he brought them I said TO I'm.
This is fine time for you 10 be bring
ing in these dishes, and in this way de-
Ia VII hi Z I
don't know; you don't do so much, any
way; I guess you can wait all right
Il saw that the man had been drink
ing, and as I turned around he grew an
CRY and punched me fearful blow IN the
nose I staggered. and as I was looking
around fer something with which to de-
fend myself Perimaa picked up a great
big bar OF iron, used TO bolt the floor Of
the hatehway, and poked il into MY left
side with AL his might
Il thought he was about to end me,
When managed to grab hold Of poker
Iying near the store and struck him
over the head with It. He staggered ana
fell with grean. The blood from my
nose ran all over my shirt. and the blood
from PeTiman's head caked the floor Il
was an awful sight. aid I did not know
what 10 do.
FINALLY I rushed OFF the boat and asked
q policeman TO look after Periman and
also tell him how the trouble happened.
There were no sailors aboard the boat
as far as I could see. and thc captain and
officers were somewhere in town Final
II as I vas walking up near Fort Ne
Henry looking Tor a policeman, nan
! came I'd % me ana, telling me that be
was detective, asked me to go to the
station house with him Il did SO and
that II al I know
8zrenthSn complained CT 9 severe pain
IN his right side and thought that one OF
his ribs might be broken, Dr. Albert 7.
Chamber. who examined him last night,
/ said that his side was somewhat bruised,
bat that no ribs appeared 10 be broken
Asarae RoIaI. who Is held as witness.
! tald . reporter last night that he had been
: n 4 room adjoining the kitchen when the
trouble began but thai he did rot see any
! taiuE until he heard someone groan, and,
THaGing cut SAW B2re1thUR hit PeTimsn
/ over The head with poker. Re SAID that
/ PeFiGnan had been drinking Q little bat
! that he always seemed 10 be OF quiet
j diss9sIUon-
Inc cook however, he contiEUed, SIS
rot = G1iist fellow al all. he is always
f1issing Win some 81 the sailors a5out are
/ thing or another
When Detective Nerris arrested Barren
thur ne telephoned to Lieutenant Collins
for the patrol wagon. which was ia.nr6i-
I atsIy sent fer the prisoner
! Lieutenant CoIliBs boarded the steamer
| and finding th2t PeFiman was seriously in
| iuTed lad him removed to the Maryland
/ University Hospital p2troImGn Cribs
vho also boarded the steamer. arrested
/ RolaE. As he appeared TO be the O1iZ sail
} CT who knew anything about the assault
Barenthun said he was from Rotterdam
and thai the steamer Tampico had arrived
Al Locust Point from Rotterdam about one
%eek ago. He said the steamer would leave
. next Saturday and that &c was locking for
ward with eagerness TO his return - Hol-
/ land as ne then expected 10 be married.
/ His betTothed is Miss Nary Romyne. Of
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