The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-29

\ street, in the northwest residence quar-
ter. when he observed a letter-carrier in
angry controversy with the driver OF a
private carriage drawn up at the curb
stone It appears that the carrier. who
was southerner. was making a collect
ing tour. and had driven ct pretty high
speed to the place where the carriage
was standing. aid almost ran into the
horses. which were nervous. restless ami
mails, and showed some fright. The COL
ored driver had drawn back and made a
quick protest against the carriers care
lessness. which the later resented as i'm
pudence which he couud never brook
from a Niger" heated argument
had led to an exchange of expletives and
soon to bandyirg threats Being 10 the
Quaker manner porn and himself an evan
gel Of peace. the commissioner leaped from
his wheel and hurriediy approached the
disputants. He chose his time oppo-tune-
", for jpst as he reached the spot the
carrier had been seized with a sudden
access Of violence and had drawn a revol-
yer The driver, perched OF his box and
with the horses 10 care fer. was help
less, and presented q shining mark for
mis- antagonists fire: but before the weap-
on could he fairly aimed, Mr.. Faulke. v no
is quick OF motion. had thrown himself in
front CT il. and was pushing the carrier
away. shouting: Get back. Get back
The excited man struggled. AMI two
or three tin es Mr.. FaulKe looked down
into the barrel OF the pistol when 4 very
slight twitch of its owners fingers would
have discharged 1t and reduced the Civil
Service commission to two members. Mr..
Faull5e finched not a hairs breath. how
ever, and between viii ard muscle at
last succeeded in compelling the carrier
to withdraw from the field. Then. see
ing the mistress Of the carriage descend
ing the steps Of the house before which
the quarrel had taken place. he Went back
to reassure ner as TO the share the driver
had taken in the affair and save the man
from unnecessary blame She proved TO
be Mrs. TrIxtOn Beale, the daughter Of
the late James G. Blaine. Having dis
charged this part of the duty. Mr.. Fdulke
leaped aboard his bicycle as if 10 resume
his journey, but, instead. turned his face
toward the post-office. There he made
a fun statement of the affair 20 the
proper authorities. having taken the pre-
Nf~ANAolis III TIT AillASt VI llir tAtllCtAtll.
TO not tie carriers number and make a
memorandum Of his appearance.
An Investigation followed But the
carriers account of the origin of the quar-
rel. and that given by the coachman. who
appeared as chief witness for the prosecu-
ton, differed so widely that the postnas-
ter concluded. in view of the fact that
the pistol was only brandished. and not
actually used. TO limit the penalty to
thirty DAYS suspension without pay. and
the xaction of a strenuous pledge of good
for the future. The carriers ex-
cuse Cor carrying concealed weapons in
defiance of the law was that he had been
by footpads once or twice, and
had to defend his mail: but he disavowed
any intertion Of drawing It on ordinary
persons, and declared that on this one
occasion he had been carried away by
anger.
The post?of1ce people are Of the OPINION
that for democratic simplicity OF initiative
directness Of method in execution the
President and his new Commissioner
must be two of 2 kind"