The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-14
POLITICIANS in A FIGHT
sTABBING AFFRAY IN FRONT OF
II GILsEY HOUSE. NEW YORK.
Boston Democratic Congressman
Elect. "a Paper Manufactures,
Wounded-cthers Implicated.

New YORK. Aug. ia hight which re-
suited in the stabbing of two men occurred
in front of the Gilsey House, to-day. The
police can give very little Information
about the row, or what led up TO ii, and no
arrests were made. From what could be
learned at the hotel, three men, said to be
Boston politicians. and whose names the
police give as Joseph a. Conry, Patrick
Bowen and Joseph j. Norton, started the
fight. The Wallpaper Manufacturers con-
vention is being held at the Gilsey House,
and a number OF the delegates were stand
ing in front OF the doorway when the three
men crossed Broadway to enter the hotel.
Conry, il is asserted. had some words with
some OF the paper men. and in a moment a
lively fight was in progress. William +.
Francis. also said to be a wall paper manu-
facturer, was attracted to the scene from
a neighboring restaurant, and went TO the
assistance of his friends. Conry's fingers
were cut slightly and Francis was wounded
in the back and chest.
Mr.. Francis was seen later at the Sturte-
want House. He was lying on his race IN
bed with a very painful wound IN the
back which prevented him lying on III, ana
a long slash across the chest: me WOUND
in the chest was deep enough at one end
TO neceSSitate three stitches being taken.
He dictated the following account OF the
oAeloblAiS 4 I'LL " L|oO
wallpaper house in PittSburg ana nave
been i'm the city some days. There are a
number OF representative OF wall-paper
concerns stopping at the Gilsey House. This
morning a little before ? O'Clock there were
five or six of these men standing III front
of the Gilsey when four men came along
whom they did not know. These four men
were In a very jolly condition. They mad
their coats over their arms. When they
reached the men standing in front of the
Gilsey they jostled against them and then
became angry and used abusive eplthets.
Finally there was a miXup. L was III a near
by restaurant and ran out and got INTO the
row. Some one drew a knife and slashed
me across the chest and when L fell 10 the
ground sat on me and again cut me Win
the knife, this time I'm the back
Mr.. Francis alleges that the man VINO dld
the stabbing was called Jim by his COM
panions, and says that the way Congress
man Conry was wounded was that he at
tempted to take away the knife from this
man.
Conry's version of the affray is as fol-
lows: II was returning from the Buffalo
exposition, accompanied by Alderman Nor
ton. and on the train we met Alderman
Bowen. We all three went to the Gilsey
House and registered at about 9 O'Clock.
After that we went out and spent the even
ing, taking a late meal at n SlXth-avenue
restaurant. 1t was shortly before , O'Clock
when we reached the Gilsey House, and
standing outside of it there was a crowd of
about a dozen men and before we knew
1t we were set upon. Suddenly l saw
SOMEBODY make a pass at Norton and
jumped between them. 1t was all over in
a homer L got my fingers cut slightly,
the way a man will when a men gets into
a struggle. No knife was used as far as
BOSTON. Mass, Aug. lS.-Joseph A
conry is the Democratic congressman,
elected from the Ninth Massachusetts dis
trict, and one of the leading members OF
his party in this city. Joseph \. Norton, is
a member of the Boston Board of Alder
men. 1t Is thought here that the thiro
member of the party is Patrick Bowen, a
Boston Alderman. who is in New York.