The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-11

in the cafe was when a waiter leaned
over our table and ordered US rather
gruffiy to stop making so much noise.
" Attorney General Knox objects to
your noise and vulgar language; there
are ladies at his table," said the waiter.
g" The hell he does exclaimed Mr..
Schoen. I'd like to know what right
he has to interfere with u.s. he added.
well, there was a good deal of talk
just then, but just what all WAS said |
don't know. Presently one member of
our party got up and went over to Mr.
Knox's table and made an apology and
assured the Cabinet officer that no Of
Tense was intended.
"Mr. Knox made only a very frigid
acknowledgement of the courtesy. Then
in a few minutes we were talking and
laughing again, and had quite forgot
ten the unpleasant incident. Mr.
Schoen continued to be rather bolster
Gus, and l suppose we all made more
or less noise.
Again the waiter came to our table
and ordered us to stop making noise
Naturally we were indignant and re-
marks were made accordingly. Mr.
Schoen was drunk, but Mr.. Cramp and
l were not. We just went on and paid
no attention to the orders of the waiter
Then Mr.. Knox and his party got
General passed our table he made an
uncomplimentary remark. That stir
red UP Schoen and the rest of us again.
Then in about a minute Mr.. Knox
was back at our table in a towering
rage.
HE leaned over and shook HIS fin
ger in Mr.. Schoen's face and said,
You are a BLACKBOARD, sir / didn't
think that even a cabinet minister had
Hnancl fn hurk tel In,
that fashion.
Il jumped up and made a swing at
Mr.. Knox and that was the first blow
that was struck / aimed to hit him
in the stomach, but / guess / didn't
find the mark. / swung just as hard
as l could and then came a scufIie
and a great uproar and confusion. No
I'm sure, though, that Mr.. Sehoen
didn't strike blow. He was sitting
in his chair and hadn't time to get up
before 1t was all over.
Then the walters rushed in and
grabbed US and Mr.. Knox was taken
out. That closes the incident so far
as we were concerned"
The ProprietOr's story.
The proprietor Of the cafe told the
following story:
1T was about IL o'clock when Mr..
Knox and his party entered the cafe.
With the Attorney General were four
women and three other men. have
since heard that Mrs. Knox and Miss
Knox were of the party. They had
nearly finished their supper when
three men came in the cafe. They were
Mr.. Schoen, Mr.. Cramp and Mr..
Stephenson. One member of the party
appeared to be very drunk. The others,
too, appeared to have been drinking.
THE three men ordered a bottle OF
wine and began talking and laughing
immoderately. The waiter who served
them says that they used good deal
of vulgar language, but / was too far
away to hear just what they said.
Some of their remarks were aimed at
Attorney General Knox, and naturally
he was annoyed. He complained to
waiter, who politely requested the
three men to modulate their voices.
They complied at once and sent an
apology to Mr.. Knox.
"But I'm a few minutes their noise
broke out afresh. Catching a few of
their words, which were by no means
refined, went over to their table and
begged them not to make scene in
the cafe. They subsidized and asked me
20 apologize 10 Mr.. Knox for them.
had hardly turned my back when they
began their bOisterous conduct and Vio-
lent language again.
Mr.. Knox arose and escorted his