The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-05
TAMMANY men
IN LIVELY TUSSLE
Goodwin Openly Brands Devsry
as a Liar and Crook.
LATTER QUICKLY RETALIATES
He Scores His Political Opponents and
Gives Singing Rehuke 10 RecaIcltnnis
Of The Parry.
LATTER QUICKLY RETALIATES

New York. Sept. 5.-Tom Goodwin.
brother of Frank ]. Goodwin. Tammany
leader OF the Ninth Assembly District.
shook his fist under the nose OF big Bill
Devery in the presence of a crowd OF 1000
people at the corner OF Twenty-fifth
street and Tenth avenue last night. called
the big fellow liar and fraud and de-
fed him to prove any OF the things that
he has been saying about Goodwin In his
campaign for the leadership.
il was a strong Devery crowd that SUR
rounded Goodwin. and when he attempts
ed TO beard Devery there was small
sized riot at once. But for the interfer-
ence OF some policemen Goodwin. and q
man who was with him, might have beon
roughly handled. Despite the threats that
were hurled at him Goodwin continued to
shake his fist and curse at Devery.
Devery then leaned over the tailboard
OF the truck from which he had been
making n speech and shouted and scream
ed at Goodwin, accusing him and his
brothers OF being political frauds and
traitors and declaring that he would run
them all out of the district when he was
elected leader.
Trouble was expected last night be-
cause while the Devery crowd had a truck
and brass band meeting at Twenty-hfth
street and Tenth avenue, Frank Good
win had one at Twenty-sixth street and
Tenth avenue.
SCORED HIS OPPONENTS.
The Goodwin meeting started early, but
when Devery's meeting opened the Good
whites had but handful Of auditors
left. Their meeting soon broke up.
Tom Goodwin and another man went
down to listen to the Devery meeting and
got we'll up front in the crowd. When
Devery was introduced he said: II UNDER
arc nj fbat Hui ha taa MAS Aa
speech down the street. Well. as long an
he's decided to jump into the game IN this
here fight / guess I'll tell you few
things about him. He's a TOUGHER, he Is.
He's touched me many. many times for
fives and tens and good deal more. And
ne never pays back. except with insults.
He's an migrate, he is. made that feller,
and all he does is TO roast me-"
How much does he owe your" came
a voice from the crowd.
More than he can ever pay" said
Devery.
How much, d--n you. how much7"
| demanded the voice.
| Devery, much surprised. shaded his
| eyes and looked to see who was speaking
! to him.
CALLED LIAR AND CROOK
At that moment Tom Goodwin, who had
| asked the question. Jumped out Of the
| crowd shook his fist at Devery and yell
ed: How nYuch, you liarf Dollars and
cents now I'll make good anything
Frank Goodwin owes you. II you'll name
the amount. But you can't name It, you
liar, you"
HE owes me everything; moro than
he can ever pay" cried Devery. Then
recognizing who Is was. he shouted: "Oh,
you're his brother. eh. Well. wondered
who II was"
yes I'm his brother you; III call
A ~t<t
You Goodwins are fakirs!'' cried De-
very, getting excited. TITS In your
blood"
'Go for him, Biilr' yelled the crowd.
and then number of people closed In
on Goodwin and began to Jostle him.
It'll show you up" continued Devery.
You Goodw1ns can't be on the square.
It's hereditary In your family to throw
people down. Didn't your brother Bar
ney throw down one of the grandsst man
Tammany ever had for a leader. John
Kelly7 Yes. It's in your blood TO be dirty
ingrates, you Goodwins."
DEvERY GIVES HIM HIS DESERTS.
The corner was In a turmoil by this
time. Goodwin had lost all control OF
himself and Devery was almost as ex-
cited. But Goodwin was on the street
being hustled around by hostile crowd
while Devery was safe In a truck and the
crowd was with him.
Yes" continued Devery, "your brother
Frank pulled my door bell for years when
he wanted any money. And he owes me a
lot, because he never paid none OF 10
back You couldn't pay 1t back with
your chicken feed my lad. so get out
Throw him out" yelled dozen voices
at once and two policemen grabbef
Goodwin and hustled him away. He
wasn't seen again around the meetins.
When the policemen came back one OF
them shouted up 10 Devery, who was sull
speaking and said: I'VE settled him,
chief He won't be back
After the departure OF Goodwin Devery
turned his attention 20 John c. Sheehan
and said things about him, the greater
part of which are unprintable. He said
that Sheehan was a debaucher OF the 1u-
dietary I'm that he bought advance de-
clsions from judges who were under
obligations 70 him and then played the
stock market for big gains on his in-