The age-herald., 1902-03-30
Lieut. Yeatnan Declares He Would Nof Serve Under
 Former Major PaTkes
.PARKES SAYS T WAS
 UNGENTLEMANLY TRICK
The Lieutenant Strikes at Him, But Misses, and the Major Attempted to Draw a RevoIver-Police
 Then Arrive.

Maj. W. J. Parkes and First Lieut.. John T. Yeatman of the Jefferson Volun- ! teers, had a personal difficulty last night in the latters place of business on Twentieth street, near Second avenue, a result of the Higdon-Kyle Third Regi- ment controversy. Lieutenant Yeatman struck at Major Parkes and Major Parkes attempted to draw a revolver, but was prevented by outsiders.
 The trouble occurred about Il o'clock and both men were arrested. Major Parkes was charged with disorderly con- duct and carrying concealed weapons, and Lieutenant Yeatman with disorderly con- duct.
 The trouble grew out or statement made by Lieutenant Yeatman that he would not serve under Major Parkes. The statement was made according to Lieu tenant Yeatman, in the presence of sev- eral of Major Parkes' friends. Major Parkes was one of the warnest support CTS of Lieut.. -Col. o. E. Kyle in the late bitter fight. Lieutenant Yeatman sides with Colonel TI1gdon.
 WENT. TO YEATMAN'S STORE.
 About Il o'clock Major Parkes went into Yeatman, Dickson & Co.'S store and asked 1 Lieutenant Yeatman if it was true that 1 he had said he would not serve under him. Lieutenant Yeatman replied In the affirm ative and after some words made an eff 1 fort to get Major Parkes to leave the store saying he had neither time nor in- clination to discuss the matter Lieuten- ant Yeatman sent one of his employees 1 after a policeman to have Major Parkes put out of the store but before the po- l liceman arrived Major Parkes called him | a 'u-d puppy, and said he had done "a d--d ungentlemanly thing" Lieutenant Yeatman then struck at him. Major Parkes made an attempt to draw his pis- tol, but his hand was caught by Lieu tenant Yeatlnan and the weapon taken from his pocket by MT. M. Israel, who has tailoring establishment In the rear of Mir. Yeatman's store.
 MIR. YEATMAN'S STATEMENT.
 Lieutenant Yeatman made the follow ing statement about the difficulty:
 Major Parkes walked into my store and asked me If it were true had stated I would not serve under him. told him I had made the statement, and he re- | piled it was not a gentlemanly thing to l do to make such a statement behind a mans back. I replied I had not intended 1t to be behind his back. but had made 1t l in the presence of several of his friends. He made several more remarks, using vulgar language, and I asked him to leave the store, which he refused to do.
 ''I called one of the clerks and asked him to bring a policeman and have Major Parkes put out; that I was busy on ac- | count of it's being Saturday night and did not wish to have any trouble with him
 STRUCK, BUT MISSED.
 q walked across the store and he con- tinued to use vulgar language. Finally he called me a d-d puppy. l walked to- wards him and just before reaching him he repeated the remark. I struck at him I but missed. He reached for his pistol and I grabbed his wrist and jerked it away | from the pistol, which he had in his hand.
 'I think some one grabbed his other hand and MT. Israel took the pistol from his pocket Tie policeman arrived and placed him under bond. He asked me if l I had any charges to prefer and l said no. The policeman made the charges"
 MAJOR PARKE's VERSION. | Major Parkes at first refused to make l a statement, but corrected the version of the affair obtained from other sources as | follows:
 T walked into Lieutenant Yeatman's store and he asked me if there was any 1 thing I could do for him. l said there was and asked him if he had said he would not serve under me or draw his sword with me. He replied he had said so, and told him if it was made acci- dentally he owed me an apology, but if he meant it, 1t was a d-d ungentlemanly thing to say behind a mans back. I think he replied he did not say 1t behind my back.
 He had been standing behind the | counter and walked around to where I was standing. As he did so said again I if he had made the remark it was a