The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-11
RIOT and FIGHT ON ELEVATED.
CHADWICK, THE EX-YALE GUARD.
MINES IN LIVELY ROW.


and . Train Crew to standstfil-One
Carried on In Truck starts Fight Anew.
Two exuberant young men and some
trainhands got into q fight on a south
bound Sixth avenue elevated train yester-
day afternoon. In the course OF the row
one Of the young mon drew a revolver
Charles Chadwick the big left guard on
four Yale football elevens. who Is now
one Of District Attorney Jerome's stan,
took II away from him.
As soon as Chadwick got the gun he
ran to the front platform OF the rear car
In which the trouble had started, and took
out the cartridges As the train pulled
into the Blocker street station three Cen
trail Office detectives. who were on the
other side of the tracks, saw the row and
ran across the tracks to the train. Seeing
Chadwick with the revolver and not know
ing who he was the three pulled their guns
on him. He explained and the sleuths
went after the two fighters. They were
locked up at Police Headquarters after
lively row.
The two said they were Francis p J.
Ieahy Of los West i3oth street and James
Craft Of &c West Tooth street. There is no
Each said he was clerk and only IS years
old. although the police think they are
both older. As to the ability Of each to
fight the police have abundant evidence.
According to Amos Angus, one OF the
passengers in the rear car. the pair got on
the train at Twenty-eighth street. and
went into the rear car. They promptly
began to use language which made several
women leave the car.
Several men Passengers protested, but
the only result was to make their language
more offensive. The trainhands, however,
did not interfere until the train reached
Blocker street. Then three or four Of the
guards called the station guard, who
brought heavy club. Then the railroad
men started in 70 put the two Oh the train.
One Of the young men seized the club and
with that to help him drove the trainmen
TO the door.
The battle at the door lasted for nearly
ten minutes. Then Mr.. Chadwick, who
had been at the West Side police court
and was on the second car ahead. got on
and walked to the rear car. He got there
just in time to see the fight at its height
and 10 see Leahy draw a revolver and point
it at the trainmen.
Chadwick, using his shoulders az IL he
were going through a Harvard r ush line.
went straight through the crowd for the
man with the gun. He got Leahy by the
neck with one arm and wrenched the re-
volver from him. Then he plunged back
to the platform on the car and took the cart
ridges from the weapon.
The two young men kept right on mix
ing II up with the trainmen. Chadwick
pointed the empty revolver At them 70 80
II that would have any eheot and thsse
Central ONCE men. who were on the plat
form Of the northbound track. saw him.
They were John J. Collins. Frank Price and
Hubert A. Conneally.
The three ran across to the train. Each
drew his revolver and covered Chadwick.
Drop that gum they yelled.
There's nothing in it, said Chadwick
I'm from the District Attorneys Once.
and just got this revolver from one Of
thoss fellows who's fighting In there
The detectives got up on the train and
succeeded In dragging Leahy and Craft
20 the station platform. They fought like
Indians and succeeded In breaking away
from the dstec tive after an r.chanse o.
street.
Craft got away and ran up West Broad
way. but turned around just In time TO ace
the three Detectives catch Deahy AZ the
foot OF the stairs. Then he turned back
and, rushing up 10 the group. smashed
Detective Collins In the mouth. knocking
him TO the ground The other two detec.
tives drew their clubs and sailed into the
pair with vengeance. hut they got as good
A. they gave. although the two young
scrappers had only their fists ss wesp ons.
Hundreds o. folks gathered around the
fighters and were yelling like mad wit bout
knowing what they were yelling for. The
fight Was ~ its very best when Collins got
Up and hi, Craft blow that sen, him 10
the ground.
Leshy a the same time caught Collins
on 'h. ear and sent him 20 the stree, again.
lie didn't stay there very long, however,
and the i've men fought until numbers
told aud Iesby. his face blsedins and his
head Gu, IN hall . dozen place went down
and, apparently. -oI
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