The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-05
FAT MAN THROWS
DOWN LEAN ONE
Corpulent Gladiator Wipes
Up Floor of Ferry Boat
With Passenger.

Indignant at being delayed by the fog a
fat man became fighting mad on the
Staten island ferryboat Robert Garrett,
yesterday morning. He wiped the floor
with long, lean Individual who objected
to his indiscriminate use of eXpletives,
and. then, pursued by two detectives and
an angry crowd, he ran to the Woman's
cabin and created a scare there. The
first thought of the 100 women in the
cabin was that an accident had occurred.
and they Were beginning to scream and
rush wildly about before they were con-
WINGED there was no danger.
The fat man was in a bad humor when
he came on board at st. George, S. 1. He
had to sprint to catch the boat, and as he
came putting and bowling across the gang
plank he exclaimed: That's too much
business by ton for this $50 pounds" He
saw smile spread among the onIookers.
and on the threshold of the cabin door he
turned on his heel and said: who gave
you fellows leave to laugh?"
This did not end the smiles, and the fat
man flushed as he sat down heavily in the
mems cabin. After making a few more re-
marks to the passengers and commenting
on the fact that the blamed old ferry
never waits for him when he's late, he
came to a sudden realization that the Gar
rett had slowed down. He rose to his feet
and, after peering through cabin window
for few moments, he broke loose. Up
and down the cabin he stamped, denounc-
ing the weather the ferry, his own folly
for running to catch the boat, and, in
short he rallied in sturdy fashion against
anyone and everything his mind suggested.
When he was in the midst of an out
burst on the missing Of business engage
ment the gentle-eyed, peace loving indi-
1-iJ1 1zJ1nx Lear
laying a hand on the fat mans arm
| said:
MY dear man, Wen get there Just as
| quick if you don't excite yourself?
What's ,that?, shouted The ia fat men en-,
| the collar of the lean mans coat. of al
the blank, blank, blankety blanks, you re
it!'' Giving the lean man jerk ne landed
him on his back. Then he pulled the lean
individual up an down the floor, turned
him over, rolled him in circle and dld
everything to him short Of serious injury.
In a few moments the fat man had the
| lean man covered with dirt, his tie torn OH
and his collar hanging by the back button
| Then the detectives came running up
They had been on the watch for persons
| infringing the law in regard to splitting III
public places. Their first act was to rescue
! the lean man and place him on seat.
When he insisted on his assalant belns
arrested they went after the fat man, VINO
| had sought safety in fight.
| He dashed wildly into the women's cab
| flight to the opposite end of the boat.
When the detectives and the angry pas
sengers were quieting the frightened
women the fat man succeeded IN hiding
\ himself.
It developed that the lean man had not
| been a favorite. with the regular morn morn
passengers, and many of them laughed
and said the fat man was carrying around
the after effects of a good time" Helped
by these timely friends the fat man KEEP
out of sight of the detectives, until the
hoat reached the Battery. and then, III
the center of a large group of supporters,
| he marched off the Garrett and escaped
The lean man demanded that the de-
tectives arrest him, and when they SAID
the odds were too great he accused them
of favoring that fatty person. New
| York Press.