The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-02
YALE "CABBY" STRONG FINED.
HAD 4 PERSONAL GRIEVANCE
AGAINST HIS FARE.
Mccarthy. Who Object ed To Paying strOng's
Rates, Had Quarrel With Strong
Last Year Over Feeding Strons's Bull
Pup Flash at the Yale Commons.

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NEW HAVEN, Conn, June lit came
out to-day that the row between Theron
r. Strong, the academic senior of Yale
University, and William B. Mccarthy. the
superintendent OF the Elm City Brass Works,
which resulted in the arrest yesterday Of
Strong on a charge Of breach Of the peace
and injury to private property. had its
start over a year ago when Mccarthy was
a student in the Yale Law School.
Strong is the son OF Theron G.. Strong,
a New York lawyer and lIothcr Of the late
Mayor Strong Of that cityc Since the strike
OF the union hackmen Of this city for more
pay Strong has been driving 4 hack for Il
non-union hack owner. About 3 O'Clock
on Sunday morning Strong was sent with
carriage to the railroad station and there
found Mccarthy and his wife awaiting him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccarthy were just returning
from their honeymoon.
Strong recognized Mccarthy as the stu
dent who sat beside him at the Yale Com
mons a year ago and made kick against
Strong's bull pup Flash being fed at the
same table with the students. Strong
was popular with the student body at the
university dining hall because he was q
leading oarsman, had played plucky foot
ball on the college eleven last fall against
the varsity team and had stroked the crew
that won from Annapolis two years ago
Flash reminded the Yale boys Of the la
mented Handsome Dan.
and Just beyond Flash sat Mccarthy.
Flash got a sample Of all that was coming
from the chefs department Of the dining
hall and he would occasionally nibblee at
bone on his masters plate y the latter had
second day that he had the bulldog next
to him, turned to Strong and said
How long do you intend to board that
dog at the Commons"
The def ustd as good as yS Ss or and md
en Dor ,9G be w stay is Isn't viii Witt look 'o
up a better place for him, said Strong.
Mccarthy entered complaint then
against the dog being regular boarder at
the Commons and the next day the order
went out from the college officials that no
university dining hall. II was also. an,
nounoed that do gs wouldn't he permitted
in the building. A Yale man occupied
Flash's chair at the table next day in
the Commons and Mccarthy and Strong
never spoke after that until they met at
the station yesterday morning when Strong
drove the hack that carried Mr.. Mccarthy
and his bride to their homo on sherman
avenue in this city, mile and half from
Strong jumped from the box and said,
-One dollar and twenty-five cents, Mr.
sWhy. the fare is IS cents" said Nc
DO you remember my dog" Mr.. Nc
Carthy?'
yes"
1T will cost you S1.l5."
II won't pay it., but you tell your boss to
you viii have to pay ME, Mr.. Mccarthy.
Remember what you said OF my dog.
and McCart nv went into the house and shut
the door in Strong's face. Strong followed,
and. with push using all the reserve
energy Of a Yale oarsman. tried to force
tho COR. The woodwork didn't give, but
the panel Of glass was smashed. Then
Mccarthy had Strong arrested.
In the police court to-day Mccarthy
before the court just the same as any other
prisoner College officials including Prof
Wurts OF the Yale law school, succeeded
In having the case settled out Of court, by
the payment Of fine OF IS and the costs
The case OF injury o private property was
continued for a week., when 1t will he settled (.
II Strong, in the meantime, replaces the
Supt. James Wrinn OF the Police Depart
ment said tonight that he would not re-
woke StronR's hack license, which Ia No.
y0e. He added ttat he intended to
stand by hie old college chuns. and one OF
them was Strong. It Was given out tonight
that Strong Is In the hack -drvirg husines
to keep out OF the mischief incident al to the
closing days OF sanior at Yale, and TINT
his father W as aware Of the fact that he was
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