The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-03
KICKS AT COAL MANS BUZZING
DOCTOR SAYS He MINED FIR
TATIOE AND DUNNING.

Scott, Who Called Persistsntiy, Said
Gartuer Struck and Then Threatened
10 Shoot Rim--Nlrs. Gartusr's StOr,
Induces Magistrate to Dismiss, Case
Theodore Scott Of 1875 Lexington avenrs
'met with no SUCCESS when he called on Fri
day on DR.. Theophile E. Gartuer. a Swiss
physician, OF 1872 East Eeventy-fourth street
TO collect SO on an old coal bill. The physi.
clan was hailed to the Yorkville police court
yesterday on q charge Of assault, and he
explained that he might have paid the bill
il Scott hadn't tried to kiss his wife.
The coal dealer is an elderly man OF
prosperous appearance. He got warrant
for the physician yesterday on his declara'
ton that Gartuer had assaulted him and
also had threatened to shoot him. This
happened he said when he went to the
doctors homo for the $40.
When the prisoner was taken to court
he was accompanied by his wife and a
lawyer, The complainant also took a
lawyer along, and when the hearing came
Up he repeated the story Of the alleged
assault.
sTbe doctor refused to give me the money
and said he would shoot me II l didn't
stop bothering him." said the complainant.
X saw the pistol in his hand. Just then
his wife came to the door, threw her arms
about her husbands body and saved my
life."
Huh! that was the greatest life saving
ever saw put In .he physician. Il had
no pistol yesterday. 1 never owned one
In my life. But did say to my wife: Go
and ret my pistol That was bluff to
scare him away
The defendant explained that the coal
man refused to leave his premises, but stood
with his foot in the doorway so that the
door could not be closed. While partly
inside and partly outside the door the coal
man expressed in loud terms his opinion
Of a man that would try to cheat his coal
dealer out, Of his just dues, according to
could plainly hear. the visitors warm Ian
Quare, which was likely to damage the de-
fendants professional practise.
Where did he strike your asked Masis-
.He struck me on the breast such great
blow that made me stagger,' the COM
sWhy. no. only put my hand on his
shoulder like this, when I told him to get
out q my door said the Swiss; as he
shoulder In q resounding whaok. The
force Of the blow caused the complainant
to stagger on the bridge, and he threw UP his
hands as though preparing for fight then
and there. The big policeman got between
the two men until the little excitement had
passed Of.
!, why don't you pay the man if you owe
him money!" asked the Magistrate.
u don't like the way he's been buzzing
about my wife. He had the nerve to ask
her to 60 out to luncheon with him. the
physician replied.
ne did more than that. Judge cried
out the defendants wife, who was standing
some distance from the group. She made
her way to the bridge and continued: he
actually tried TO kiss me. was afraid to
tell my. husband about that, for didn't
know what would happen. More than that.
he asked me how 1 would like trip to
Germany. My husband is not half his age.
either
You had no right to continue on that |
mans premises after he had ordered you |
away said Magistrate Cornell to the coal
man. |
The Magistrate added that he would not |
have issued the warrant II the facts had |
not been misrepresented to him. He then
discharged Dr. Gartuer.