The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-08-29
Delivered BY Stuyvesant Fish
At Board Meeting
Illinois Central Directors Have En-
hibition of Manly Art
Presented.
THE WORD LIAR is PASSED

ny at No. l Broadway AT the ehd
of which President James 7. Hara-
han called former President Stuyves-
ant Fish liar and MIR. FISH
struck President Harahan three
stunning blows In the face.
Robert Goelet, Cornelius Wander
bilt and Charles a. Peabody, fellow
directors in the corporation. separat-
ed the combatants as Mr.. Fish was
about to deliver his fourth blow.
with blood streaming down his
countenance. Presiden, Harahan
rushed from the Office and caught
train for Chicago
Mr.. Fish. smiling genially and
without a scratch. walked away ar
ter shaking hands with several ad-
horents. and went up town In n tri-
umphsl hack.
Less than year ago Mr.. Fish
was president OF the Illinois Central
Z II. Hartman stepped in with a
past record Of similar successes t.
lend him confidence. stole away the
most Of the pro-Fish proxies and
prevented the reelection OF the null
ti-millionaire Knickerbocker 10 the
presidency OF the raod
That provoked Mr.. Fish somewhat.
he having held undisputed sway OF
the railroad line up to that time, but
when Mr. Hartman elected James
T iarahan In his place, the proyoca
tion changed to anger.
Mr. Fish was the more indignant
because he thought Mr. Harahan all
along bis friend. The Hartman a.
rectors had come TO say that the n
linois Central was doing very finely
more freight and passengers than
ifs rolling stock could attend TO, mil
lions rolling In, to the thousands
rolling out-everything prosperous
and serene with the smiling Pres
idont Harahan. presiding in the
presidents chair to prove it.
stuyvesant Fish walked into The
middle OF the meeting with much
long-oehrished hatred sizzling under
his smiling lips He took chair and
listened to the outpourings of Presi-
dent Harahan.
The session was half over when he
arose and politely begged permits
sion to submit a resolution to the
board
The resolution couched in the am
blguous terms Of belligerent capital
lists. called virtually for an investiea-
tlon of the Hartman regime-from
the day stuyyesant Fish WAS dispos-
ed Il was of vital questions. and
charged several uusavory things.
Mr. Fish was in the midst of its
most forocious paragraph when Rob
ort Goelet got up in panic and
moved that the board adjourn.
Mr. Peabody seconded It in hur-
ry. Iiarahan whacked his mallet. de-
olared the motion carried and put on
his hat
81 am not through yet" said Mr.
Fish very tenselya II would like to
get this resolution before the
board"
"The meeting is adjourned an
nounced President Harahan
"lt's a snap Adjournment" re-
Joined Mr. Fish.
"The gentleman is out of order for
the meeting is adjourned" said Mr..
Harahan.
"It's an outrage" Numbered back
Mr.. Fish, but before he could pro-
coed further with his resolution the
majority of the directors had put on
their hats and were working toward
the outer door
The former president advanced
upon his successors:
you don't dare let this resolution
be read" he shouted angrily.
And Harahan shouted back:
you're a liar"
Stuyvesant Fish stands feet 3
inches in his stockings and carried a
weight to match.
He advanced toward Harahan. who
made move as to thrust his right
hand into his hip pocket Fish
caught the hand half way
Then he let go blow with his
free left arm that caught the presi-
dent Of the Illinois Central full on
the jaw and sent him staggering
Another Numbered after IT, The
third Knocked Mr.. Harahan against
his oficial seat at the head of the