Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-10-19
1T|LTaOF DIRECTORS
Dispute Between President Pea
1 body and Mr.. Fish.
aIE WAS ALMOST PASSED
peabody Starts to Apologize but Fish
q StaIked Out OF Room In State OF
4 Great indignation, Saying Peabody
n "Can Go to BIazes."

~ SVCdt lHoI9nehlSH' SSJ''b SN|
"can Go to eIazes."
Chicago. Oct. 1S.-Probably the
most interesting incident OF Wednes'
days meeting Of the Illinois Central
directors. which preceded the annual
meeting of the stockholders, was a
tilt between Charles A. Peabody,
ipresident OF the Mutual Life lnsur'
lance company, and Stueyvesant Fish.
Mr.. Peabody Is regarded as one OF
+ the most dlgnified men inNewfork.
I IA dispute arose as to certain action
lat previous meeting Mr.. Fish made
N statement of his position In the
matter and Mr.. Peabody declared Mr.,
Fish had not then voted the way ne
was now voting on the subject. One
WORD led to another and Mr.. Peabody
ell but passed the lie to Mr.. Fish
q He stated that what Mr.. Fish said
WAS far from the truth Mr.. Fish
arose and shouted at MS opponent:
Fish Gets Wrathy.
''Mr. Peabody, you cannot talk to
me like that, nor Is there a man Nv
!. ing with inches enough TO tell me that
4 don't tell the truth.
IN his excitement Mr.. Fish had NOV.
ed toward Mr.. Peabody, but made no
further demonstration.
Turning TO the directors, he d..
-ciared that II was their evident In
tentiop to delay matters beyond rea-
sonable limit and thai a. he had more
urgent business he would leave for
MS hotel
As Mr.. Fish was passing from the
groom, Peabody arose and called to
MIN. The life insurance man start
led to say that he was sorry for what
be had said, and that undoubtedly In
lshe heat OF the argument ne had over,
/ stepped the bounds OF gentlSmAnly
conduct. Fish was striding from the
room with face ahame. and did not
near Peabody. Some member OF the
board who was near MIN said
"Mr. Fish, Mr.. Peabody Is apollo
T Kizing. He is sorry for what he
said"
Fish did not check the speed OF his
exit, but shouted;
Il have not the slightest interest
dn what MIR, Peabody is or Is not sorry
for, and he can 10 to blazes. Good
day, gentlemen"
When this crisp sentence fell upon
Mr. Peabedy's ears, that gentleman
collapsed In his chair and almost lost
che superb dignity which 80 admirably
FITS him
oh my" he gaspcd, gentlemen,
assure you that regret It"
Hartman. who had been watching
che proceedings with interest aud some
amusement. said;
"Oh. never mind him, Mr. Peabody
Jet him 20 aud We can get down to
business,
Still Hunt After Proxies.
BEFORE this session OF the directors
--Was held. Mr., Fish began a st hunt
after the proxies for Z 900 sad n ot
stock which had been given to&in
for life during the period when ne
WAS president Of the road W q
Rruen assistant secretary with whom
MIR Fish had len them. states he did
Oot have them, but that President
HSrah1n d.d Mr. Fish strobe into
She pre>!dCuts oHice but found him
out
Who represents the president he
demanded l.. {. Fyitch. Presiden,
HarahSn's assistant, Was summoned
and Nj Fish demanded the proxies
II don't iaiuA | can Ety- them To
sou without consulting the president %
declared Nj Futch,
Consult The old harry retorted
SIR. Fsb. those proxies are my per,
'sORal property. and | demand them
Are YOU golrg 10 give them TO me-"
Il don't think can do 50 Mr.
Fish" said the assistant.
w, Fish left the once shaking his
dagger at Frltch and declared that no
woah have them Later he entered
che directors meeting and demanded
from ths Rsaed ths possessiop Of the
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