The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-06
Q NEIL PUNCHES LOCO SALESMAN
 AT POLICE DOOR
North Had Ce mmitted Serious Offense in Neighborhood of Charity Clerks Home Accused Man Forfeits Bail of $1OO in City Court-iake Punching Without Resistance or Complaint

Dennis E. ONen, clerk Of the board of charities, former president of the Common Council, and popular ly known in the Sixth district, as president of the Bronx of Bridgeport, took it upon himself to give good walloping to Robert B. North, com- Locomobile Go. The mix-up occur red while the city court was in ses- sion this morning.
 O'Neil must have felt that his ac- tion was fully justified for he select ed no less public a scene for the thraShing than the main entrance to the Police and Charities building. North did not stop to lodge a com plant with the police jagainst O'Neil. The incident occupied but a few sec onds, during which spectators say straight arm jabs on North's jaw, all but Knocking the salesman complete ivy off his pins.
 North was prepared to appear in court today to answer to the charge of making an indecent exhibition of himself in the North End yester- day afternoon. Declaring the charge was false. and that those who caused his arrest labored under a grave mis- apprehension, he had retained AttOr- ney. John S. Pullman to defend him. Attorney Pullman was preparing to ask for a continuance, and asked that the case of North should not be ca,l- ed until he had an opportunity to confer with his client.
 While other cases were in pro- gress, the fracas occurred. O'Neips s office overlooks the main entrance to the structure and affords a view of the corridor inside police headquar- off n a seen the prisoner brought in by De- tect1e Hackett and Policeman Hayes. He did not realize at that time that North's alleged offence was commit ted in the immediate vicinity of his own home, which is a stones throw north of the corner of Main and French streets, where North was ar- rested.
 But this morning, the sight of North was ample to stir up righteous anger in the impulsive leader of the North End democracy. He jumped up from his desk. hurried into the hall, and demanded an explanation of North. The latter's reply was not such as was calculated to allay the clerks feelings Without further barley O'Neil planted a series of blows on North which the latter took without much effort at self defence. Satisfied with his job, O'Neil return
 
 A moment afterwards Attorney Pullman met North, the two held a hurried conference. and then the lawyer returned to the city court room and withdrew from the case. When the name of "E. Buckley" that given by the prisoner, was called, there was no response. and Judge Foster ordered the bond called.
 North, who had nearly $1,000 nf Locomobile checks and s$132 in cash with him when arrested, forfeited s1DO This was the sum fixed as bail by Assistant Cerk of the City Court John P. Gray when North was ar- rested yesterday.
 As a matter of fact, the state might have had much difficulty in sustaining the charge against North had the case been tried this morning, for the people who telephoned their could not be located, and their names were not in the hands of the police until long after court had adjourned.