The San Francisco call., 1910-05-15
BUSINESSMEN HAVE
one ROUND Fight
E. q. Zeile Sues F. w. Boards
lee for Stock in Brick and
Tile Company
Encounter With Fists Follows
Argument in Court and the
Judge Ends TussIe

=. G. ZeIe and f. W Beardslee. two
prominent businessmen who are on op-
posite sides OF pending lawsuit. aban-
doned the weapons Of the law in favor
of the weapons of nature yesterday and
pummeled one another like a pair Of
prize lighters Tt was the opinion Of
the onlookers that Beardslee had the
better Of the scrap, and that but for
The interference Of Superior Judge
Van Nostrand and Attorney Joseph C.
Campbell ii would have fared i'll with
Zeile.
The fght took place in the corridor
outside Judge SeaweI's courtroom
after an argument on motion to dis
solve an injunction obtained by Zeile
10 restrain Beardslee from disposing
OF 10000 shares Of stock in the Vallejo
brick and tile company. Beardslee is
in the paving and sewer brick business,
with ofces in the Balboa building, and
Leile is bonded warehouseman on the
seawall at Sansome and Lombard
streets.
DISPUTE OVER BEGINNING
The utigants had just emerged from
Judge SeaWelps court with their law
[ers when the fight took place. Zeile
said that lie was called an insulting
name by Beardslee and that he
tapped the latter on the shoulder
Wftl an edmonton that he must re-
tract the words Beardslee, on the
other hand, insisted that Zeile came be-
hind him and In an unprovoked man
ner llt' him twice on the shoulder
But whether IL was q tap or a hit it
was sufficient 10 start a real fight.
Both men are heaAly built and
strong. Beardslee swung round with
anger blazing from his eyes when he
felt whatever it was on his shoulder
and struck hercely at Zeile. The lat
Ter cOuntered and they grappled
The antagonists struggled round in
the confined space and then fell to the
iloor. Neither showed any disposition to
"let up, and they punched and hugged
and groWlec. first one on top and then
The other, for about a minute. Finally
Beardslee pinned his opponent firmly
and helplessly on the floor.
ATTORNEY STOPS TUSSLE
AT this stage Attorney Camnbell
managed 90 get grip on the upper
most man, and with the assistance of
Judge Van NOslrand. who had been
disturbed iu his chambers by the
nubpuo succeeded in pryiRg the fight
ers apart. Beardslee was apparentlv
-lIutt Dut Leile showed a mark over
one eye.
Nou'l hear more Of this" muttered
Leiie as he walked away.
Here are the accounts given of the
one round contest by the principals:
Boards lee-An entirely unprovoked
assault was made upon me. was
walking along the corridor when this
man came up behind and struck me
twice on the shoulder / turned round.
Pretty soon he was begging me not to
hit aim, as he was down. When il
started he said he wanted TO tight. but
He didn't want TO fight any more when
got through with him.
=. q. Zeile-Beardslee called me a
bad name. 7 tapped him on the shoul-
Ger and said, You must take that
back Then he turned on me and it
happened.
SUIT OVER STOCK DEAL
The lawsuit out Of which the slug
glng match arose was one in which
Ieile charged that he gave BeardsIee
$4,000 with which to buy 5000 shares
IN the Vallejo brick and tile companv
~ 81 q share-the price quoted bv
Beardslee-bUt that Beardlsee boup1+
The stock at 20 cents share and used
The balance OF the money to buy stock
Tor himself Zeile wants the 90 OOo
shares thus bought declared to be his
property.