The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-03
DOCTORS IN
 FIST FIGHT Lively Battle Between Mil ford Physician and Dentist on Train Bound. Into
 New Haven BOTH ARE ARRESTED THERE Scrap Began Just as Train Was Drawing Out of the
 Milford Station
BOTH ARE ARRESTED THERE

In the language of eye witnesses there was 6 peach of a scrap on the train from Milford arriving in New Haven at TOP yesterday afternoon. The combatants were pr. w. c. Ral- ston, a dentist of 31 Governors ave nue, Milford and pr. Dean c. Bangs, a physician, of Broad street, Milford. When the train reached New Haven PatroIman Heenan, in res ponse to a request by wire from down the road, was on hand to meet it and the, con- ductor asked him to put pr. Ralston under arrest Officer Heenan decided to take both men to police headquar- tersg where, later they were turned over to Sheriff Maher, of Milford, as the battle took place within the juriS- diction of the Milford town court.
 I here had been some argument be- tween the two M1lford1tes before the train pulled out of Milford. Dr. Bangs says that pr. Ralston came up to him and. starting to take off his coat, de- of violence to him. Dr. Bangs told him. he. says, that be didn't want to have anything to do with him and walking away went into the smoking car
 The train started and just as pr. Bangs was about to take a seat with J. Harmar Bronson of New Haven, coming into the smoker. As he saw Dr. Bangs he again remarked, 1t Is reported what he was going to do and then proceeded in an attempt to make good. RaIston weighs about 150 pounds and Bangs about 40 pounds more Dr. RalSton rushed his oppo- nent, they clinched. and then they and on the floor the two men rolled, each all the time trying to get in a blow that would tell.
 The conductor came into the car and made a rush for the fighters He succeeded in separating them but he had no sooner pried them apart than again. This time the conductor and Bronson and others took a hand in the situation, stopped the scrap and then sat between them so that they would not get at it again.
 After the scrap both men looked as though they had interviewed a thresh- ing mill. pr. Bangs hat was cut into cious puffs on his face. pr. Ralston had a cut under one eye which he dressed up as best he could with men were torn and covered with dirt where they had interviewed the floor.
 It appears from what Dr.. Ralston says that pr. Bangs recently wrote the former what he Ralston,l consid- cred an insulting letter. Yesterday, was the first time that Dr. Ralston has met Dr. Bangs and walking up to him he said:
 of you're prepared to back up what vou said in that letter I'm ready to take care of my end of the argument
 pr. Bangs replied that he didn't want to talk to Ralston adding Ral- ston says, an offensive name and then RaIston followed him into the smoh- ing car and sailed into him
 Dr RaIston has been resident or Milford for a great many years. pr. Bangs came there three or four years ago. ., first intimation I had of any difficul- tv was when the man came up to me and drawing off his coat. said he was going to do all sorts of things to me.
 told him I did not want to have anything to do with him and I tried to get away but he followed me into the smoEing car and attacked me
 pr ReIston said the only thing he Was sorry for was that the conduc- tors and others had interfered.