The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-08-20
LAWYER PUNCHES
NOSE0F MAN WHOSE
ROOM He |NvADES
Toombs Says He Got Into
Apartment of Roughton and
Bride by Mistake.

Frederick II. Toombs. a young lawyer
and one Of the most active members
OF the New York Legislature OF 1869.
was greatly troubled in explaining TO
Magistrate House in the West Side Court
to-day Just how he came to invade the
room Of d. T. Roughton. q young sales
man, and his bride at No. West
Eighty-third street and engage In a
rough and tumble fight with tho BRIDE
groom.
Mr.. Toombs. who had frequently APP
peared before the Magistrate as counsel.
was sure 1t had all been a mistake. His
those Of the Roughtons were exactly
like those on the third floor and he had
merely made . natural mistake. The
narrative OF the disturbance In me
house and the neighborhood caused the
Magistrate to remark that even though
Mr.. Toombs had made = mistake re-
garding his own door there was every
evidence that he had nattened the nose
OF Mr.. Roughton and spra!ncd his
thumb The former iawmaker was held
for Special Sessions In $1,000 bail for
assault in the third degree.
RouohToN TELLS THE COURT
ALL ABOUT.
Mr.. Roushton. who IL n tall. heavy
st blond, OF determined though tempo
rarily disarranged features. had not re-
covered when no appeared In court from
any loss OF temper he suffered last
night
he said. 1T was after midnight. She
woke me and whispered: There Is a
man In the room" lifted myself on
my elbow. and sure enough there was
a man standing beside the bed. ] was
afraid he might have a revolver. so !
did not jump at him.
what are you doing In hereT l
asked him. For an answer he swung
on my nose. You see what he did to
It,"
The nose was pretty well obscured by
plaster and bandages, but the Court
took judicial cognizance OF II.
ut occurred to me-" said the sales
man. that he wouldn't have used his
fist II he had . gun and SO jumped
him. Mrs. Roushton climbed out after
me and ran into the hall screaming.
This man and I rolled around on the
thumb against q chair. I got him on
his back and knelt on his chest and
choked him until ! thought he would
be good. Then took him by the
back OF the neck and dragged him
out into the hail.
1.-THE housekeeper was out there and
as soon as she saw him she said:
why Mr.. Toombs. what are you doing
here?
I'm not Mr.. Toombs, he said.
| This Is all q mistake. He looked as
though he wanted to go at me again
| but he didn't and called Mrs. Rough
| ton in and shut the door.
Three minutes later he walked ir
on us again. put him out. lilo wat
back In two seconds. When l got him
| to tho hall the third time ! locked IA.
said the whole neighborhood was
stirred up. and 1 asked him to ares
the man and take him away and la
did"
| TT was a perfectly simple error.
said Mr.. Toombs. p thought ! WA
in my own room until Mr.. Roughtor
spoke and then. before ! could answer
him. a woman screamed and he jumped
At me and I had to defend myself.
couldn't understand what had happened
until the lights we're turned up. Jus
| imagine how q man feels to have
thing like that sprung on him when h
thinks he Is going to bed In his owl
room! / tried to go back and explain
once or twice. but he wouldn't let me
1t was q most regrettable occurrence.
YES" said Mr.. Roushton. fngerinl
the wreck OF his nose gently. 1T was.
There seems to be no doubt OF al
assault. and the circumstances seem 4
make It clear that Mr.. Toombs was a
fault" said the Magistrate In holdin
the lawyer.
In tho Legislature Mr.. Toombs wa
the pillar Of the sufragette movement
He was the one man on whom the mill
tant organizations of women who In
vaded Albany during the session b
spent there could rely. He also intro
duced the bill forbidding the recordin
Of wash sales In Wall street on tn
ticker. and bill making II gran
larceny for a chauffeur TO use his em
ployer's car for Joy rides. He was
strong advocate of the bill abolishin
the check rein for horses. He Is
graduate OF the New York Law Schoc
and the Citizens Union reports on hi
candidacy for the Legislature and O
his record at Albany speak of him a
useful and Industrious"
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