The sun., 1916-01-06
MAYOR IN AT FINISH
OF A WILD AFFRAY
Elevator Man Drinks Pint Of
Whiskey at Gulp. Then
Fights Dogs and Police.

One plnt Of whislsey taken In a single
doss into the system Of John Sullivan,
who until yesterday was employed as
elevator operator In the Peter Stuy-
vesant. the apartment house at River
side Drive and Ninety-eighth street
whore Mayor Mitchell makes his home.
resulted Tuesday night In fight that
terrified the occupants OF the house, IN
Guiding the Mayor and his wife.
Cesar. a valuable Russian wolfhound
owned by Mrs. Walter NJ. Werner. wife
of a wealthy cloak and suit buyer the
Mayors personal body guard. Detective
George L. OConnor Of the Fourth
Branch. and the doughty five foot three
elevator operator were the participants
in the struggle.
Mrs Werner. whose apartment II on
the sixth floor. asked Sullivan to take
Cesar and a King Charles spaniel out
for an airing. This was at IL +. NJ,
Immediately after Sullivan had gulped
down the contents Of a pint flask Re
tween the sixth and the ground floors
bad feelings broke out between the eie-
vator operator and Cesar. sullivan
kicked the dog, and when the animal
snapped back the operator grabbed him
By the throat and tried to strangle HIM.
When the ground floor was reached
Sullivan and the dog rolled out into the
Sullivan, who weighs only 1870 pounds.
had managed to get his foot on the
stomach Of the wolfhound and was sue
cessfully choking the dog OConnor
rushed in. Sullivan immediately turned
his attention to the detective and sent
him spinning head over heels with a
kick in the chest.
The drink maddened man then picked
UP the spaniel, hurled him out into the
street and rushed out. There he thrust
his fist through the glass window or n
taxicab which had Just driven up. cut
ting his wrist until the blood gushed
profusely. Through tine mole thus made
he threw the spaniel and then turned
back into the apartment house, Again
| he and O'Connor grappled, rolling abou.
/ and bespattering the walls and Moor
with blood from Sulivan's wound. O'Con-
nors clothes were half torn from him
I in the fray.
Meanwhile some tenant had phoned to
I the Tooth street station that a
riot was In progress. The patrol and
! taxicab bearing the Mayor and his
wife arrived almost simultaneously upon
the scene. O'Connor. who by this time
! had overpowered Sullivan, got his pris
+ oner into the patrol and started to the
station house with him. On the way
there Sullivan once more attacked tn.
detective, but was again overcome.
While Sullivan was in the patro
Mayor Mitchell. Mr.. Werner and other
tenants OF the Peter Stuyvesant were
securing Riverside Drive in search OF
Cesar. whose disappearance had not
been noticed in the excitement.
At the station house It took seven po
icemen to hold Sullivan while DR.. Mills
who had been summoned from the
Knickerbocker Hospital, sewed up hi
wrist.
Cesar, winner OF twentyseven blu'
ribbons. who In insured for $4,000. eludet
the police all night despite genera
alarm sent out for him, but appeared a
the apartment house yesterday morning
looking much the worse for wear.
In the West Side court yesterda!
morning Sullivan gave his age as q
years and his address as 73 West 105tl
street He was fined $6.