Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-07-21
REVENGE
AFTER DEBATE
Negroes Argue as to Who
Was Greatest Traveller
Court Settles Case

John II. Carter and E. H. Pella-
way, two gentlemen of color, living
at 294 Fayette street, realized the
uselessness. Of trying to sleep last
night because of the heat and COM
menced to relate their diversified ex-
periences in the field of travel. The
more they talked the record of
each one as a traveller grew with
leaps and bounds. Finally Pellaway
proved ~conelusively that he was the
greatest globe-trotter of the two and
Carter had to admit he was stumped
but failed to take defeat in a gra-
cious manner.
Instead, according to Pellaway,
he went into the house and returned
a few minutes later with his hand
on his hip pocket. Feeling that his
honor had been injured to such an
extent that matters could be right
ed only by mortal combat. Carter
challenged Pellaway to fight. Pella-
way had no intentions of fighting,
especially when he did not know
what was hidden in his adversary's
hip pocket.
Had the two men parted friends
following their argument on extern
sive travel, Pellaway might have
misconstrued Carriers intentions
when he put his hand to his hip
pocket and, instead of running, he
would have rushed to him as though
he was a long lost friend. But they
had parted after a bitter argument
and Pellaway knew that Carter
pocket could not possibly hold any
tLs-- 80 - Hound nafIro
Seeing Carter advancing toward
him with one hand still in his hip
pocket, Pellaway Immediately decid-
ed that he was meant for a Splinter
and not a diplomat. Pellaway started
to cover the distance between his
house and no place in particular in
nothing fiat. Carter, just to prove
that he was no SLOUGH when 1t
came to manipulating his pedal ex-
tremities, started in pursuit.
The handicappers misjudged Car
ter's ability and as a result Pella-
way was increasing his lead at the
first mark and the scratch man
realized he was running a losing
race. He did some quick thinking
and some quick acting. Pulling his
hand from his pocket he pulled out
a kIlIG-d DGdul1lui GlANC1 PAoSSA
affair, with a blunt end and dull
edge of the type that are cussed
more than once by those sitting
down to a table where there is some
real cutting to do.
Looking back over his shoulder
Pellaway saw the CLINT of the knife
The distance between the men was
too much for him to distinguish the
4 % thu 1rasfn h1If hiC
Imagination was working faster than
his legs. Pellaway, who had been
travelling in high, gave his lower
limbs the last reserve power he
-possessed-and just in time, as the
knife jingled on the pavement close
to him, having missed its mark
when thrown by Carter.
Carter then resorted to other
means of hating the fleeing man
He picked up a lump of something
he said it wasn't rock because ii
was too light, and heaved that. BY
hat time the commotion had at
tracted the attention of Patrolman
Geneski, Arthur Peterson and Sui
Ivan, who called the race off, de-
gun.
1dIlSI was CSi1NJ Sh0 6Sd "A
threatening the life of his acquaint-
ance. He was lodged in the lock-
up over night. This was his first
experience in the hands of the law
he admitted when arraigned before
Recorder Pickersgill this morning
and he seemed to be such a genial
and good ratured sort of a fellow
that the judge just couldn't help
being lenient. Pellaway, too, APP
peared of a forgiving disposition
and when the judge suggested that
the two men shake hands and &C
away friends. they accepted the sug-
gestion with not a bit of hesitancy,
Recorder Pickersgill returned the
knife, informing the men that Their
landlady might need it to complete
her silver set.
When last seen the two men had
cot resumed their discourse on the
wonders of travelling as experienced
by either in the past.