Show PEABODY APOLOGIZED APOLOGIZED J iJ i Exciting Incident of the Wednesday Meeting of Stockholders Chicago Oct 17 Probably the most In Interesting interesting incident of yesterdays meeting of Illinois Central directors which pre preceded preceded ceded the annual meeting of the stock stockholders stockholders stockholders holders was a tilt tit between Charles A v t Peabody Pea bod president of the Mutual Life Insurance company and Stuyvesant Fish Mr Peabody Pea bod Is regarded as a ne of the most dignified men In New York A dis dispute disPute arose as to certain actions at a previous meeting Mr Fish made a state statement statement ment meat of his position in the matter and Mr Peabody declared Mr Fish had not voted the way he was then voting upon the subject One word led ed to another and Mr Peabody all aU but passed the He lie le to tor Mr r Fish He stated stat d that what Mr Ir Fish said was far from the truth Mr Ir Fish arose and shouted at bis his opponent Mr Peabody you yol talk to me melike melke melike like that thaL Nor is there a man living with inches enough to tell tel me that I do donot donot donot not tell tel the truth Warlike Demonstration In his excitement Mr lr Fish had moved move toward Peabody but made no further hos hostile hoste hostile tile te demonstration demons raton Turning Turing to the directors directors directors tors he declared that It I was their evi evident evident evident dent intention to delay dea matters beyond beonda a reasonable limit and that as he had hall more urgent ur ent business lie hc would leave for or his hotel As Mr Fish was wa passing from the room Peabody Pea bod arose and called caled to him TI rl life insurance man started to say that he was sorry sor for what he had said and that undoubtedly In the heat of the ar argument argument he had overstepped the bounds of gentlemanly conduct Mr 11 Fish was striding ing toward the door with his face aflame and ard he did not hear Mr Peabody Some member of the board who was near him said Peabody Apologized Mr lr Fish Mr Peabody Peabody is apologizing He is sorry for what he said Fish did not check the speed of at his exit exi but shouted I have not the slightest interest In what wh t Mr r Peabody Is Sr tr tr is not sorry for forand forand forand and he can go to blazes Good day gen gentlemen temen When Then this crisp sentence tel fell upon Mr Ir Peabodys ears that gentleman genteman collapsed In his chair and almost lost the superb dignity which so admirably fits him Oh my m he gasped Gentlemen I as assure assure assure sure you ou that I regret it Harriman who had been ben watching the proceedings with interest and some amusement said Oh never mind him Mr Ir Peabody Let Lt him go gom ai we can get down to business Still Stil Hunt for Proxies Before this session of ot the directors director was held Mr Fish began a still sti hunt after ater the proxies for 40 shares of stock which had been given to him for life Ufe during the period when he was president of the rodl rol W Yo v G Bruen assistant secretary with whom Mr Fish had ha left len them stated that he did id not have them but that President Harahan did Mr Fish Fisi strode Into the presidents office but f und him out Who ho represents the president he de demanded demanded demanded L C Fritsch Frisch President as assistant assistant assistant was summoned and Fish ed cd the proxies I do not think I can give them to you without consulting the president de declared dared cared Mr 11 Fritsch Frisch Consult the Old Harry Harr retorted Mr 11 Fish those proxies are my personal property and I demand them Are you Ol going to give them to me meI I do 10 not think I can do so Mr rr Fish said the assistant Mr 11 Fish left lef the office ofie shaking his fin finger tn finger ger at Fritsch and declaring he have them S Had Been Credited to Him Later Lter he went into the directors meet meetIng meetIng meeting Ing and demanded from the board the po pos possession session of the proxies The question led to a fierce debate and Fish declared that he would have them If I he had to arrest every member of the Illinois Central board to get get them Then the board boar decided that although they could not give then them the i p to Mr 11 Fish they the would instruct the proxies committee to credit them to him Mr Fish later went Into the room where the proxies board was meeting and as ascertained ascertained ascertained that the stock had been cred credited credited credited to his column columnA A touching illustration of ot the tho mutual confidence entertained by D the warring fac factions factions factions was w shown last night when both the Harriman and Fish Ish proxies were placed in one of ot the vaults vault In the Illinois Central offices Both sides promptly placed watchmen watchman outside the vault vaul and they remained on duty dut until unU the proxy committee called caled for the papers today |