Show PEABODY APOLOGIZED Exciting Incident of the th Wednesday Meeting of Stockholders Chicago Oct 17 Probably tie the most In Interesting interesting incident of or yesterdays meeting of or Illinois Central directors director which pre preceded preceded preceded ceded the annual meeting of or the stock stockholders stockholders stockholders holders was a tilt tt between Charles A Peabody president of the Mutual Life Insurance company and Stuyvesant Stu vesant Fish Mr Ir Peabody Is regarded as ne of ot the most dignified men In New York A dis dispute di disPute arose as to certain actions at a previous meeting Mr Fish made a state statement statement statement ment of or his position in the matter and Mr Peabody declared Mr Fish had not voted the way he was wa then voting oUng upon the subject One word led to t another and Mr Sir Peabody all but passed the lie to tor Mr r Fish He stated stat d that what Mr Fish said was far from the truth Mr Fish arose and shouted at bis his opponent Mr Peabody yoe Ol not talk to me melike melke melike like that Nor Is there a man living with Inches enough to tell tel me that I do donot donot donot not tell tel the tho truth Warlike Demonstration In his excitement Mr Fish had moved toward Peabody but made no further lurther hos hostile hoste hostile tile te demonstration Turning Turing to the directors directors tors he declared that it was wall their evi evident evident evident dent Intention to delay dela matters maters beyond a reasonable limit and that as he had more urgent business he lie would leave leae for his hotel hotel As Mr Fish was passing from the room Peabody arose and called caled to him Tl Tl life lle insurance man started to say that he was sorry for what he had said sid and that undoubtedly In the heat of or the ar argument argument r he had overstepped the bounds of gentlemanly conduct Mr Ir Fish was wa striding striding ing toward the door with his face aflame and ard he did not hear Mr Ir Peabody Some member said of or the board board who was near him Peabody Apologized Mr Fish Mr Peabody Is apologizing He is sorry sor for tor what he said Fish did not check the speed of or his exit exi but shouted I have not the slightest interest in what Mr r Peabody I Is hr Jr r Is not sorry for forand forand forand and he can go so to blazes Good day da gen gentlemen gentlemen gentlemen When this crisp sentence fell fel upon Mr r Peabodys s ears that gentleman collapsed in his chair and almost lost the superb dignity dl ni which so admirably fits him Oh my m he gasped Gentlemen I as assure assure sure you that I regret It Harriman who had been ben watching the proceedings with interest and some amusement said Oh never mind him Mr 11 Peabody Let Lt him go a ai we can get down to business Still Sti Hunt for Proxies Before this session of or the directors was held Mr Fish began begun a a still sti hunt after ater the proxies for 40 shares of or stock which had been given to him for Cor life during the period when he was president of the ro roYo roi fl W Yo G Bruen assistant secretary with whom Mr Ir Fish had left lel them stated that he aid id not have them but that President Harahan did Mr strode Into the presidents office but fund f und him out Who ho represents the president he de demanded demanded L L C Fritsch Frisch President as assistant assistant ed cd the proxies was summoned and Fish I 1 do not think I can give gie them to you without consulting the president de declared declared dared Mr Ir Fritsch Consult the Old Harry retorted Mr Fish those proxies are my personal property and I demand them Are you Ol going to give gie them to me meI I 40 o not think I can do so Mr Fish said the he assistant Mr Fish left lef the office olce shaking his fin finger fn finger ger at Fritsch and declaring he woul have them Had Been Credited to Him Later Lter he went Into the directors meet meetIng meeting Ing In and demanded from the board the po pos possession session of or the proxies The question led bed to a fierce debate and Fish declared that he would have them if 1 he had to arrest every ever member of the Illinois Central board to get them Then the board boar decided that although they could not give then them lp ti tito rp to Mr Fish they would Instruct theD 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 to his column columnA A touching touching illustration or of tho the mutual confidence entertained by the warring far fac factions fa tons was wa shown last night when both the Harriman and Fish proxies were placed In one of the vaults vault In the Illinois Central offices Both sides promptly placed watchmen outside the vault vaul and they remained on duty dut until the proxy committee called caled for lor the papers today toda |