Show THUMPED CHARLES ME CRANE assaulted by angus M carlnon cannon jr WAS HUNTING FOR TROUBLE 0 the th ex chairman had been warned find and tried to evade tit a quarrel but cannon followed him and hit bit him before he had a chance to defend himself was angered at stories ab about out frank J J T cannon I 1 C charlie h arlie cranes smiling visage was the shining I 1 mark nt it which angus al cannon jr jf yesterday a afternoon fler noon directed erected several flat blows three of N which litch landed I 1 the men on met on second south street cur rig nabe the afternoon whereupon mr cannon according to the statement stater nent of at a friend of mr crane proceeded to eprea ean hillis with more force th than an ell ele gance fance g ance on the lie subject of the ex cx chair man inan 8 action during frank cannons cannon a candidacy for the crate it seems that several days ago crane ciano received a warning from a friend that aug angus us 11 II cannon jr intended performing various and sundry feats nith ith his poison imison m when in nex next t I 1 ahey it e y met cannon wa wag 3 mul much c a angered tit nt the mo malicious a I 1 olles circulated with reference to his cousin frank J cannon ahon hen the senatorial toga oral was the object of his every waking effort lie he believed that they emanated from crane and forthwith became the self appointed of his cousins reputation FOLLOWED FOLLow FD HIM ur UP knowing that cannon prop proposed ased to v w reak vengeance on him for the stories attributed to him by cannon crane attempted to pacify him telling him ho he nant any clis disgraceful graceful street to row at the same came time lie he went on toward his rooms room lit in the crane building cannon followed keeping up a fusillade of sarcastic and emphatic abuse when crane walked up the stairs cannon was at his hie heels when he entered his room cannon was becude hint him sit don donn n now and let us talk this matter oner oe suggested mr crane at the some same time suiting his onn action to the invitation and sitting down mr cranes friends state that this Is the proper history of the affair they also affert that when mr crane sat al down mr cannon proceeded to the act k of 0 facial decoration with considerable vim and had struck him three blows before the billiard lard county man could pet get under way and into action by th that at time outsiders attracted by the dolse noi e rushed ru hed in and separated the men after which cannon took his departure and peace tanned fanned the building with its white wings while the arn arnica was bein ing applied to tho elio bruises on ir cranes countenance outside of several light alight nit mr crane was unhurt and emerged from the fracas with nut net even a muela chlo uncut uncurled led it Is stated by a close friend of mr crane that he will institute cr criminal proceedings today against his assailant in t it Is but fair to tanto in connection with the assault that cannon Is 33 years of uge age and almost a hercules in strength as aa in stature while crane Is a much min smaller aller man and nearly 60 years old |