Show KNOX AND THE Bl BULLIES LIES There has been a good deal of toadyism and I cowardice cow cow- I ardi ardice e in the reports of the fistfight fist between General ney-General Knox Knox- and the arist aristocratic cratic bullies who attacked attacked him him in iii an Atlantic City hotel The he Philadelphia Phil Phil- adelphia North American doubtless gives the unvarnished facts The time was 1130 at night In In- Inthe the hotel annex in a rustic little garden sat Mr r. r Knox with three other men an and four fOUl women Mr Knox and anel his party were vete well ell along at their repast when a a. carriage drove up to the hotel Three e. e men alighted alight ed one with no little difficulty lot for it was quite ap ape I parent that he be had hael been drinking Cl Charles arles T. T 1 and Theodore Cramp were tw two members of this part party The Pime third was a Mr Mt Stevenson Steenson who is well known in Phila Philadelphia elphia The three men inca made inide their w way y into the cafe annex and took seats at nt a small mall table under a I mellow incandescent li light ht Their table was about ten tn feet distant from froni that occupied by General Attorney l Knox and his friends A tt waiter waite was spee speedily summoned and one member of oC the parly ordered a bottle of wine Mr 11 Mr Cramp and anI Mr Mi Ir Stevenson Ste at once began a rather rathel lively r co conversation ll They took ains no pains to fo late their voices nor weme wel they overzealous in the choice of their words Presently the time head waiter in the time cafe requested the time three men to cease their objectionable language Thereupon the three ob I serving the time General Attorney and his party joined in an apology J But lint prese presently tI their theil objectionable language c was resumed a again ain they were reproved l and H again ain they apologized A third time and his companions grew gre rew insulting and the time former aimed his remarks at the Cabinet officer A A. moment later a rather small man luau in evening dress loaned leaned over er time table where anti and hit hit- friends were seated lie lIt requested that they refrain fro from m fur Cur ther objectionable remarks That flint At 1111 11 was tor ney Knox lie appeared to be he cool but hut de tie t HiJ Righteous indignation was written in his imis face A After delivering his crisp request he turned and went back to his friends Such words 6 as Cur Cul CurL L Loafer Blackguard and other appellations were hurled after the General Attorney while he hemd md und the ladies a ies were leaving the cafe Mr Ir Knox r- r re- re e turned to the he trio alone and the three set upon him a dozen lOzen waiters rush rushed d up The head waiter seized Cramp from behind pinioning his liis arms Another An Au- other grappled with Stevenson Ste and dragged him out Others took hold bold of who was too drunk to offer much lunch resistance Mr Ir Knox was surrounded by y his friends and they quietly retired from the cafe cafe and and were driven away to their hotel hote The blow lie he ie re received e ved from flom Cramp had stunned him for a a. moment mo mo- ment but he lie quickly recovered reco Then the proprietor tor or of the hotel comp compelled the time three bulli bullies s to leave Why by the Philadelphia papers have bave spared Cramp and Stevenson is a a. mystery As AR a rule vulgar yul gar gal moneyed aristocrats are not shielded by bythe the theof press n-ess n of the time City of Brotherly Love Lo I. I rJ |