Show When Then Taft L Thrashed Editor The encounter in which Taft Tl one year Jear out of Yale Yalo thra thrashed bed u a Cincinnati editor r has b been en recalled of late vet an fin account of the tho affair as 38 published atthe at atthe the time helps to picture tho the Taft of thirty years rears ago 0 the he Taft of Yale is 7 as he bo no was in n the flush and strength th of his hit early twenties On April 20 0 O the Cincinnati Commercial con a half halt column article under the headlines A SE S. TIO P PUNISHED How Hot Will Taft SOrT Served d Lester 1 A. A Ro Rose A Sound Beating Beatin Clo Cleverly erl Administered d. d u A A sensation sheet edited b by bL L Lester sto A A. Rose 6 contained in its weekly issue uc yesterday a lot of trash of a 3 vile vilo hardly worth t mentioning because of its I absurdity that wa was apparently construed cou con coui I trued by the tho editor edit to refer to Judge a I I Alphonse Taft It would not have havo attracted attracted at at- much attention had not the boys hawking in tho the paper f kept up a 1 err cry rV of all about the Judge Taft scandal Early yesterday afternoon Mr Ir Will Taft a aall atall taU tall po powerful athletic young man about 22 2 years of or a age e. e met hi his brother Charles at tho the Times of office rice and stated quietly that if ho could find Rose Roso he should whip hip him Rose nose was de described to WillI Taft raft ns s a t tall raw boned man with a broken brokennose brokennose no nose e. e who was known to be bo a bruiser of considerable physical courage and great endurance Tt rt was related to him hue that Rose nose had bad ad been and clubbed by Ed Hudson and others and that his head had bad been found to bo bl like liko I z a block of granite Mr r. r Taft listened attentively elv to the the I information and appeared to appreciate it Ho did not make much to tall talk about I the ta task k be bo had cut out for himself but I seemed to be in a a. burr hurry to get at it with as few words as possible His I brother Charles accompanied him bIm not with the tho intention of ass assisting him but I merely to be on hand band in event of inter inter- interference ference that mi might ht he be improper or un un- i fortunate They Thov walked up to the corner corner cor cor- ner ber of Fifth and Elm streets and quickly quick quick- ly IV found Rose Hose who was accompanied by a lady and a friend Will Taft Tan is if only a 11 year or eo out of Yale where he be developed his bis muscle at the manly exercise of the tho college collego and md ho bo E seems wems to have havo retained it He lIe approached and asked if the person he addressed was Rose A prompt That 8 my name game and a a. double response re re- Youre my m man and a blowin blow blot blowin in the tho face revealed c to Mr r. r Rose Roso the I I object of the call call Mr lr Taft followed up upI j I the attack 1 vigorously The first t blow bloc was a 3 left bander not so effective as ashe ho he intended but he be made mado up the deficiency deficiency de de- by repeated blows blow until Rose went down The Tho rules of the ring were here not observed When Roto went want nt down Mr fr Taft pounded on him bim and was getting get get- getting ting in heavily with blows when wilen a l. l bystander bystander by by- stander more powerful than Jar Mr r. r Charles Taft interfered and prevented any further punishment The Tho bystander bystander er er objected because the head of the tho under man was being used as 38 a hammer hammet on tho the pavement but since he learned the nature of the difficulty he be has not ceased to regret ret his biB interference As the case stands Ro Rose Roso went off and palo pile with his head bead well punched |