THE AMERICAN AUCTIONEER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4782, 25 July 1894, Page 2

THE AMERICAN AUCTIONEER.

. A Tough Fight. The following from tho Maranoa , Advocate is interesting as:,showing^ how warm matters sometimes goton the other side:-" Having apparently worked the buyers up to a gullible point, tho "Auctioneer" next asked somo one in. the audienco ) to give him a £1! Ho wanted a I £1! Who would give it to him? It would be the best £l' fhoy oyer * gave away I But just, heie a " " divarshuu " occurred at the back "A of the hall. Ono of the Roma men * had como into collision with one of ' •the "clmckors-out" of the!show, ' and the" boss" stopped short, and called out to '.'put him i (tlio Roma man) out if ho won't behave himself, and if lio does, let him stop and ' enjoy himself/':' But it was no _ , the caution camo tco lato, and tho "~ >•- riextminute every,maniihtliohall !' was on his feet, and a rash was * made for the scene of the fight at tho j»' back of tho room- .In an instant ~ | was uproar and excitomont, ' Tho crowd cheered tho local lad, and exhorted him in ringing tones to , « "belthim—-bashhisgorypatoin,"Np* * ; But a reserve was at hand, and tho two " chuckors-out"- belonging to 1 tho show pitched into the crowd right and loft, using knuckle-dustors and corkscrews. The young, follow that was being "put out" was disabled by a cowardly blow on tlio back l of tho head with some sharp weapon, *»«| 1 laying his skull open,'andrendeiing him hm de comkt. Two, local pub- , licans were dealt" wooderiers on tlie. jaws,' and carried out to view tho 1 starry heavens, and drink in tho pure, fresh air. Amongst the injured ', was young Wantstall who was dealt a fearful blow oh tho back of tho head with n. corkscrew.while stand- _ ing in the crowd; ' Blood'stiearned from tho wound, and the lad was | earned out in a fainting'condition, Hisbrothor immediately rolled into tho chucker-outwho had the corkscrews, and was backed up by tho crowd. The sergeant of police who was standing by .was sent flying, and tlio Spartan who was lunging put in a frenzied manner cleared a track only to he filled up again a moment ! Inter. Ono man wus struck with tho butt-end of a revolver, and-the sight V«H of firearms added fuel to the flames. Then tho seats began tq smash, and tho crowds of men standing on top of them were hurled howling and yelling to the floor. Anarchy reigned, supreme, and amidst tlfe cuises, grqans, ai|dyfeils,. : one. cpu]d * easily tq tho |(jwou rogiqns wquld be liko, ..Bui, things were gotta I warm for/tho dickers qut'intlio back of thd hall, and tlioy'heat a hasty retreM to the stage, wheto their chief flood viewing tho scene* under tho protection of a fwocious dog-appareMy a blood-hound—of tremendous §L>, Theirthero was a lull, and tho aflkioneerliuid his body- ■. guard advance* along ono of tho •' planks to tho fiddle of tho hall, :,j One of had his nose skinned, and did not look too com- ■■ l -^Mji forlablo by half, \hile the other was decidedly off colour,;' Some tall talk' %• took place, and an at\o'mpt was mado . . ■■£ by somo of tho' Roma men to got tho Sj chuckers-outin'rostcd. Failing this, .', the caretakers of tho hall attempted 3 ' to put out ono of fe lights, but was ? ' immediately storAby■ tho guard, : 'V Tho boss' again autlioritively ordered T? : one of thenudience to sit' down, and ':\ upon refusing to do so he sooled his -._*fci body-guard qh to, chuck him out. W. But the body-guard did not rolisb. tlio-job, and. never moved an inoh, ' | while the challenge', was received ■vl with a cheer from tbeßomamenwlio '"' '.! began to close up roundtho trio, ;;| of the ladies on tho stage tried |i to induce tho man-eater to join ; his master, but the 'dog hadnqt gqno is| three yards when.he was liuric(| ojt : 41| fhen|ijnk, Alnjqst aj tlje sanjo mqT v!: : || meiit fine qf : tl ( o,'bqdy guard wq§ 7% W4 spinning qij his.;!iead'i)ffthß ;|| plank, and again a retreat was mado •- f ?| for the stage. The crowd swarmed -?| on to tho platform, and another : 'm scene of uproar ensued. Finally the '.■'*s hall, was cleared by tho police, and ■'- •$ tho auctioneer and lus body-guard ; "<:£'-'l made for the Cornstaltootcl, Tlio '"!s former led the big dog >y the collar : ' : :% and was allowed to pasj unmolested, • ; i but the chuckers-out with loud groarig, and ■tf? i them r jm was struck behind theßf felling him to tho Ground, He was up again ?§ in an instant and the two* of themran ■,l for the hotel, tho crovfd following, ':■■'■■ >'l hooting and yelling.'Fully two -3M hundred men gathered round the hotel aud demanded that the chuck- : SfM be chucked ■M: .Nothing S|| further ; eventuated, lib\vever,' ; and:. '-;§ m after talking, in excited groups'for '-ri-Tm half-an-hoiir the 'crowd, dispersed, ' Thus ended ono of ■ tlio nights Roma has seW for many-|; : i|S years, The company left by traia last night fov Tooffwiba, . Jp||