He immediately left the Stock Exchange,
and not long afterward Broad Street was electrified by sounds of combat
in the Free Gold office. It is conceded that Wagstaff had the
situation and his three opponents well in hand when the cop arrived.
None of the men concerned would discuss the matter. From the remarks
dropped by Wagstaff, however, it appears that the policy of marketing
Free Gold stock was inaugurated without his knowledge or consent.
Be that as it may, all sorts of rumors are in circulation, and Free
Gold stock, which has been sold during the past week as high as a
dollar forty, found few takers at par when Change closed. There has
been a considerable speculative movement in the stock, and the
speculators are beginning to wonder if there is a screw loose in the
company affairs.
Wagstaff's case will come up to-morrow forenoon. A charge of
disturbing the peace was placed against him. He gave a cash bond and
was at once released. When the hearing comes some of the parties to
the affair may perchance divulge what lay at the bottom of the row.
Any fine within the power of the court to impose is a mere bagatelle,
compared to the distinction of scientifically man-handling four of
society's finest in one afternoon.
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