New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-22
GRAND ROW AMONG THE ACTORS.
MIR. CHARLES MATHEWS COWHIDED IN
BROADWAY BY MR. A III DAVENPORT

MIR. CHARLES MATHEWS COWHIDED IN
BROADWAY BY MR.. A. III. DAVENPORT
An iLtorse excitement was caused last evening in
broadway by an encounter between two gentlemen
who have been for many years vel known to the pub
nc. Mr.. Charles Mathews OF the LONDON thes.ers,
erd VITO Is now play ing al Buttons fnensr, and Mr.
AGorhus II. Davenport Of WaIacks Thes;er, met in
ffort q the NewYork Hote' at about 6 O'Clock last
night, and exchanged incyi;es OF the most 5ngingy
peIsoDal character. As MI Mathews came on! Of the
hotel ard about proceeding to the thester he was
corfauted by MI. Davenport, who addressed him in
l.ngvage which grew warm, and which was re-
Piled 20 il terms equally severe until q: length Mr..
Davenport crew whip from his pocket aud pro-
,eded administer scientific cOwLidiag 70 the nvai
comedan. Mr.. Mathews received several blows from
the Whip and Mr. Davenport snitten once or more
by the fist Of Mr. Mathews, Until finally, as our inform
ant states knoct down. at east staggering blow
was administered by the gentleman from Wallsck's,
that proved, the vulgar have it settler for the
ceegs from Burtons Bystsnders Their interfere!,
the two amiabe comedians were separated, a1d the
cogbd;pp ceremonies were not renewed. MIR. Dsven-
po at once gave himself up 20 the officer and walked
with Cant Dnks'o the Fifteenth Ward Station-House,
TO be dealt with Is the law might direct Mr.. Mathews
did not appear, ard there being complainant, Mr..
Davenport was set at liberty. Both gentlemen played
at their respective thesteTs in the evening.
The cause of this dramatic difficulty Is as follows:
Mr. A. III. Davenport, few months since, having
cause 10 suspect his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Weston Daven-
port of infdey, ct eft her and applied for di-
vOrce The proof was ample and the decree OF
divorce was ubht sitat.Dgly graote'. Mr. Charles
Mathews then married Mrs. Lizzie Weston Daven-
port and they have lived AID wife since that
time.
During the present engagement of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Mathews in this city, a report mas gained currency
that Mr. Mathews has openly made the assertion the
green. and other public places, that hs had pa1
Mr Davenport sthe sum OF three hundred dollars to
peimit the divorce to be obtained; and it is even
reported that Mr. Mathews has on divers occasions pat
the statement into offensive words and said that
DO had paid Davenport three hundred dollars for his
wife"
Deverpo,ts emphatic denial of the @ three hundred
dollar report hardly needed to convince all VINO
know him. thst there is not particle OF truth IN the
statement, bat ii was naturally exceedingly CALLING to
have such story in circulation Under these cncum-
star ces he desired amuual friend to inde n0teto Mr.
Mathews asking that gentleman either to deny that he
had made the offensive assertion, or at ence re-
tact i. This message was delivered to Mr. Mathews
on last Wednesday, and up to yesterday morning
10 reply had been returned notice taken of il IN any
manner. A. the instance of Mr.. Davenport the same
mutual friend Yesterday wrote second note making
the same demand which second epstle was given to
Mr.. Mathews Immediately, and to which ne returned
r,py to the eftc that he " would to it to-mor
row" or would attend to it in day ~
two" or some similar message, the iotent OF
which seemed TO be to make delay. AS tue
enhancement of Mr. and MIS-. Mathews was to con-
tnue but for single night longer, and as they were TO
leave the city at once it appeared 10 Mr.. Davenport
that Mp: Mathews was DESTROYS Of avoiding an ex-
PLANTATION by delaying it until he could have an oppor
tunty TO depart. Mr.. Davenport accordingly resolved
20 bring tie matter to a climax, by demanding IN
nrlJic a retraction of the alleged SANDER, or
by iuAicting humiliatug punishment lie
proyided himself with whip, ard unaccom-
panied by any friend, he sought an opportu-
ni,y TO address Mr. Mathews in the street. Inc dla-
oeue between the beigerent psrtiss amounted to this
Mr.. Davenport demanded 70 know if Mr.. Mathews bsd
asserted that he had paid him Davenport $500 under
the circumstances above mentioned, to winch MIR. Ma
thews responded that he had paid that sum to Mr..
Dayeuports lawyer Mr. ID. then called Mr.. NJ a liar,
and struck him with the whip
The whole affair occupied but a very few minutes,
ard no serious injury done to either party--none
probably intended The friends of each party are lord
in depunciaions of the other and we shall probably
have fine crop of statements, counter-Statenens,
cards ard reiopders all of which will satisfy tue public
of nothing.