, 1873-10-21
A BLOODY RECONCILIATION.

4 Queer Affair in the North Division
".A 1lard-1H0nrtcd Father EscConctt.
cd to HIS DnuRhtcr,s Lover Undcr
Worry Peculiar Circumstances.
4 few months ago, John nikus and his family,
consisting OF himself, his wifo, and throe chill
dron, arrived In this city, direct from ono Of tue
German provincoe. They havo experienced tho
many vioisitudes that make tho lrst years OF
tho residence Of m omigrant In now country
dtoary enough.
Tho family occupy two rooms In tho second
story Of tonomcnt TINT stands isolated from
other houseB, on Burling street, noar tho North
Branch. An ornament of the household is a
young girl, about Is yoars Of, ago. whoso wayward-
nosB has bocn the cause of much trouble.
Soon after tho family arrived In this city, the
daughter was taken into tho house OF wealthy
gentleman who lives on Clark stroot, near Ful-
lerton ayonuo, as SERVANT Hero she becamo
acquainted with young German named Fritz
Drogmund, who 1ivod. with the same goutloman,
and aorvod in tho capacty OF ooachmnn. The
two soon became quite intimate, and frequently
attended dances together. Fritz. 1t appears, in-
auced tic young girl to prorniso to becomo his
wife. Soon after the betrothal IL was discovered
by their mistrcAB that an illicit intercourse
waa going On betweeen her two SER
vants, and, upon. the young girls father
being informed Of it, he burst into violent pas
sion, aud took his daughter homo, md forbid her
to receive further olteution from Drogmund.
Mary promised submission, and seomod repent-
ant but 1t Was subsequently 1oarned by her
fathor that aftor sho had boen brought home abe
On Sunday afternoon Mary atastod ont to go
to church, as sho said. uor father on
protonse for meeting Drogmund. he in:
tonSa 5 S bis o5 NfS sT OF his ~ msesps9n ppsa Ga nd
daughter to tho church, to which slo lad said
she was going, aud which she passed by. Near
the north aud Of Lincoln Park, on Curk street,
Bhe mot Fritz Drogmund. As aoon as RlkuH
and demanded him to leave his daughter. The
young man refused, aud was backed up In his
refusal BY tho girl. fow words passed be-
tween tho parties, when nikus ntruok Drogmundl
eyer s hS % had n hSfs ssoaas aSk 1onns hs nsd
jumped ct Rikuss, aud attempted to knock him
down. Rikus. being powerful, soon had Drog-,
m,lnd proatrate, and was beating him uomerei-
fully, when Lila daughter took hold OF him to
made an effort to strike RlkuB with dirk-Anife,
but instead struck Mary on the back Of the neck.
The cut,was serious ono, md the blood srurted
frcely. Tho young girl sank upon tho ground
concern for the young girl, the two men
assistance. Quite q crowd Of people had
COLLECTED in the vicinity, but policemen formed
no portion Of 1t. Tho two mon, apparently
girl to her home. DR.. Tuttlc attended her, and
found tho wound to DO serious ono, but not
necessarily fatal. Yesterday afternoon tho girl
was decided to be ont OF danger.
Since tho occurrence Of tho atfrny, Ril1us has
become reconcilcd to tho Objectionable lover aud
tho latter will probably become a pormanent in
mate Of tho household Of Ri1u8, when Mary
shall hive recovered.
A Lake View policeman arrived on the scene
of tho afrray aoon after the parties had gouo
away, but made no effort to effect their srroet
and 1t was Just as we'll that ho did not.