, 1877-01-05
New York's "I3verybody" Stltl
ChntterinE Over Wednes-
days Ifcncontre.
Tho Previous Accounts OF Mays
Assault Highly Exap-
gerated.
Benefits Check Hardly Impnircd, and
Ills Nose Only Slightly Ag-
grandfzed.
The Nimblo Anto-Nuptial Literary 0apers
Of Jamos Gordon tho First,


Special Di1pdseh to 71k Tribune
New YonK, Jan. 4.-rhc Dcunett-Afay en-.
counter Is the tocIal sensation Of the scason.
Opinion is somewhat divided in the matter.
one faction dcnouuctns Mny's act as cowacsily,
and a much larger portion declaring That Ben-
nett got his dues. May Ind been medltating
an attack some weeks, and proceeded in the
most deliberate manner. Tie Is tall, we'll built.
and known as an athlete. Bennett, too has
taken special pains to gain reputation for
athletic skti1. Ills opponent proved the most
powerful. One witness says May threw Ben
nett into tho street as II he had been
Of no weight. All possible sumors are a0oat
as to the outcome. The parties have been put
on the why to Canada, mud have been given over
to dreadful slaughter by gossip.
TUE TRUTH
IL that Bennett keeps to his house, aud that
hfny goes about ~ II nothing had happened.
The further truth Is that both Frederick Mny
and Ills brothcr had beeh hunting for Jamcs
Gordon since Saturday. Tho wcdding had been
nxcd for the eth ut. Miss May was dressed
aud ready for tho ceremony. Bennett lid not
appear, anl they thought 1t timo to set
tic with such groom. They each bought
small riding whip and kept watch for their man.
Wednesday Fred took bis station at the Union
Club, while the other waited at tho dock Of tho
stcamshIp Russia, TO thrash Bennett In ease he
attempted to leave the country.
FIRED HAPPENED TO MEET BENNETT,
NJ announced, anu 30 iias tho notdriety of tho
assault. There is no question that Bennett Inns
repeatedly insultcl the May family, whatever
may havc been his conduct to Miss Caroline.
liz Ind tho habit Of calling At the house really
or fotgnedly intoxicated to thu Inst deeTer,
hat IT, Mat r1,f f1fHhI
| than once to elect him. Benefits friends claim
| that Dr. May had withdrawn his consent to tho
engagement, and Tint an e1opcuscnt Ind been
projected, but abandoned; Tint Bennett intcnd-
| cd 10 marry Miss May, to whom he waR much
| devoted, md that he Ind no occasion to nppre-
| licnd what bcfc'l him Wednesday. They also
dccluru thnt he will not send q challenge Or do
anything rastt.
on THE OTHER HAND,
il he does send challenge, there IL the best rca
son for stating t!,at II will be !nmedIutu-
" accepted. Instead ot bru.nl at-
tack with club or rawlit1e, Afay
seems to have used the whip us q means towarl
bringing on something more serious. Benefits
wounds arc a slight cut on tho nose, and IN abra-
aion On the temple, neither of which arc more
than scratches. The only violence shown was
when Bennett threw open Ills coat ns II to get
| weapon. Then May knocked ht1n down, and
threw him Into tho street.
| COMMENTS or THE "TiMEs."-
Tho Times, In an amusing EDITORIAL says that
no fcarlrss ard Independent Journal cau full to
tako the ground that, for one tuau to
Intro4luce d rawhlde Into q private ar-
gunent will. another ,nan, Is to
| take q liberty, md suggests as remedy when a
powerful athlete is approached by 1nnn With
whip In his hand and M evident Intention to use
1t cleamiue from his ere, tho nt!,lets oug ut to
| hike the latter under Its arm to some vacant
lot, aud then throw him avay,
| NUT on NO puzLa
'"s "."I" 1..oeta 1.,.o |;t; lH >
| n,.",,aon.a =, .,s a,,an,1 r,ao ~" a,t,a. -
~" H.sast 10 rss5as,",, w. H., !, =. ~. ~
.,er.tooa TINT Mr.. Benurtt In. sep.
= formal challenge through o friend
to str. Nav, and that he bas left town with tho
mai. 1t Is bclIeyed that Mr.. Bennett made ls
will before leaving town. The Times will, how
ever, Tomorrow publish the following:
lily lad e the eity Tor % shn putposs 81 osntin: m
sre atts[y Tnoss Ssaas;!sn SoT'h
enesens saay I'LL 4 ''sS ssnoman M va.
the s.1ect ~ lite IL Clock Il cannot !" u. II.
Il hnrtils tnerfinT httwrcn tic Two rentn,nan viii
not iakc niaer' On ths eontsary. aueb an IN. IN.
! fortunate retnlt IL more than likely to occur
| .Tno.. ,r,.t I,t,,n,..,v ns,,,t,.1 viii H.
Aaose uost t'f"ate3 aSsos'a'S" VIA 'i''
Bennett stated yesterday that that Eentiefuan
had gone or was going to Washington and tbs
t.n. - ..,otraI IT,, ..1,,--.n, H., v..,t.,. 49,.
4ae. - 1ece''c' Ny te..s'@P'! 'ass e'e"'hs' t"at
dis pate'' was awaiting thu gentleman ut
~" ...s ~ .''4tss. - 1-s n~. ,s ,,,..",.
assett'on' lne Ass'R'a,eu tIcss has "spatcn
from Hartford stating thut Mr.. Bennett passed.
+hrou,., tbcr, tox,e. mil +ba locn1 1,,,rau,, ,,f
.nl"ae't t"s!o 1o1'4', 1Ao t'.e 49,. n1n W
thc AssoS'atcu ffess aeFe reports tIat MT nen-
nett could upt he fouul In this city tonight.
|
now Ttla clSCINNATiANs RsADlT
srt,a f<,ow{,,v ia +ha vorusor ~ +hu fy.t- t.,o
'ne !oi'oM'"s LUG 's!s.on VI tae Aa1u te'9
graPhcu to tho CINCINNATI Commercial:
| Nxw YoRK, Jan. 3.-Thu marriage OF Mlss
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