The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-01-10
BENNETT-MAY.
The Latest Facts and Rumors In the
New York Matrimonial Sen
satiOn.
Little Probability Of Duel, though,
Both Parties Have Plenty
of Pluck.


New York Special 70 the Cincinnati Enquirer
1t is now insisted that Mr. James Gordon
Bennett took u New Haven train at the
grand central depot in company with a
friend. 1t is also we'll understood, as was
stated yesterday, that he made his will on
the eve OF the day OF his assault. What his
sudden journey may portend has been the
subject Of much s9sconjecture. The
laws of this state are very Sc
we're against dueiing, the penalty ex-
tending 10 the seconds and all Others who
may, by their presence or action, cooperate
with either OF the princi pals. 1t is, there
fore, surmiEed that Mr.. Bennett has deter
mined to go out of the state in order 10
avoid embarrassing legal interruption and
consequences. His announced intention to
go to Washington WAS doubtless changed AT
the last moment, as there is reported TO be a
telegram awaiting him at the Arlington ho-
tel in that city, received there yesterday
This must have been sent by some friend
whom Mr.. Bennett had telegraphed to meet
him there. J. G. Hecksher, a very intimate
friend OF Mr.. Bennett, is said 10 have left
the city yesterday with another gentleman
TO go TO Canada. 1t is conf ectured that Mr..
Bennett, foreeeeing or imagining an objec-
ton on the part of Mr.. May 10 engage in
dueling,' has taken measures to remove all
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and risk oil arranging the bail In New York.
and has gone TO another state, from which
he will issue his chtllenge. while he has Sc
cured the services of Mr. Hecksher to make
such arrangements for dueling ground in
Canada as will convince the challenged party
that there is no likelihood Of farcical inter
ruption OF the affair. OF course Mr.. Nav
would have the right to the choice OF the
ground and weapons, but il is supposed that
he would not object, in view of
the legal obstacles that surround the con-
temptlble affair, to any ground that Mr..
Hecksher, who has had some experience in
such matters, might select
Mr.. May was st the Gilsey house last even
ing, and ii was reported at that tiIae had
not heard anything from Mr.. Bennett since
the assault. He will undoubtedly accept a
challenge il one is sent The family is dis
tinguished for high courage and chivalrOus
anteCedents. Ii Ii To be regretted that the
public discussions of this affair have almost
necessarily brought in the name Of the lady
SO often; yet IL is noteworthy that in no
quarter and at no time has word been
said except in praise of her smiable qualities
and modest, maidenly course through
out the whole affair. 1t must have
been a most trying ordeal. At the very time
Of the unhappy occurrence which forced the
rupture of her marriage engagement upon
the world, she was in company with Mr.
Benefits sister, who had visited her at her
own house. Mr. Leonard Jerome said to dav
that there was no truth in the report that
he had been in conference with Mr.. Ben
nett, either during the evening after the en-
counter or at any subsequent time, regard
ing the affair indeed said MIR Jerome
81 have not seen Mr.. Bennett since last Mon
day at ALL" Regarding the hostile meeting
he said: THE rumors at first were most
probably set on foot by the fact that DR.
MAY, Mr.. Frederick MAYS father, on the eve
of the disaster was driven in his carriage
rather hurriedly to the Jersey ferry for the
purpose OF taking the night train for Phiia-
delphia, where he had been called on urgent
business
Then you don't think there will be any
hostile meetng?
"No; L do not say that" said Mr. Jerome.
81 DO not know about that. 1 think Mr.
Bennett will challenge Mr. May il he can
get any one to carry the challenge, but the
Law is 80 stringent in the state that much
difficulty may he experienced in that re-
spect. The affair il not ended. Mr. Bennett
has a plenty of pluck-plenty of it, and
enough to call Mr. May out under any cir
cumstances. ! don't see how the matter can
be adjusted without recourse TO such meas
ure. Mr. Bennett has pluck enough in the
final resort 10 call him out, even if he has to
go to Jail for his temerity.'
There is absolutely no truth in the pub
lished reports that blows were struck with
fists. SO far as can be learned from eye-Wit-
nesses at the club rooms. A gentleman of
high standing in society and acquainted
with all the parties said that the report that
Miss May was in her bridal robes on Wednes
day morning WAS a mistake, but said that
she was in her bridal robes on Christmas
morning. And on the evening before Mr..
Bennett was so delighted at the approach of
the event that he lost his head, and in
this circumstance lies the whole truth
of the affair." The Mays think he did this
act on purpose 10 break offahe engagement;
but he did not. He simply broke loose,
and instead of going to the altar, rs had been
arranged, he packed offup town the evening
before the event was TO come off without
any overooat or overshoes, and walked all
the way to Stetson's and back again; making
as we all know, remarkable journey. that
did not fatigue so much, as the Irishman
said, because OF the length as the breadth
of it." That's the whole of the affair, and it
ended in the engagement being broken off
more than u week ago.