Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-01-10

NEW York HIGH LIFE. New York so
cinl circles We're greatly startled, Wedncs
day evening, by the statement that jane
Gordon Bennett, proprietor Of the New
York HeraM had been publicly whippe.
by Mr.. Frederick May, bro her of TIE
young lady to whom Mr.. Bennett is en-
gagged While accounts Of the affair
greatly differ il seems to be agreed thai
Mr.. May provided himself with IL cow
hide and lay in wait for Mr.. Bennett in
front Of the club house. On the latter,
appearance he was assaulted, beaten and
thrown down. 1t seems that Mr., May,
without word, took light cowhile from
under his overcoat and struck Bennett ON
the head with it three or four times. lie
then knocked him down on the sidewalk
and deliberately sat down on him for Il
moment, but did not strike him while he
was down. Mr. Bennett got up and faced
his antagonist, and again MIR. May knock
ed him down. When Mr.. Bennett had
been cowhlded anu knocked down twice Il
gentleman stepped IN ana separated tne
Mr. May walked down the
avenue. while Mr. Bennett was taken away
from the scene of the encounter by hi
friends, The direct cause OF inc aASa"i'
on Mr.. Bennett is matter rs to which
none OF the parties to the affair nor thei'
friends were wiling 10 give any Po9l'lFe
information. The principals. huGcd' re-
fused to say anything about 1t. lhere Is
no doubt, however, but lhal me ailr''y
grew out OF the engagement OF MT. Ben
nett to Miss May. lhcle seems 10 be NJ
tie doubt that Mr. BtnneIt mas nPei ,tclIhS
in manner which MISS May family ana
friends have considered dlsgfacelQl 10 nm
and disrrspectiul toward them. IL Is sla-
ted that a duel may result from tlie aliilt'
Young May Is nephew OF Col Cilas. A
May OF Mexican war CeIebrity' ana OF 'u'
liam May, who shot MI Cochrahc IN
duel at Washington some years ago ben
nett, in being pabIlcIY coWllde"' shares
the fate of his father, VINO several times
underwent the lnlllcllon'
Had the marriage taken place us pro-
posed, Bcnneitand his vile were to pave
Sailed for Europe the daV Oh 'lle assault
but bennett had DtGn on II spree ana MISS
NI,v hoI hnnn fnrrn1 tO hrp,lk the pnUapr-
mrnt. 1t is said Bennett 5 sister S i'll hopes
, L., , ,,,,h f II
M,,pt;n,o thorn ara minors of a 1upl tC
Mc"'t''li' I,'o'0 az y, -.
NC VS"' ~ ''Po W
the vermont INC.
Thnrn nrn all sorts of stories and con
lectures rs to the immediate cause oil Inc
lrOuDle-tllt last SltilW lil'lu VF"hc llc Sil
UaUpmcnt One is that Mr.. Bennett, ut j
dinner party, SalU all inc MAYS Wlhlc"
.I;, g.. ,, IL u,ono, Another l. thnt
llln LOT, WIS HIS uolVS' NH''il'' 10 ,"''i
when not himself he went to the Mays
"'Si' nv -. Il, : ,.,,,,,,l ~,
n ot,, 20 ,,,ri,on lnttor of rpmonSlranrp
DHclOr 10 WIlC II lcIIcl VI i'''lo"o' '''',UN
tn which hp unid no attention. Another
~ ""'N Nv t' I..., 5000, 80, NJ,
is that there was violent scene on New
Tear nlglll, III IUc coul ~ VI "l''Ch 'i' E
Rnnnait uSnI unhprOnlinp llnuuapr both
H'"nN'' VI" I',I :. -
"' I,,,it ,,,,,,n,,,,,li,,tod
anger nj lnlS-nO uoioL ul'plt'lc"i'''''
and nronsriouS-rudeness to their mother
anu UNCONSCIOUS -.
that sent the SONS OUt, allncu Will WIllpo
H. ml C,;nI T.,
in search OF the offender lllehu l"l
all ,,,r,ioe rnnrnrnnd furnishes the follow
an P"i''uo WIN nv" IVA
inr version of the facts:
. 49,. .,,,,- No..
1t was during the summer OF lo'o mat hT. oennct
began to lay marx hltehol.s ~ Mlsh M oiie i ~
the scat Of honor the box of his coach she was tht
honured guest on board ms yacht me ensuing Mlhtel
they were seen much t9gtther-out uriFlhE ht lH'
theatre, at receptions at dinner parties, AT ne
aud soon was rumored they were ehga*tu 10 oe mar
lled Ile mat was lesiugI W'iT ~ ISs,
young lady friends, eSperally r. the young Ieuil,
seemed devoted TO eACh otter Inc lrltlus OF Mr
Bennett ana MS INDUSTRIOUS atnSI WeIe cluailA
though some who were aware thhl me .ounE Ethtie
man had an errdtle, mpnlslNe unfortunate teilpera
meut and had been several ulhes enEdgeu hlu Vntii
fears It was premlsed h9weyGr, that ME- De'net
was really most devoted 70 MISS May WIG II very
charming young lady ana they huped Tor the pest,.
Mr. Bennett is not ladies man, nc ratHeF aNTin'
lanes SQclety, nuhs more pleasure ~ luat u tt4ttS
men lhclined llke III "teo POLO ,anu "tiiles,
sports HIS greatest laut now SO keIneeialiS SHOW
that IL Is no longer sccTeWas MS llaoltg ~ alS I
ment 10 20 ON spree; liquor lives many leu ut
nature; 1t SO Affects Mi Bennett inteeu9nE ms I'm
pulSlNelCBS,