, 1879-04-19

hlf. nlHurlcG barrymore Lie aclQr WHO NAV
wounded at MarsliaIl, Tox., BY the ruh!s1
Curric, on tho night when Ben G. Porter MS
killed, reached phiiule]phn on "Wednesday last
Mr. Barrymore glvcs'an account Of tic hboot'ugt
which differs In .nany respects from those Whsh
have been published, md which, II possible
shows Currto in worso light. Mt. Barr5mo'd
prcfaces hs story by telling how Miss Gum
mtus, Mr. Porter a.,l himself cn,ne to 1c IN tha
restaurant whcFe tho tragedy occurred. Aftef
the play IN Marshall was over, whElo tic eoaa'
pany was waiting Ia tho hotel for the trim
which would nut be due unttl . o'cluck. 'lis
barrymore ant1 Miss Cumu.!ns, lca|rng to ha'a
some coffee, called upon Porter to make tons
In private cooking apparatus ,e always sasssl
with him. No; he didn't feel like go.tst ths
trouble. and asked II there wasn't soEs
nYlaes where t!,sS could get It a'read5 n,aa,t !.
at tho restaurant ut tlls rAilroau station. on!
hunfrhtt yards Of 10 tllssant. So tlic thss
walked down to tho station ul.d SEATED tlietn..
aelyes on high stools at tho cutting bar, an'
callctl for yolfee. Mr barrymore san': a'su't ;ex
nitrr Tho bnggarc. Mr.. Porter and Miss Gun
mns, concluding TO liavo little nnci!, rellla'o.
Ing III the restaurant. Willie Mr. BarIymoII,s
was gone, Curre cauae In md seated !l.l1ts1
near Miss Cun,Inins, anA hogan to nsks 1sa ai1,
dish, Currlc would echo the orlor In lo!! ;sa
insulting, manner, No attention was latts, T..
him; a1ld after amusing himself III tllta way ~,
willie, he went Into tbs bar in az al1o|naIs
room. Mr.. Barrymore returning after an W, w
setcc Of about five mluutos alss Cunlt!lasr ~. ~
telling him low the rul!lan had lenhsc'I. ~, ~
rio again entered the rDuni, hiht, apt'foas"nn1
Porter, began pouring nut vnlloY u oaths az ~
0becontty. Porter tult him TINT he ~aiteua am ~
hAvu nothing tn DO With him a1nl re1ninuea p'U
hat ttnt 1r IN tnIt stlf
~ hell Of ludY sha ial'' replied the fl,a.p;
..Ehe is lady aud Ms,tler our prtectlu, ~. IT,
both gcnts Mt oHce, wliun Mr.. BArry'use spos,t
saving to portvr they did not want to l'aTo a'''
thing to do with Clrrlo. ,h.4
The bully turned to him md said, "rts'n,s
you'd like to tako itup!n ..l'm not patt1;u'aMs, {,
rupiiod barrymore, "hut I'm unarnr1." ,,s,T
am r. sud Currls. "llayell't Y"n a Is!o,,,,,
No.h "Mill you swcnr .iut yo'l i,ase ~ 1's "a
ics" "Il'en take on your eoa', ~ ,,n,,sIsfena sI
It, his cuItrRe .laya In England. ,...,
No sooner llal barrymore thrown OH ~ ssh s
thai Currlc lrcwtw0 reyolyarst oIlc .,,.nr ~
han1, n!hl lerelrl llcm ut hls ,narssn an.sit +,
wuuld t!rc. hut Thought ~ meant ta !s'Sa'''
hin by t'ourlshInE Ilts weapons. .,.n+ ,tta
Thu actor nut up hls liulltts in the ho1ll' n, s
tade, when thu rn'llun lrul, tho pull s',t. nars
sarrysore III the lllisru Ut tlla lstt aEl Ila
thu 0bow, and lodging near tic skin, un'lu .sts ia
sl.uuldes-1latls. His ilrst Thought Has 10 ,a. ssn.
sp!ttu0.i, but there wus not One ID 1he I.s,uf
Mid efst thu stools tilat t!lay had Gech h hi.
0u WoEu taAteAod down. l1n rushed ihto !ns ,b.t
roun iiI search VI Loose clair os ai.a'; suc.
le could hurl at The assYssit,, but Wlthoa's umt
cess, md, w ll9 Eu.entcrel the soe1a' ss
t'rcA ut hlni ugaia, but tulssrd. ,,,ult
THIS nll touk place III Mucll leks TING ~. III lin
takes to tell 1t. Porter ..,ld Miss Cu'unut' - IL
,noyrd towads tEe door teudn: out On ~. ~ nd
PLATFORM. A they reuct.cd thu duot io'trsa r., rnrna
barrymore fucett about, aud that instant -; IL
who was still standing III tlln u1lIuss Iu.Uss..,IlI vIlI
room, Tired tho shot froin which th'or rot's :,nt
torty minutes afterwarsl. Cnrrsc passe.i I'M
stlo aoot a'lL was arrested try ',guss ,1a,i,s hA
occurred M Z es daytaa, ss5i s tar.e h You'll sa
hnyo been lSnehsi before l,a had eSef 's'
thu jail. ,,,.t toth
'llcro ia not the least sympathy Tor hin hin,ee.b;s
community. Ila has becil y terror u pIs.nr .nnr
tisixens. lie always wat,t heartily arisISh is.St,h
times having, fonf rcyolyers, tNo o. "ni iata "
carried In hls sleeyes. readr ~ dfeo ~''