Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-03-19
lie Fails In an sttempt TO Clean
Out a Newspaper Office.
Cincinnati Ganstte, l7th.l

1891
asst week, as will be remembered
was presented at the Grand opera
house in this city Barley Campbell $
latest success, the Galley Slave" by
an admirable company managed b,
Tracy Titus, one OF the fair Alice
Gate, earl 81 ventures in the matri
mlnlal market. By a coincidence
Alice herself with her comic opera
troupe this week followed Tracy 8
coma ~ at the Grand, aud on Satur-
day last her latest venture ia the mat
rimonial market, a Philadelphia
named Watkins, who is said to be the
pOssessor of more money than brains,
aud whom the capricious songstress
married some six months ago, arrived
in the city. Yesterday mornings En-
quirer Confined an incident which is
said to have occurred on that day, the
parties beng Titus, Watkins and
Manager Miles, of the Grand. The
article bore the head, They Didn't
Drink from the Same Canteen," and
read as follows:
Manager Bob Miles enjoys a Joke
hugely. Saturday mOrning he was
standing at the entrance to the Grand
operahouse, when Nj. Watkins, the
husband of Alice Oates, cam up.
After exchanging the greetings Of the
day, Bob remarked I'm glad you We
come just now. I'm waiting for a
friend who is to drink a bottle of wine
with me. You can 20 with us"
Delighted, LIN sure" responded
Mr.. Watkins. In about a minute he
queried: Who is your friend"
Tracy Titus" replied Mr.. Miles.
Mr. Watkins bit his lips, pulled out
his watch, suddenly remembered that
he had an important engagement to
keep, hastily excused himself, and
that's how the present hubby Of "the
peerless American prima donna" a1d
the gentleman who formerly occupied
Z at position failed to tip glasses and
heres to you, old boy" together.
The publication Of this infamed
Watkins soul to the uttermOst, and
after threatening to clean out the
whole Enquirer Office he provided
himself with a huge revolver, and
calling to his aid Samuel Jack, the
business manager of the Oates troupe,
walked into the local room Of the En-
quirer about 5o'clock yesterday after
noon When the pair entered the
room it was tenanted by Mai. NJ. l..
Hawkins, Of the local staff, who occu
pied a seat at the desk of the city
editor, John b. Mccormick. Billy
Smith sat reading a newspaper in the
northwest corner OF the room, and the
redoubtable Mack" was standing in
the center of the room. Watkin,,
with his face paler than death, tim
idly knocked at the door, and was
told to walk in by Hawkins. Wat
kins walked Over to Hawkins and
asked where he could find a cur by
the name OF Mccormick.
Hearing this remark, Mack turned
quick around, and said: my name
is VI ,Cormick what is the matter
with you? ?"
W nk,us-Hlv you got a privat,
roo 4 bout THIS establishment wher,
l cal see you alone for about tel
mill,s>?
n ,ck Certainly.
II then escorted the belligeren
Wat inns inlo the editorial room, ives
OI the local iojm, Jack, who is a small
man, following them, and closed tn
door. Hawkins, after they had gon.
in, told Smith that there was going I
be trouble. He could zee it in tina
little fellows (Watkin's) eye, and b
was moi going to allow the two to viii
Mack. He then opened the door Jus
in time 10 hear Mccormick remarl
that be would do anything to pleas
Watkins. II he wanted to fight
Mack was ready TO Accommodate hiI
by going into a close room, lockin
the door aud fighting to the death.
Just then Watkins struck at Nc
Cormick, who parried off the blow an
hit his assailant a blow under the chi
that knocked him over into the north
west corner of the room, where he 60
sntangled up among the telephon
wires in the Office. Watkins 500
regained his feet and made again a
Mccormick. Several blows wer
struck, but nobody was hit, AT thi
~juncture Hawkins took a notion int
his head that Jack was preparing {
assist Watkins, and he took a hand i
The tracas, hitting Watkins a full bio
on the right cheek, which staggere
him, aud followed this advantage u
by starting in to give the irascible lal
husband a terrible humping. JAG