Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-03-17

severely cOWnlued on SlAtn street
about FIVE o'clock yesterday after
noon. The immediate cause was
.ome blackguard rer.aits made by
him on Saturday evening, but 90
there were indirect causes that led
20 the "uufo;tunate" result we will
give detailed account Of the affair.
Martin heuhnle, q steady, industri-
Dus cigar maker, lives with his fam
~ over Kluci1hohn 81 Loew's store,
1uite close to Porter's office. Re-
Gently Mr.. keuhne was called east
hy the death of his father, and he
lett in charge OF his business here s
saan named Melampy, who delivered
cigars and collected money for MIR.
*. This, of course, attracted the
attention Of Porter, who is man of
most depraved character, and MOTTO
ing the intimacy existing between
Melampy and the heuhnle family,
ie at once jumped at the conclusion
that Mrs. X. was an impure woman.
Acting upon this presumption the
Doctor one morning offered TO act
ns chamber maid for Mrs. keuhnle,
declaring that it was too bad that
she should be compelled 10 empty
Stops. Mrs. i. resented this fami-
iarity, but the same night after she
had gone to bed, she heard knock
ut the door of her room, and upon
asking who was there, was informed
shat it was "the Doctor, and | want
some klaut y Mrs. Keuhnle told
Porter that there was none, but he
insisted upon coming III, SO that she
'4ight tell him where to get some.
Mrs, keunnle advised him to leave,
which he did, aud had he then ceas-
ed his attacks upon the woman's
character, there would have been no
t1ouDle, but Portcr-lille, he couldn't
Stop, aad the second scene was
e4acted on
SATURDAY NIGHT.
On that evening Mr. III, Sutton,
htci2mpy aud Porter were together
IN the alters room. The evening
~&s passing quietly, hut following
lis unfortunate bent, Porter'8 con-
vorsation turned to women, and with
that deviIish sheer, SO we!l.kuown,
10 said to Melampy; DWELL, you're
having q soft thing Of it inst now =
.Galampy asked the meaning Of the
language, aud Porter replied by Ii
recty declaring that the intimacy
Existing between Mrs keuhnle and
Melampv was Of criminal character,
Porter and MeIanpy were sitting
facing each other, and before Porter
hai fairly concluded his vile charge,
Mela;npy raised his right foot, and
planted it sguarely ia Porter's face,
chen following it az with blows from
his brawny fist The work was
quickly done, and Porter was Sc
veroly punished before Sutton could
interfere. The Doctors guests then
retired, and Porter washed away
the blood stains upon his face,
thinking probably, that that job was
done.
but IT WASN'T
After Melampby lad finished his
part Of the programme he informed
Air keuhnle OF Porter's remarks,
and the latter told his wife. Upon
hearing the accusation the woman
became almost cyazcd. She could
not be paciGed, aud it was with diff
fcuty that her husband restrained
ner from attacking Porter IN his Of
flee. However, she was partially
Guietod, and Sunday passed without
any encounter, bu. yesterday mora
ing Mrs. K. declared She would cow
hide her traGacer, ana she made her
preparations accordingly. All day
long she watched eagerly FOR him,
but his battered head prevented his
coming ont until late in the after
noon. As soon as he left his Office
Mrs. keuhnlo and her husband re-
paired 30 the street 10 keep watch
For more than au hour they paced
quietly up and down the Sidewalk.
attracting no attention, and giyiu-
10 sign Of the coming storm, por-
ter's absence was drawn to SONS
lauEth, but sill the outraged woman
an3 heq husband maintained thaia
watch. When they had nearly
sired Of their vigil, they copied tbs
r.o.im standing at tho steps leading
70 "A. a Alliao9 oGice lie was talk
ing to Auditor Duus. Occasionally