The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-27
A RENCoUNTRE

Between Mrs. Chambers and Mrs. Hr.a
MANA Herald Reporter Interview,
Both of Them.
The den2ens residing in the Midlothian.
hood of Live Oak street and Pacific ayenue
were thrown into wild state of excite
ment yesterday afternoon, occasioned nv a
combat between Mrs. Il. A. Chambers and
Mrs Alfred Freeman. Ii will be renem.
oereu ny the readers Of the HERALD that
some time during last December, AZ Mr. r
a chambers, the husband of Mrs. Cham.
beers, while walking down the east side q,
Lamar street, going north from Main street
was rlddled with buckshot by Alfred Free.
man, the husband OF Mrs. freeman.
who claimed that Chambers had seduced
ms wife. Chambers died in few minutes
alterward and Freeman was incarcerated in
tne county jan but subsequently gave bond
ana IS now resident of the city. In tho
meantime she left the city, and il was rnN
mored that she had gone TO Missis.
slppi' A short time ago she
returned to the city, and Of
late has been stopping at Rents hotel. cor.
ner OF Main and Murphy streets. Yester.
day afternoon IA Mrs Chambers was driving
out Live Oak street, on herway home near
the intersection of Pacific avenue she met
MRS freeman, when the war cloud burstod
Win all ITS violence. A HERALD reporter
after deal Of searching found Mrs. Cham.
pers at the residence of Mr.. c. Fee, on San
9aciiito street, where she was stopping
temporarily. When he made known liz
business, she stated that she regretted the
publicity of the matter, hut that she mad
nothlngto withhold from the general pub
Tic. She knew that her husband had been
Wantonly slain, and Mrs Freeman was the
cause OF II. She says that she was in her
phWton driving out Live Oak street and
when Just beyond Pacific avenue She met
Mrs. Freeman, who, in her own words
came sauntering along down the street with
a llttle velvet cap cooked on her head and
her forehead covered with bangs, and
a lot OF lace around her neck. She saws
thaI MIS- freeman, as she passed her
tossed her head and made a "smirlS ~
which, she coniesses, so enraged her that
she turned her horse around and pursued
her Us she ran for the yard, that of Mr.. Nj ,
H. Starcke. She Jumped out and pursued
her into the yard, and Mrs. Freeman at.
tempted to enter the door but Mrs. Met.
cali who was nursing Mrs Starcke. who il
In delicate condition, closed the door
| on her, as she feared the results to the sick
lady might prove serious. Mrs. Chambers
caught her in the yard, tore the hat from
her neau, pulled her hair and Invested her
OF all her lace, when she began to pound
her in the face. Mrs. Freeman cried for
the police, and while Mrs. Chambers had
her backed up against the picket fence
! beating her, some men came and took her
OIL Mrs. Chambers said that when Mrs
Freeman 'smirked" at her that she lost ali
control of herself and she made the attack
! Mrs. Freeman, she said tried her best IL
hit her after she had caught her but did not
succeed i'll dong so. She said that she told
Mrs. FREEMAN that she could not live i'm tn,
same town with her, that she was the caus,
OF her husband being killed.
The reporter afterwards succeeded in find
ing Mrs. Freeman at kent's hotel, and i'm
brief way she gave the following statement
in substance: She said that she was walk
ing down Live Oak street and when neai
faclhc avenue she met Mrs. Chambers VIII,
began to call her names. Perceiving tha
Mrs. Chambers was very angry she at
tempted TO escape her by running into
yard close by, but was Overtaken by Mrs
Chambers, who tore her hair mn,
clothes and beat her until some mei
came TO her relief. She say
that the assault was unexpected 10 her
and that she never did anything 10 provok,
it. The affair has created good deal o
excitement and talk, and is general sub
iect Of comment.