The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-21

tent TO wait for legal technicalIties TO sup
press the book, sailed forth, armed, not
with a sword or revolver. but with plain,
stout horsewbip. She drove straight to
the apartment Of Marie ColombIer. Az the
moment OF her departure. Sarah, boiling
over with fury. had not concealed what
she meant 10 do, aud her friends pre-
scpt-yiz.. Mademoisele Antonme, NM.
Jean Riohepin, and Kerbernhardt-who
knew well where woman's anger begins,
but not nj all where IL ends, also jumped
into carriage and followed Sarah.
Arrived al the Rue Thanh, Sarah glided
up the staircase and rang the bell. The
moment the servant opened the door she
darted like lightning into the saloon and
suddenly found herself face TO face with
Marie CoIombicr.
TIE CUT DIRECT.
| The two women for an instant eyed each
other, then. like a hungry tigress, Sarah
sprans at Marie Colombier. vocferating
] murderous cpithets, and dashed her adver-
siry straight across the face with her horse
whip.
| Mile. CoIomhier shrleked with pain and
rage. NJ. Jehan Soudan and Mile. Defres-
mes happened TO be visiting her. NJ. Jehan
|
two women. lie tried to seize Sarah in his
arms 10 hold her. but at the same moment
NJ. Jean Richcpin. who had just arrived
behind Sarah. dashed open the door ana
clutched VI. Soudan by the throat.
| THOROUGH HOUSEKEEPING.
Sarah again sprang at Colombier, lashing
and cutting her with the whip. n. Maui
rice Bernhard. NJ. Kirbenhardt, and Mile.
Antonine arrived upon the scene. Mile.
Colombier turned and fled. Sarah darling
after her with the rapidity Of lightning, and
lasbing her with her whip. The pursuit
continued into one room and out Of another.
nobody being able to stop 1t, Sarah and
her victim jumping over chairs and tables
and dashing into n thousand pieces eta
CERES. vases, and pictures, Sarah all the
time whipping Marie. who was shrieking
with pain and terror.
AT last Mile Colombier managed to
escape BY the servants stairway, and Sa-
rah Bernhard. utterly exhausted, but re-
venged. withdrew.
In passing through the front door Sarah
Bernhardt showed her horsewhip to the
concierge, saying: "Marshal Canrobert
gave it 10 me, but give it to Mile. Colom-
bier as Souvenir An hour later Sarah
Bernhardt played her r5ie at the Theatre
Porte Saint Martin in the dress rehearsal
| for " Mana Sahib."
Further Details Of the Episode.
iBy Associated PressI
PARIS. December 20.-The extraordinary
dramatic episode in the apartments OF Mile.
Marie ColOmbier Tuesday afternoon con-
| tinueS TO be the subject of animated gossip
| In all quarters. IL is now known that
sarah Bernhardt upon starting ont to
avcngc the wrong inflicted by Mile.
ColOmbier. armed herself with dag
ger. which she carried in her left
hand while her right hand welded
Il singing whip. Nile. ColOmbier made
no attempt mt defence, but sought imme-
diate escape by the back stairs, but not I'M
| til her assailant had inflicted several pain
| full blows across her face. Sarah, in pre-
senting the whip to the concierge on leav-
| ing the house, remarked that it had been
given to her by the distinguished Marshal
Canrobert, but as il had been laid across
| the ysage OF such an odiOus person as
Marie ColOmbier, she disdained to give it
house-room longer. During the general
| skirmSh in the lower part OF the
house one of Sarah Bernhardt's
friends said that if Mile. Colon bier
had any one willing to defend her
in any particular he was ready to fight
him. Another friend tore Sarah's picture
from the wall and executed frantic dance
upon it, wildly asserting that it had been
desecrated by the propinquity to Narie's
portrait. The appearance of Nine. Bern
hardt ut the theatre to take part in the re-
hearsal Of the new play, "Nana Sahib,"
was the occasion of great commet. Her
friends gave many evidences Of their SYM
patty with her; and the GOODNESS of her
demeanor after the real drama In which she
played the part OF leading lady was the
theme OF considerable applause. The gen.
eral opinion now is that the affair will have
its sequel in the law courts, and "a a cOnse-
quence speculation is busy rs to what othe:
developments will grow out OF the en-
liyenment. NJ. Jehan Soudan, on behalf
Of Mile. COlombier, challenged NJ. Richie
pin, one OF Nine. Bernhardt's friends, to
fight duel. Both of these gentlemen were
present during the fracas. NJ. Richepin
declined the challenge. Nj. SOudan has
consequently published the following:
81 have found Richepin coward in the
presence of woman, and have found him
coward with man. This is logical"