Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-10
TERRIBLE ASSAULT
BY Angelo Marie on G. A. Sam
nudge, Representative Of a
Memphis House.

HlluB6, nbpToehldtlSo W
Memphis House.
a Sensational Affair AT Little
Rock.
The Little Rock Gazette Of yester-
day, Sunday, gives the following &C
count at an affair in which the names
OF persons well known in this city are
conspicuous:
An ARRAY took place ct the entrance
Of che lobby of tbs Capital Hotel last
night about7 O'Clock, between An
cello Marie, Of Ii tie Rock, aud G A
Gamble, of st Louis. representing
School6eld, Hanuer X Co, of Mem
phis. The affair, as described by an
eye witness, was about as follow. Mr.
Mare and Mr.. John Oliver we're
standing in the lobby talking wheB
Mr.. Gamidge entered the door lie
spoke to Oliver, and some words passed
between him and Marie, when the
latter grasping buggy whip irmly 10
his hand began to lash Gamidge with
it. He struck him thres or four times
aud then taking the butt end Of the
whip began to hit him over the head.
Gamidgo did not resist but turned 10
run, and succeeded in getting away
several steps, when be Tell over the
boot black chairs behind The cigar
counter. Here be crouchsd with
both hands up, and Angelo spproaoh-
ing was sQuaring himself for 4 terrific
blow on Gamidge's head, when BIZ.
Louis Parham seized bis arm, saying,
angelo, don't kill the man." Other
persons began to croWdaround and the
attrsy was over
A Gazette reporter called on Angel
Marie, and he made the following
statement Of the cause Of the diff
Guilty:
DIR MARES STATEMENT.
THE facts in the case are these,
said Mr.. Msrre "a few weeks since
my wife was down at Hot Springs, aud
from there went to Van Buren, to see
her son, passing through Little Rock
without stopping, taking a freight
train on the Fort Smith railway. 10
the cabOose 3 man treated her ungen
tlemanly. ], however, did not knoW
OF this until to-day. Since then, Dir.
Charles HI Vogle. Of Memphis. who
occasionally takes dinner at our house,
told my wife the same nau had made
insulting remarks about both her and
myself in a crowd She did not tell
me this until to-day, for the reason
that she did not want me to get into
trouble. This evening she came %
me crying. and told me The man bad
laughed At her sneefingly as she Wss
leaving the opera house | then got
my bugRy whip, found him il the
Capital hotel and gave him a thresh
ing. / never saw him before.
About 8 o'clock last night Mr.
GAmidge was found in bis room at the
Capital Hotel, and asked 10 give his
version Of the matter. de isa small
man, very gentlemanly looking, and
was suffering some pain from several
severe bruises on bis head aud wrist,
where he was struck with the butt OF a
whip. He said he was representing
the Memphis house given above, and
was formerly one Of The st Louis
firm Of Wilson, Gsmidge Il Algee.
He said no did not know AnselC
Mare, aud was perfectly dszed about
the whole matter. He said he had en-
tered the hotel and stopped to speak "a
his friend, John Oliver. when Thu
man Mare turned to him and said
You are that man, and began to hii
him with the whip, and kept on unit
be was stopped, aud that was al b,
knew about il.
Mare says you insulted his wife.
| never dreamed Of such athing.
don't think would know her il | saw
her"
Were you on the train with hsi
several weeks agoY'h -'a'e.ii3-
Il was riding in the caboose nearly
a month ago. There we're several il
the car, and we were chatting casually
just as any people will do. | onl]
rode twenty FIVE miles, and it was onlJ
when | was almost rosdy % eetof thal
some gentleman told me that ore o
the ladies was Mares wife, who was ,
saloon keeper in Little Rock. | neveI
saw her, to my knowledge, since then
| was going past the Capital ThesteI
70 the postofice, and stopped there
not over two minutes, Just as the mat.
inee was over, aud The people wert
coming out. | made no remarks de-
rogatory to any woman, snd do not
now know whether Mrs. Marie was ia
the theater or not | don't think
would have known her il | had seer
her"
Wife2" -
Il never intentionally in,ulted an,
woman. Why. | am 40 old man aDS
have a wife and ason Is years Old
try to be asgsntlemAnly as | can undo
all circumstances, | would not inml
= woman BIZ even a loOk. There ha
never been stain upon my fImil!
name"
MI GImidge was very reluctant /,
have the matter gel into the papers
snd hooked like the pefsobihcatio6 D
misery as he sat nursing his wounds,
arm, and vehemeDtly denying any IN
tention OF ever insulting the lady i
question . 2