Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-01-26
FOR HER SAKE.

the Trouble.
Since Mrs. Langtry and her devoted
1t tendant, Gebhardt, arrived in St. Louis
on Monday, the newspapers have out
Jenkinsed themselves in keeping the
public posted upon their doings. Their
goings and comings, their dress, talk
and meals have been chronicled faith.
fully, and more or less authentic inter
views with them have been published.
Much Of this writing had been indie.
Gently suggestive, and Wednesday morn.
ing the Globe-Democrat contained what
purported to be diagram of the respec.
tive apartments of the actress and her
cavalier publication which caused
both much pain, and evoked from Geb.
hardt promise that he would personal.
ly chastise the next reporter of that pa.
per who attempted to visit him or Mrs
Langtry. They had been both called
upon the day before by Globe-Demo.
crat reporter, named Maj. A. B. Gun.
who passed pleasant time
with them, and published what he heard
and saw in a very conservative manner.
Wednesday evening, while he was in the
of the Southern hotel, he was
called upon by Mr.. Gebhardt, who
charged him with being responsible for
all the vileness that had been published
regarding himself and Mrs. Langtry.
He declined to accept the responsibility,
when Gebhardt lost temper entirely and
swore at and insulted Cunningham
grossly, and challenged him to q fistic
encounter in the ladies' parlor. Gun.
nlngham kept his temper, and informed
Gebhardt that he appreciated the fact
that he had been insnlted, and that Geb-
hardt would hear from him the follow.
ing day, Gebhardt wanted to insist
upon fist-fight and told Cunningham
he would knock him out in one round.
But Cunningham informed him he was
not fightist, and that he would shortly
give him (Gebhardt) an opportunity to
select gentlemen's weapons with which
their difficulty could be settled. Mr.,
Gebhardt did not reply to this proposi-
ton, but continued to apply approbri-
GUS epithets to Cunningham, who suffer-
ed himself to be led off by
his friends. This ended the even
ing trouble, and on Thursday, after con-
sultation in the Globe-Democrat Office
with the editor, Mr.. Cunningham select.
ed the papers dramatic critic, Mr.. John
Jennings, to represent him. MIR. Jen-
nings, whose favorable criticism of the
Lily's acting have placed him on terms
of temporary intimacy with her, carried
challenge to Gebhardt, which, unfortu.
nately, he delivered at moment when
he was in company with the fair enslav.
er, who, divining, with rare instinct, the
nature of its contents, insisted upon see
ing the letter. Mr.. Gebhardt, whose in.
clinations were all in the direction of q
fight, declined positively to surrender
the letter, but the lady became hyste1i
cal, and he consented. When she reac
the letter, which contained an invitation
to Gebhardt to accompany Cunningham
with seconds to the Indian territory, she
regained her composure fully, and ben
all her energies to securing his promise
not to take any notice of the challenge
She urged that he could decline to accep
it on the ground of difference il
station between him and the reporter
but MIR. Jennings sternly stated, whlcf
is true, that Cunningham is scion O
one of the Oldest and most aristocrati,
families in Louisiana, and man of un
impeachable character in the community
Finally the perturbed fair one was forcet
to the irresista BILE resource of askin,
Freddieto ignore the challenge for he
sake. After long struggle he consent
ed to pay no attention to the challenge
and Mr.. Jennings withdrew, after havin,
been informed the invitation was de
clined, and that Mr.. Gebhardt mad pei
hapsispoken hastily, a concession, how
ever, which is pronounced at the Globe
Democrat Office altogether insufficient t
amend the insult of Yesterday. Unles
ample apology is made by Mr.. Gebhard
to MIR. Cunningham, the latter will adop
the southern method of posting him i
a published card in the public papers q
coward, which will throw upon th
dashing New Yorker the onus of seekin
satisfaction. In the meantime, howeve
friends of both parties are seeking to 81
feet reconciliation, and it is more tha
likely that they will be successful.
Following is the report of the allege
interview, published in the st. Lou
; Globe-Democrat, which caused th
trouble between Mr.. Gebhardt and NJ
Cunningham, the Globe Democrat r,
Iporter:
The reporter sent his card to Freddie
and was promptly invited to call at MIR
Langtry's room, He was received
Freddie's servant, who made a low an
reverential sala ON, Euch as plebians al
accustomed to make to reporters an
, other good men. The scribe was asto,
ished to find himself ushsred into th
presence of the Lily herself, who, vii
her sister-in.law, Miss Langtry, On
| Freddie, were seated at table yigorou
, ly discussing dish of roast quails. Wit
that characteristic politeness tor whic
he is indebted to an early and gente
culture, Freddie deigned to look at IL
; reporter, but did not speak. He merel
swallowed the left wing of a quail an
wiped of his chin. The reporter pulle
down his vest. The awful silence ",
; finally broken by Freddie, who, with I'll
) air of one who has been rudely inte
rupted at banquet. asked:
"Well. sir, what do you want?'S
,, The reporter replied that he was on Il
trail OF an interview, but intimated th
> it might be agreeable to Freddie if
e would submit to be interrogated alon
! The gallant lover responded that he'd
lief express himself in the presence of
whole circus company as not.
"Then," queried the reporter, "w
4 you state what your object is in folio
> ing Mrs. Langtry around the country
This was bombshell thrown into Il
warlike camp. Mrs. Langtry was t
!. first to respond tol this leading questic
n Woman. like, she did not stop until 8
= gave the reporter "a piece of her mini
81 think you reporters are very saucy
i said she, ito ask about things that dol
/. concern you. MIR. Gebhardt is my frier
Q and that does not concern the publ
.|-he's not congressman nor a theatrit
. man-he is simply young man trav
oa Sa.aess hs nelVe%as m PIE
n wouldn't be allowed in England-.no.