Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-10-16
FULL DRESS AFFRAY.
SCRAPPING MATCH
OVER A POLITICAL BET.
Col. Joe Hickey, of Fulton. and Otto Schulz
enberg's Attempt to Arrange %, 600
Wager at Swell Dinner Party
But 1t Ends in a Lively Fight
Under the Marquis of
Qusensbury Rules.
From the ST. Louis POST niSnatch.

,rn last night was enlivened with a ,
lish served hot which was not down
On the bill of fare, and which was
much enjoyed by the guests, in the
shape of scrapping match between
4 sporting man with a national rep
ltation and a well-known man about |
town. The match, like the dinner,
was not a common fight, but was ex-
cessively swell, and was done up in
accordance with strictly comme-il-
faut, en-regle rules, both of the prin-
cipals being attired in faultless even
ing dress. and both having too much
courtesy to seriously injure the
other. 1t all arose from the mixing
of politics and sporting matters with
highly spiced viands and rich old
wines, a mixture that invariably re-
suits in direful consequences. Jas.
Buslin, who has been in the city for
a week past, was rendered banquet
by party of friends from New York
and Chicago, who happened to be in
the hotel. Both the dinner and the
fight were impromptu, but pleasant
and charming affairs. Among the
score or more bon vivants who sat
around the festal board were Col.
Joe Rickey, who is probably better
known than any other man in the
country among sporting and political
circles at New York, Washington,
Chicago and ST. Louis, and Otto
Schulenberg, the president of the St
Louis Refrigerator and Wooden Gut
ter Company.
In the course of the evening the
subject of politics came up and a
number of bets On the result of the
presidential election were discussed
and placed. Hickey and Schulenberg
took part in the discussion, of course,
and big bet was made up between
the two gentlemen.
COL. RICKEy OFFERED TO BET $4,000
even that Cleveland would be elect
ed, and his offer was promptly ac-
cepted by Mr.. Schulenberg. The
matter was discussed over the wine
and the terms of the bet were decid-
ed upon. After the dinner was over,
between II and IL o'clock, the whole
party adjourned to the rotunda.
where the discussion was renewed
Col. Hickey was very anxious that
the bet should be put in such shape
that there would be no probability
of the other side crowding out al
any future interesting period. He
was therefore very business-ike il
his treatment of the subject. It was
a matter of honor between gentle
men, of course, but Col. Hickey
while he thought honor was all right
wanted to catch glimpse Of gold O
greenbacks to clinch the bet. TIL,
arrangement was that Hickey was tt
put up $4,000 and Schulenberg wal
to have $1,000 of it covered to-da,
and the remainder within a shor
time. He was also to put up $50 Oh
the spot as forfeit, and it was owe
this miserable pittance that tn
trouble arose. Hickey insisted Oh
the $50 going up, while Schulenberl
talked irrelevantly and did not shoy
any decided disposition to produc
his pocketbook. The matter wa
discussed, and Hickey become NOR
insistive in his manner, and SchuleI
berg more coy and shrinking. Th
situation became little strained be
tween the two gentlemen, althoug
the amenities of polite society wer
yet observed. Mr.. Schulenberg 8
last got into close quarters and n
marked that Col. Hickey was insult
ing him. Col. hickey demurred an
said that he had no intention of il
sulting Mr.. Schulenberg, for whol
he had the greatest respect in th
world. Mr.. Schulenberg, howeve
would not accept Col. Rickey's ow
Interpretation of his intentions, bl
insisted that he was trying to insu
him The bot was lost sight of
the handling of this delicate point (
honor and there was eminent dang
of court of honor being called
sit on the question at once, whit
Col. Hickey cut the matter short
declaring that if MIR. Sehulenbel
was determined to be insulted, WI
he would oblige him by insulti1
+ him and that Mr.. Schulenberg cou
therefore consider himself insulte
Colonel Hickey was not satisfied wi
this clear and explicit statement
his intentions, but italicized and e.
= phasized it by
= AIMING A TERRIBLE BLOW
| at Mr.. Sehulenberg's nose, which d
placed an immense quantity OF
in Mr.. Schulenberg''s neighborhot
J., by which the bang on his forehe
}. was visibly agitated and disturbe
= Mr.. Schulenberg parried this ms
G and assault and sent retaliate
4 Whit of atmosphere in his opponen
direction. The two gentlemen th
~ executed a few graceful steps al
'.sasshaying" in the most approx
manner, caught each other by
= waist. Any one looking on wo'
n have thought they were about
r: glide into a stag waltz, but tn
lst who knew the preliminary measu