New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-03
ROBBED OF HIS BRIDE.
rs1.N ROMANCE TOLD AT BATH.
v.s THERE DuEL7-wHAT A CARPENTER SAW IN
w" THE NIGHT.

FAC THERE DCELf-WhAi N"i'i ~ "
THE NIGHT.
y;.,.,a Urban. the German who is charged with
srht;ng q duel at Locust Grove, Il; L. Ie"i tSa
nss;et and undistuIbed yesterday IN Ns sme
eck,1nG3 Of sSe Fersn s Of Bath busted
nnrase the mystery of the duel HH T te oo 'S
or Jniins pick. the name given by Urban TO his
sntSSonist Bath was stirred up about the duel as
n has not been for long time. Varying, accounts
az The tight were flying around, and much mystery
hung over the antecedents OF Urban. some ssu h
the men had fought with lists, others thaI tno! h
strinned to their waists and slaShed eacn olheI
with knives Constable Drury and town policeman
James Cnch searched the bushes ana p, SmnI
grounds Of locust Groye G TaS Sod dVV of PICK The
known facts are that Urban, who WORKED o. :
6ostler for Gilbert L.. Orr, at pam nJu bands
i.h sseSSepal friends and wished them goodbye;
II nav not return he said in German Al
o'clock he handed his sola Ta onse and said some
,iipg IN German which the girl understood 10 mean
hat she must keep 1t. Then he went away. Al ~
She gave It to him. noticing at the tme Una. Hn us
forehead were some pieces OF stcking, pasIeI.
Taking his watch Urban 1etree 10 Shorty s after
ward aud taken before Jusllce feIeusSOl'
In Tho night Morris Hogan, boy IN me village
overheard % carpenter from UnonNnle1a Iolc-
Gov thai he had seen two men fighting with swords
hack of Sanders's place AT Locust Grove me men
had seconds and were accompanied by tnlId man
Uoq,n who goes by the nickname OF sparrow
Told y hat hc had heard In village barroonl. ne
news spicad rapidly, and the oI luan
IN wishing hia friends Rood-ly was commences upon
The ruinor reached Justice Ferguson ana holssu'u
n warrant for Urban's Arrest. Tho German was
found in his bed and taken before INC J"sIl1e ,lo
denied having fought duel. bat said that lac bad
l,egnn 10 fight out an old grudgc with hNiH' ana
from fists he and his adversary had fc'oIlcu 10
Jmims Pick. OF No. 317 Broomc-st,
Hcw-York. Urban was committed and - ne
JusfIcc issued warrant LOT IlcA y
Srre1t on The first noor of No. 3l7 Broomc.st Is q
fancy pine store. Overhead Is the Occidental
Hotel. I'm neither place could any Information pc
found concerning Pick estcrdaY. ..
Beicrlcin's Eureka Pavilion was fayorlte resort
of Urban's III Bath. Mr. Beerein went to CaSuc
Garden in May TO md husIer lor , "a G ini;
come from Germany. through the summer
evenings Urban has conldeI parl o. i nis
and he entered the German army Wheh he pccalii n
of age to do duty soldier, according 20 the Gus
tom of the German country. Nhlle staIoI,cu WIZ
his regiment five years ago at the llttlc Town %
Uotzkirchcu in the Province of Oberbeyan' NJ
lost his heart to Monica Steiger comely lass win
blue ewes and yellow hair whose parents nNed IN
voted in his attentions and within year he had
secured Ler promise 70 marry him. Bnt III an eN h9uI
the lieutenant of his regiment met MS lh'ehueu
wife lie ignored the fact that Monica was the
aiiianced bride Of Urban, and paid asslduous court
10 her. The epaulettes OF an olIceT proved 100
strong for the fidelity of the simple German girl
and on the evening that had been set for the mar
Tiagc between Urban and Monica, while the bride
groom waited in his uniform for the coming OF ms
intended wife. she flying with the young
officer to the iyTOcse mountains.
ITrhan tod his friend Beerein that he had nei-
+her forgiven nor forgotten the Young officer VINO
had earned of his "madchen" Urban was Splen-
did penman and also good architect. lie MADE up
the accounts of his friend, and had planned him
house He became an object of interest 10 the
German musicians in Beierlens place, ana ms pa
thetic story OF early love became known TO them. a
week or en- DAYS ago it Waswhispered around among
the musicians that Urban had discovered that the
officer who had wronged INN was Low in America
ana that Urban had sent him glove IL letter
This in the old country was equivalent 10 q cn9I-
lenge to fight. The rumOr passed away and noth-
ing more was heard of 1t until the story OF me
Polish carpenter set the little town OF Bath by the
ears. >, =, :,
night He admitted the truth of the
story about the German love affair, but
denied that he had fought a duel with any
one AT Locust Grove He speaks no English. He
said that he supposed the story arose from the fact
that he had been drinking beer freely during the
evening. and after giving a man iity cents nc IeH
ont with him and they had fist-fght.