, 1884-12-31
FURY OF A WOMAN scoRNED.
How h Raymonds Raced TO the Music
of WhIstIIng BnIlets.

Milford Dispatch to the Boston Herald.
Excitement has been caused in social
circles by the filing Of an application for
divorce by Willard Raymond and the
counter suit of his wife. Both are well
known and hold prominent positions in
Bridgeport, nine miles from this town.
She is a brunette of exceptionally attrac-
tive appearance, with magnetic black
eyes, a rich, warm complexion and fine
figure. Mr.. Raymond is a gentleman of
fine presence and agreeable Manners. He
is six feet tall and weighs two hundred
and ten pounds. He is very popular and
is fond of society. OF late his wife has
become jealous of his attentions to other
ladies.
Last Sunday Mr.. Raymond, accompan-
led by two other gentlemen and three
ladies, drove from Bridgeport to Milford
in his handsome six-seated English Surrey,
drawn by a spanking pair Of grays, for a
shore dinner" at Smiths" Mrs. Ray
mond's suspicious were aroused and she
followed to Milford, driving her f%avorite
dapple bay and cart. She supposed the
party had gone to Gretman's Hotel, and
drove there. The party Of six, finding
that they could not be accommodated with
a dinner at Smiths" also drove to the
Gretman House. Mrs. Raymond was
standing on the piazza. As Mr.. Raymond
and the merry party dashed up, Mrs.
Raymond drew from under her sealskin
dolman a nickel-plated revolver with pearl
handle, and pointing it at her husband,
said: snow l have got YOU" The lady
sitting beside Mr.. Raymond laughed and
said: You dare not shoot; you are too
much Of a coward"
Mr.. Raymond, fearing she would fire,
jumped out of the carriage, and, spring
ing to the veranda, seized his wife and
hurried her into the hotel. One of the
gentlemen followed and attempted to
pacify her and explain matters. While
he was 50 doing Mr.. Raymond jumped
into his carriage again, wheeled his horses
around and started for Bridgeport he
had driven as far as the brow of the hill
descending to the Housatonic river and
the Washington bridge, some four miles,
when the party were attracted by the
sound of hurrying horse steps behind.
CHANGING back they beheld Mrs. Raymond
lashing her horse and following at a break
rool- rooo Tha horse mac lofbara1 18th
white foam, which fell from his steaming
TANKS as he leaped under the fury of the
relentless lash. MI. Raymond whipped
his pair, and away they went down hill
toward to the bridge. The bridge. which
is a long one, re-echoed with the sound OF
the dashing hoofs. The toll-keeper at
the Straitford end, hearing the unusual
sounds, rushed u of his keep" and
seeing what he thought to be a runaway
pair of horses instantly flung his toll-gate
wide open. On they came, Mr.. Raymond
lashing his pair, and his wife close behind
desperately whipping her horse.
Drawing her revolver again, she fired
four shots in quick succession into the
carriage retreating before her and its load
of occupants. None Of the shots, how.
ever, took effect. The firing melted Mr..
Raymond to urge his horses into greater
e~xertion and the hill upon the Stratford
side of the river was rapidly gained. Mrs
Raymond's horse was so blown and used
up that the chase was abandonded anc
she returned to her home in Bridgeport
Mr.. Raymond Immediately took up hi
his residence at the Sterling Hotel
Bridgeport, where he still remains. III
has retained Goodwin Stoddard as hi
attorney and she has retained Senator
Robert L. Deforest.