Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-02
TOO MUCH STEEL.
sanguirary Conflicts Which Come Near
Causing the Death of Two Of the
Bslligerents.
A Pair Of 0yprians, Belle Williams and
Lou Bell, Fight Desperately at
River Park Over Man.
Harry CLARK Assaults and Cuts the Wife
Of His Bosom in Most Brutal
Manner.

1t Is always disagreeable to record
deeds OF blood and write of domestic
iDfeiicity. 1t is more in consonance
with the feelings Of the writer to tell
OF the pleasant, the profitable and the
virtuous doings Of our people, but the
duty to handle disagreesble subjects Is
plain. During the early hours of yes.
terday morning, when the whole city
slept, with the exception of the few
who are compelled by their callings
10 be up and those who reverse ma
ture's order by sleeping during the
hours OF day, reveling and given to
scenes Of debauch at night, there was
enacted on the banks of the Trinity,
in place called River PARK,
scene which made the angels
weep and hide their faces
in agony at the sad depths to which
two women had fallen.
A MAN IN THE CASE.
Lou Bell and Belle Williams are cyp-
rians, leaders of the demi-monde. Both
were at this ball of those who do not
consider virtue qualification for ad.
mission to their circle. 1t would not
do to draw the veil from the scene of
abandon, the wild hilarity of the wo-
men, the dances not eXcelled in fniq-
ulty by the grisettes in the Jardin Ma
bile OF these nothing can be said.
Both women looked TO receive the en-
tire favor of a man present. He was,
however, promiscuous in his atten-
tons, which maddened Belle Will
liams, who, without warning, drew q
hniie and attacked Lou Bell, who the
man was addressing at the time. The
keen weapon glittered IN the light of
the torches az 1t rose and fell, buried
each time in the tender, quivering
flesh of her adversary. CONSERVATION
seized the crowd at the desperate act
and the Williams woman was seized
by several men, conveyed ~ hack
and taken to her abiding place. Lou
Bell, bleeding from five stabs, was also
carried to hack and taken to her
palace of sin. 1t was learned yester-
day that she was severely but not
fatally injured.
WOMAN THE CAUSE.
Gertie Diamond was her maiden
name, and years ago in Little Rock
she met, loved aud married Harry
Clark. To-day the couple with several
children live in squalid misery on
Houston street, between Sixth and
Seventh, over small store. For some
weeks past Clark has been violating
his marriage vows with woman who
goes by the name OF Ada Rawl;nson.
MIS-. Clark became aware of the laison
and bitterly upbrsided her husband
Stung by her words and maddened at
the truths cutting, Clark lost all con-
troll of himself, forgot that he was q
man, and with some sharp instrument
cut his wife "a terrible cash over the
left eye; then, barefooted, bareheaded
and with sleeves rolled up, rushed
out of the house, his wife after
him, came up Houston street
and walked about until arrested by
Officer Witcher. A reporter hurried
to the place and obtained the particu.
lars, and while there saw n little girl
some eight years old come from the
house and plead with the passers.by tC
get doctor or prescription fol
mother. 1t was pitiful to behold the
childish terror, 1t was heartrending tC
think of the training that poor littl,
one was receiving for her battle in life
not alone she, but the other girls anC
the boys OF the family. Can 1t be eX
pected that they will grow up to b,
good citizens, virtuous women or hon
Orable men =