Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-31
"EOM" OCHILTRgE AND JEM MACE.
Eow tho Imaginative Texan Won Bet of
500 and a Dinner.
Philadelphia Times.

Philadelphia Times.
Ochiltree was present st the famous
fight between Jen Mace and Tom Allen
Kenner, ten miles west of New Orleans
There was gathered to witness thst ia
nous bout probably the most distln-
guished assemblsge of men ever congre-
gated in this country to look upon g
struggle between two men. The Govern,
or of louisiana, the Mayor ana Chief Of
Police of New Orleans, the entire Su
preme court of the state, Congressman,
men prominent in oil walks of life, forued
ring that rose above the ropes. After
Mace had been declared the victor, the
entire party returned to New Orleans
and drank many sparkling bumpers TO
the continued success Of the champion
In one group in famous resort were
Colonel "Jack" Wharton, United States
marshal for Louisiana; the late "SAm"
Hatch, who now hiss brother in Con-
gress from Missouri; Colonel George
Sheridan, who wss one of Governor War
mouths court, and who is now lecturiDg
through the country, and Colonel Thomas
Pnantasmagoris Ochiltree. In warmly
voicing the praises Of Mace, Colonel
L
man use his hands more gracefully mol
with better effect. His defence is some
thing phenomenal. Do you know, gentle
men, no man has ever struck Jem Mace II
the eye, and no msn ever will. 1t is 81
impossible feat"
"Nonsense," said the Hon. Mr.. Ochil-
tree.
"What do you mean, sir?" said Colone
"Jack" Wharton, crimsonly.
"Just what say, sir" replied the red.
headed warrior from the Rio Grsnde
ST csn hit Mace in the eye myself"
"Bet you 500 and q dinner you can't,
answered Colonel "Jack" Wharton
breathlessly.
"Tskep," said the Hon. Mr.. Ochiltree
Jem Mace was in the room.
He had not heard the conversation
The Hon. Mr.. Ochiltree, who WAS vel
acquainted with the boxer, approached
him with thst urbsnity OF demearOr tha
constitutes his chief charm and requested
him to take glass Of wine. The grea'
pugilist who showed not the slightes'
trace of his encounter with Allen
grsciouslg consented. He and the HOE
Mr.. Ochiltree clicked elSsses, the kSttel
holding his in his left hand. Just IS the
wine touched Mace's lips the Hon. Ne
Ochiltree hauled Of with his goOdsTjghi
arm and dealt the fighter savage bloN
in the left eye that made the blood fysF
These are not the sssrs Mace sag. Nor
are they the stars thst the Hon. Mr.
Ochiltree saw. He had not time to see
anything. They are simply put there be-
cause words fsil TO describe the scene
that ensued. Four days sitter, when the
Hon. Mr.. Ochiltree regained conscious
ness, he Was in bed in the St. Charles
Hotel. One leg, which is in splints, was
suspended from pully in the ceiling
| Oae arm wss between boards and ban.
osged. His head was swethed in linen
By his size sat Colonel "Jackh Wharton
and "Ssm" Hstcb, with concern enc
cmmiseration upon their faces. The
first words that the Hon. Mr.. Ochiltree
uttered we're: "Did win the betf"
oyer, you won the bet,' said Colone
"Jack" Wharton ss+iy, "h1t you're
sight to see."
"Tell me about it," family whispered
the Hon. Mr.. 0chiltree.
"Well," said Colonel "Jack" Wharton
"there isn't much to tell. You strucl
Mace squarely in one eye, and than all Q
q sudden something seemed to happen
couldl't make out exactly what it was
but the air seemed filed with red h.!
and bootheels. When the cyclone hs
subsidized we picked you up and broush
you here, and here you have been 10
four days"