Telegram-herald., 1890-03-10

For some TINE pass s Ne. kloan
tobacconist doing Business between Cana
pau Pace and D.F.slon-ss. has beel
perple1ed ~ tie ssppearauce ot
clgars frcn LIS e4ses. Ihe thief vas
good Judge of the snaokeEs for ne
made = speciality Of Heary Gays Nlc-
toras and Ia Rosas. The nlerCaan- SO
nrst suspected that some Of his cle-ks
aere helping themselves 100 frequent
lv, tut hgtle otseFYa1 convinced
hm that he wss not ou the re- c-eW-
SGl the fragrants kept dsappearins
without increasing tle lOL4teIal ia
tie uli. Al last customers were
placed under tne bane o. susp-c.on,
and finally . victim selected. nuin-
t-r OF clgars were marked ana loaded
and distributed throughout tine case.
The clerks we're taken INTO the secret
and warned ~ be careful and not sell
auy of them. Ia a few days 4 regular
freQuenter Of the store came 10,
sat down, told story OF
two, repeated the latest rumors about
the post-Otflce anu then III a cigar. lie
had inhaled but few puffs, when there
was a slzz and then q mild explosion.
The charge was sufficient to RUIN the
cigar and paTalyLe the pOssessOr thereof.
lie was indeed humll!atIng spectacle,
Tor guilty conscience was quick III
prompting hun 10 realize his situation.
Everybody who witnessed the incident
was silent with astonlshment. Tue trap
had caught a petty thief who makes
some pretenslOns OF being prominent
citizen. He Is trading elsewhere now.
Col. Thaddeus Foote has been giving
Citizen William Widd.comb a poke
again. These gentlemen have not been
friends for some time past, and many
VIII remember OF the COlone's punch
ing Widdicomb, some two years ago.
Ii seems that the Colonel has had II IN
TOR Widdicomb, as he WAS not Just en-
tirely satisfied with the punishment he
had inflicted at the first meeting. 80
on Saturday evening the Colonel for
sock the comfortable atmosphere of the
Penlnsular Club, and strOliod up Mon
rOe-st. Just As he passed the Morton
House, ne noticed WiddicOmb coming
and let hm have II with a Well-directed
right handler. WIddlcOmb was thor
oughly surprised. but was lmmedi-
ately on the defensive, and soon
the two men were clInched and
were making great efforts to do some
effective sluggIng. Foote hit WIddl-
comb on the Smellcr, and had the
honor of winning first blood. The
frfrrr nd vol
tended as far as IL went, only lasted a
couple of minutes, as bystanders inter-
fered and separated the contestants.
The melee attracted great crowd, and
rumOr spread eXaggeratlOn III every
direction. The truth Is, neither man
was badly hurt, though cOOl-headed
spectators state that Col. FOote was the
more aggressive and supple of the two,
aid would have been sure winner #
they had fought It out. They were AT
great disadvantage owing TO their ignor-
ance of the code, prescribed by the
Marquis OF Queensbury. Had they had
some knowledge of the first principles
of the manly art, they would have not
wasted so much strength and effort on
the empty air and the result, even in
the short time they were at it, would
have been more decided and dignitied
by some illustration of the science,
which is exemplified by Professors
Murphy and Ryan. The affair was
the talk of the hour in the clubs and
hotels yesterday, and as Governor Luce
IS predjudiced against prize fightings,
there Will probably be no challenges
issued for another meeting. They may
possibly try and settle which Is the bet
ter IN court. Though not a prize fight,
the question will naturally arise in
Prosecuting Attorney Stuart's mind,
''Is 1t a fight II the nature of prize
fight? within the meaning Of the
law" and will he deem It his duty to
take action?
VIII 2. Granger Is q Young man of