The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-06
sESsSTIOS IN COLUMBIA.
Newspaper Articles Cause Bad Blood Be-
tween Mr.. N. c. Gonzales Of The State
and Mr.. M. F. Tighe OF The News and
Courier Leading to Personal
Encounter and Blows.
From the Columbia Register, 4th. ]

From the Columbia Register, 4th.l
The quiet monotony of fsummer life in
our city was suddenly, but not uneX-
pectedly, broken yesterday afternoon
by a yersonal encounter between Mr..
NJ. F. Tighe, the Columbia correspon-
dent of the News and Courier, and Mr..
n. G. Gonzales, managing editor of the
State. The affair occurred about half
past o'clock in front of the News and
Courie Bureau Office, and naturally
enough in few minutes after is occur
renee it was known from one end OF
the town to the other and was the
theme of all tongues.
The casus belli, as the lawyers say,
was primarily certain newspaper arti-
cles which have latteriy appeared in
the columns Of the News and Courier
over the initials of Mr.. Tighe, and GER
tain editorial utterances in the State.
Mr.. Tighe. intimated that Columbia
daily, presumably the State, had Re
publican tendencies and always re-
ceiyed the first news of any important
Republican movements. TO this the
State responded yesterday morning in
an editorial in which, among other
things, the following references were
made to Mr.. Tighe:
Mr.. Tighe has had the opportunity to know
and knows tn at the State is owned exclusively
by Democrats, that its editorial policy Is abSo'
lutely controlled by the man whose nsme ap'
pears at the head OF its edltorlal columns, an u u
whom no one dare accuse to his face OF being
other than Democrat OF the str:ltest sect;
that it advocates the Democracy OF Jefferson
without swerving or cessation, and that 1t has
no connection whatever with any otner paper
Democratic or Republican, directly or lndl-
in making what every one will recognize as
insinuations to the cC2trary, MIR. Matthew
Tighe the correspondent OF the Charlest on
News and Courier In this city, has been guilty
of a sneaking SANDER ,unredeemed by the sem
blance Of truth.
III Mr.. Matthew F. Tighe, in what he has
sent to the News and Courier, did not Intend
to insinuatc that the state was IN some manner
tanned B.; Republican connections, ana 1of
that reason introduced 1t into a business all'
ferent between the owners OF the Record, then
he is an idiot.
1T on the other hand-and his reference to
the State as an alleged Democratic paper
bears out the supposition-he did intend u
impugn the Democracy OF this newspaper, he
is a knaVe.'.
The editorial in question also charged
that Mr.. Tighe had sought a position
on the staff of the State and asserted
that be was not in sympathy with the
Tlllman party, and that if he had voted
in the general election he would have
voted for Judge Haskell. 1t also charged
that Mr.. Tighe desired to take stock III
the State, and as late as the mouth OF
May was still seeking a position Oh its
staff.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Tighe sent
Mr.. Gonzales note in which he told
him that he could not escape hight
with him as he had escaped one with
Mr. Talbert and Mr.. Candy, and that,
although he did not go armed, ne would
meet Mr.. Gonzales wherever and when
ever be pleased, and with any weapon
he pleased, and that he did not carry
s'the stilletto OF the Spaniard'; at least
such is said to be the contents OF the
| letter, but as neither the sender nor the
receiver of it have given it out for pub
lication the above may not be literally
correct.
Upon receipt of the letter Mr.. Con-
zales procured a cowhide, and in COM
| pany with w. H. Gibbes, Jr., sought
Mr.. Tighe, who was at the time sitting
in front of the News and Courier ONCE
Sheriff Rowan, who had few minutes
previous come up, seeing Mr.. Gonzales
approaching him with the coWhlde
sticking out of his pocket, said hurried,
| ly to him, "None of that n. g." and
as he spoke Mr.. Gonzales struck at MIR.
| Tighe and they Immediately clinched.
They were momentarily separated by
| the Sheriff, but got together again, and
| according to the accounts of several BY
| standers, including the Sheriff, Mr..
Tighe struck Mr.. Gonzales several
| blows in the face and Mr.. Gonzales also
struck Mr.. Tighe several times, bul
they were again separated, but neither
of them appeared to be the much worse
| for the encounter. Both were sum-
moned to appear before the mayor this
morning for disorderly conduct, and
| fighting on the streets, but thus far nc
| further steps have been taken to pre-
| vent any repetition Of the encounter.
Sheriff Rowan stated last night to a
Register reporter that the rumor that
be had posted himself at the The News
| and Courier office for some time before
the difficulty in anticipation of it was
positively without foundation in fact
He says that be left his office to &C
| home by back street, and remem ber'
| ing some business matter changed his
mind and weut around on Main
street. He had been at the office but
few minutes when the encounter took
| place as above mentioned.