The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-08-13
A STREET ENCOUNTER
BETWEEN TWO WELL KNOWN COL
UMBlA NEWSPAPER MEN.

UMelA NEWSPAPER MEN.
Newspaper Articles Cause Bad Blood Be-
tween Mr. n. G. Gonzales of The s,.t.
and Mr.. NJ. f. Tighe OF The News and
Courier.
COLUMBIA, $. c., Aug. 4-Tbe ouiet
mOnotony Of summer life i'm orr citv
was suddenly, but not unexpectedIy
broken yesterday afternoon by q per
SOnal encounter between MIR. M T.
Ilghe, the Columbia CORRESPONDENTS of
the News and Courier, and Mr.. n. G.
Gonzales. managing editor of The State
Inc AFFAIR occurred about half-past 6
O'CLOCK In front of the News and Courier
bureau Office, and naturally enough i'm q
rev minutes after its occurrence it was
known from one end of the town tn tha
other, and was the theme of all tongues
The cdSttS 6elii, as the lawyers say. was
primarily certain newspaper articles
Wnlch nave latterly appeared in the
columns OF the News and Courier over
the initials Of Mr.. Tighe and certain
editorial utterances in The State. MIR.
Ilghe lntlmated that a Columbia daily.
presumably The State, had Republican,
tendencies and always received the first
news OF any important Republican
| IL ClllS nS iolaGe rGSDOnu-
ed Yesterday morning in an editorial in
which, among other things, the follow
ing references were made to Mr.. Tighe.
MIR. Tige has had the opportunity
TO know, and knows, that The State is
owned exclusively by Democrats: that
It's editorial policy is absolutely con
trolled by the man whose name appears
at the head OF its editorial columns, and
wnom no one dare accuse to his face of
being other than a Democrat Of "the
stralghtest sect that it advocates the
Democracy of jefferson without swerv-
Ing or cessation, and that it has no cor.
nectlon whatever with any other paper.
Democratic or Republican. directly or
indirectly.
"ln making what every one will recog-
nlZe as inSinuations to the contrary. Mr..
Matthew i. Tighe, the correspondent of
the Charleston News and Courier in this
city, has been guilty of asneaking SLAM
der, unredeemed by the semblance of
truth.
"If Mr.. Matthew Il. Tighe. in what he
has sent to the News and Courier, did
not intend to insinuate that The State
was III some manner tainted by Repub-
ilcan connections, and for that reason
introduced 1T into business difference
between the owners of the Record, then
he is an idiot.
"lf, Oh the other hand-and his refer
encc TO The State as an alleged Demo-
cratic paper bears out the supposition-
he did intend to 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 stall Of The State, and had asserted
tnat he was not in sympathy with the
Illlman party, and that il he had voted
IN the general election ne would have
voted for Judge Haskell. 1t also charged
that Mr.. Tighe desired to take stock in
The State, and us late as the month of
May was still seeking a position on its
staff.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Tighe sent
Mr. Gonzales note in which he told
him that he could not escape a fight
with him as he had escaped one with
MIR. Talbert and Mr.. Candy, and that al
though he did not go armed, he would
meet Mr.. Gonzales wherever and When
ever he pleased and with any weapon he
pleased, and that he did not carry "the
stilletto of the Spaniard;" at least such
IS said to be the contents Of the letter,
but as neither the sender nor the re-
celver OF 1T have given it out for pub
llcatlOn, the above may not be literally
accurate. Upon receipt of the letter Mi
Gonzales procured 4 cOWhide, and. in
company with w. ii. Gibbes, Jr.,
sought Mr.. Tighe, who was at the
time sitting in front Of the News and
Courier Office. Sheriff Rowan, who had
a few minutes previous caue up, see
ing Mr. Gonzales approaching with the
coWhlde sticking out Of his pocket, said
hurrledly to him, "None of that, y. g."
and us he spoke Mr. Gonzales struck
at Mr.. Tighe, and they imme-
diately cllnched. They were separ-
ated momentarily by the Sheriff but got
together again, and according to the ac-
counts of several Lystanders, including,
the Sheriff, Mr.. Tighe struck Mr.. Con
Zales several blows in the face, and by
that time they were again separated,
and neither Of them appeared to be
much the worse for the encounter.
Both OF them were summoned to ap-
pear before the Mayor this morning for
dlsorderly conduct and fighting on the
streets, but thus far no further steps
have been taken to prevent any repe-
tition of the encounter. Sheriff Rowan
stated last night to Register repor-
ter that the rumor that he had posted
himself at the News and Courier Office
for some time before the difficulty in
anticipation Of it, was positively with
out foundation in TACT. He says that he
left his Office to go home by Il back
| street, and remembering some business
matter, changed his mind and went
round on Main street, and had been at
the office only Il few minutes when the
encounter took place as above mcn-
| toned.
Murdered by the Malta.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. Aug. 2.-rhe Courier
Journals special from Catlettsburg
Ky, says that in Wayne County. West
Virginia, on Friday night Mr.. Brom-
field, his wife and five children were