The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-02
FUOGnI TWO And TWO.
TIE GCNZ4LGS BROTHERS ND THE
TWO CLERKS.

yeiops in,o E:xed Row scufio In a
Hotel Lobby Which Looked Ugly, But
Ended with Little Damage.
! COLUMBIA, 5. c., Nov. 24.-The SEN
! ,atiun Of me night is an encounter that
] occurred h"twern \ G. Gonzales, editor
! ol fhe STAT, and 4 E Gonzales, gen
! uu" "...r a:,,: J. Waller Gray, OF Green
VIII. AMI >amcs1n Pope, Of Newberry,
clerks respectively OF the house and
Sena:r. on be Other.
i'ie Law requires that clerks CT the
Gw0 legislative bodies shall award ad-
! verti>emen!s of proposals ;or the State
printing t. the daily newspaper in Co.
!umbla hav:ng the largest circulation
Gray anG Pope deputed ihe duty of de-
ItrrulriDg ;he question OF circulation
to W. NJ. Rodgers, assistant clerk OF
the house, and an oli Register COM
+ pCStor Rodgers made his report anu
last night the clerks awarded the ad-
vertisiug to the Register aud fer rarued
! a ccmmuucafiGc 70 the State, saying
chat acc orling to Rodgers report the
Register rad the largest circulation.
To-day tho State contained a .evere
editorial calling the award an sin
famous swindl-,' and the rep rt "a
tlaEraut aud vilful lie The editorial
said that Rodgers sin making his report
had He'd deliberately and maliciously
with intent to iDjure the State. which
he hates, and benefit the Register,
which ne supports" and that he knew
the Registers circulation was not half
as large as the States. Tie editorial
also said that Gray and Pope In accept
ing and endorsing a report so made
have broken their oaths to perform
their duties, and have carrisd out a
conspiracy to defraud the State Of its
reputation and to give the Register a
reputation which 1t could not otherwise
possess.
Graz and Pope were charged with
outrageous partlsa-ssip and fraud.
Tonight the matter eliminated when
A. E. Gonzales met General Gray in
the crowded 'obby Of tie Grand Cen
tral hotel. The occurrences that fol-
lowed are conseryatively given accord
| ing TO the most dispassloDats state
mems from witnesses obtaina0lc.
Gonzales said to Gray: Il have heen
anxious &c see you to tell you some
thiug | have been saying about you all
day. You, or Pope, or Rodgers, or
whoever is responsible tor awarding
the advertising to the Register,
aud the statement that the Regis
ter has greater circulation than
the STATE IS a Cd liar and fraud.
Anv one who will assert that the Reg
lister ilas half the circulation OF the
State tells I. villful lie"
Gonzales repeated this, and said that
| it vas an outrage on the tax payers OF
! the State to have the awsrd given 10 a
paper with no. half the States ciTcula-
tion.
GRAY asked II Gonzales had received
| his communication.
About this time n. G. Gonzales came
| into the LOBBY, and, hearing his broth
er's voice came up to him. Gray then
said so there arc Two OF you, are there!
Have I a friend here
At this appeal a number OF persons
immediately rushed up, and the cry
was heard, "Yes, lets Of them"
Gray excitedly threw OF his oYercoat
and drew his pistol and said Amy man
who says :hat am a fraud is a id
liar"
At this juncture Sampson Pope came
up and shouted That's what | say, and
any man who accuses me of fraud ls a
id liar"
y. &. Gonzales asked him what he
said, and upon his repeating 1t struck
him in the face with his left hand.
Mr.. Pope is said by two eye witnesses
to haze made two attempts to draw a 2
| pistol when ne aIlu uopAaloS olos~u ID
on each other. -
The two men fell to tho floor, clinch-
inr each Other, Gonzales Oh top belao-
osing Pope. rope stuck bis fingers in
Gonzales eyes and gouged shem. Con
Zales called out to him to stop Souglng
him. Gonzales states that he did this
because Pcpe's friend. had hold of bis
arms and he could do nothing. IN
some way the men were soon parted,
noither doing much damage TO the
other. Gonzales believes that Ee was
struck over the hand By Il stick IN the
hands Ct some one in the crowd:
In the meantime \. E. Gonzales had
been facing Gray, who stood with
drawn pistol. Gonzales advanced one
ster, called Gray id coward ano
told him to throw away his pistol, as be
lad none, and tight il out. The strug-
gle between Pope and the other Con
Zales got these two separated, anc Gen'
eral G raw remained in corner OF the
lobby for fully FIVE minutes standing
erect with drawn pistol and pale face
lo, trr
and his friends, telling him he could
whip any three Of them. By tils sluie
some OF Gonzales friends had Ds-rn aL
tracted into the horel and the tHo
brothers were taken up stairs.
The affair created the most intense
excitement, and nothing else is talked
about. 1t is probable hat tomorro "
will bring Developments in the matter
Suits for perjury are talked OF.
ANOTHER ROW
COLUMBIA, S. G., Nov. 25-Auothe1
encounter folio wing on the heels OF last
nights fight occurred today, This time
it. was between a. E. GoizAles and VI. +.
Tiqhe. pondtnI of the Ne rs and
Courier. Gonzales produced a News
and Courier and read Tlghe's account
OF last nighS's fight When he came tc
the words ~. Z. Gonzales raised Got1
hands, sayiog Re was unarmed," be told
Tighe it was ID lie. Immediately
Iigha .ised his right hand and struck
Gonzales in the face, drawing olooc
from lis nose. Gonzales responded b.
hitting Tighe under the left eye, max
ing a cash which bied profussly;
! The two men ciluched and fell to the
floor. They struck and gougsd each
other for /. short time when tsey were
After Icing separated Tighe SAID
YOU are my physical superior, but II!
fight you in any way a gentlemen ought
and you have got it to CO.
Gohz2les replied that righe could gel
all the fight cut OF !iim in any way 'no
1t any time he chose
The fight occGrrej just outside TIE
door of he chamber Of she house Of rep
resentatiyes and many legislators rush