The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-03-20
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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. March 1.-TWO well
known young men of Fairfield tough,
with bare knuckles to a finish for the love
of pretty society girl of that ancient
town Tuesday evening. They are Chas.
Sweeney, "a years old, and George Wood,
who is two years his senior They fought
near Redfeld quarry. Both loved the girl,
and both had been well received by her.
Sweeney. who dresses fashionably and Is
one of the elite of the town. is considered
the dude of Fairfield, while Wood who is a
good-looking man, Is superintendent OF
the Redfield quarry. Wood knew that
Sweeney was his rival. but had no fears
that Sweeney would supplant him IN the
girls affections. Wood took pains 10 tell
his friends that Sweeney was wasting val
liable time in courting the lady. When
Sweeney heard of it he became angered.
He sought Wood and demanded an apol-
ogy. Wood refused to make one and the
result was an agreement to meet in the
ring and fight thu matter out as TO who
should be the lady's favorite. The fight
lasted an hour, Sweeney getting the worst
of it. He apologized afterward to the lazy
and to her parents. The two young men
were objects of beauty when they left
the ring, and will not be seen in society
Tor many days.
A WIDOWS wILES
BOSTON, Mass, March IA pretty
widow, who has kept the wolf from the
door by furnishing lodging to sailors, had
a red-hot time with two suitors Tuesday
night, and now one is at the hospital with
two bad knife wounds in his neck, and
the other is ia the Tombs with his face
punched In the most approved North End
style. The widows name is Alice N. john
son. the prisoner is Charles johnson
and the wounded man is Peter Nelson, all
Swedes. johnson proposed marriage just
1.
pretty widow-for she is pretty even if she
does run a sailors boarding house-prom-
ised to give him an answer on his return.
Last night his schooner sailed into port
and johnson started for the widows
home. Half a score of drinks were
imbibed as "bracer" The liquor got
in its work soon, and johnson was
drunk when he entered his sweetheart's
presence. She showed him the door.
Later he returned to find the widow
sewing on a button for another. 1t was
Peter Nelson. Johnson jumped at the
conclusion that he had been ''cut out"
and drawing an ugly looking dirk he began
to carve his rival. Nelson knew how to
use his fists and hammered Johnson's face
in a scientific manner. But the knife sank
twice deep into his neck and Nelson, |
weakened by the loss of blood. gave |
up the fight. Outsiders interfered at this |
time and Johnson was arrested. The |
WlUOW, thinking sU6 was TO De murdered !
well as Nelson, dragged a mattress |
from the bed, threw It out upon the side |
walk in order to break the fall, and then |
jumped upon it, a distance of about |
twenty feet. She sprained her ankle. The |
widow is not won yet.
LOVES YOUNG DREAM.
FORT WORTH, Tex, March 19.-H. II. |
Trout was tried in the county court and |
found guilty of adultery, and fined to the |
extent of SEQ. 1t appears that he was
was already possessed of a large sized hus-
band. Mrs. Malone, however, was equal
TO the occasion, and quit her old love for
the new. A marriage ceremony was per-
formed, and Trout fondly imagined that
be was a happy husband until the
brutal officer suddenly swooped down
upon the doting couple and landed Mrs
Malone in Jail on a charge of bigamy, and
Trouft IN Jail on a charge of adultery.
Mrs Malone's trial will probably come up
next week.
SHE CAN TALK
CLINTON, H., March 19-Charles A. Gar
rett, youth of -, living near Waynes-
vile, this county, has just married Isa-
bella Smith, widow of almost so sum-
mers, and totally blind The patrimony
Of Mrs. Smith was too mall to
be an attraction, as the lady was an
assistant at the county poor farm when
she met her youthful husband. Mrs.
Smith was formerly a teacher and quite
well educated. Garrett'S father was quite
opposed to the affinity developed by his
son, and tried TO rebuke the county clerk
for issuing the license. The couple have
settled down TO an apparently happy life.