The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-06
FOUGHT FOR HIS BRIDE.
DAvIs's PERILOUS WAY TO MARRIho1
WITH A HALF.BREED GIRL

He Had TO XIII HI. Man . Few Minute.
AFTER lTs Fiest Met Her, and to B,sr
y Family Feud for Manv Months Before
Me Made Clear lHis Tito TO Her Hana.
TAuLEouAH. I. T.. Aug. 31.-The recent mar.
riage OF Frank r Davi, to Miss Dora OH.
breath ended one OF tho most exciting court.
ships on record In the Indian Territory and a
true account OF It reads like fiction.
Davis Is an Ohio boy who came hers about
two or three years ago. bringing with him .
pretty good knowledge OF the carpenter' . trade
and not much else. except An ability to pick q
banjo and dance jig. He was stalwart and
willing. however. and had no difficulty In get.
ting enough to do 10 earn living.
The meeting OF young Davis with Miss OIL
breath was at an Indian STOMP dance" afsv
miles south OF here. In the dance. when the
circle round the little IRE had been enlarged
until It was six rods In diameter. Davis deter.
mined to ioip. He watched the circle until
particularly pretty half-bresd Cherokee girl
he had noticed came opposite him, and then
stepped up to fall In behind her. Davis did
not know that An ardent admirsr Of the
girl was already right behind her.
Tho girl tried to make room for
him. but tho other fellow. Tad Scott. graspsd
her arm and scowled at Davis. Tho girl 70.
sented SCOTS doings. and . moment later
Scott drew knife and made lunRe At hls
rival. Davis lodged the blow and looked sur.
rrised. The girl thought he was afraid and
curled her lip reproachfully. That settled
Scott's fate. Davis leaped upon him. and.
bearing him to tho earth. grabbed him about
the mock and choked him till he was black In
the face.
The dance had been interrupted somewhat
by the fight. but 1t went on after few minuteS
delay. and Davis Joined In. The choke cd man
revived and got six-shooter, The girl saw
one SIDE Just in ime Scott bullet srazed lis
ear. The next cartridge Fortunately missed
hsd scott s D aoWn asaia. This tine Tho young
sns Ii. sfu e, f 3. dsG S NTH i
S, As 5sSo ers ps
To- Telasivss q Scot: Davis aSicky earned
that Il he stayed IL the country he would have
desc mt f Chief ssfsr and SoeS.
Davis "a got NV xsrnins the .nrss ssnds, b.
passed here after re- urning from prison. He
Ing the evsnins. and was told thai Hank Jen.
nings. a cousin Of Scott was gong TO waylay
b% Davis .a the you'd q
EYES oEen and ta5ted to M his aplpo,,,meat
bush. and making detour came back into the
road on me her 81, SD. Of J ,S Eu
from ss5ny y sh' vsts 10 Ssxs
VINO had r. aD Vas WssohSs
in me opIposi,e direction for him Davis haa
so s 70 81 tho snem VIZ
great GAZE he anproached unil within two
made attracted the others attention. Davis
Hsa than and hsd I'D in
moment and then tumbled to the ground with
SSs his had os.r 1s
the 6 * the sc but he bad
Of Ssd Dube ns ss9hi
Davis sss e. ter T1H
to prepare for var r in scie1ttfo manner: So
s.ked i BE- instrnots IN he srt q 6spdlinss
Of taking lessons il shoosine.. Murray Vent
ss6 Se snt sens. sss aa9
lis nor
E:hs S Gould s'1sh:s III f y:
rough and tumble ior, few moments:
then 70 Paw: got rist9 .nd
eaeeriy, forward to see the prostrate man sa eet
hs death wound TH, but once more Davis stopped
u
Tor jenninss. with one hand III a Sling and IL
vis's back. Davis felt the bullet glance on bis
rim. and firing one shot into Murray. he
whitfield about and faced Jennings. Both men
fired together: but Daviss aim was tho better
Neither Murray nor Jennings was fatally
and tho crowd logan shouting to Davis. to
finish his Job Davis's method OF doing this
S%9llsf :iss arm him, and dragged him 70
their knees and asked them II they were ready
to die, Both begged for mercy. At this juno
cd a Testsment.. and asked each Il, be- would
swear TO be his friend in, future. Each took
the oath. and both have abided by 1t since.
TO make sure q his position. Davis. on the day
after his last fight called on each OF Scotr's re-
manning male relatives and ask oil him whether
no was tnr war or peace. 1t was. perhaps tho
result ofthe fight with Murray and Jennings
that caused III each to say peace. The war wa:
Chsrokee sweetheart without further trouble
CHIPPY AND ADDER.