Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-02-09
DISCORD IN KIRMESS.
ONE OF THE NYAOK INDIAN NAIDENS SUES
ANOTHER FOR SANDER
Mrs. Davis a DrsSsnaksr, Who Was to Dance.
SAYS She Overheard at Rehearsal Gossip Re
Aecting On Her Character, and Now
She Wants $4,000 Damages.

KINGSTON, y. Y, February 3.-For
the past two weeks rehearSals for the
kirmess in this city next week, TO raise
funds for public hospital, have been
held at the Academy OF Music. 1t is
under the management OF Miss Marga-
ret NJ. Eager, Of Newburgh, assisted by
committees composed OF the leading
people OF the place. About 800 persons,
men, women and children, are to take
part In the professions and dances. The
latter are ten In nBmber, and among
them are gypsy and Indian dances.
Mrs. James 5. Whine, wife OF a leading
hotel proprietor, is chaperOne or the
dances, and among those whom she
asked 70 take part a an Indian maiden
is Mrs. Susan Davis, dresSmaker, and
the wife of Charles Davis, carpenter.
On Thursday evening, az the APP
pointed hour, Mrs. Davis went 70 the
Academy OF Music to rehearSe her part
The Indian chiefs failed TO put in an
appearance on time, and Miss Eager
suggested that the maidens begin the
rehearsal OF the dance, and as they
were thus engaged several OF those
who bad been assigned TO places In the
Egyptian, Venetian, Gypsy, and other
dances arrived and awaited their turns
for practice. Among them were L. G.
Hubbard, a dry goods merchant, and
his wife, who take part in the Gypsy
dance.
The Indian maidenS having gone
through their part once, were resting
before repeating the dance. IL was
while so doing that Mrs. Davis claims
that she overheard a conversation be-
tween Mrs. Hubbard and Miss Eager,
I'm which the former asSailed the char
acter of Mrs. Davis, alleging that she
was an immoral woman, aud UNIT take
part in the entertainment with reSpec-
table people. This evening Mr.. Davis
said she did not resent the insult on the
SPOT because she did not want 10 create
excitement in public gathering Miss
Eager soon announced that the Indian
dance would be repeated, and CALLED upon
the maideus to take their places. As the
set was not complete, owing 10 the non
arrival OF some Of the men who were TO
take the part of chiefs, other men pres
enU were asked to act as substitutes.
Among these were Mr.. Hubbard. Miss
Eager then began TO count the number
OF ladies' who were in the set, and made
il convenient 70 question Mrs. Davis
taste. She informed her that her ser
vices would not be needed, but that she
could remain and finish the evenings
rehearsal
Mrs. Davis Is finely fitted for an In
dian maiden, both in form and feature.
She is rather tall, has high cheek bones
and flushed checks, making IL uuneceS-
sary 10 use paints. Her eyes sparkle
with fire. She did not yield TO her
anger, but the next day penned note
TO Mrs. Hubbard, calling upon her TO
retract her reflections as publicly as she
had uttered them.
In reply Mrs. Hubbard, so the would
be Indian maiden says, waited upon
sister OF Mrs. Davis and expressed a
willingness to apologize for her hasty
words. For some reason this did not
suit Mrs. Davis, and she consulted the
law firm Of j. L. Nanetten IL Son, and
an action for SANDER with claim of
S3,9GO was brought. Ii is understood
that Mr.. Hubbard and his wife were
made parties TO the suit, aud that they
have retained MessrS. Brinnier and
Newcomb 10 defend them. Mrs. Davis
tonight says that Mr.. Hubbard has
been TO see her several times and has
made overtures OF settlement. On the
part Of the defence it is alleged that the
entire matter is simply case OF black
mail, and that Mrs. Davis will have all
the law she wants.