The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-28
CHAMPION OF CORK LANE.
The Woman Who Soaped the Track
Whips an Informer.
From the Pittsburg Dispatch

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Wilkesbarre, Pa, Dec. 21.-Although
the Lehigh Valley strike is ended the res
idents of Cork Lane are by no means set
tied over it. They are the persons who
soaped the tracks on the mountain "cut-
OFF" and caused such great damage to roll
ling stock that the company has now sent
four detectives to the place. Disguised
as rallroaders they are now endeavoring
10 md the women who did the soaping
Ihey were unsuccessful until Yesterday.
when Mrs. Barney" Mulligan, who,
because she was afraid to assist in soap-
ing the tracks, was ostracised by the
other women, told one of the detectives
That Mrs. Mike Kearney was one of the
guilty persons. He went to Pittston to
nave warrant sworn out for Mrs. Kear-
ney's arrest.
Meanwhile Mrs. Kearney did not mean
to be arrested and made arrangements to
leave the place, but before she went she
resolved to have revenge upon Mrs. Null
ligan.
MRS. KEARNEY FIGHTER.
She accordingly sent a note to that
woman asking her to meet the detective
at O'Clock at a lonely spot near the But
Ter breaker and promising So if she would
be on hand. Mrs. Kearney and several
OF her friends went to the appointed
rendezvous and waited Promptly at 9
O'Clock Mrs. Muligan appeared and was
accosted by her angry victim Mrs.
hearney wasted no time in words, but,
throwing her shawl upon the ground,
gave Mrs. Mulligan to understand that
she was not fit to associate with respect
able persons and after, as the crowd said,
dressing her down fine, " challenged her
to fight
Whatever may be Mrs. Mulligan's
faults, she is not a coward, and seeing
there was no escape from the half dozen
women who surrounded her, she at once
accepted the challenge Both women are
tall, heavy and strong, and the fight
which ensued was as bloody and terrific
as any ever fought by the old-time pugi-
lists.
Science was at discount. Scratching,
hair-pulling, kicking, biting and gouging
were all in order. Mrs. Mulligan drew
first blood, but that served only to more
enrage her opponent, Most of the time
the women were on the ground, scream
ing with pain and tearing each others
faces in a horrible manner.
UNDIsPUTED CHAMPION OF CORK Lane.
Finally, after about ten minutes of al
most superhuman exertion, Mrs Kearney
managed to get hold of a large lump of
coal and pounded Mrs. Mulligan's head
uuGll Su6 lGlI UdCh UNCONSCIOUS. AS Mrs.
Kearney staggered to her feet victorious
she was roundly cheered by her faithful
friends, ana though the blood was
streaming from dozen deep scratches on
her face, her clothing almost torn to rags
and handfuls of her hair pulled out, she
managed to cheer with them, and then,
overcome by loss of blood and weak after
her terrific eXertion, she tainted away
They gave her whisky, and when she re-
vived carried her home, but not before
she threw her shawl over the PROSTATE
and unconscious form of her rival
Friends of Mrs. Mulligan, hearing of
the result of the battle, went to relieve
her and carried her home She was
taken to the hospital, and, although her
beauty is considerably damaged, she will
recover. Some time during the night
Mrs. Kearney was spirited away, and the
detectives are unable to find her, nor can
her friends sufficiently honor her for
winning the championship of Cork Lane.