The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-10
A STREET FIGHT IN COLUMBIA.
Mr.. Calvo, of The Register, Strikes MT. =.
G. Gonzales, of The State, who Responds
Very EinphaticalIy-A Storm of
Blows, but Neither Seriously
Hurt
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counter tonight about 8 o'clock il
Main street, as result Of which both
have bruised eyes. No serious bodily
damage was done to either.
The encounter took place almost il
front of Palmer's tin and stove estab
lishment, on the right side of Mair
street, between the Offices of the tive
newspapers, about fifty or seventy-fyt
yards from the Register Office. Nothing
was said during the encounter tha
would indicate the casus belli. Mr.
Calvo attacked Mr.. Gonzales.
It was some time after the difficulty
thatanything became generally known
about it on the streets. Mr.. Gonzales
says it was novel experience for him
He was on his way up the street from
Capt. R. S. Desportes' residence when
he passed man at the point named
The man had some papers under his
arm. He did not notice him beyond
this, thinking of something else at the
time. His attention, he says, was at,
tracted by the falling of some papers,
and in moment afterwards the man
he had passed uttered some unintelli.
gible words and savagely attacked him
from behind. He says the assault was
totally unexpected by him. AS soon as
he recovered somewhat, he states, he
was about to force Mr.. Calvo down
when man came from across the street
and caught his right arm. He did not
recognize Mr.. Calvo until he grappled
with him. The stranger who caught
him was Engineer Jack Smith, of the
Richmond and Danvilie Road. While
he was being held, Mr.. Gonzales says,
he had to try and defend himself with
his left arm.
A young son Of Mr.. Calvo came up
about this time and also proceeded to
strike Mr.. Gonzales. He says he de-
manded Mr.. Smith to release him, and
the youth said that he had only come
to defend his father and if Mr.. Con
zales would desist his father would.
Mr.. Smith released Mr.. Gonzales and
led Mr.. Calvo off, the latter saying
something about the former difficulty
they had five years ago.
Mr.. Gonzales says he cannot imag-
inc why he was attacked, unless it was
on account of an editorial he wrote
some days ago characterizing state
lnent in the Register about the farmers
attending the Carnival as an attempt
to make the Columbia Conservatives
surrender their manhood or submit to
boycott of their business interests.
Mr.. Gonzales says he considers the
attack "a cowardly one, being made
from behind in the dark, and is sorry
he was prevented from giving Mr.:
Calvo q lesson in the decency of fair
play" ...
Such is Mr.. GoDzales's statement OF
the affair.
Mr.. Calvo's statement agrees with
that Of Mr.. Gonzales in all the main
facts as to the fig t, but he says he at.
tackled him from the front when be
met him. He frankly states that be
was the attacking party, and says thai
when be met the man who had beer
insulting him through bis paper fol
the past year his blood boiled withir
him, and he could not resist the i'm
pulse to personally attack him.
ALI the parties concerned have beer
summoned to appear before the Mayor:
Court tomorrow morning to answer
the charge of disorderly conduct.
In giving the above account of the
affair I have endeavored to give only
the facts as T could gather them as {
disinterested party.
E. J. WATSON.
EDITOR KoEsTER's ACCOUNT.
COLUMBIA, May &C. A. Calvo, Jr.
| proprietor of The Register. met n. G
Gonzales, editor of The State, at 9.3(
o'clock this evening few yards from
the Register Office. Gonzales hac
passed and repassed the Register office
an unusual proceeding for him, espe
cially at that hour of the night, anc
calculated to inspire the idea that hf
| was hunting the proprietor or editor o.
the Register.
Mr.. Calvo is man OF high courage
and when he met his detractor hi:
anger rose, and dropping the nights
| mail (which according to habit he was
bringing to the office he stepped in
front of Gonzales and saying, "You
-- -" struck Gonzales in the
face, breaking his glasses and cutting
his face. Gonzales struck Cslvo in the
face, under the eye. Calvo replied
with two more blows, and Gonzales
who weighs at least forty or fifty
pounds more than Calvo, cliDched
with him and came near forcing him
through the glass window. Calvo
freed his hand, and again struck Con
zales in the face.
Mr.. Jack Smith, an old man, rushed
in to separate them. Mr.. Calvo's
young son, who was standing in front
of the office, saw the fight and rushed
up. Thinking Smith was helping
Gonzales he assisted his father. Con.
zales, who had cried for help, yelled
that it was not fair for two to attack
one. The boy replied that he (Gon-
zales) was fighting his father, and be
would help him. The pair were sepa.
rated. ...-..
Calvo came to bis office, attended to