The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-20

drew a revolver. This story Of the affair
is told by Mai. Barber, who was connected
with the administrative department Of
the worlds fair at Chicago:
Col. Cody, accompanied by Mai. Bar
Der, George Beck, Of Wyoming, son of
the late Senator Beck, Of Kentucky, aud
an officer Of the army, entered Chamber
Inns together last night TO take luncheon
as the guests Of Col. Cody AS they
passed through one of the lower rooms
Col. Cody met Fred May. who was with
Col. L. Victor Baughman, Of Maryland.
Cody greeted May Familiarity, and asked
him how everything was going. May re-
piled in a friendly tone, and Cody put out
his hand, and the two men were appa-
rently good friends. After exchanging a
few Commonplace remarks, May re-
minded Cody that he had taken unfair
advantage Of him in New York several
years ago, and had never apolOgized.
The circumstances of the long-aPO con
tention, which was over bottle Of wine,
were recalled, and Cody said that
heI never took an unfair advantage
of any man, and added that if he owed
May an apology he would apologize. Then
Col. Cody and his friends went up stairs
to take the luncheon that had been pre-
pared for them. 1t was quite late when
they came down stairs, and when they
reached the lower hallway they met Fred
. May and Baughman again. May stepped
up to Cody and said in a tone that was
less friendly than he had used pre-
viously:
See here, Bill, you owe me an apol-
ogy.
. I apologized to you some time ago,
Fred replied Cody.
1.-The apology you offered said May,
is not sufficient. You took an unfair ad-
vantage of me once, and you are trying to
do the same thing again. won't have
it,
"'I am not going around with apologies
now replied Cody, his Western spirit
warming up.
"'Weil, 1 demand an apology in
sisted May, assuming a threatening atti-
tude, and at the same time drawing his
fist up In striking position.
Before he knew what had happened
Cody let out with his right hand and
hoored May. Baughman rushed to Mays
rescue, and the little Marylander was
knocked up against the wall. The friends
of both parties rushed ir TO separate
them, and May, who had gained his feet,
made break for Cody. Again Cody hit
May in the face, and at the same moment
he called to some one TO grab Baughman,
who was making an effort to draw a re
volver from his hip pocket. May was
hustled out of the house. and Col. Cody
went to his apartments up stairs. An eff
fort was made to suppress the facts, but
it is due to Col. Cody that the above
statement should be made" .s
Maj. Barber says that the attack upon
Col. Cody was unprovoked, and this view
of the case is substantiated by John
Chamberlin and others who were present
All hands condemn Fred May, and de-
clare that his conduct was not warranted
by anything that Col Cody said or did
Under the circums stances May has but lit
tie sympathy, and tonight he is nursing
bruised face and Buffalo Bill is the hero
Of the hotel. 1t is said at Chamberlin' S
tonight that the row has not blown over
and that Cody and May are talking of a
duel Mays friends say that he would
not have been knocked down but for the
fact that he had been drinking too much
wine.