Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-01
DUEL WITH REVOLV
DR.. Riegel Challenged the Man
of Whom He Was Jealous. :
BOTH HIT, BUT BOTH WILL LIVE.

The Doctor Objected to the Visits Paid His
Pretty Young Wife by Her COusin-Emp-
tied Their Revolvers ut Each other and
Then clinched.
EAsToN, Pa. Jan. DIR. Z. l. Riegel
promit1ent physician of Bloomsbury, n.
j., q few miles from here, and William
Bebb1er of Philadelphia fought q duel at
Bloomsbury. Riogel received two bad
wounds on the crown Of his head, and his
coat was pierced with bullets, which for
tunately did not take effect. Bebbler had
q narrow escape, book in his pocket pre-
venting bullet from passing through his
body.
The trouble was caused by jealousy.
Bebbler, who is a cousin of DR.. Riegel's
wife, had been corresponding with her and
paying her frequent visits. On Saturday
he paid her n visit, which resulted in q
war of words between Bebbler and the
doctor. The outcome of the quarrel was a
challenge from the doctor to fight duel,
which was promptly accepted by Bebbler.
Sunday morning was selected as the time
of meeting and the men met at the ap-
pointed hour, and In short order began
firing at each other with revolvers, with
the above result.
the trouble. is go years of age and very at
tractive The parties are we'll connected,
and the affair has caused quite sensation.
Bebbler left and is now at West Portal.
So is Mrs. Riegle. She has been there a
week, having left her husband.
Mr.. Beers, at whose house the two prin-
cipals met, says that no sooner had the
doctor arrived at his house than he said to
Bebbler:
II want you to quit writing to my wife
and stop coming to see her"
Bebbler said:
II want to see you and talk this over. -
Then says Beers. Il said to them
Suppose you two step outside. 1 don't
want any trouble here. and they went
out. That was tho last saw of them I'M
Of my wife and has been staying o week
With us
No One Saw the Duel.
There is DO one to tell just how the shoot
ing occurred save the principals Bebbler
cannot be found. DR.. Riegle gives the
following story:
1T was an unfortunate affair, and
deeply regret its occurrence. I did not ex-
pect such q thing, though have for some
time been greatly annoyed. 1t all grows
out of the interest that my wife has taken
in Bebbler She and the family say he is
a cousin.
Il thought him an undesirable acquaint.
ance for my wife and told her so. They
have been corresponding for some time.
and objected TO this, but the correspond.
ence continued. Some time ago BebbleI
wrote to my wife that he was out of work
She, without my consent, wrote to him
to come here, saying she would get him
work. s@
He came and stayed awhile with us.
saw and heard things then that did
not like, but bore it for soJ\E, time. Fl
nally I told my wife he must cease coming
to the house.
For a week or so he has been at Mr..
Beers. On Sunday morning went there
| TO see u patient Imet Bebbler, and after
few words We left the house. We werC
walking along some distance from thu
house when the first thing 1 knew wa:
looking into q revolver.
Realizing the situation. jumpet
back. and being armed drew my pistol
| This brought on tho shooting. and vi
kept it up until our pistols were emptied
| Then we clinched, and in the scuffle
got near to the edge of the dump.
II went over, landing nearly 100 fee
below but fortunately not hurting mysel
much, as the snow at the bottom wa
drifted. l was stunned for a moment, bu
soon collected myself, got up and proceed
| ed home. For n week my wife has beef
with her parents at West Portal. Bebble
is there now. She has our young bah.
| with her "