Connecticut western news., 1895-01-03
FOUGHT A REAL DUEL
OR. RlEoEL CHALLENGED TIRE MAN OF WHOM HE WAS JEALOUS.

The Doctor Objected Co the vlslt. Paid Hh Pretty Young Wife by Her cousln-E Emp tied Their Revolvsr~ at Each oshsr and Then Ciinched. EAsroS, Pa. Jan. I.--Dr K IA Riegcl, a prominent physician of Bloomsbury N. J., flow miles from hero. and William Bebbler of Philadelphia fought duel At Bloomsbury. Riegel received two had wounds on the crown ot hls head, and his coat was pierced with bullets, which for. tunately did not take effect l}nhlller had a narrow escape. book in his pocket pre- venting bullet from passing through his body.
 The trouble was causCsi by jealousy. Bebbler, who is cousin of Dr RieVcl's wife, had bean corresponding With her and paying her frequent visits On saturday he paid her visit, which resulted in a war of words between Bchhler and the doctor. The outcome of tho quarrel was a challenge from the doctor Co fight duel, which was promptly accepted bv Bcbbler. Sunday morning was selected as the time of meeting, and the men met at the ap- pointed hour, and in shert order began firing at each other with rusolvers with the above result
 
 the trouble. is 20 years of age and very at- tractive. Tho parties arc we'll connected. and tho affair has caused quite sensation. Bcbhlor left and Is now at West Portal So Is Mrs. Ricgle She has been there a week, having left her husband.
 Mir Beers. at whose house tho two prin- cipals met, says that no sooner had the doctor arrived at his house than he said to Bebblors
 "I want you to quit writing to my wife and stop coming to sec her. ]"
 Bebbler said:
 "I want to see you and talk this ovor." Then" says Boers "I said to them; Suppose you two step outside I dont want any trouble here, and they went out That was the last saw of them un- til after it was over Bebbler Is cousin of my wife and has been staying week with us"
 No One Saw the Duel.
 There is no one to toll just how tho shoot ing occurred save the principals Bebbler cannot be found Dr. Riesls gives the following story;
 Tt was an unfortunate affair and I deeply regret its occurrence. I did not ex- pect such 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.
 "Ithought him an undesirable acquaint- ance for my wife and told Der SO They have been corresponding for some time. and objected to this, but tho 6orrcspond- ence continued. Some tine ago Bebbler wrote to my wifc that he was out of work. | She, without my consent. wrote to him to come here. saying she would get him work.
 He came and stayed awhile with ua saw and heard things then that did not like, but bore it for some time. FL nally told my wife he must cease coming to the house
 For n week or SO he has been at Mir. Beers. On Sunday morning went thore to sec a patient. Imct Bcbhler. and after few words we left the house Wo werc walking along some distance from the house when the first thing l know was looking into revolver.
 Realizing the situation. jumped back. and being armed drew my pistol. This brought on the shooting. and we kept it up until our pistols were emptiod Then we clinchcd, and in the soufiie I got uear to the edge of tho dump.
 "I went over, landing nearly 100 feet below, but fortunately not hurting myself much as tho snow at the bottom was drifted | was stunned for a moment but soon collected myself got up and proceed cd home For n week my wife has been with her parents at West Portal Bebbler is there now. She has our young baby | with her v