Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1895-03-14

BosTON March IA When your CORE
gpundent called upon Mr.. Gilroy at the
Parker House, no seemed quito willing to
talk about the affair. Ho was inclined to
DO severe upon Hale. calling him cub"
and saying that In his opinion the boy was
insane.
The stories told about this " said Mr..
Gilroy, "aro rot am not such fool as
10 render myself amenable TO the laws
by Offering 70 fight duel "
Here ho stopped to examine "A card.
"Oh, another reporter Show him up y
Then reporters kept coming, and after
half dozen or SO had arrived he COM
menced again.
II might as we'll start at the beginning
Of this thing" he continued This
mOrning--say about o'clock young
Hale called. He sent up his card, saying
he wished 10 see me I sent back word
that l should come down stairs as soon as
] had dressed. / went down stairs few
minutes later and found him with another
man whom did not know
He had been drinking, and l should say
he was drunk then. We had some words,
and then he made the charge that had
been living ON his money. l called him
a d-n liar and left.
II was mad " said Mr.. Gilroy Thought
fully. eyes, l was very mad. His friend
stood by all the while and said nothing
either to me or Hale.
By the way. where did the story come
FROM asked Mr. Gilroy
Haverhill, - was the answer.
oh, that accounts for It. He lives
there, l know, and probably went home
and gave the story to men there, who col
ored IL to suit themselves
Now, as regards my living upon his
money, continued Mr. Gilruy. couldn't
live very long upon it--perhaps "a hours
land then / would have TO live mostly
on air. make a good and sufficient liv-
ing myself and have no need of any one
else's money Hale Is a legatee in com
mon with his mother and sister In the
will Of his grandfather II. II. Hale. His
share is something like 500 a month.
Since May his share, not amounting to
1000 in all. has been paid to his mother
as his guardian. When the right time
comes, il will BIO shown that more than
this has been expended in his behalf
Would Not Accept Challenge.
Now, Mr. Gilroy. IL you received any
challenge from Mr.. Hale, what would you
90 With i'll"
very promptly Mr. Gilroy answered.
Toss II IN tho wRstebasket most likely.
There is rumor said reporter,
that a we'll known sporting man named
Hodgkins is arranging for a duel "
Mr. Giroy regarded this as good joke
and simply ohucklcd.
Hale's version Of the story, as given out
at Haverhill where he went Immediately
after the episode, Is that Gilroy offered t.
Hght him with any weapons other than
fists at any point within 100 miles of New
York, and that when tho challenge was
| promptly accepted Gilroy turned and fled.
He claims that Gilroy had threatened &c
break every bone in his body. The causes
which led MP TO the trouble AS far as can
be learned are these:
Young Hale recently brought suit
against his mother TO ho relieved from the
guardianship. The case came up in tn,
| probate court az Salem last Monday aud
was continued to April J.. Young Hale
claims that he was delegated to serve ths
papers upon his mother in New York. He
visited New York on Tuesday and found
his mother 10 the evening. He served tbs
papers and returned 70 Boston