Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1896-01-02
SEEKING REVENGE.


of n deadly encounter in this city between
two men. II may be duel or perhaps a
hand to hand life and death struggle in
the street Or ut ore Of tha hotels.
This much IS certain Two men are
carefully watching each other. Each is a
man Of the world, each is handsome, and
each apparently is determined.
The story in which they are concerned,
which sounds like an adventurous tale OF
olden days, came to light yesterday after.
noon.
Three handsome fashionably attired
men were discussing politics and kindred
subjects on Park row. They had stood to
gether for nearly an hour and were about
to separate when a tall stranger, "a dark
complexioned man, wearing black Alpine
hat, black clothing and silver trimmed
glasses, approached them.
Lifting his glasses with his left hand
and at the some time putting his right
hand into the pocket OF his short topcoat,
the stranger gazed intently, but without
herccness into the eyes of one of the trio.
He stood for u moment without speaking,
while the man thus silently addressed
paled visiby.
Then the stranger said. "Are you -"
mo, l am not quickly answered tho
other.
But he was the man whose name was
mentioned by the stranger.
The two onlookers watched the men in
amazcment The stranger, pinching the
muscles OF his face together, remarked:
Il believe you are n liar, but will sat.
isfy myself before dealing with you. You
will see me again.
the bridge entrance.
Before going further it may be we'll to
tell something about the man whose lease
Of life appeared indeed slim for few sec
onds to his two companions. He is
painter, and u good one, and has studio
on the west side above Thirtieth street.
Almost any day he can be met on Park
row or in that vicinity. He is Spaniard,
tall, distinguished looking and every inch
Bohemian. He has made several for
tunes with his brush, and his pictures
hang in the houses of many members Of
New York most select society For the
purposes OF this article 1t is not necessary
that his name should be mentioned, but
unless many signs utterly fail it is only II
question Of Il few days when it will be
made known.
But 10 return to the scene on Park row
AS soon as tho stranger was out of sight,
disappearing rs he did in the crowds near
the bridge, the painter, now flushed. but
with a serous MEN, turned to his com
panions.
You may call NE a coward II you wish,
boys, but mat man meant business. You
bet | know him, and he knows me- but,
being totally unpreparcd, | was for tie
minute unHtr d and knew that to deny
my identity MAS the only safe course.
''N hat is the trouble? Ali had almost
forgotten about tho matter and supposed
/ WauId never hear OF it again, but this
.r-I brings it all back and will max"
trpGhlo for mo. Several years ago | was
W..H4a<! ta DO on my guard, and SO for
aw 'i,.r | WAS vigilani, but as nothing hap.
pened ceased thinking of the matter"
But what is it all about qucried one
of tic H.r' \ woman in the case"
lie story i, Sim " this About
ado.. u ,s~ age, accompanied hva young
Boston student. was ttale.ius in Spain,
stoFling h,cr ard there to make @ketchcs.
Spain in lhv-e DAYS was oNccran with
brlgamds of tie smaller urdcr-gSpsies we
would call them hcre-hHt tie caninos
real, or main highways, were not patrolled
by suidiora rs tt4,y at resent. Travel
ing On mules WAS therefore, rather dan
gcrou>, bat W. experienced no trouble I'M
til We reached "a small village called Rivel-
los in tie pro. ircc OF LrriGa and only
about ~ H.4e- f.uln barcelona, Hero we
put up for t.c night but in the morning
we fond that our ilill"s had he ii stolen.
The lactvs ii 70 casa, or inn, tad us he
suspected IA t;hd Of gypsicS who We're in
camp Il mile or 80 away
Al
for hat We at once started for the camp,
where we FUND only TWO men and one
wagon. to " hich our mules were hitched.
The Arn suspected the object Of our VI, it
at one, for they began firing at us. With
our Acayy carbines we returned the fire,
and one Of the men fell dead The Other
then surrendered, and we marched him
back L. XIV Ines, taxing our mules along
On the advice Of the keeper of the inn, we
TOOK our prisoner 10 Cajan, several miles
away, and surrendered him, as well a.
ourselves, tn the military authorities
Upon our statement of the case and tie
presentation Of our passports we were al
lowed tn 20.
you may lie sure we lost no time in
reaching Bare elona taking the boat thence
to Montpelier, on the French coast. \
few days later we landed in Paris, and
there remained about year.
who is this man: None other than the
fellow we arrested and whose brother w
killed Evidently he thinks am the man
who fired the fatal shot. Perhaps | am
bur | do not know"
After hrlrjng the remarkable story his
friends advised the artist to ask for police
protection.
Il VIII rot do that" he said, 'tut l
will be Prepared and if again he asks me
if I..y name is - | will answer Yes,
without hesitation, for, l tell You, boys, l
would rather re shot than always fear
that some devil WAS lurking upon my
trail. New York Times.
Paris Wedding.
high class wedding was recently cele
brated at the town hall of the Seventeenth
ACCOMPLISHMENTS of Paris, between a work
ingman who had "made his pile" and the