The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-05
Exciting Combat on the
Main Street of
Hopland.
Business Mans Wife Hears
Rumors That Precipitate
HOStilitieS.
The Pretty Object Of Her Wrath
Meets the Attack With
Stubborn Defense.

UKIAH, CAL, May 4.-News of sensa-
tional street fight at Hopland between
two women we'll known in this part OF
Mendocino County has set the gossips'
tongues to wagging at a rapid rate. The
principals were Mrs. Lou Abrahams and
Miss Rose Warner, and both bear striking
evidences OF the fray.
Mrs. Abrahams' husband Louis. owns a
general merchandise store at Hopland,
while Mrs. Abrahams lives with relatives in
this city. In Abrahams' employ is avoung
man named Warner, whose handsome sis
ter was a frequent caller at the store.
Somehow-probably with no good reason
rumors began to fly about that the store
keeper was getting very fond of his clerks
sister. and the gossip finally reached Mrs.
Abrahams. At first she paid no attention
to it, but finally, when the reports were re-
peated, she decided to investigate and
boarded train for Hopland.
She went to the home of Miss Warmers
brother. and was met in front of the house
by the young lady herself. Those who
saw the collision say that the sudden
meeting of couple of heavily laden
freightcars would have been gentle in
comparison. What was said by the two
only they know, for there was no one
within earshot, but the words must have
been of particularly belligerent nature,
for in a few seconds they were banging
each other about in true pugilistic fashion.
Mrs. Abrahams landed singing right
on Miss Warmers eye, nearly closing that
organ, and was repaid with a swing on the
mouth that caused her to expectorste one
Than tho action hopo mi
heated, and it would have taxed the eye
of a sporting reporter to tally the blows
that were given and received. There
seemed to be no thought of body tigh ting
in the minds of the com batants, and they
devoted their entire energies to spelling
each others faces-and with marked sue
cess.
No one tried to interfere until Constable
Eugene Parr hove into sight and he had
great difficulty in separating the enraged
women. Both were exhausted from their
efforts and much the worse for wear.
When Abrahams heard of the melee he
at once took charge of his wife and escorted
her back to Ukiah. while Miss Warner
went. home to repair damages. Neither
Miss Warner nor Abrahams is willing to
discuss the matter, except to state that
there was absolutely nothing on which
the troublesome rumors could be based.
Miss Warner says she had right to
visit her brother if she wished and that
she would not take abuse from any woman
as long as she was behaving herself as
lady.
In an interview with The CALL CORE
spondent this evening Mrs. Abrahams
said that Miss Warner had for some time
been a domestic in their employ while
II a. chr IN
rate occasions it became necessary. be-
cause OF the actions of the young lady. TO
order her to leave the house. Each time
she returned and promised TO conduct
herself better in the future.
A short time ago Abrahams and his
family left Healdsburg, his wife and fam
ily coming to Ukiah, while he opened
general merchandise-store at Hopland.
After esta blishing himself in business
at that place Abrahams sent for the
brother of the young lady and employed
him as a clerk in the store. Warner
brought with him his sister and his vile.
On Friday last so Mrs. Abrahams
states, she received postal card from her
husband stating that he was ill. She left
the following afternoon for Hopland, and
on her arrival there visited her husband
at his rooms. In the meantime her sus-
picions as to Miss Warmer became very
pronounced and she paid a visit to the
home of Warner, with whom Abrahams
boarded. She states that she was I'M
aware that Miss Warner was there.
On reaching the Warner house Mrs.
Abrahams met Mrs. Warner. Mrs. Abra-
hams requested that she advise her sister
in-Iaw to cease her attentions to Abra.
hams. No sooner had she said this than
the young lady emerged from the house,
dashed at her and began raining blows
upon her face. scrat ching her and other wise
disfguring her. Mrs. Abrahams says she
was helpless, and 1t was only after she had
been considerably bruised that bystalders
could separate the women.
Mrs. Abrahams claims that Miss Warner
has for wears followed her husband about
from place to place, causing her great
mental worry, and that her mission to the
house before she was attacked was per-
fectly peaceable one. She simply intended
to discuss the matter with the young
lady's sister-in law, and she was not the
aggressor in the combat.
Much sympathy is expressed here for
Mrs. Abrahams. who has borne an excel
lent reputation during her residence here
and has always been prominent in social
circles.
EOTND q UJL1Y At Fresno.