Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-02-20
| TWO STELLAR ATTRACTIONS.
BenWood Had Two Sensations Yester-
day Morning.
4 Big Cock-Fight and the Couchee-
Couchee Dance in One Night-A
Disgraceful Affair in One Of the
SaloonS-The Police Raided the
Place and Arrested the Per-
formers-Particua of the Affair.

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| Did you see it?" This was the ques-
! ton with which nearly every Benwood
man greeted his friends yesterday. The
/ remark was significant and quickly IN
! derstood. IT cid not refer to a circus a
prize fight or fire, but to an incident
| which occurred in Benwood yesterd Y
! that has caused more OF sensation than
| had any of these event happened
| That which has caused such stir in
the neighboring town was no other than
| the execution of the famed Oriental terp-
schorean figure, known in common par
/ lance as the "couchee- couchee," which
proved to be fascinating attraction to
a select but appreciative audience at a
well-known saloon below the Benwood
| ferry Benwood had two very interesting
attractions yesterday morning, while the
| shades OF night still hung over the town
/ and the strictly moral portion Of the in
habitants were sound in sumber. Scenes
| of revelry entertained others of different
| tastes and dispositions. A chicken-tight
| in d Main street saloon had drawn To-
| gether a large number of gentlemen of
| sporting proctivities from Benwood, Bell
| aire, Darlington and Wheeling.
| This was commenced after midnight and
and enthusiasm for several hours, until
twenty-five or thirty game cocks lay dead
| in the pit and the winners were pocketns
| the stakes But this was not the greatest
! event of the evening.
Before the sport had started the COM
pany of syrians, which has been showing
| in Wheeling, arrived in town on the last
car and proceeded to the city building.
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| their show in Benwood but were refused.
| They left the place and endeavored to
make arrangements to give their unique
| entertainment at the same place whore
! the chicken fight took place. This was
| not permitted, however. but all prepara-
| tions were made for the Mont Mozengo
| company, consisting Of one man and three
women, to give their third performance
| in a Well-kpown saloon on Water street,
| after the chicken fight had been finshe l..
| When the first event was over the see
| ond took place in the presence of nearly
| a hundred men. Those who were at the
| chicken fight attended and among the
! spectators were many wel-knoWn resi-
dents of Benwood, who are married and
| the heads of families According TO tine
! information given by several who were
/ IHtE6, lue CGleDIdltQ udUCe was given
| with all it's accompanying suggestive
ness. 1t is stated that a table cloth was
| thrown on the floor and the women. de-
| void of all vestments, save moccasins ana
! stockings, danced to the notes Of an in
| strument played by a prominent young
| society man of Benwood. After the per
| Torrance was given the hat was passed
! around and between S. and 50 was collec.-
| ed.
| The police heard of the disgraceful Of
| fair and about four o'clock made a raid
| on the place. The manager and the three
women were placed under arrest and
| taken to the city building. They Were
| each fined $ and costs for their perform
ance. and, after strenuous kicking. The
fines and costs We're paid. After this I'M
| profitable experience the company took
! the street cars back to Wheeling.