The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-05-26
FlERCEDUEL FOUGHT
MISS DlckERsoN'S RIVAL SWEET
HEARTS MET IN THE WOODS.

The Weapons Were a Club and n Bowie
hnife-Both Suffered severeIy-Accord-
Ing to Terms, Neither Adversary sum-
moned Doctor to Dress Wounds.
Two young men in love with the
same girl fought fierce duel at sunrise
the other day in the peaceful little town
OF Wading River, Suffolk county, N. Y.
One OF them had big knife and the
other a club. Both of them will carry
marks OF the encounter to their graves.
The hight was between Charles Bohem
and Clifford Rowley. Fired by jeal-
ousy, they have been bitter enemies for
many weeks. The lady in the case is
Miss Daisy Dickerson, daughter of the
Widow Dickerson, as she is called in
Wadlng River She is Is years old.
with well rounded figure, big brown
eyes, wealth of nut brown hair and
rosy cheeks.
Bohem is a railroad man. Most of the
Wading River people hate railroad men.
They are regarded as newcomers and
outsiders.
Clifford Rowley had held the highest
place in Miss Daisy's affections prior to
the advent of Bohem. One day Bohem
saw Daisy and Rowley walking together.
He followed them. Hot words ensued,
and Bohem was promised a broken head
II he was caught following them again.
Miss Daisy sobbed and insisted that
the men shouldn't behave so.
That was few weeks ago. Later on
the young rivals met in Gosman's store.
Bohem flew at Rowley and challenged
him to "come outside" Rowley sus-
pected that Bohem had knife in his
pocket and refused. He said he would
meet him in a fight to finish some 9th.
er time.
Arrangements for the duel were crude.
Formalities Of naming weapons, choos-
ing seconds and the presence of ply
sicians were dispensed with. The ohal-
lenge was issued by Bohem and was
written on postal card. 1t said that he
would meet his rival at day break in
Lou Warmers woods, that he must
come alone, and that no matter what
the result of the duel no physician was
to be called.
Nothing more was thought of the af-
fair until about o'clock the other
morning. when the young rivals for
Miss Daisy's affections were seen COM
ing from the woods.
Bohem's arm was broken and hung
limp at his side. His head was bleed
ing from cuts made by club. He was
otherwise battered.
Rowley was in worse plight. He
had been stabbed in several places and
was covered with blood.
From what could be learned from the
two injured men they met in the woods
at the appointed hour Rowley found
Bohem OH the ground. He had made a
ring by running rope around some
trees. Rowley took club with him, be-
lieving that he could do better execu-
ton with that than with anything else.
He found his antagonist armed with q
vicious looking bowie knife.
Then they fought. Details are lack
ing. The only men who can supply
thc-n were suffering terribly recently,
hut neither of them had violated his
agrcI:9er providing that a physician
should 1t DO called.
Wading River people stand aghast.
No one believed that the men would
fight. Miss Daisy was completely pros.
trated when she was informed of the
duel.
She admitted that she thought great
deal of both her admirers, but declared
that she was never engaged to either OF
them. After recovering from the shocl,
she expressed desire to assist in at
tending to the injuries of both of them,
but could not be induced to express a
preference.
Miss Daisy's mother says the whole
affair is ridiculous exhibition and in.
sists that her daughter shall not inter
fere. New York World.