Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-04-24

r'rzslmMons STRIKES HIS WIFE.
Mrs. Fltzslmmons, Jealous OF Miss Ralph,
Whom Bob Had Kissed, Strikes Her.

Washington, April 18.-Mr. and
Mrs. Robt. Fitzsimmons, who are
starring jointly in ssThe Honest Black
smith," at the Academy, introduced
an additional domestic drama full of
action, tears and heart interest after
the regular bill was done last night.
AS Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzsimmons kissed
and made up, apparently, after the
second and unprogrammed feature,
lis quite probable that it will be
left out of the repertoire for some
time.
Last nights troubles were started
by Mrs. Fitzsimmons. She has i'm
bibed considerable of the combative
spirit that has stood her lesser half
in such good stead. When she came
across Miss Jessie Ralph, a member
of the company, just after the cur
tain was rung down in the last act,
she drew back her good right hand
and landed on Miss Ralph's cheek.
Miss Ralph countered with burst
of tears and loud lamentations.
Bob heard the wall and made for
the scene from his dressing room on
the second floor. Mrs. Fitzsimmons
made for the same room as quickly
as she could and locked the door.
After Miss Ralph explained to Bob
and the other members of the COM
pany how terribly she had been
beaten, call for nothing" the ex-
champion was very wroth and strobe
up to the dressing room. He found
the door locked, but went right in
nevertheless. One blow with his
foot split the door from top to bot
tom, and within the next two or
three minutes of excitement Mrs.
Fitzsimmons received blow in the
face that turned into a black eye.
Mrs. Fitzsimmons wept angrily and
was joined in her grief by Robert
Fitzsimmons, Jr., who also appears
in the play. The stage doorkeeper
summoned Officer Doyle, who was
near the theatre, and the arm of the
law came in and mildly told Bob
that he was under arrest. GAIL right,
I'll go along," said Fitzsimmons, and
whistling to his big dog, he started
down d street towards the station.
When he got about half way he sud.
denly turned north.
"This is the way to the station"
said Doyle.
"But Pm going this way" said
the man who knocked out Corbett.
"Oh, all right" said Doyle, cheer
fully. 1'll fix it up with the mana
GER"
81 don't give a d-n how you fix
it," replied Bob, and he went on his
way.
Fitzsimmons' manager accompa-
MED Doyle to the theater later and
assured the man in charge that Mrs.
Fitzsimmons was to leave for New
York on a midnight train, so that it
would be useless to bring Bob into
the police court. Officer Doyle
went back to the theater and then
to the hotel, where he convinced
himself that the story was true at
any rate it was true enough Tor him,
as he was not anxious to bring the
lanky fighter to the station unaided.
The jealousy of Mrs. Fitzsimmons
was caused, it is said, by the too
realistic way in which Bob kissed
and caressed Miss Ralph, when the
latter was acting as understudy for
Mrs. Fitzsimmons while the latter
was sick recently at .Johnstown, Pa.
Bob claims that he only acted the
part as the stage manager told him
to. Miss Ralph also asserts that
Bob kept within the lines Of histri-
onic circumspection.
CECIL RHODES VERY ILL.