The age-herald., 1901-04-18
BOB FITZSIMMONS
 STRIKES HIS WIFE
Exciting Domssfic Drama Fol- lowed Regular Programme
 At the Theatre

Washington, April 17.-Mr. and Mrs Robert Fitzsimmons, who are starring jointly in "The Honest Blacksmith" at the Academy, introduced an additional domestic drama full of action. tears and heart interest after the regular bill was done last night.
 "A Jealous Woman's Revenge" or Bob, the Wife Punishers," might be used as titles for the play should the lanky Cornishman conclude to put on the play in future
 As MT. and Mrs. Fitzsimmons kissed and made up. apparently. after the second and unprogrammed feature, 1t is quite probable that it will be left out of the repertoire for some time.
 When an effort was made by the Daily News correspondent to see the two emil nent stage folk this morning the hotel employees said they were still asleep and did not dare awaken them.
 1 Last nights troubles were started by Mrs Fitzsimmons. She has imbibed con- siderable of the cumulative spirit that has stood her lesser half in such good stead When she came across Miss Jesse Ralph, lady member of the company, just after the curtain was rung down on 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 vail and made for the scene from his dressing room on the second floor. Mrs. Fitzsimmons made for the same room quickly as she could and locked the door. After Miss Ralph ex plained to Bob and the other members of the company how terribly she had been beaten, "all for nothing" the ex-cham- pion was very wroth and strode up to the dressing room. He found the door locked, but went right in nevertheless. One blow of his foot split the door from top to bottom and within the next two or three minutes of excitement Mrs. Fitz- simmons received blow in the face that turned into a black eye. Mrs. Fitzsim- mons wept angrily and was joined in her grief by Robert Fftzsimmons, Jr., who also appears in the play. The stage door keeper 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. "All right, I'll go along" said Bob. and whistling to his big dog he started down D street towards the sta tion. When he got about half way he sud- denly turned north.
 This Is the way to the station" said Doyle.
 ~"But I'm going this way" said the man who knocked out Corbett.
 "Oh. all right" said Doyle cheerfully. I'll fix 1t up with the manager" T don't give a d-n how you fix It," re- piled Bob, and he went on his way. Fitzsimmons' manager accompanied Doyle to the theater later and assured the man in charge that Mrs. Fitzsim- mons was to leave for New York on midnight train so that 1t would be use- less to bring Bob into the police court. Officer Doyle went back to the theater and then to the hotel, where he con- vinced himself that the story was true, at any rate it was true enough for him, as he was not anxious to bring the lanky fighter to the station unaided The jealousy of Mrs Fitzsimmons was caused, 1t is said. W 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 histronic circumspection.