The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-08
bob s TEARS WIN
BACK WIFI rs LOVE
Mrs. Fitzsimnons Gives Her
Counsel the Slip and Abandons
Suit for Divorce.
BILL AND COO LIKE DOVES
Fits Blow in Making Horse
shoe Carries 800 Spectators
Through srnithy Floor.

The fac: that Bob Fitzslmmons and nj,
wife. julia. had Kissed and made upp
was published yesterday morning. Tho
whole story follows:
SIOUX FALLS, S. D.. January -
Throwing his wifes attorney off tho
scent by pretending 10 leave sioux Falls
at o'clock ana later occurring the iftcr-
cession of the hotel proprietor, lifelong
friend. who brought about private IN
terview, Bob Fitzafmmon's tears havo
won back his wife's love. rnd they have
made up
The former world champion of the
prize ring, to whom President Roosevelt
sent a Christmas message ayinpathizing
with him il his defeat NJ the hands Ut
philadelphia jack o'Erlen. Is beside
himself with joy tonight. and. in his
clation, acts more like crazy man than
n sane being.
Il took but about ten minutes FOR Fitz-
simmons and his wife 10 undo all that
her lawyer had done for weeks In pre-
pairing for their permanent separation
and divorce.
Within half an hour the two emerged
from his wife's room, billing and cooling
that he had again won his wife's affec-
ton. and that no power on earth could
separate them
Bob Delirious With Joy.
Bob was delirious with Joy and do
cIared that while the past three weeks
had added five years TO his life. the pas,
twenty minutes had made him ten years
younger Some one suggested that he
might turn horse shoe Just to show
that his hand had lost none of the cum
ming OF his youth.
i've got you" promptly rejoined thu
big pugillst, and away the party HE'D
TO the blacksmith shop. leaving Mrs.
Fitzsimmons TO return to her room alone.
BY the time Bob had reached the smithy
Il crowd OF 800 men and boys had con-
gregated, and they eagerly watched him
and he barred his right arm. donned an
apron and took his place Mt the anvil
and bellows like veteran. Heating u
shoe to white heat. he had just placed
1t on the anvil when the floor OF the
blacksmith shop collapsed under the I'M
usual strain. precipitating Fitzsimmons,
the anvil and the entire party to the
basement. ten feet below. Fully 200
persons were piled in heap. but none
sustained serious injury.
Fitzsimmons himself was picked UP.
covered with blood. An ugly cash had
been cut in his head. but he laughed In
his glee. declaring 1t was nero scratch.
Tho most seriously injured person was
Colonel Empke, proprietor OF the Cata-
ract Hotel. home Of many famous d.
vorcees. The Colonel's arm was broken
apparently. and he suffered much pain
Will Resume On the Stage.
News OF this accident conveyed tho
first tntimat!on to Judge Aikens that his
fair divorce client had been captured by
the enemy her husband. fastening to
the Cataract Hotel to see how the land
law. he found Mrs. Fitzsimmons bathlng
her husbands wounds and kissing MN
ever and anon He saw his services
ver. no longer needed or, tolerable and
d!screetly withdrew. To newspaper men
Mrs. Fltzsimmons announced:
"Bob and have adjusted our little d'l-
ferences and thoroughly understand each
other once more. Bob Is good feliow
and has been q good husband 10 me.
Nya will leave next Monday ana VIII
respme the stage for our livelihood.
Rob's elation knew no bounls. fes.
Julia and understand each other now
he declared. II knew We couid make up
in a minute Il we but had chance 70
get together with no one else about. we
couIdrl't do much while anyone else was
DUtl1nSt III uut WIN e'ol ~ 49,
alone. we found out right away that
everybody had been misreprcsenting us
to each other. and that neither of us
had really said or done anything for
which the. other should feel angry"
Wept Like a Child at First.
Grievous disappointment marked the
first efforts of Fitzsimmons to effect a
reconciliation. His wife's counsel met
him on his arrival at the hotel and In
formed him that efforts would be hope
less.
Fitizsimmons failed to grasp the full
OF the attorneys words, but
when he realized that in addition to los
ing his fight for the pugillstic champions
ship he also had lost his wife forever,
he broke down and wept Ike a child.
Recovering his fortidude, he went
through what he expected would be his
last interview with Mrs. Fitzsimmons
like n man and at times was quite cheer
full.
When they first met, Fitz. with all the
ardor OF a lover, rushed to her and en-
braced and kissed her. She did not re-
spond, however. to his demonstrations
of affection and after talking a time
the party took luncheon together At J,
one time during the repast Mrs. Fitz-
simmons glanced at her husband and
said: Lob, you need shave"
The utmost good feeling prevailed at
the luncheon and. unmarked by any
serious recrminations, 1t ended In the
private conference, and reconciliation.