The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-12
Five 1nJured In Fight over bride.

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VIENNA. July ia fierce battle
was fought on Wednesday In the Spit
| telauergasse here over the fourteen
| who desired to marry against the will
OF her parents. Cutlasses. knives and
revolyers were the weapons employed
and five people were wounded, two OF
them seriously.
The girl. whose name in Anna Dres-
| sci. on Wednesday reached the age OF
fourteen, when she could legally mar
ry. She had lover. a butchers assis-
tant named Karl Radermacher, thirty
one years OF age. Annals mother was
opposed to the marriage, which Rad
ermacher wished to have solemnized.
SO that the latter waited until the girl
had become old enough to decide for
herself.
At four o'clock in the afternoon on
Wednesday,, Radermacher repaired to
the abode of Annals mother determin-
ed to carry out his purpose at all
costs. In case force should be neces-
sary he carried with him q large butch
er's knife hidden under his clothing.
Entering the house, he asked in a
loud voice where Anna was to be found.
The mother tried to persuade him that
Anna was still too young to marry.
whereupon Radermacher drew his knife
and stabbed her, wounding her in the
left hand.
To assist him In his enterprise, Rad
ermacher had brought with him another
butchers assistant named Hajek, Be-
tween these two and the members of
the washerWomans family, who had as
sembled on hearing the mothers cries.
a fearful struggle now ensued. All the
furniture in the dwelling was quickly
RI q ri c}, G. Of ho 1, al,
thrown into the street. Radermacher
and Hajek fought like furies; but they
We're In the minority. and soon found
themselves driven out of the house. as
the swasherwoman's sons had armed
themselves with revolvers. RAIDER
macher was hit several times. and the
fusillade continued after the raiders
had been forced into the street,
a schoolboy who was watching this
curious scene was hit by a stray bull
let and seriously Injured. Altogether,
Radermacher, the author OF all the
trouble, received three shots in the
head and q hatchet wound In the ston-
ach. Annals mother, besides her knife
wound, was hit by a. bullet Hack
was hit IN the left hand, and Anna, the
cause OF the strife, was also Slightly
injured. N
When the police arrived on the scene
the struggle had come to an end, and
the wounded were taken to the hospi.
tai.
Widow Lived Secluded for Half Cen-
fury, ~
PARIS, July 1.-THE death OF Mme
de Provtgny has opened 1 0 boulevard
Roisonnlere to cNriOus eyes after a se-
cluslon Of half q century,
# During the Whale Of that period the
shutters were never opened at that
house OF msytery Servants entered
steal hlly, and IT was known to be In
:habtted by a reclllsa OF great eccentrl-
city, but the secret was vel kept until
Friday, Then the Mag was dressed in
tho black and silver trapplngs of
French mourning, and It was announced
that Its ged inmate, Nine de Provigny
was dead. She was seventy years nf
age. and for flfty years she lived In her
mansion Without q newspaper or COM
munleatlon Of any kind with the outer
world, For fifty years Nine. de Pro-
yignyS ware White satin, She Wore Il
on her wedding day, and Always
dressed In white to the end.
5Fs ~ fty Years ago M, de Irpyl gnyS d led.
They had heen mnrple d the same morn
Ing, and young husband succunnbod.'
to mp opleXy8 an hour after the ceremony,
hen Nine. de Froyigny recovered
from the slQqlfT-l Il nd eeA, she eangbai
said 10 have recoY ne & from it---she