| Show WAR OF THE AMAZONS Flora Chester end Katie Wells Murphy Have a Game HairPulling Match Special to THE HERALD Examinar Dispatch NEW YOIIK Dec 6 Dutch Murphy the comedian took the skirt dancer Flora Chester into a Broadway retaurantj after the show raph I Wednesday night Mrs Chestswfar6 silks and diamonds Seated at the table damonds was Katie Wells Murphy who began a suit for divorce against the comedian last July Sho was plainly dressed The women bad a halrpul ing match at Coney island last summer and they began to quarrel at once This is no place for you remarked Murphy and he left by a bide door just as the women came to blows Mrs Murphy succeeded In geitng a hal Nelson lock on Floras psyche knot and Chester secured a neckhold with her right arm und was trying to gouge out an eye with her left thumb She cad not Been prop ly taught nowever and did not succeed Mrs Murphy handled her heavier opponent like 1 skilled athlete and Miss Chester was in a fair way t be worsted The lioaess thought herself or a new scheme She said in a stage whisper Irs Murphy your back hair is coming down Womanlike Mrs Murphys hands went in stinctlvely on an exploring expedhijn after hairpins Now i Lava you cried Miss Chos ter and proceeded to use the fair tresses of Mrs Murphy as a mop Mrs Murphy fought desperately She grabbed the solitaire in Ches I ters right ear Chester screamed but Murphy hal no pity and out came the diamond and with It the lobe of Chesters ear Then Murphy secured se-cured a throat hold and soon the niagnilicen diamond broach was lost in the folds of torn llnry scattered on the floor Neither woman would cease lighting Blood flowed from the wounds of both Their back hair was down and to entwined that they were unabie to separate and 8 they fought punching biting and turn bling about until that fainted side by side disheveled and bruised So tightly were they held by their interlocking tresses that two men spent several minutes untwining their braid Then Murphy sent an emissary to Miss ChEster to escort her to a carriage while Mrs t cscrt crIage whie Mr Murphy was placed in a cab and sent her home |
