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Show SHI WANTED DUEL WHILE IRKil HERE It Is Said He Challenged a Man for Making Insulting Remarks. Word cornea from Denver that Hugo Louis Sherwln has delivered an ultimatum ulti-matum to his wife. Maud Fealy Sherwln, declaring that she must decide Immediately Imme-diately whether she will remain with her parents or oast her lot with him. At last accounts Mrs. Sherwln was still obdurate in her intention to ameliorate amelior-ate her mother's grief to some extent by endeavoring to have the marriage with Sherwln annulled. The time allowed al-lowed Mrs. Sherwln to talto her final step In the matter or be compelled to carji-y on further communication with Sherwln through his lawyer expires soon. In spite of tho appeals of his friends to resort to liarshet methods, if necessary, neces-sary, to win his bride. Sherwln Is unable un-able to break away from the chivalrous Instincts Inherent In him. He declares that he has Inherited those Instincts and that only In a moment of Irresponsibility Irresponsibil-ity could he In any way take the law Into his own hands, That Shcrwin's sense of chivalry Is highly developed Is borne out by a local story to the effect that when Sherwln was omployed In Salt Lake he resented resent-ed Insulting remarks concornlng a young woman mado while he was with a party of young men ono evening. Sherwln. so the story goes, challenged the author of the remarks to a duel with pistols, evon going so far as to choose seconds and Belect the weapons. The affair culminated In a fist fight outside out-side the city limits, in. which Sherwln was badly beaten, but In which ho provod himself game to the last Bccond before the knockout blow was driven home. |