Show S GATHERED Ii AND ND CHEERED DUELISTS AS THEY PLUNGED LUNGED KNIVES CHICAGO CHICAG May Jay 31 Two T Two colored men fought a duel to the death with knives last night at s Twenty second cond and Dear Dear- born streets As they slashed sod and plunged the weapons into each others others' bodies a crowd of more than fifty persons per per- per persons sons formed a circle around them and cheered the combatants when one or orthe orthe orthe the other drove the knife to the hilt After ten minutes of fierce fighting Alexander Shirley staggered and fell with his adversary's weapon sticking in his body The long blade had pierced his heart He was dead when the po- po police police lice arrived allied His slayer Charles Thomas was bleeding from several wounds The police hurried him to a hospital and after his wounds were dr dressed l locked eked him up He will be charged with murder Shirley came oame to Chicago from Mis Ills He met Thomas last Monday Mon lion day and ald d having known hip him in the South tried to borrow money from him Thomas refu refused ed to give him assistance assistance as as- and they quarreled Before parting Shirley it is said made tha thE thre threat t that hat when they met aga again n one or the other would die |