Show KENTUCKY GIRLS FIGHT DUEL FOR A MANS MAN'S LOVE One Fell Mortally Wounded and the Other Calmly Surrendered to Authorities BRYSON Ky Oct 16 Pretty Prett Pretty Mary Iary Johnson 20 O years of oC age ase and nineteen nineteen- old year Lydia Smith who for tor months had been rivals rl for tor the love of Samuel Samu l lWood Wood concluded to fight a duel to the death for tor supremacy in the young oun mans man's affections Ho had kept company compan with each of ot the young oung girls both of or whom are among the prettiest damsels In Harlan count county and both were wildly Infatuated with him The young oun ladles who arc are of good family said little of oC their ri rivalry rl- rl valry atry but on several occasions when they met had sharp words and once came near getting into a physical The girls met outside of ot the village by appointment it Is said having a agreed reed to tl talk the matter over and come to some Borne conclusion as to which was to be bethe bethe bethe the recognized sweetheart of young oung Wood After Arter discussing the affair over for foran foran or oran an hour the girls who were alone made an agreement to arm alm themselves wl with h pistols and meet and fight for tor their prize near Joness Jones's woods about a quarter of ot a mile from town Without being accompanied by a single soul the two tw girls true to their agreement met at the place decided upon and began a deadly duel which ended In the mortal wounding of Lydia Smith the younger of oC the tho two After Alter sending the fatal shot into her rivals rival's breast Mar Mary Johnson deliberately walked over o to the home of oC the Smiths and Informed them of ot what had happened Havin Having done this she calmly surrendered herself to the authorities Both of or the girls are well educated and had always been highly respected |