Show two wives settle their quarrel by a prize fight HUSBANDS SECOND HOT SCRAP OF HOOSIER WOMEN KNOCKOUT BLOW LANDED mrs cora mckenna gets st ff wal lop on the jaw and the battle develops into a rough and tumble affa brazil ind mrs sallie forrester and mrs cora mckenna fought a fight to a finish in this city the other even ing mrs mckenna was knocked ont and Is not yet able to appear in court against the victor the husbands ot the two women stood by during the fight and acted as seconds for their wives and also offered suggestions as to the best place to land the knockout blow the fight was the result of bad blood which had existed between the two women for some time they had had frequent quarrels and had ap feared in police court on charges of provoke and assault and battery reg for several months the brou trou ble became so aggravated that the husbands decided to have their wives fight a battle to a finish the worn en eager for each others blood agreed and it wats arranged that they should engage in a straight stand up knock down fight according to the marquis of queensbury rules the two women dressed for the bout and accompanied by their bus bands met on neutral ground in a field near their homes and the fight was pulled off for a few rounds the two women fought according to the regu prize ring rules but when one put a stiff right to the jaw the necip lent got mad and the battle soon de into a rough and tumble at fair it Is not known how many rounds were fought but the fight progressed tor some time and the husbands did not interfere Inter feie until the knockout blow was put over when mrs forrester struck the blow that p it mrs mcilvenna Mcl venna down and out and thomas mckend saw hla wife lying on tl e grass he pitched in and gave mrs forrester a black eye the parties finally arrived at their homes mrs me enna being carried to the house mcl enna at once went before P cosec aitor scofield and caused the arrest of mrs forrester on the charge of assault and battery on his wife Fo neater retaliated by filing charges against mckenna and his wife mrs forrester put her opponent out for assault and battery on mrs for rester charges of participating in a prize fight have also been preferred against george forrester and thomas me kenna and their wives As mrs me benna has not yet recovered from the knockout blow the cases have been postponed until the parties are able to appear in court |