Show IT timif itcd I NASHVILLE Tonu May IGJ B llotch kiss a young man about SO years of nge and the head of a wholesale hardware firm here was badly wounded last iHght in a difficulty next door to the house of his mistress mis-tress lie and the owners of the premises upon which he had entered to get 1 bucket of water had warm words which resulted in a resort to pistols Five shots wera exchanged ex-changed at short range HotchKisswns shot in the side and another bullet perforated his lint The other man one Wi elm was not struck The wounded man walked to tho room of his mistresss who lives in the suburbs of tho city les I in strict retirement nnd two phjsiciaus I were summoned Every effort was made to cover his identity he even going so far ns to beg to be moved out of the city in his precarious condition The news created considerable excitement Hotchkiss is a handsome wealthy and popular man and strong in financial circles as well ns in society so-ciety In the latter he is a leader Ho was engaged to I beautiful young lady a member mem-ber of one of tho proudest families in the State His condition is i such that he cannot can-not bo removed to his residence and ho now lies at the home of his mistress |