A TEXAN ONSLAUGHT ON MRS. LANGTRY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 2498, 14 July 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)

A TEXAN ONSLAUGHT ON MRS. LANGTRY.

Mrs. Langtry has appeared in a drama of real life in Texas. The New York Herald correspondent at Housteu sends a despatch narrating the interesting particulars. It seems that Mrs Langtry was playing an engagement in Enemies, supported by Charles Coglan. Enemies is Mr Coglan's dramatic version of George Ohnet's novel, La Grande Marnie>e. Mrs Langtty's stage manager, Mr Keogh, and Mr Fredrick Gebhardt were in the beauty's suite. After the play was over they accompanied her to the station on one of the " Wizard's " railways, where the Lily's private car had been shunted on a siding, that she might use it as her apartment. When Mrs Langtry's carriage reached the tracks the horses' heads were seized by the man in charge of the station, who refused to allow the party to drive up to the private car. Mrs Langtry from the carriage window made a short explanation, and begged the guard to give way. He, however, retorted in a maDner that Messrs, Keogh and Gebhard deemed insolent, so they got out of the carriage and drubbed him so soundly that he was unable to again interfere, and presently the " Lily " was handed into her car, while her escort returned to their hotel. Meanwhile the station hand went into town, and, having proclaimed his woes, his story rapidly spread. He happened to be a favorite among the eitizeus and transcients of Houston, and at once received their sympathy. In a short time a crowd of infuriated Texans, partisans of Judge Lynch, visited the station, and, surrounding, the car, angrily demanded the assailants to surrender, and some threatened to break down the door. Then Mrs Langtry, awakened from a deep sleep, and thoroughly frighteued, raised a window, and with her best tearful voice declared that her escort had gone to their hotel. The crowd was accompanied by the station man who had been beaten, and a police official, who had orders to arrest the assailants. On learning from Mrs Langtry where the assailants were, they went to the hotel, from which, however, Messrs, Gebhard and Keogh had already gone on saddle horses bound for an adjacent railway station. In his room, however, was Charles Coglan asleep and unconcious ol " Enemies." Presuming him to be one of the assailants, the mob awakened him and compelled him to dress. Astonished and bewildered, he was informed of hi* supposed offence. His valet, however, was able to prove an alibi. Thereupon the " mob" made its exit, and scene second opened again at the Langtry car. This was surrounded by the now very angry crowd of Texans, who again clamored for victims. Mrs Langtry bravely appeared en deshabille, and doubtless 10 the moonlight she looked attractive. The manner in which she made her denials and her by no means artificial appeals and real tours took effect upon southern

chivalry, and accepting liev promise to stand uny fines or damage tho Toxaus relinquished the meditated hunt through .the I'ullman boudoir ear and left the lady to her maid, and the reassurances of Mr Coglau, who had appeared on the scone, but not before officers had settled upon 100 dol. as tho amount of the damages. This sum Mrs. Laugtry immediately handed over. At early morning, however, she was again '• on tlio road," and at a convenient station was joined by the refugees.