Celia Levy's Street Fight for Justice

A violent episode occurred last evening in Drouilhat's restaurant on Commercial street, between Third and Fourth. During the melee, a once prominent man of this city received a castigation in the presence of his wife and family from an infuriated woman. The cause which led up to the affair was as follows: It appears that the woman in question, Celia Levy, had deposited $1,000 with the Bachman brothers when that firm did a banking and brokerage business in this city. On the failure of the firm, there was considerable talk about fraud, and both the brothers were in trouble, and one, Addie Bachman, is now a refugee from justice. By the collapse, Celia Levy lost every cent of her money. Since that time she has nursed her anger and kept a close eye on Joe Bachman. The fact that Joe and his family were able to eat hearty dinners while she had to content herself with two-bit meals had a most depressing effect on Miss Celia, and she launched a harsh but cheap steak knife, vowing that she would make Bachman rue the day that he took all of her wealth. Last night she could control herself no longer and once more armed herself with a cowhide and set out to meet the object of her wrath. She succeeded in finding him in Drouilhat's restaurant. The irate lady marched up to the table, saying that he was eating her money, and other words. Blows rained out fast and thick, as she applied the cowhide on Joe. He sought in vain to escape amid the confusion of the lookers-on. They were finally separated, and Joe departed with his family to calm his ruffled feelings and lick his wounds.