 By 1885 he had remarried, to a woman named Eva, and although he continued to find himself involved in numerous bar brawls, the couple seemingly had a solid marriage.On December 19, 1888, Desmond became involved in an argument with a man named Frank Owenby, who owed Desmond money.The incident took place inside the "A.C. Daniel's Drug Store", and the pharmacist present that day became concerned that it would become violent, and called the local police by way of police whistle.