Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-06-07

therefore requested 10 DC uisChaiSeo ~
the further consideration OF the memorial
This resolution was adopted; and the
question droppe1. :, -.
The following is statement OF the TIRE
al. as it IS reported to have taken place
before the courts Judge .SepPle presto
lug
INTERESTING LAW CASE.
On Friday last, the Esd inst. being the
second day OF the spring term OF the SUI
perior court of Law for New Kent coun-
ty, was tried and determined by Jury
of twelve intelligent men, SIX several pre-
sentiments, found by the grand jury 10,
said court, against Col. Richard Graves.
In each of those imdictmeals the defend
ant was charged with violation of the
act to suppress duelling. The attorney
for the Commonwealth drew up six counts
and charged the jury, that it the evidence
was sufficient to establish either, they were
bound To find the defendant guilty. For
the purpose OF giving the public correct
information on the subject, The counts as
! laid in the indictments are inserted:
VIRGINIA:
Frt judicial Circuit, To,,,.
Ne,r Kent county 1''
Isl Count-Tbe Jurors for the Common.
wealth of Virginia, duly summoned 10 at
tend the superior court OF law, directed TO
be holden Tor the said county Ut New
Kent, being one of the countje. compos.
ing the first judicial circuit aforesaid, upon
oath present Richard Graves. Tor sending
a challenge TO Archibald Lacy, to night
him the said Graves, duel with weapons
but what kind OF weapons is to the Jurors
unknown.
cd Count-And the Jurors aforesaid, do
purifier present Richard Graves, for send
ing a challenge TO Archibald Lacy, TO fight
! a duel. with poison; whereby substituting
! the cups OF poison and water for weapons
whereby the said duel might then and
| there be fought and ended.
81 Count-.And the jurors aforesaid, do
further present Richard Graves, for send
ing a challenge to Archibald Lacy, 10 fight
him the said Graves duel, in the follow
ing manner: that two cups should be filled ,
the one With pure water and the other
with deadly poison; aud that two tickets
should be rolled up and put in hat; and
they the said Richard Graves and ArchI-
bald Lacy shoeld draw lot who should
! dsink the cup OF poison, &c.
q'h Count-And the jurors aforesaid DO
further present Richard Graves for send
ing challenge to Archibald Lacy, 10 fight
duel with knives, &c.
5,h Couai-- And the jurors aforesaid do
further present Richard Graves, for send.
ing challenge 10 Archibald Lacy TO tight
him the said Graves duel, by drawing a
| lot for a cup OF poison, which cup was TO
be drank by the person 10 whom the same
| tel by the said allotment.
9Th Count And the Jurors aforesaid do
further present Richsrd Graves, for send.
ing challenge to Archibald Lacy, to fight
him the said Graves duel, with poison
aud knives, sc.
B. cambridge, C C.
Few cases ever dse,dea I. va,,t!-u on tie
nrst day. when The trial was expected 10
take place, the court was lbronged with
an unusual number of spectators. On the
second day, the number though smaller,
was far beyond what had ever been seen
on any former occasion. The Common
wealth was ably represented by her altor.
Dey, Mr. McCandi,h. whose ability and
zeal was spplauded by all who heard him.
John Tyler and James SempIe, Dr. esers.
were employed by the defendant, an t.
Andrew Stevenson, esq. with phIanthro
ply honorable to bis character, volunteer
ed ia the defence The mdisposition of
Mr.. Semp'e caused him to leave the argu-
ment of the cause to Messrs Tyler and
Stevenson. The evidence went TO shew
that Graves received challenge from
Archibald Lacy to fight fist hight, two or
three days before The meeting OF the lie.
gisla,ure in 1891; Graves refused to &C.
conmodate him at that time. on account
of his public duties; but pledged himself
to give him Lacy an opportunity of OBJ
tanning honorable satisfaction Immediately
after the rising of the legislature. That
Graves wrote note 10 Lacy on ;lhe I7.h
OF March, 10 meet him al certain place.
10 Settle the difference. They met. That
Graves was disabled by an accident in one
OF bis legs and ancle. Lacy, whose bodl-
| ly weight was upwards ot200lbs Graves
less than l30lbs. urged fist fight, when
Graves proposed they should put an end
to the difference by allotment in the fol-
lowing way: that TWO cups should be fill.
| ed, the one with pure water, the other
with deadly poison, and set OH table co.
vered with cloth; that two tickets should
he rolled up ADD put into hat, the one
blank, the other marked with the lett.rP;
thDt be Who drew the blank should take
his choice oI he two cups and swallow its
| CONSENTS, and he who drew the ;etter P.
should De bound at the peril Of his lite and
honor to swallow the contents of the other
cup. Lacy's answer to this proposition
was, g.! will not drink poison 10 accomm,-
date you, nor will hazard my lite with
you ia any manner whatever" Graves
second proposition was, "If CAPTAIN La.