American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-06-17
From the Virginia Times.
LAW CASE.

several presenments, found by the grand Jury a.
igainst Colonel Richard Graves In each OF those
indictments the defendant was charged with viola
ton Of the act to suppress duelling. This case was
rendered particularly interesting since It contains
the decision OF case which was, during the last
session Of the legislature laid before that body, by
Capt Archibald Lacy, with the view OF removing
4 Col. Graves from his seat. The several present
ments charged the said Richard Graves, LIST with
sending challenge to Archibald Lacy To hight du-
ell; I'd, to fight duel with poison; Sd for sending
challenge to Archibald Lacy TO fight HIM, the said
Graves, duel in the following manner that two
cups should be filed, the one with pure water and
the other with deadly poison and that two tickets
should be rolled up and put in hat; and they, the
SAID Richard Graves and Archibald Lacy, should
draw lot who should drink the cup OF poison, SC. );
4th. for sending challenge TO light duel with
knives, &c. 9TH for challenging him to draw lot
for cup of poison, which cup was to be drunk by
the person to whom the same fell by the said allot
ment.
9th. count, And the tutors aforesaid do further
present Richard Graves, for sending challenge TO
Archibald Lacy, to fight him the said Graves, du
lei, with poison and knives, &c.
The evidence went to show that Graves received
Ia challenge from Archibald Lacy to Eight fist fight
two three days before the meeting oil the Legs
lature in 1921 Graves refused to accommodate him
al that time. account of his public duties but
pledged himself to give him tLacy) opportunity
Ioi obtaining honorable satisfaction Immediately alter
the rising OF the Legislature. That Graves wrote
la note to Lacy the 10th Of March, to meet him
lat certain place to settle the difference. They
met. That Graves was disabled by an accident in|
one of his legs and ANGLE Lacy whose bodily weight
was upwards OF 300 lbs. Graves less than 1870 lbs
urged fist fight; when Graves proposed they
should put an end to the difference by allotment i'll
he following way; that TWO cups should be filed.
the with pure water, the other with deadly poi
son, aud set on a table covered with clio h that
two tickets should be rolled up and put INTO hat,
the blank the other marked with the letter 2 !.
hat he who drew the blank should take his choice
oil the two cups and swallow its contents, aud he sho
drew the letter P should be bound at the peril of
his life and honor 10 swallow the contents Of the
other cup.
I.acy's answer to this proposition was, will
not dunk poison to accommodate you, nor will II
hazard my lite with you in any manner whatever"
Graves second proposition was, " 1t Captain Lacy
insists on a decision by bodily exerton he shall be
accommodated, under pledge Of honor that h.
Will afterwards meet Colonel Graves on equal
ground, and lodge no information, nor take advan-
sage OF such honorable pr OPPOSITION he may make II
0 this proposition Lacy answered III HE negative,
saying again he would hazard his life in no otherl
way than fist fight. Here Graves, under the nHu
ence Of passion, said, " not nor will not be a
iraid of you and TO prove it, ann willing to go in
to the woods alone, aud as stated by Lacy and hisl
TWO friends, Graves friends being both indicted
with him were excluded by the court from giving
testimony put fual end to the contest With
knives" Here there was clashng of evidence,
tor i, appeared that one Of Lacy's friends mad &C
knowledged out OF Court that Graves words were
|" IN wiling to go into the woods with you alone
ADD h We no weapon but knile,'' which Lacy also
refused. Those propositions formed the basis oil
the six counts laid in the Indictment to which the
defendant pleaded not guilty.
Subsequent to the transaction, Graves had, inl
Qualifying to commission as Lieut.. Colonel, taken
the oath prescribed by the anti-duelling laws which,
he had also done by qualifying as a member OF the
Legislature 10 hud him guilty then, would not
7niy have been 10 distranchise him, but to have
stamped on him The crime OF perjury The lust
ness OF his cause, however, combined with the evil
dence and genius of his counsel in explaining the
testimony and expoundlng the law, was so strong as
10 convince not Gully the mind of every Juror, but it'll
IS thought every unprej udIced man who heard the
fial, That the defendant was not guilty. OF any one
count laid in the Indictment which was pronounced
ny The jury, who remained but few minutes IN re
lTement. On reading the verdict Of the Jury, which,
was done by the clerk in al audible voice, there
burst forth from the audience, accIamatons Of 10Y,
surprising any thing ever witnessed.
Eclipse forerer!-A tailor in Hudson informs his
customers That he has returned from New York, and
brought with him new cut for coats, which he calls
the "Ectipse Pattern Coat."-.N i. .idvo.
We understand that several tailors in Virginia
are now making what is called the Henry coat
The only difference between that and the New York
Eclipse coat, is, that the former is half length
longer than hat OF the latter. -Batt. rel.
During the year 1922 there were in Paris 26,970
births, %, @69 deaths. and 7,197 marriages The
bnths comprise l7,2l9 legitimate, and 975i lille.
gumaIe children. The number OF boys was 49,