Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-09-06

ne hare exchanged shots uithout ,Eec
ief Us Dc satisfied" and kept repeat IN
an imploring tone and with the gesture,
OF Despair, " am unarmrd I arm unsrm.
ed am unarmedl" He even stoopeJ
10 ,he degradation. known only 10 ihieye,
and piekpocket. Of throwing open the
bosom OF his vest and holding out the
TAN OF ms coat and calling out to the by
ISLANDERS To search him. In less time than
mas oeen occupied BY this description. a
uueIIing-pisiol and n knife left on my
"ah'ei' were placed IN my hands. aud the
voice oil friend rang loud and clear
through The yard-"Clear the way for
ahother shot The crowd instantly dis
persed from between me and Moore. but
MI u w Ward. exclai;niny. will Won
assassinate an unarmed man" stepped
forward to inform me in person Of the de
ienceless condition Of his PRINCIPAL. In
me mean time Moore had stationed him.
sen behind the wood-work of a well. and
large number of my own friends. among
whom were several ofthe mos, resnec,a,
Ole citizens Of the State implorcd me no,
10 shed the blood of the trembling and
atJect being before me. With some re-
iuctancc yielded TO these en,rca,ies-
gave 1. J.. Moore the life he had forfeit.
ed and humb!y besged-and saw him
hurried by lew Of his friends from The
| yard.
Al the moment " hen Moore was l.av.
ING The spot ] heard II buzzcd abou,
among a lew individuals, that he was will
ing 10 nave hostile meeting with me AZ
,"e mineral spnng, a quarter Of a mile
rom inc yard, on tic following Jay at six
clock. merely smiled at the remark
S'pPosing, OF course. that there could be
no possible authority for IT, About an
"ou' Afterwards. however. 10 NY utter
aS,ohishmen', Mr.. G.. w. Ward " no had
asked Moorc's life for him al my hands
came from that parsonage 10 a friend of
Hine WIN n verbal message, that he was
actually desirous OF meeting with me a,
the Time and place named OF course I
received The proposal. as IL vas called
WIN no other feeling than that of scofn
unu'terab!e. That person. " no had ius,
made an assassin-like attack upon me m
the presence OF my family and of inpu.
meIaole women and children. and 10
whom had Just granted the boon of life
as charitable and earnestly solicited do
nation, should send such a MESSAGE 10
me, ana that gentleman who lad asked
his life for HIM should be the bearer of th,.
message, filled me with feelings 20 which
could give no adequate expression. NV
answer was IN these words-"I look upon
l. J.. Moore as a disgrared coward.
Sehu nun no messages. ! enter into no
negotiations with him. | neither know
nor recognize him. | am here on mo- bu.
s'ncsS connected with him, and shall re-
mann here as long as please, waking
Wherever l think proper. and. ii he cross
my pain again with a menacing look or
gesture. II viii be at his peIiI." This
was The reply, which at once suece.,cd
itself and, Notwithstanding It's noioriety.
! have not heard its Proprciy questioned
by any one.
DURING the whole Of Tuesday Moore
dId not make his appearance IN the ward
but he sent handful upon the ground
the same tina, appeared in the Louisville
Advertiser OF saturday, in which he
made pItiful and futile attemp, to nit.
gate the indignation and the contemp, OF
the hundreds who had been the wi,ncsse,
OF ms infamous a'rocIiy and his sail more
Infamous coVardice. subsequently, saw
VI several times. and he seemed TO have
rs little blood thrsiiIess as II he were IN
'"r'rary member of the Massachusetts
Fcae- '"ieiy. occasionally heard Of
hI' 60" bullIcs stationed al different
P'inS 0ugh ! VISITED the mineral
F''"" ID fighting around two
90 three 1It..'. !. and went INTO the
town when my b. - required IT, he
thrust on me no 4 opportunity of
comforting upon him h1,' Of his for
felted life.
Whether Moor, ahes ing his first
pistol, was or was ar' unar. / Is 10 me
matter of doubt Ihr.- 1oU him
are entirely ooniden' e, Be- al other
weapons but wanted & co, to use
them. One thug IS ,,., teriain-hc
habitually carries other arms than single
pistol and. IT hc dad not have them At
ihat time he he'd put them of expressly
tor the occasion, intending 10 make one
shot dt me 90 the midst Of a large crowd
aud, ~ be missed. 10 escape With his h.c
under the ahjcci plea OF drfcrcelcssness
or through tie Interference If the sur.
rounding multitude. II such were b..
'irws. thrN were W'l worthy Il the ia.
dnt1u1l. who after o., fr,t escare made
. public proposal ,or = meeting ~ the
mineral srnns intending that no, only
hc hundred, 81 Vsitrfs bat tie whole
town and county should be- rrc,cu' 90
thai the ,ht should either tc prevented
altogether o. taken 90 his hands ~ an in.
fuu4icd mob
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