Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-09-06
DOMESTIC HAERga4fess.Se



ASilokI STATEMENT OF FACTS.
Having just returned 10 the city, deem my
dutr, though most disaRteeahle one, In make Il
CONCISE statement 81 an at4if wheli recently tuuh
place n; IlArodsburgh between myself aud /. i.
Moore. Nothing bat the lael, that Moore hlmself
The hope OF arotting The disgrace thlt he saw
thiekcnIug aud b1ckcunE around his nalne his al
ready drag ed the matter before the public, could
induce 10 say word upon the subject. The
world feels lle interest IN private encounters be.
tween individuals and nm well awate tfai news
Paper IS not the proper place, hor pen the proper
instrument, iol discussing lhem.
My readers may remember. that I, Z. Monir
~nmc yeats ago, challenged me Tor crltaln editorial
remarks, aud backed out Gom The eombm bocaust
would not consent 10 let Inn tehl ilon bchlnd BIZ
rec will hs gun resting upon Il peg IN the SIDE ol
IT. Dung the last Two years haya never alluded To
Vim directly uI indirectly. \ lev DAYS ago, Nen 10
llnfosbnleh, ls place OF residence luI tie eIllI.
hcaiion OF my funny, without even much Is a re-
collection that there MS such btIns as T. Z
Moore IA existence. \ day two subsequent Ia my
arrival, couple oi hlcnds one 81 ihcn a. etutnenl
and venerable gentleman Of tins ely, having had
conversation with Moore, seut matd thai the old
wounds were sui fostering ia lbs BOSOM aud that
onght 10 be prepared Lon an attack from HIM
did not believe ior moment that he really con
iemplated an atiark, yet ! consented, after some
Hesitation, To IoNOw the advice oil my friends On
Monday. the 18th instant, the thfd DAY ol my WISH
Al the Springs, | heard that Moole was ON the
II locomotive arsenal. | took such Weapons rs
deemed proper and passed nea Inn several times n
1he Hotel. lot expecting or counting attach aud
noi observing any indications OF hostility ON hs parl
except peculiar uneasInoss and agitation III nv
proximity. To"alds sunset, when supposed that
he had gone home, | fetfed To my cottage nut off
my heavier weapons, aud lay down 10 sleep. In A
bout halt aa hour ahighly valued fiirud awake me
md remarked, that as Moore WAS still lhele, aael
LOT Ia shut mNsellup. eouenued with hn IN ultn-
inn, and IN few moments walked out with him. but
entifey assured was that NJ. had no ldea al actin
lily assaIllng me, that neglected To resume the
rusty weapons which had put Oh. Alter walking
Git OF ten steps from my cnttagr-fuor saw
Moore and his friend Geo. W. Maid coming duect-
~ towards me. Ihefeupun stopped and observed
us motions, not being willing To pass Inn and elyr
Inn an opportunity OF shooting iteaohrfously 1T nv
back, but sui detnhng II utterly incredible HAT he
would assal me there, III the immediate presence ii
my own ttmlly aud OF tie scores Of men, women,
d children, that were constantly passing and lepas
sing m all directions. When, however, he ap-
preached within about % steps oil me, he stopped
and alter exchanging a few words with his friend
Ward drew duelllng pistol with extreme agitation
IRON his pocket. initiated ls motion b, draw
ing common pocket pistol, snll believing thai he
could not be miscleant enough 10 shoot IN a place
like tiaf and well knowing from his appearances tllar
II he were 10 shoot fifty times. | should be IN no
sort Of danger lie however fred and INSTANTLY
returned the shot, his ball striking the ground
Nlliin leel OF HIS own toes. ald NINE paSSlnp
through the branches of tree about ? inches over
his head. No sooner his pistol discharged than
lie threw tppon the ground and cIed aloud that he
was an uRarmed man :: and crowd instantly gather
ell around me, and Tor few moments, loicbly pre-
vented ne irom despatehng my assailaut. In the
mean time he called either 10 the crowd or 10
myself, " he hare erchdngtA shots 7rtboni tB,cL
let us be SattSfed, aud kept repeating ID an impo-
ring tone and with the gestures oil DESPAIR E." am
nnarmed ~ He even stopped to the depradation
Il.
open the bosom Of his vest aud holding out the tail a +
his and calling the by -slanders 10 search
him. In less time than has been occupied hy TN,
description jueng pistol and knife, left On my
maniel, placed in my hands, and voice oi a
friend rang loud and clear through the yard" Clear
the way f,r another shot" The crowd instantly
w. Ward exclaining, Viii you assassnate IN un-
armed man." stepped forward TO inform me in person
OF the defenceless condition of his principal In
tho time Moore had stationed himself behind
the woodwork of n well and large number of
my own friends, among whom several of the
most respectable citizens OF the State mplofod me
not to shed the blood Of the trembling aud
abject being before With reluctance
yielded 10 these enlreates-gaye T. Z. Moore the
life he had forfeited and humbiy bcgged--and saw
him hurried BY few Of his friends from The yard.
At the moment when Moore was leaving the spot,
heard it buzzed about among few individuals that
he was willing TO have hostile neeiing with me AT
the mineral spring, quarter oil mile from The yard
on the following day AZ six o'clock. merely smil-
ed at the remark. snpposlng, OF course, that there
could be no possible authority for it. About an hour