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too, in justice 20 Col. =. W. Meth. IA h se-
sssals. - knos, in hs essential pars,euiars
W t9st which relates 10 The inpsession unue.
which Col. w. rested 90 the evening u FRI.
dsy. ssd Feb. end 2p To 10 O'Clock. A. N. OF
saturday that no mseiing could take rIs-s on
ihsi osy betAsrn hr. Graves and Mr. Cil,ey
S"' w. had ssipeed the most resoiu,e pur-
Poss TO prevent. nj any rate, end 81 any ha-
card, the substitution of Mar. Crave, Csr L.m-
Ash, "a HE eanitst. and nolhing hut The unit
snsi haste nnh Which this matter SCENE IA
hass eSsH Prsssed 70 en- issus could. "a }. be-
i'o'ed. have deGssttd iks success, Of hi later.
pos,tieu, and thai Of other trends, q. well a,
oi The law, 10 prevent ,he duel.
IL not deemed necessary to give the ,iz.
NATURES 10 tiits paper. - 1t a.ish, not ia agree
ep'e !" The Psr;iss ~ zee iheir names 10 or IN,
Q" such an occasion. Any gsuiie,ash. how
e'er. desiring y. rasy see the original syaie.
narpt al ihss Office,
GAnssr's HorsL.
wa>b,nsion. Feb IS. 1898 {
tsriy IN The morning OF yesterday. colonel
"tEu.ot New York. called az NV lodgings
while ] Was yet N bed. snd stated Ihat on The
evening preceding. NJ. CtIsy. of Maine.
hah accepted challenge fsom Mr.. Caasxs.
81 hshiucty. AID tina, the, we're TO fxht 81
eishty PAGES Win ri1ss Cot Web, -as,i aha,
p"noence between Mr.. Graves and Mr. Ciitey.
iounied upon isttsr from Col. wshh Ia MIR.
.hie,, asking for an cxPIanaIioa OF certar.
language nssd On the noor az the House o(
representative. aud of which teuef Mr..
crarts was the bearer. lie said that a. " a.
uusris imPoss'bis that any meeting could De
permitted 10 take pises betxsen Asssf.
Graves and ciiey until Mr.. cfley had frs,
met him, and that be Wa. determined 20 force
such meeting upon Mr.. CiIiey. be the cons--
q"ehs~s what they might; and that in rnr>n-
anee al that DISCRIMINATION, he had sseured
The service. of - tho evening previous.
shortly after the SeeePisnes OF Mr. Graves
ehaNe"se by MIR. CilIsy. and now called 10
asS my cooperation ~ the following proceed
,ng. VIZ; That Cot webb. accompanied nv
Nr. -. and myself, properly armed, should
rePair 10 Nr. Cipey'. room, when MIR. Webb
should offer Mr. Cillsy the choice Of his dre,.
ing pistols. with tie following alternatives I:
Either then and there 10 settle the ane~,iop or
Hedge his word Of honor that he would give
Col. Webb 4 meeting before Mr.. Graves. n,
such piaee and tine. and with such weapons,
n Mr. Cdiey might appoint: and m the event
OF dong neither, fhe,, 10 expect the most se-
rt"us cnnsequeGess on the spot" Mr. webb
then s6ded. q Should he refuse either TO FIGHT
me- At The time. or give the pledge required. I
shall have no sltsrnslive lelt. but TO .hatier
his right arm. and thereby pret6nI his meet
ing nv friend
i-eoasidsred Col. webb bound in honor 10
take the course suggested, and promptly de-
eIsred nv willingness To accompany him. At
~ o'eioek.l was informed By Col. webb. thai
although he had been assured on the eyenis
previous. that Mr.. Graves aud Mr. CiIlcy
would not meet for some days, he had reason
10 believe that he had been int-ntionaily de.
eeiVed, and that the meeting would take place
on that day st 10 O'Clock. AZ hrs request, 4
Immediately took measures to s.certarn W he
ther Nr Ciiiey was at his lodgings, aud end
ing that he was not, Col Webb, Mr. - and
myself. ell well armed. took q carriage and
repaired to Bladen.bury, where IL was said
the meeting was Go take place Before mr.
irving nj the ground, Col. Webb deSignaied
The following ~ the order OF proceeding. 10
which We a-sented, believing 4 to be tho onlv
coarse lsn him, and demanded by every con-
sideraiion Of duty towards his chivaIrlc friend
Mr, crave ION reaching the parties. I" said
Cot W., . III approach Mr.. Ciliey, aod tell
him that this is my quarrel. and he muslGght
me. and that IL be aims his rife at my friend.
iH shoot him Oh the spot" I've know thai
upon this, Messrs. Graves and Wise will IN
tetfere, and that We viii be ordered of the
come prepared 20 lose our lives or prevent
The meeting, that 1t cannot proceed without
hrst di'Po,ins Of US. From our knowledge az
the parties, % IL probable that some ooe %
hem vail then raise his weapon at me, when
shail instantly shoot Ciiley, and We must
proceed 10 defend ourselves ia the best wey
&c can"
On arriving st the usual dueIiing ground.
Vediscovcred that the parties we're not there.
and after waiI,ag half an hour. returned 10
the Capitol, when Col Webb hsd a conver.a-
ton with. Sod ~e unAersiand, requested Gen
Mercer 10 90 70 the civil snihors.ies, make
formal comPlaiRtin his Col. w. ~ name. and
cause officers 10 be dispatched in every diree.
t'en, u discover and apPrehen,! ihe parties.
We learnt II the Capitol that the f,ar,ie.
had only been absent about twenty minutes.
aud thai Tire meeting was to tska place 1t ,he
o'a dsgsztne. We instantly followed IN pur.
suiti but on arriving at the place designated.
UNDERWOOD that tho parties had moi been
there. We were then induced 10 believe ihat
The shore Of The Potomac. near the Arsenal #
Iireenlears Point, vas the place Of rn-riing.
and we followed in pursuit.. But here again
We wore foiied; and I have since understood
hat the place of meeting was changra IN A.
Foid interruption nv Col w. II now bsi,y
sfter three O'Clock. p. NJ. We returned ~
Sadshy's Hotel. and there awaited the ,e.ol, /
u y unnecessary 90 odd what would have
'ees the course of Col. Wcbb. IL Me Grave. I
nsiesd OF NF. Ciliev. bad been Injured SUI
Zee q 10 say, that hrs determination ,,as
sncilopesi by us; and however much ws de- /
'iored u. sc could Hos doubt bat the sx,raor. /
'inarS passion N which he would thrn have
'een placed, would have warranted the
'ourse determined upoP.
tSigncdl -
The foregoing statement Of Major - i
: eorFeri IN ali ihat relates "a ua,seJc. and IN