Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-03-03

PoLicE-Frday, March "A most udicrsus case
occurred here yesterday. The following the par
ticuars -
The circumstances of the late bloody murder at
Washington having become the common talk of the
city, two gentlemen, Mr. Van Epps and another,
were expressing their detestatlon OF COL Webb and
his associates in the horrd transaction, when rsfan
named Dewey came up and insulted them detail
ed in the following affidavit.
Harper v. ID. Van Epps, Of l62, Greenwich street,
beng duly sworn, deposes and says, that while sit
ting in the Bar-room Of the York House, No.
Courtlandt street. converslng with a friend upon the
subject of the late duel between Messrs Graves and
Cilley, person present. whose name 10 said TO be
Samuel w. Dewey, took the matter up with great
warmth, and approached deponent and said &c
am a friend Of Col. Webb !" and a, The same time
held his fist, cenched, near dePonents face and up
his saying am the friend of Col. Webb deponent
said t." What of that 2" When Dewey replied, al
take il mp for him." or words TO that effect when
deponent again replied -" Well suppose you do,
what then ~ When Dewey made reply, that he
wished deponent 10 go into private room with him;
when deponent told him that he would do no such
thing; whes: Dewey said that he would fog depo-
nent and on deponenfs further saying he would
have nothing TO do with him, Dewey, he made use Of
the expression that he would fog or shoot depsnent,
before he left the city. During SAID conversation,
Dewey asked deponent why he would not 20 into
room with him, and further said -" Do you not
consider me gentleman n When deponent told
him that he did not appear like gentleman, and that
nothing about him appcrtaned to gentleman. De-
ponent further says that after much conversation he
asked Dewey his name when he replied :-"My
name is Dewey and upon farther asking his Chris
tan name, his reply was, Damn you, my name Is
Samuel w. Dewey; am the man who cut the
figure head off," DePonent further says that after
the foregoing he stepped to another part
Of the room, and picked no newspaper and read the
same when Dewey continued his conversation in
abusive terms, when deponent made the remark, that
ne was not wsrth Winding; and that he ought TO be
A~Cs
remarks from deponent, Dewey made reply, damn
you, If you repeat that will fog you II am polcsd,
or whether am policed or not" Deponent further
says that on leaving said premises, he met Dewey
at the door who took hold OF his cloak, when depo-
Rent requested him to leave 90, saying to him when
he did leave 20, You have assaulted me" Dewey
then said :-hDamn you that is not all that mean
to do mean to aog you before you leave the city"
Deponent further says, that about o'clock last eve
ming whilst sitting in the Bar. room OF thePacifc Ho
tel, the annexed note delivered TO him by per-
son. who on being asked his name, gave to deponent
the annexed card, bearing the name of Jerome
Thompson, 575, broadway. Deponent further says,
that on reading the said note, he found tina, the
tents were intended as a challenge to fight duel, or
that it conveyed that mesnng 10 deponent, and was
signed by Samuel w. Dewey, and that upon finish
ing the reading Of said note, depontnt handed the
same back to the bearer stating that ne would have
no communication with Mr.. Dewey, and all that he
had TO say to Mr.. Dewey he had said personally up
on which the bearer, Jerome Thompson aforesaid,
left the house, and returned again in half an hosr,
saving 10 deponent that Mr.. Dewey treated him with
utter contempt from tho fact Of deponents not &C
ceptng said chsilenge, and again handed deponent
the aote; and before leaving the Bsr-roo told depo
nent aloud in the presence Of a number OF Persons
there assembled, that deponent should be account
able 10 him." thereby in person intending direct
challenge for deponsnt 10 fight him. Deponest fur
thcr saws, that before leaving the Bar room, he re-
quested the note from dsponent which deponent de-
caed giving to him, saying that he intended 10 take
time 10 CONSIDER the matter, and for him. Thompson
TO call on deponent al his room at said Heie a, IL
c'clock this day.
The note referred 70 above, was thus worded -
"YosK Hovsz, March l, 1897
" Sns-
"In conseovepce Of whs, passed between us
this day Of tho York House, 1 am disposed TO COM