The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-07-30

-, neses. walked up 10 hin difssat
= 6,sni and dslibsEsssly slaBPsd his
80, Whrreupoa, be sirnrk me over
- shoulder wilh cane xhieh hs1nsla
= rs hand. and uhieh broke shori on ~
,hs f;r,t blo.. lhen Iurned ~ cane
.hirh as . sword cans Of ordinary ssfs
-holdiag il By he loser cad. and gave
bim : blos over The brad. striking h,m
w,,h he handle. or ssord cad. 10 ssnk-
ing M, blow, The sweId Ass epi scIns
d,s,snce. I thea repeated my nlfSs.
three or four Zines. with The lover o.
barrel end Of the csnr, Unul ne were Sc
nsrs,ed-he relresllng backwards Al ne
.ims. He slruck nc bar once, and that
wa, when he broke his cahe, l dad not
draw the sword from my eane. Or attempt
10 draw Il. l had hun enli1sly % my
poser. but did not wish 10 lnii'ri any
material injury on hin. aud should have
desisled. siIer Shaping his sss. had ne
nol s.ruek me sah his cane. have mo-
thing further 70 Say.
Yours, respectfully.
X. RAYNER.
Such were the contradictory slaIsmenis
or w. Montgomery and myself. in Tela-
lion 20 The aifam--snd happily far The
ruth, events have siner occurred 10 iesl
aud prove which vas eorreci. bis sersian
o. mine. II his statement be true. Then
| ought 20 be . dlsgraeed mani u my
statement be true. then be mus, forever
stand disgrseed in The estimation Of ell
honorable men. for having published whal
he knew 10 be . deliberate fslsehood. Tor
the purpose Of slempling TO conceal his
disgrace. Since the Iencounier. The grand
Jury Of Tie Circuit Courl lur the Dlslfici
presented me Tor an /. assault and battle,
fy" on The person Of w. Montgomery.
i Al whose instance this Was done. have
not YET been able 10 asrerlsin. On The
l6.h June, The trial came on. before Judge
pvnlop--Fraaeis 5. Key. prosecutor
both of lhem officers appointed BY The
President. and bosh Of lhrm strong parll'
sans Of This administration. submitted
the case, npon he evidence contained %
The following statement. taken down dur
ins The trial. BY my attorney, Nc. Rich
ard ). CUxe:
Circuit Court Of the District of Columbia. To-
the County Of Washington. June 10. ls4V.
Uaiisd Slasts versus KsaneiA Rssasr. --Iadiei
msni Jsr .assaali and Battery.
The defendant appeared. in ubediene'
10 ,he process Of the courI, and submit
led 10 rs judgment.
The DlslrlcI Attorney then produced
on behalf Of The prosecution. Philip Haas
who being duly ssorn. say: lie wa
presen, a. The STRAY which occurred be
tween Mr.. Rsyner, The uaverser. an,
Mr.. Montgomery. 10 the Capitol. ol
Saturday. The sOlh Of May. Mr. Mont
gomery was passing from The direclio
u The pos, Office Of The House Of Repre-
: sen,a,ires. Mr. Rayner cane lhrough III
middle door, aud going towards The pa.
' Office. They me, face 10 face, near III
wa,ersiand. Mr.. Rayner had cane !
his left hand. lie described the posilio
of the cane; IL was held by The lefl hsns
2 near The head. which projected from hia
As they met. Mr.. Rayner, with his le
hand. wh,Oh then held The eane, too
!. hold Of Me-. Moa,gomsry's rieht arm
: and, al The same TINE. with his own riel
: hand. struck NJ. Montgomery twice
the cheeks. Cannot say. certainly. oh,
iher his hand was OF was nos elenche,
but, from the sound. believes the han
was open. Mr.. Montgomery disengsee
his right hand. and, with suck, suuc
: Me-. Rayner. The suck broke with II
: blow. Mr.. Rayner. si,h his right han,
seized The cane, which was snll in Ii
= LEFT hand. towards The small end, al
struck Mr.. Montgomery. A, tie iir
y blow, the sword, which Was al the larl
: end, flew out. aud the blows which e.
lowrd were inflicted with the barrel en-
, Of The cane. Could not Distinguish, pa
= ucularly. the blows which passed. NJ
Montgomery had his hand Oh Mr.. r.
! ner's breast. Several persons rushed u
: and the parties were separated. Mr. r.,
!. !. ner did not appear TO wish 10 injnre NJ
Montgomery; had he been go d,spose,
lie might have done 80.
. The lion. George II. Profit was the
sworn on behalf Of defendant. lie state
!, that he was in lhe neighborhoud Of III
= scene, and, hearing q noise. went 10. Il
place. Saw Mr.. Rayner and Mr.. Mon
. gomery 10 conflict. Mr.. Monignmer
had his hand on Nc. Rayner's brea.
The latter had the scsbbard or bsrreI-er
OF a ssord.cane III his hand, with viii,
witness saw hin strike Mr.. Montgomei
! one or two blows. The parties We
! speedily separated. Mr. Rayner sppea
!. cd cool and composed, and inquired 4
i, the part OF the cane which lie had Jroppe
! La answer 10 remark made TO him |
witness. that as The thing had occurIe
and would probably make come nois
he wished lha, he had left he mar
Mr. Rayner replied, that he did not WI,
: to inlurc Montgomery. but only To d.
a grace him, aud had slapped his face {
:, having accused him of fal.ehood. w
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