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

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TO THE PUBLIC.
A false and gaIbled statement having |
been given by some Of The presses. and
Ieilsr.wrilers from this city, IS well IS BY |
w. Montgomery. relative 10 the di(Iieul. |
" between himself and myself, and lhsl
matter having undergone investigation in
court Of Law. ! hereby lay before The
public The facts. as proven on the trial.
Iha, every one who feels any interest in
The affair may judge imPaTnsliy and cor
Iec,ly.
As 10 the correspondence between Us.
which led TO the difficulty. The whole Of
il was published in the Globe Of May
30lh. and 10 il ] invite The attention Of
every one who wishes 20 know who was
10 blame in The FIRST instance.
Il was Tor The abusive language used in
his letter. which appeared il The Globe
Of May 29,h. thar personally ehasused
him on The next day. NY objecl now is
10 show 70 The world. Thar in giving an
socoun. Of the affair. he published stale
meni which events have since prorsn ~
be false. On the 3O,h Of May. immedl-
s,ely sfler The difficulty. he prepared Tor
The Globe. and had Published in The pa
per of ,ha. evening. the following stale
menr
Washington. D. C., May %. 1870.
Messrs. BLAIR AND RIVE. ] must ask
that you aiIl publish the whole OF The le,-
iers OF X. Rayner aud myself 10 your pa
per this evening. with statement Of whs,
occurred IN The Capitol this day. When
The house took recess, but while still in
session. | left nv seat. passed through
lihe hall 10 the post Office, deposited some
4 papers, 10 be sent 10 my lodgings. and
was going through The passage 10 jnin
my company On The Roiundo. A msG.
who was standing, or meeting me, in The
passage. seized one b. my right arm, and
al The same moment struck me a blow
with large cane. without. my knowing
who inflicted il, | turned round aud dis
covered that il was my collesge, X. Ray
ner, with large cane, which afterwards
turned ont to be a sword cane. | struck
hun with small cane had in my hand.
no, as large as my finger. which broke
into several pieces the frs, blow ! struck.
A fight ensued between Us for some
time, until we were separated; 10 with
his sword cane. aud with a small piece
,of my cane. have no doubt my col.
league had placed himself there for The
purpose OF attacking me. lhad no sword
cane, or arms Of any kind. not surprising
my colleague would be guilty ol The cave
ardly attempt al assassination. in which
fear, from his conduct. was mistaken.
Had anticipated this attack | might
have been prepared. Hts conduct has
been that Of mean. cowarllly scoundrel;
first, in attacking me through the columns
Of the Globe, and when his conduct is
there exposed, his only resort was, no,
that Of an honorable man. bal tina, Of an
assassin, wsylsying, AMI without the
sligh,es. noiice. with a weapon prepared
for the purpose, seeking 10 take his re.
venge, cul-,llroat like. From his COW.
arilice, or some other cause, he was una
bic to hurt me. He los, his sword from
his cane in the fight, which he loudly
called for several tines aiier We we're sc
paraleJ; and | bruke my cane into many
pieces over his head, He has scled the
part Of base coward and an unprincipled
scoundrcl. proved the facts upon him.
(See the letters below.) lie has there
fore failed as yet 10 injars me, while he
has. by his own oonduor, disgrsced him
self. BY waylaying and attacking me, with
a deadly weapon, and have inflicted
chaslisemeni upon him by breaking my
cane over bis head. He is, therefore,
welcome to all he has gotten 50 far. and
to all he can 10 any way gain hereafter.
i Yours. w. MONTGOMERY.
i published the following statement in
The Inteli,gencer Of June 2-,he editor oil
the Globe having refused to publish il in
his paper:
House Of Representatives, June I, 1870.
10 THE EDITOR OF THE GLoRE:
wish TO make. slinaly, the following
; statement through The columns Of your
paper. The letter. over the signature Of
w. Montgomery, in the Globe Of May
30. pretending 10 give an sccunn, of The
dlihcoliy between hin anil myself. is
false, IN the NAN; hoth az TO facts and in.
situations. The following IS true state
l@ont Of The case. | met inn purely b.