Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1845-08-28

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We published lass wsek short aesouas s
The usgieal end Of WIN. 2. Kendall, vn0 ~
shot down b. Rufus EIIictA IS also me snasss.s
giag e The armsol Josiah =, Bailey, ~ Z so0s
from Elliott.
Tie I'll s. Jsdfnsl fernishss q account & {
/ 81 tho cause III hs diiieaitt which ended y
he deash II youps Ksudails which We iansiss !
! 10 our eoiomhss
y .srhe origin Sof ibis lalnen,able tragedy ~
Eundsrssand, was pc avery trlfing natats. ne
ihEee yeuns men ws1e q sne 49, 80 -.
,s.,ns III decided flisad<hip: We give The PAT.
4 I'D he whole matter Is We have esrnsa4
s ,sse,n sitsr much enquiry, and believe them 1o
!, be Substantially correct 5,sI,...s.., e; /
,,nsf Il I4sh street and PsnnsJ wanna essness
snd near Fuller Cisy atosei q aDsesz
~ne,s -, .5ty ,nsunet, but owing 70 2 n,feeneeps
? ~ z used 6y Ut. Kendsl terminating
y tien ~ fsia,t understood ken91l % iin y
ahsluy. ssan, az courage in Inc matter MY
= ing 2 ~ about, aG vas making sens
.,,s,ious Of rasenitnsn when lDsnss -
sa ana said lheIs sheela IS a. n Il,
E,t,o,, then said he won'd ~ z. Il Nj fsi.nl
Is,,er could get gsa.isn.a y ~ lend ,laoi
re "a he would ask Tor neillsnu,
" Aspaa, II would rsthet get cow9,as U
- of Eilieli then said 'ha' hSn9e
" cauhls skih ,I.,y,a 10 be Ills friend dift
cow 10 ID EIiott anc sAia ne ~
mo DA t,si, r,ssif gentleman, and wouia Sc
IN a,r IN any thug he might un1es.aAs,
fT,hss Fil,ott refused 10 d., whereupen Bale
s.,rnct him in the face and blarRed one q \
e,ss, The parties lhen seperaied, Kendall q
M Railev going ia enc objection aAn EIlioat va
o,het. The Iirsl two soon met apeisonai isie'
and informed him Of what had peen aoue' y
y. good n tuned manner, though bai'ey sAp.1ss'
and bis sorrow fqF The occurrence, and TOOK blame
ave h;rSssolf f,t7np, controlling his impeiaosil
..n Tasv hawevef. anticipated no difficulty 10
a.,ia, Som after this conversation Io
ose ,Iacs Randall and Bailey passed down Il
for ,sas, ,%actoss 10 the south side Of Pennsyv
lom "a, Acme II Front Of Faeris, while Elilo
Ma Who had returned taJames' Store, was s'ahe'
HI or near the eeor of the same, appateh'
larmed.s Kendall then crossed Inc Avenue
/. yards hin, making some menaeing gesiicpis.'o,
while Elliott, who had gun oat,ei sspe =, y
ior rish hand, changed II 10 the lsft hand, aha
lber, M r;Eht drew alrevoiving pistol from
10 be Ennc,,et WHICH he partially concealed under
vices s,ns br his coat Kendall approached hi
neh, se,zedhold Of The cane ,wrenched tffom E.iso
inc a tband Rherenpon Elliott presented MS Prs
nle,e ana dfed one barrel the ball missing Keno
IN. 4Atlhis Kendall threw the cane, which pc
z, Are vibuslv WTenched from NINA EIilo's,
; ane IN ascharped second barrel Of his pistol
'r,to- KepdaH and sho, himslhroush the heart.
that FIJI Ana died 7inslantly. Bailey had stared
re in cross The Avenue in the direction Of Elhou,
conf tthenaimed al him. But Bailey lodged and
moi hit/ Fliio,t aimed and fred another bar
NM BAILEY lodged, and again escaped, an'
nhis instant caught up large stone and Jun
neater TO Elliott, who sgsin fred and this
that bn bailey in the left arm, near the elbow, .
BRING Iterfg the bone dangerously. iou,'h
Eu- lElliot. ausmpiedt 10 shoot Bailey, but me ?,
Esnapped. He then broke and run and was q
sua' Il jnrsued by Bailey into EulleI's Hotel, N
aTkets RAJ III which Elliott made his escape he
have Afterwards taken and has been CO mmiltedftl
her TO amination-th justices Teinsing al amoua'
bad. iGId
Z has 4 Washington correspondent says The q
inally E,el began in this way Kendall and Bale.
land. vi,ed Elliottio 90 with Them to rolf ten
lied. I'll dccliped, because he said he haa been
once and the. alley seas taken away from hin
fare he had finished rolling. Kendall then
him. loosely tia, it he had not been alco'
'.''o ne would cot have lie. any body take n
! III ley from him. Elliott thereupon called Kel
aR his mgf hsy vs wsES a a9o9' Ky s0
5 look. Icsuscd Bailey 10 strike Elliott. The ,,
re :ee. then separated, and met again 10 abou, an
nee ia afterwards, when The fatal aTfay occurred.