Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-28
KILLING OF yoGNG KENDALL.

The Washington Jaurnsi gives the E~-llawing anihen
tic secoa.i III the horr,bls lrsg~dy which ~ss enscisd IN
tina, city IN The 18th inst.
TIL. origin Of ihi. lamenable tragedy. we under.
sisnd, ~ss ofa very iifAing nature. The three young
mer are VI sbput the same eye, sone twenty Two ~
iirsr years, aud had been On terms II decided friendship
W. give the particulars VI The " hole matter ~ w. have
lrarnvd linn. after much inquiry, aad believe thea 10
be- SUBSTANTIALLY corrsc,.
TIM Young men msi 81 James Drug ,,ore, corner oi
l4th street sud Pennsylvsnis avenue, aud near Fuller'-
CITY Hotel. Al ahout I O'clock, where they had some
consefssiion, commencing In . ffisndly mannei. bnt.
Nv my Ia q nisconcrplIon of . term used by Mr.. Kendall
terminating sagrly. Elliott nndeY.ioDd Kendall ~ in
putting Ia him = wan, u courage IN The matter they
we're conversing aboui, and " as making same dnmSnsirs-
li,ns oi resentment. when Bailey inierpos.d and said
III. ,- sho~ld he no fighting. Elliot, then said ir would
6ibl Kendall II The latter could yet = gentleman 10 act
10 hfs TREND. Kendall said he would ask lof M friend
hui rold EllIol, he would rather ge, = COW hide and cut
his skin 10. EiIIoti said Kendall couid O.. NJ gentle,
man Ia be- his Trend. Here Bailey stepped up 10 ~
lio,i aud sand he considered himself . gentleman, and
would s~e Kendall uut in anything he might underiske,
and he asked Elliott Ia Withdraw what he had said
This Elliot, refused la do, whefeupor Bailey struck
him 10 The u 60 and BACKED one Of his ry~s. The par.
lies then 5 Israled, Kendall and Bailey going 10 one d.
reciIon, ana Elliott in another. The inst soon met a
personal friend and informed him III " hat had been done,
IN a a."d naiured msnner, though Bailey expressed his
s"rrow for The occurrence. and took blame To himself iUr
nbi controlling his impetuosiiy. They, however, anti.
cipaied no scflous difficulty in the matter. Soon after
iiis cunvcr.at lion took place, Kendall and Bailey passed
down l4ih street and acrpss ,o The south side Of Penns.
Avenue, IN iuni Of Faller's. while Elliott, v no had re
turned 10 James Store, was standing in Of near the dor
o' The same, apparently armed. Kendall then crossed
The avenue 10" ards him, making souc menacing grsllc
ula,ons, while Elliott. who had a gun-bs rel cane in
his riph, iand, changed ii 10 Tho left hand, and with The
right drew = revolving pistol from his packet, which he
partially concealed under the flaps Of hs coat. Kendall
-, 7roat .-d him, seized hpld Of h- zane aud wrencled
il from Elioli's hand. wh.reupon Elliott presented his
pistol and fired one barrel, the ball missing Kendall. A
this Kendall threw The cane. which he had previously
wrrnched imm him.. a, Elliott, who then discharged a
second barrel Of his pistol Al Kendall. and shot him
through the heart. lie fell aud died instantly. Bailey
had started acIoss the Avenue IN the dlrrcliun Of E.lllo,i,
who then aimed and discharged q barrel Of his pistol a,
him. Bni Bailey lodged and was not hit. Elliott aim
ed aud fired another barrel; bu, Bailey lodged and sgaiu
escaped, aud al this ias'an' caught up a large s,une and
jumped near tn Elliott, who again fred and this time hin
Bailey in the left arm. near the elhnw, SCATTERING the
bone dangerously. A fourth time Elliott attempted 10
shou, Bailey. but the pistol snapped. lie then broke
aud run. aud was closely Iursued by Bailey into Fuller's
Hotel, 81 the rear of which Elliott made his escape"