The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-08-30

then went into the alley. and told Kendall what
had heard. Kendall. Hartman, Pardon, and
myself. then rolled three games together Du
ring the rolling, | rolled bad Kendall com
menced running me about being afraid of Fllior;'s
revolver. | inld him that was sorry for what
! had done-that | too quick. We went
out of the alley. Elliott was standing ut the
corner of ,James's. lie had his right hand i'm
his pocket, and in his left hand he lad an iron
stick of some kind, which took to be cane rifle.
He was standing about two or three feet from the
door on 18th street. just before GOT To him.
DR.. Miller stepped up to him. and was talking to
hlm. Kendall was walking down with me ut the
time. Kendall was next to Elliott, and ! was
next To the curbsione. As | got mp Ia him. |
stepped out from behind Kendall, and towards FL
lio't, and told him was ready To settle that mat
ter. ! was IN perfectly good humor, and think
addressed him by the name of RUFF. Elliott
looked very angry. He made an answer. but
dId not understand II at the time; hut since.
have understood that it was. Z" You have got
your partner with ynu." Kendall did not stop
He walked on. As passed by. heard Dr. Mil
Ter make some remark, and turned round Eli
oft had the skirt of his raised and as | turn
ed he dropped his skirt, still holding his hand in
his pocket made the remark to Kendall. when
got up 10 him, that it was not worth while to no
tice Elliott. We went on across the street. He
followed US into the street a little way-about
|qnarter-way across the avenue. [ think VIM
NlcfheTs"n then came ont and stopped him.
William and Charles Mcpherson then came across
| the street to where were. We started To 90
down tn the Belle boat house. Kendall said it
was their drill evening, and asked me to 90 with
| them. This remark made in the ten pn al
ley, before we started out; and we left the ten
PIN alley 10 30 10 the boat house The two Nc
PherSunS joined us on the other corner, and Viii
liam said that Elliott wanted him To take pat
! IN IT. took that TO mean that Elliott wanted
| MIN to act as n messenger between us. | told
him to tell Elliott that il he would come over on
the commons, would take hrickbat and he
might have his revolver. This was after Nc
Pherson remarked that Elliott was armed. After
some little conversation, Kendall said he would 90
over and take his arms away from him This
was after Mcpherson said he was armed Ken
dali then slarted-McPherson stopped him. Ken
dali started again. Mcpherson caught him sec.
ond time. Kendall struck at him, and went across
the street. did not hear him say that he would
90 across the street and thrash him. had nv
back towards The street, facing the Franklin en-
glne- house, talking To the McPherSons. | heard
the report of pistol as thought, but since have
! heard 1t was only a cap ran over towards where
they were at. Just before got there Elliott shot
again. was about twenty feet from Elliott. saw
Kendall fall. He fell on his knees first then on his
face. Elliott left Kendall, and then turned towards
me, and we both advanced towards each other
Elliott fired at me | cannot tell exactly the dis
lance at the time between us. was very much
excited. He was on the flag f0Dtway, and came
towards me. ! was in the street. | then sloup-
ed down To pick up stone after the first fire at
me. | got very small one. suppose it was
about the size of common hickory nut As |
raised, he fired again. and ! threw the stone at
him. The stone struck hack on 18th street
near Fuller's stopped down again to get
stone. He fired third time at me, and felt
something sting me-a kind of numbness in my
arm. | raised again He was standing on the
curbstone, on the same side of Fuller's He
snapped the pistol at again. The cap did not
burst. was very close 10 him at the time He
then ran into Fuller's. threw the stone at him
That had in my hand. II struck inside the door
When first ran a; Elliott, ran with the inten-
ton of catching him. had no stone or weapon
Of any kind. After the first fire at me, picked
up stone with the intention of hitting him; and
as he fred each time, he wonld retreat from me to.
wards FulIer's. He had got with his face towards
me, and his back towards Fulers Kendall said
nothing al any time after the affair at James's #
getting any arms, nor do think he had any at
the time he was shot. was with him all the
time. and if he had got any, think, should
have known it. The cane fell about the time
that Kendall fell. Kendall. Elliott, and myself
had all been very intimate up TO that time |
had no idea the little difficulty in Jamps's store
would lead to an interruption of our former friend
snip, or ehd IN anything serious, until, heard
Elliott had armed himself. Then thought some
thing serious would grow ont of il, as had never
known him to have revolver before but he had
generally carried Bowie knife. have frequent.
Iy seen him with it since his return from Arkansas,
and c0nversed with him about carrying it. We
were at school together, and our friendship was
OF long standing. Does not recollect ofever hav-
ING used any threats against Elliott. until the
night after was wounded. Then was in a
great deal of pain; and some person by my bed
side said that Elliott would get off-that he had
very influential friends. and that they had en-
pIoyed General Jones, and that he would be like
RI y get off. then said that, if the law would
let him off. ] did not think that would let him
/ otf. may have, when was in a great deal Of
F pain, used stronger language towards Elliott ;
but do not recolIect it, If did, it was immediate
y after the occurrence.
IS THIS SAGACITY?
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