The New York herald., 1845-08-21
Warrington.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l

Correspondence Of the Herald
WASHINGTON July IS, I645.
The Tragedy of the Death of Young Kendnl-Era-
mi,ation of Witnesses in Reference to the Parties,
the Causes, Circumstances, and Particulars of the
Fracas.
AT ii o'clock this morning, Mr.. VIM. Rufus Ell
lott was brought into the Court room before JUS
tees Goddard and Morsell, on preliminary trial
for his serious nfracon of the laws in his fracas of
yesterday. Messrs. Hoban, the District Attorney,
and Dent, appeared counsel for the prosecution
and Messrs. Fendall and General Walter Jones for
the defendant Mr.. Blair was also present, to give
the required bonds, we suppose, if admitted. Mr..
Rives, the brother-lnaw Of the prisoner being abb
sent from the city, the Court room was crowded
with people, chiefly of the working classes, who
always manifest deep interest in cases of life and
death. The atmosphere Of the room was hot and
masmatic, and there such continued under
current of outside that your reporter, from
his position, not the most eligible is constrainedto
oe more general than particular In his abstract of
the testimony. Independent OF this II would be too
voluminous for the time allowed us to the closing
OF the mail. The crosse examinations were SO
merous that we shall blend them together.
Gen Jones stated to the Court his firm impression
that this would be established by the testimony
about to be tayen, Judging from that already taken
before the magistrates in the last evening, as
fence.
H. H. MPHERsoN called-I attend in jones' drug store
corner OF i4h streets Avenue at about
o'clock last evening, Mr. Kendall, 0he deceased) Mr.,
Bailey, he wounded mani and MIR Elliott the prison
err INTO the store and had quarrel there in the
beginning of it, Kendall called Elliott coward, Elliott
replied that he id liar, and they nearly to
blows; Mr.. Kendall came at him but was kept back by
Bailey Kendall said that he would whip Elliott the first
ime he could catch him Elliott said he wouldn't OBJ
ject if he would fight in gentlemanly manner but he
objected to. fist fight; Kendall went to the door;
Elliott followed him; Elliott said to Kendall that
he could get gentleman to stand for him at that
Elliott in the eye Bailey and Kendall then went IN to
Beach's ten-pn alley l4h street Kendall said that
he would whip Elliott the first time he caught him Ell
lott said that they in gentemans store, and he
did not wish to raise any disturbance after Bailey had
backed his eye Elliott stood awhile by the door with
his hands hanging byhs side he did not raise them at ALL
Elliott then out called hack rode Off and came
back in about two hours, foot he walked back he
barrel and was made into cane by screwing head on
the top Elliott took that up left the store and went up
4th street but returned in about five minutes he came
counter and there when heard the first report Of
the pistol out and MIR. Kendall fall Con l4h
street the curb sir ~ saw Bailey and Elliott
coming together Bailey lodging round and round, like;
Bailey trying pick up stone while Elliott was trying
to fire his pistol at him Elliott fired twice; Bailey
had an arm broken they both advanced, thought
toward each other at the st part of the firing think
Elliott fred three times at Bailey did. not no.
tce how close together they wsrs did not see
Elliott retreat; Mr. Elliott lives at Mr.. Rivess hun
dred yards from our store in street, Mr. Kendall lived
in nth street, Mr. Bailey lived in street. at Dr. Bur
rows's q squares below Rives's). These young men
in the habit Of coming to Jamess drug store Mr.
Elliott had nothing to do was rather of weakly habit
of body; should think either Kendall Bailey could
whip him easy they were young of more than
mon vigor think; when they first into he
they were very friendly Elliott however refused to
drink soda with the other two; Kendall said he
coward said afterwards 1t was joke had been joking
that way before Elliott called Kendall id liar,
bo tn, perhaps were joking at rst they became ser
ous Kendall seriously and said that Ell
lott was id coward; Elliott thought Kendall jok-
ing until the second time, when he called him a id
coward.
DR j. MILLER called-At o'clock last evening was
drug store with his eye blacked asked him
ing Ii he made reply looked very stern and kept his
eve in another direction. In moments time two other
voung gentlemen down Fourteenth street, Mr.
Kendall and Mr. Bailey when the latter got to E
lott being on the right hand Of Kendall he said to
Elliott "Now ready to settle that difficulty" Mr.
Elliott made reply. Did not recognize the two gen.
temen at time but did afterwards As they obq1ey
crossed the street from Elliott he remarked Yes you
have got your croney with you" something like It.
30, Showing the stttude when I asked him about the
,sol which supposed he had and he then dropped his
land. continued then on way, and was nearly Mt
ne edge of the Presidents grounds when ! heard the
port of pistol turned round and recoectng that
n children out on the pavement hurried back:
be On carried dead, and told that Mr. Bailey, the
wo unded man. was in my office, where | found him.
WI len went away left Elliott standing there with
seq his mouth his hat and leaning on his cane
(ht iron gun barre Evidently Kendall died from bui
Let in the right side OF his chest Bailey shot
in IN left elbow II is endangered as stiff limb, and al
most certainly the 10 of it, His life is not in danger
ms he is of healthy, sound constitution Prior TO all
this Il 10 young had all been playing at ten pins