The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-08-20
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Correspondence Of the Herald.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. Is, 1916. !

Correspondence OF the herald
WASHINGTON, Aug. Is, 1916.
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Dreadful Afair-A Son of Amos Kendall Killed
| on Pennsylvania AUenue in broad daylght-Ar-
rest and commitment of the Prisoner.
A most melancholy affair has occurred in our
usually quiet and orderly city The whole of our
population are deeply affected. The fracas, and its
sad and bloody termination are the subject of gene
raj discussion In the streets, in public and in pri-
vate houses, the untimely end of young Kendall is
the all absorbing topic. A gloom, akin to that
which prevailed the RECEIPT of the disastrous ex
plosion on the Princeton, prevails among all grades
and classes of our people. Grief for the dead-a
mingled Indignation and pity for the guilty-a strong
and unaffected sympathy for the distressed family of
Mr.. Kendall, are predominant
1t appears that the parties in this case, William
Kendall, (son of Amos Kendall,) Rufus Elliott, "a
orother-in-aw OF MIR. John 9. ,Rives, late OF
the Globe firm,) and Josiah Bailey, "a printer
of this city, intimates and friends tor some
time past met at ten-pin alley yesterday,
and after playing some time, young Elliott lett some
what dispeased at having been cavalierly superced
ed on the board. The three young men Qor neither
we believe, is over twenty-five years OF age) met
again at the same alley this afternoon, prior to
which, however, an alteration occurred between
Elliott and Bailey, in an apothecary's store opposite
Fuler's Hotel, the avenue, in which alteration
Bailey struck Elliott and discoored his eye. At the
ten pin alley, in the immediate neighborhood, the
quarrel was re-agiated and further aggravated be-
tween Bailey and Kendall on the one part, and FL
lott on the other but without coming to hostilities
Elliott retired, went to his lodgings, and procured
sixbarreled revolving pistol, with which,. fully
charged, he came down upon the avenue, and, en-
counering Bailey and Kendall, near Fuller's Ho-
rel, some angry words were interchanged, when
Kendall, with stick, advanced upon Elliott, who
Immediately drew forth his pistol, fired, and shot
his antagonist through the breast, killing him al
most Immediately. Bailey then advanced upon Ell
lott, when the latter discharged two barrels at his
second adversary, the second discharge shatterlng
his rioht arm at the elbow to such degree, as Is
feared will render amputation unavoidable. Elliott,
with his pistol held ~ erro1m before MIN, then ad-
vanced to the hotel clearing the hackmen and others
in his way Dssed ms ,5e bac ward sI
ing his way across into street, where, entering a
hack, he temporarily made his escape. The police
were Immediately on the alert, but no trace OF him,
for time, could be obtained. The body of young
Kendall was taken to neghboring house, as It's
presence before the family was properly deemed in
iudicous, without preparing them in some degree
for their sudden affection.
At about ten o'clock this evening" young Elliott
was apprehended at the house of Mr.. Parker, on d.
street, square distant from Coleman's hotel
couple of Justices of the Peace were called in, and
after an examination before them, the prisoner was
committed TILL the mornlng,wh he VIII be re-exa-
mined as to his admlsslblllty TO bail.
Mr.. Kendall is absent from home supposed 10 De
in New York on business connected with the exten-
sion of the electric telegraph; The family are In
the deepest distress. Sew raj friends who were
with them this evening" testify that their grief was
such as to move the hardest heart to sympathy The
young man thus untimey slain, was esteemed as
youtl1 Of many good qualitles-of generally pacific
dsnosition-and of much promise. He was clerk
in the City Post Office
As 10 the origin of the fracas there are so many
conflicting reports, that we are left entirely in doubt
Young Kendall was, we believe, engaged in mar
rage to beautiful and accomplished young lady of
this city.
From the different versions of this unhappy
pile the facts in the case The fracas occurred at
about six o'clock p M in one OF the most crowd
ed quarters Of OF the most public thoroughfares
Of the city 1t is a melancholy story such as we
hope we may not have TO chronicle again.