The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-08-28

HORRIBLE -willian Ksnd.hon
81 Amss Ksnd.lL vas met On Psnass-
ma Avenue. wa.hlaElos cny. On on
day sf'srneoa (she lslhl By Rufus Ion.
bsolbsi-in-law Of Iohn G. Rlus, a oi
the 6lohs and shot dad.
The folloaing. f'om The Wsshtan
Jeurnsl. 10 supposed 70 b an aunlle
aeeauni Of this tagedy:
The origin Of Ihls lsmensbls hsdy.
we understand. ~as Of q ssry tlng
nature. The lhrse yosng nrn -, &c
sbaut The same age. some iwsniy-n OF
three years. and hid bern on iefms de-
cided friendship. We give The p.rillars
aflhe whole NAT e. as we have lsned
ihfm. alter much inquiry. sad bese
them % be sUbs,sntisIly eorreet.
The young msn met Al James rug
s,nrs. rorheI Of l4lh streeI and Pretl-
vsnia avenue, aud near Fvller's cngIo-
iel. - about 4 O'clock. where ihthsd
some confirmation. commencing j Z
Irlently manasr, but. owing 10 a mion.
eepiinn u term used by Mr.. Kelali
terminating augrily. Elliot nndescot
Kendall a. ImpulinR 10 HIN ssnt nssu
rage in the ma,ler they sers eonvs,nl
stpu'. and VA. making some demairs
lion. Of resentment. WHEN Bailey inipos
I'd AID said there should be no fshng
Elllou then said he would eight K,d.I
Il iLe later could get gentleman / &C
as hs friend. Kendall ssid he woul ssI
Ter 20 friend, bot told Elliou he puI,
rather gel eow-hide and cut hls ski OF
EllIon said Kendall could get no gsfls
man TO be his friend. Here Bailey Yep
ped NJ 10 Elliott and sad ne con,iere
himself gentleman. and would zee len
dali ont in anything he night undef.ks
and he asked Elliott 10 withdraw y ht b
had said. This Elliott refused do
whercupon Bailey struck him in thsiae
and BACKED one Of his eyes. The prize
then separated. Kendall and Bailey ria
in one direction, and Elliott In anohe,
The htst soon mel personal friend, an
informed him Of what had been dons,
. good naiuItd manner. though Bale, e,
pressed h. sorrow Cor The oecnunc,
and took blame 10 himself Tor not con
trolling his impetnos They, kov
ever anticipated no serious difficulty
the matter. Soon after this conysrsa,io
took place, Kendall and Bailey pas.e
down l4h stree, and across 10 The sou,
ler's. while Elliou, who hsd returned
James' Store, was standing in OF near d
door cf the same, apparently arme,
Kendall then crossed The avenue tow ar,
him, making some menaeing gssIicnl,
ilons. while Eliot, who had eun-bsrr
cane 10 his righ, hand, changed il 70 u
left hand. and with the right dew q
rolving pistol from his pocket. which
partially contested under The flaps OF b
coat. Kend.ll approached hin. seized hn
OF hls cane and wrpnched IL from Elllot,
hand, uherenpon Elliott presented b
pistol AID fired one barrel, the bail mis-
ing Kend.ll At this Kendall threw ii
caur, which he had previously wrench,
from him. a, Elliott, who Thea discharg,
. second barrel of his pIstol q, Kends
and shot him through The heart. He {,
aud lied Instantly. Bailey had start,
across the Avenue in the direction
Elliott. who ihen aimed and discharged
barrel Of his pistol a. him. Bot B,lIs
lodged and vas not hit. Eliot ain,
and fred another barre !; bu, Bailey dod
ed and sga'n escaped, and Al this insls
asught up large stone and jumped ne
TO EI''ot,. who again fired aud This iin
hlt Bailey in The left arm. nsar the elbo,
,hsreti"g The bone DANCE rously. A -four
time Elliott attempted 10 shoot Bailey, b
The pistol snapped. He then broke 81
run. and was closely pursued by Bail,
into Fuller's H"tel. in The rear Of VIII,
Elliott made his escape. lie was ate
wards taken, and has been committed 4
examna,ion--ihe Jusiices refusing oil
mount of bail.
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