The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1845-08-28
THE WASHINGTON MURDER.

The United States Journal gives the annexed
explanation of the origin of this most unfortunate
occurrence:
''The young men met at James Drug Store,
corner Of I4th street and Pennsylvania avenue,
and near Fuler's City Hotel, at about o'clock,
where they had some conversation commencing
in friendly manner, but owing to a miscOncep-
ton of term used by Mr. Kendall, terminating
angrily. Elliot understood X endall as imputing
to him want of courage in the matter they were
conversng about, and was making some demon
str9uons OF resentment, when Bailey interposed
and said there should be no fighting. Elliot then
said he would fight Kendall if the latter could
get gentleman to act his friend. Kendall
said he would ask for no friend, but told Elliot
that he would rather get a cow hide and cut his
skin off Elliot then said that Kendall could get
gentleman to be his friend Here Bailey
stepped up to Elliot and said he considered him
self gentleman, and would see Kendall out in
any thing he might undertake, and he asked Ell
liot to withdraw what he had said This Elliot
refused to do, whereupon Bailey struck him
in the face and BACKED one of his eyes,
The parties then separated Kendall and Bailey
going in one direction and Elliot in another. The
first two soon met personal friend and informed
him of what had been DONE in good-natured
manner, though Bailey expressed his sorrow for
the occurrence, and took blame to himself for not
controlling MS lmpetuOslly. 1ney, however,
anticipated no serious difficulty in the matter.
''Soon after this conversation took place. Ken
dali and Bailey passed down l4th street and across
to the south side OF Pennsylvania Avenue, in
front of Fuller's, while Elliot who had returned
to James store, standing in or near the door
of the same, apparently armed Kendall then
crossed the Avenue towards him, making some
menacing gesticulations, while Elliot, who had a
gun-barrel cane in his right hand changed it to
the left hand and with the right drew a revolving
pistol from his pocket, which he partially conceal
ed under the flap of his coat Kendall approach
ed him, seized hold of the cane and wrenched it
from Elliots hand, whereupon Elliot presented
his pistol and fired one barrel, the ball missing
Kendall. At this X endall drew the cane, which
he had previously wrenched from him, at Elliot,
VINO then discharged second barrel of his pistol
at Kendall, and shot him through the heart. He
fell and died instantly. Bailey had started across
the Avenue in the direction of Elliot, who then
aimed and discharged barrel of his pistol at him.
But Bailey lodged and was not hit. Elliot aimed
and fired another barrel but Bailey lodged and
again escaped, and at this instant caught up a
large stone, and jumped nearer to Elliot, who
again fired and this time hit Bailey in the left
arm, near the elbow, shattering the bone danger
ously. A fourth time Elliot attempted to shoot
Bailey, but the pistol snapped. He then broke
and run and was closely pursued into Fuller's
Hotel, in the rear of which Elliot made his es-
cape. He was afterwards taken, and has been
committed for examination.