New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-02

DEATH OF MR. PLEAsANTs.-The Washington
correspondent, of the Baltimore Patriot gives The
following account of this melancholy tragedy
Il will be seen that it differs somewhat from other
accounts: ,,
JOHN HAMPDEN PLEAsASTs is dead lie died tnls
ronrnpr at O'clock Of the wounds innctcd upon his
nerso hv THOMAS RICHIE Jr in their recent renconre
learn the facts be SUBSTANTIALLY &c follows: ice
ousrre bad gone In their newspapers 10 such an eN
rn that Dir Peasants thought h!mself called upon 10
hing the matter 10 crs He therefore sent request
~ ST. Richie him at specified place and hour
across the river from Richmond with sice arms DIR.
phie word back that he could not conset 10 SET
s the stair in that way Mr. Peasants then sent hin
word tina, the matter must be settled aud IN hs. way
Mr. Richie then prepared himself with revolver OF
sx barrels dueling pistols and horsemans short
sword and repaired to the place designated al The time
named.
tour-,here is doubt about his) common pistols and
swofd-cane A friend OF Mr.. Peasants approached
Mr. Rtchic and said 10 him. that he thought the dit
sculiy might be settled II The latter would do one
hing and tina, wes, to acknowledge tina, he believed
Nc Pleasapts 10 be q brave Dir. Richie replied
that once he could have done this but Mr. Pleas
ants having called him there, nAd NOT appearing him
,ef be could nor make such acRnowles gment.
Nt Peasants friend then informed him that no pre-
armed he wOuld have 10 fight Mr. Ritchie replied,
y.ry we'll, he had there meet Dir. Plca5uits
The friend of the latter LETT the spot and went to his
principal who was not lar of, Soon after THIS DIT
Plchsants hppchttu hPpEOhCHIGb N'H''"
ersby IA of the two friends who mao accom-,
panied hrn the spot As he Approached ~ raplu
psce, Mir. Richie 6red excessively his two daeling
ustos resting each his left drawn In an angie
10, that purpose He then presented his revolver dnq
fred either FIVE of its barrels Alter he had fired
errt upon Sir Pcasants the latter drew and fired thrice
ghou, effect ali the time rushing up 10 Mr.. Richie,
and when near enough he struck him with his sword
cane when the scabbard hew OH and Mr. Richie struck
up the blade spear with his short sword-in doing
which he received the point OF Mr.. Peasants spear in
the corner of hs mouth cutting upward slight CASH
Mr. PEASANTS then fell, having received i've wounds
from bis short sword. One bail rsked across The
back of bis left hand, carrying away all the muscles
and tendons leading to the fngers--another passed
THOUGH the feshy part Of his left arm. hall way up
from the elbow to the shouder-another entered the
left breast and ranged round under the srm-a fourth
entered the left groin and proved mortal The nth
wound the right thigh either by ball or thrust
from the short sword. above alluded 10. Is thought TO
have been from the latter.
The Washington Union OF last night notices the DEATH
and says
But is it too much to ask suspension OF public opin
been fully developed
or Mr. Peasants the editor Of the Union he father of
5oang Mr.. Ri,chie) says
"Mr Peasants had edited the Lynchhurg Vrgnian
10, several years until the winter of 1923 "a when be
established the Richmond Wing OF the strongest
papers 10 the South.
be left that journal few weeks since when he 1850
GATED himself in the edtorshp of the Richmond Star
writer's Virginia and able experienced and ardent
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