Litchfield enquirer., 1846-02-12
FATAL DUEL.

=, FATAL DUEL.
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: -Ho'W &sf4tNsroS. Feb. 22raeJ
:, III appearsthat Dr.. Daniel JohDsQglf AMI
Thomas r. Jones, Both Of fliS;sgt CITY.
NJ. EIs Mad 4 controversy, III latter chm.
cling the former. with dish onorab BE intis
macy with. his wife, They came on hero
70 settle johnson, VI til bis second ma
med Henderson, arrif I'd at Goleman 5 OH
the 29th Of JanuarY They, met this morn.
ing Of Rlade1shuFNh. Johnson protesting
HID inn0eeuee.. LSfused 10 fire, and was
killer his adsersaryq His body was
Drought to thSsINty this morning. Jones
and his second We're taken prisoners
Henderson. Ibelievs escaped. 3 "
The Washington correspondent of the
Evening Gszetfe,writes.9 aireiys3 rs 7e3ais3l
/! SIT issaid fhatthe dificulty arose from, g
an improper Intimacy existing between
the wife Of Mr.. Jones Ito whom he had
been recently fitafried) and DR., Johnson.
That AR. Joneslfound d letter written b.
his wife; 10 DR.. Johnson, informing hin,
that her husband was TO- be absent on bu. o
siness, and making an appointment to ;.
meet him. He replaced the letter where
hehad found II, went away, and returning
unexpectedly, found them in COMPANY, q
when the challenge, was immediately
given and accepted. and a time fixed, 81, ,
az to allow time to arrange their affairs.
Mt. JOhnsOfl was a relative to Senator
Mangum."s 'yasrnaa'sa esa % 2GaEsa OFF
u The Public Ledger's correspondent
writes (Feb. - s39as -iloT aaj ia e..
|" DIR. Johnson received the ball Of his
adversary in the side of the head, Just ~
beye the ear, and died almost immediate.
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=" ETA was supposed, at first, that Johnson
had not fred ut all; but on examining =
his pistOl, II was found TO have been dis.
charged. He stated to his second, Just
before the parties fired, that the lady was
entirely innocent. Mr.. Jones, the seconds
and the surgeons. were arrested by tho .
authorities Of Maryland /; and the magis-
,trAte before whom they were brought, re-
fusing to accept bail, messenger wa.
despalchedHtO the Judge, with q view IL,
bring the parties before him ON haLedal
icotpus. The duel has created a great SEN
saliOn.
'fMy Information IL derived from per.
sonnl ffiendiof both parties who resides
In their immediate .,neighborhood. and
who has known them for years; Jones Is
lawy6f-1 johnson was q, physician.
The 1patiies belong 60 the most respec:a J.
n IL I 81 iss--s- ef~.st. 1Nsoliuas Thepdifss
nculty arose IN TWO certain hotes, az mn
Improper character, addressed by Johnss
son 20 alse wife of Joaes, and which, likt.
q prndeatb wonaas she promptly piacui
10 the hands Of her husband. Of the first,
no notice was taken by Jones, but OF, a re.
| petition or the offence, Johnson was in
formed by Jones' that he must either figh.
him or helw0uld shoot him. 4 Hence sha
visit 70 Washington, The parties, I Az.
informed, slept q Coleman's last night,
and ieft TOT Bladehsbarg this morning, ut
| B o'clock.
Fd Correspondence ft1e N. r. Erp,ess.' ~
Ed hah lS* 0,y7eiW AsHrsssroN, Feb. u .
|a1 The body Of DR.. John son; who was xiii :.
Cd MA uuef1y estarday, mt Biadensbure,'
was, this morning sent to his homo in N.
Carolina. MI, Jones was arrested il
Primes Georges County, Nd, but will b.,
liberated on baii HE friends deny that
he had knowledge of the fact that his AZ :,
| versary intended to reserve his fire. Tn :,
great secret to the duel will not transpiru
beyond the r0naor communicated yester
day II The worst fruits OF the barbaro,+
\ {" code Of honor" is the sequel of this
transaction. Que man has been murder,
ed and another made miserable for iiTa
4 as hSe destroyer, 3tc1 a9Ss ~ g&IJ 90