The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-04-15

The gen'lsnea then shook hands,
went aud 81 cnt the evening" together,
and parted perfectly tceonciled.
On orc occasion at Vauxha,l, in
the summer of ls33, ri,sgcrald, in
company with two worthless eo,npan.
io's, one Of them = Captain CoNcs,
offered most gross outrage to several
ladies who we're in the gardens, with
whom was the Rev. Henry bate,
(aftcrwards Sir II. II. Dudlcy.) the
then editor Of tho Morning Post news.
paper. One lady Of the party TINS
iusalsed (Mrs Hartley. the actrcss,)
burst iuts tears. A scene Of L,crca.
Nm Ansued, the Termination Of which
taaAl (.
tie actresS, VIZ VSsVykf5Ud ~ W.
gilistic prowess, gave . sound thrash.
ing 70 Captain Coftcs, while Fi,xSsr.
aid, no. rclishins This rough mode Of
adjusting u difficulty suggested an.
other species Of sat sfac,ion, and in
another place. This was accedcd to,
and the parties met next day at tho
haunt Of ,zscrald and his gang.
the Cocoa nut by tho interposi
ton Of friends, Captain Crof,cs and
and the parson made mutual concos.
sions, anl the matter was carried no
further ; but just as these two we're
shaking hands, in camc Fitzgerald
with q Captain Miles whom ho pre-.
scented as his friend, declaring that
the captain had been struck by the
clergyman over night, and demanded
instant satisfaction - that it should bo
given in the room then and there. and
with FISTS. The Reverend Sir Hen.
ry dcmurrcd, but Fitzgerald carried
tho day, and stripping OF their coat
the parties set to. Ia few minutes
the captain was beaten to jelly,
and TO avoid still more severe punish.
ment, confessed that he was merely
Mr.. Fitzgcralrs groom dressed up
for the ceremony by lis master. 1t
seemed that the man, being of lIcrcu.
can make and prodigious strength.
Fitzgerald exulted in the hope ofhav.
'hs his revenge, BY Witnessing the de.
feat and punishment Of his church-
militant antagonist; but the rusilis-
&c science Of the black, was moro
than a match fer the brute force Of
the scarlet coated mock captain. We
see how it ended.
The story Of Fitzscrald's forcing
himself into Brooke's Club is an Oft
told one, but it must, to give effect TO
sundry reflections, have place here.
Admiral Keith Stewart, a member
Of the club, was requested by ti,zgcr.
aid to propose him. Unwilling to risk
collision with tho man, lie did SO,
Fitzgerald stntionin. himself below to
hear the result. This was as nigh,
be anticipated, for he was blackballed
unanimously. But now came tho d
lcmna who was to Communicate
the fact to t'i,zscrall? 1t was ccr-
tain death 10 tho person who did 80.
Admiral Stewart was deemed by tho
club the Dost proper person to make
the announcement, bat declined, -
Bnt at last n waiter was requested 10
beard the lion in his dem lie made
known to him tho fact, that as therc
happened to be one black ball, his
name would have to be put up a..aln.
The story is Ion. one, and to S,
through with j. would occupy too much
space sufficient to say, that Fi,zscr
aid forced his way with iInprccations
into the club room, aud with insulting
msnaDce inquired Of each individual
member, if he had been tho one who
had dropped black bali into TIC
urn by mistake 2 No one coufess-
ing to the impeachment, there sat tho
bully, calling for drink, giving toasts.
maintaining his seat the entire even.
ing such was the terror lis name
and character inspired. lie made
NJ second effort TO iatrude, the police
having had instructions to attend. IL
case of repetition Of the outrage.
Fitzgerald, upon visiting Paris, was
presented to the French king, Louis
XVI. by the british ambassador, AMI
with the snnoancsmsnt that the gen
tleman' presented had : fought eight
cen dasls, and had always killed h's
men, Louis turned with 1isgus'
from tho wretch, and Indignantly ex.
PEELED him from his presence with
al in,iina,Ion that If he got into q
quarrel in France, be v.oaid be turn
ed GU. Of the couhTJ in .wen,y.four
hours.
After the discovery Of the steel cu
rass upon his person, in his duel with
Major Cunningham, and 'os.hed and
POINTED at as . diabolical Hiscreant g.
he seems to have retired to Lis Irish
property, and their Isaugcd with
gang ofblackless and dasraccd me
10 have lived = bfs Of violence AMI
outrage anA spurnel with oon.em! t
from every honest mans door, 30
was at last, for closing crime, tl.s
monstrous murder Of two neiskboring
cen,iemcn-a Mr. Macdonald and q
Mr. liypeon-aprrehended. tried.