Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-03-11

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The GREAT PITCHED rNro.-A few moments afleI
we had read the gross and unprovoked attack on
Cm.RLrs w. RUSSELL, ESQ.,, in Thursday morn
ing's Gazette, penned the notice of it which
appeared i'll our columns yesterday. After OH
article was in type learned that Mr.. Russell
had given his assa;lant very decided mark of his
unutterabIe contempt. Mr.. Russell is SENDER,
delicaleIy formed man;-Wharton, a stout, huge
"hill of hesh,'' but we should Imagine, from the
testimony that when he surveyed his slender but
defiant onfrontrr, he said in his heart with FaIsa,
al would give a thousand pound could run us
asst as thou canst." 1t must certainly have been
great relief to him when the by ISLANDERS succeed
ed in getting Mr.. Russell away.
The City Sergeant having required an examina-
licn Of the affair, the evidence is published to-day,
which puts very different phase on the matter
than that given by the one-slded account in the
Gazette of yesterday. ..sr... Fac.
If anything could teach the Times & Gazette a
sautary lesson, it would be this affair. We have
belole said shat regarded print that recklessly
asSalS the private characters Of our citizens that
fnmentS strife, and engenders mobs, and goads men
of uniform propriety of department., and of the
most exemplary character, to deeds of violence as
the greatest nuisance that can afflict and outrage
a civilized community Let us have no more { { It,
TAG RENcouNTRE.-We attended the hearing of
the of the City vs.. Russell, involving an ex-
animation of the difficulty between MeSs.S. Rus
sell and Wharton, for the purpose Of reporting the
testimony. Mr.. Lamb was the only witness who
was present at the whole transaction, except the
parties.
Mr.. Lamb deposed as follows: Mr.. Russell came.
10 the Bank on Thursday and said To- me that he
had been grossly Outraged by article in the Ga
zette of that morning. told him had not seen
il. he showed it TO me. and W hen had read il
agreed with him IN opinion. He then said that he
intended 10 insult Mr.. Wharton and take the
consequences, be they what they would. He
requested me to walk up TO Mr.. Whniton's
room; told me he wished me not 10 interfere in
any way, but me.ely 10 see what occurred lest ii
should be msrepreSented. He said Wharton was
a much stronger man than he was but that he (R.)
was unnamed. We went together TO Wharton's
room, Mr.. Russell being two or three steps in adj
vance. He walked up to where Wharton was sit
ting, (writing Think and as Wharton looked up,
Russell spit in his fnce Wharton then spit back
at him, but do not know whether he spit on him
OF not. They then caught hold OF each Other and
Wharton threw him across table, holding him by
the collar, and while holding him thus, R. struck
him once or twice about The face. Russell finally
succeeded in getting up and rushed at him again
when Wharton threw him under table. He i'm
medi1ely got up and rushed at Wharton again
when harton picked up a chair, thought will
no inte"tiOn Of striking but to keep Russell off,
Russell then picked up chair also and struck at
WhHton, and after one or two passes the chairs
were dropped, when they clinched again. They
then fell over together on settee and finally
of on the floor, Wharton on top, holding Russell
by both arms Wharton then appealed to me 10
separate them. 1 tried 10 loosen Wharton but
could not get him 10 let go his hold. They finally
gotuP, Wharton still holding Russell by each arm.
Russell then kicked at Wharton once or twice.
Wharton asked me If would see that done.
then took hold of Russell and separated them and
told them the matter must go no further, and pre-
vented him from attacking Wharton again. Mr..
Harding and myself both insisted that Russell
should leave the room, which he finally did, call
ing Wharton "coward,' &C., and telling him he
would see lin ngnin. DIr. Wharton exclaimed
several times, during the rencounter, that he was
not conscious of having done Mr.. Russell any in
Justice. Do not think Mr.. harton manifested any
disposition at any time during the fight 10 attack
Mr.. Russell. .-.