The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-09
The Rotss and Pryor srNscuity.
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II known 70 the puoiio that tho hto cone plated
meeting pesween Roger A. Pryor and Botts was
by Mr. Tyler, police ofcer OF Pehm,nd ssDi on ~
Jotsph Mayo Of Richmond. Under these clrcu nst
PEELED, a. the second OF M Pryor 10 publish the cor
respondepoe with these remarks. Here is the CORES
pondence:-
smTbsre need that should dsmsnd ssii.coa o1 for
% Sss ov yu
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PsMy friend Mr. Randolph Harrison will hand you this
note and receive your reply. KA.P.
DEAF slR-I have been requested BY Mr D B. Bots 70
s TO that . s !. ss & % Sssnos
Mir s,earns. Very respectfully, FJ. SMITH.
n BrTnis note note not received IN the challenge was
seLt
smI have received your note Of date By he hands Of Sr
msr,'son anc have to say That At the earliest mo
place and weapons through my friend, no viii commun
cate with your friend, Mr. Harrison am &c, norrs
p. ST. send this BY your friend, Mr. Harrison;
ss that
Pssn CITY OTIS VIII psse Ssflf
pot vii be suggested for the meeting early Tuesday
ing following Weapons pistols, distance. ten PAGES Very
r. A. Pryor, ESQ., through your friend Mr. H., Gh,ssman
sR-In response my appeal you earliest
essa r
Seu1 rs mat ses r. 6 nsy so tor
The vicinity Of Washington s city There much sk e,sr the
H even m Sa de
* rn your Is met % M ~ %n
sonabe delay propose therefore suggest that You
s Rsd an s Il s ss
~he m ns M 3 az s
Office between the hours of FIVE and eight this afternoon
oo; TREE Hn H. Hen ais" county,
disposed 70 accommodate in every particular not ncom
with what TO Attach % y poos
regret that do not feel at liberty TO make the chages you
r. A PRYOR, Esq; q. ,o,s !,
@ against The % and Place sspqDs e
win your arrangements RoGEa <. PRYOR.
II viii be from this correspondence thst iuunc-
d'atey after The appearances Of Mr. b. Bolts card in
the Wing Mr. Pryor asked a meeting. II will be 90
served that tie reply OF Mr. b. B. Bolts was delayed
forty eight hours
1t to be noticed that during this time public at
teutoD WAS erected to the matter by the challenge TO
challenge In Mr. Bolts card and that apprzed of this
fact Mr.. Pryor objected to the lime and place. and sug-
gestei a meeting Richmond the next uorning at
sunrise. To this Mr. B. B. Bolts. will be seen from
his letter. dissented, interfering with his arrange
menu and rights as the challenged party then sug-
gesed North Carons es preferable to Mr. Bots second
which war also rejected Mr. Pryor accepted the terms
q
out Of Virginia, and accessible to ths vicinity Of Wash
ington" Apprehending, from tho singular publicity given
70 ne aDIr mat an sr5ess might ,as pacs u raVeed
ing him with Er. Irving, of Lynchburg with whom he
arrived rear washinston Sunday evening
On MOI day, At O'Clock, according to arrangement
called Mr. f. j. Smith, the secoud Of Mr. Botts. with
whom bad general understanding as TO the terms,
with the arrangement for second interview, 1T 10
O'clock to reduce the terms to writing Shortly after we
went to the ground, 10 prevent any mis,ske about It,
Fearful IF az arrest again separated from NJ. Pryor,
Ia hay i'm Ind he.
lore day. the leaving OF the hack after light might d.,
rect the police to the spot Upoa my own arrival near
the ground which fifteen iDntes after dve-nearly
two hours before the hour az eeng and b, fore II was
iuiy heht-I met Mr. irving who informed me that Mr..
Pry or and himself had been tie ground twenty
minutes. lrenaneo there some time, when Or. Boyle
TIE turgfo as afterwards turned oui OF Mr. Dots
rived ard stated that he bad passed hack with stran
gers In Il. Immediately aitsr, this hack arrived and
proved 10 contain The police officers. Mr Pryor. myself
and Mr. Irving immediately fed in the woods Mr..
irving ret beng involved In he matter, very quickly
returred, when, rs be approached the officers, one
u them arrested him Mr. smith. After
short time they axsested me- Mr.. Irving then
stated that our rNsty rad not been fairly treated
% the other ary wouo doubtless hear o, the arrest
and avoid INC nee To this enc o. the police replied
az oncc that the other party had sia at Rockville, Mary
lard, and could not consequently hear OF the arrest.
Afterwards they old arrive and were arrested. sub
teqEenty learned chat Ar Bots had In reality been
fookve the night before, and Old from that phase
70 tie field He did not arrive III between aud seven
Let q Deht and Mr. " Ter az Richmond saying tina,
~ - authority 70 take lr roi aud Mr.. Pryor back
Rchmelu upon COZ EClta,on with their friends, aud to
syUd the inconvenience Of Fiving bonds in Washington
pedged their huuor not % attempt any breach o. the
ptsCe In the District q Colombia but consider them
selves az IN the custody OF Mr. Tyler.
IuIrg conyeTsGtCn between Nr. y Pier and IN Irving
% also between Nr Smith, Mr Pryor and Mr. living,
learn fTem the Last Iameo gcutleman, Mr. Ter stated
that kt accidentally ncar1 a. Ashland th, tho place
the that which had been resorted to between
heesrs. Hdgway and Pryor fhe pass Ashland
about O'Clock Monday morning II sfier that time
eefore Mr. Smith communicated the place II thus
that Strangers 81 bad genera idea OF the
riaee Of meeting before II me-, tbs
seconc a lr. Pryor. also that tho police
cteced in fpcpg the place By follow ing Boyle
tic surgeon CT Mr. Botis.
shortly after the arrest, r as also Mr.. Irving by M
en,s for meeting amer the partss should be bound
NJ we anticipated they would be, Notwithstanding
the expected recosnizsnce. Mr. Smith deci1od "a 40
copiancs her, Win the saie that he nad doubt
would be accepted whom mace after giving bonds, bu,
that re did not feel NJ liberty, while undef and
Iletge, 10 make arrange meuu for another nostng Do
ma sethed from thcse facts and others that any attempt
10 secure hostile meeting bctseen Nr .. Dots and
hr lryCr will be nsasieG by persons not connected
gh Tire mater, but irifnay 10 The Hon. j. n Bots. a.
aso sstisnsd from the phyficsl condition Of NJ b
Ios exhibited The field that Mr. Pryor ough. not
10 fhost Of him, can have rGshng 90 with the
lirr ara giving the pcnfence and thcea facts TO
tho pubic, clofe ny Connection vitb u
proper 20 add tERt Er pfy0r succeeded IN making
bis escape ara recurring the precise place meet
Afterwards ahcut the hour suDOrteI far the combat