Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-10-14

-er- surrounded by cieer Who arrested US stating tina
they directed arrest every person who might ap
pear on the ground-th IL they Immediately
Interested they would b. needed Witnesses objected
their power act they officers OF the District
and had authority In Maysad; but finding that Mr..
Pryor his party had been captured and having by
surrender OF and OF recognized the authority
OF the police. concluded that Mr. Bot,s had well APP
pear the ground all hop. OF hostile meeting
At end The officer who arrested said he seut
Tor by the Mayor IL O'Clock the night previous who in
formed him Of the time and the place OF the meeting and
directed hun proceed to the ground AID arrest every
one Who appeared there. From the caution which
observed BY the friends OF Me- Bolts throughout the whole
transaction not OF them being in town after IL
O'Clock Monday Il s impossible that ATTY Information
could have been given by them The public will there
form heir opinion To the manner, aud
by what party, the Information vas given.
In regard the aluson tho physical condition OF
Mr. Bolts have that have frequently witnessed
such meetings. and have instance where
Goodness and determination manifested by any
one II IL that he did appear the ground
erd hours before the meeting did he make any bus
tering parade-his conduct being modest una.sumng,
determined AID brave. He seemed mortified and disap
pointed his arrest and disr uted the authority of the
ofc~r when informed OF TIE OF the opposite
party and their acquescence therein he yielded TO the adj
OF friends myself among the rest in making
vsling resistance. The rest Is know to the public
Very respectfully II. HoLhss
RIcHxoSp, Oct 10. 1885.
Ma FRAxcIs J. Sxru-Dear S,r:--In compliance with
your request that should furnish YOU with written
statement what know Of the late affair bet Messr
Bolts and Pryor. well Of the physical condition
Of Mr. Bolts alluded to in the card OF Mr. T. r. CHS
MANI have briefly say: that from the time OF your
seeing Sunday, TO the time Of the contemplated
meeting, every thing that under my observation,
managed on your part (so Tar as am capable OF
Judging OF such maers with caution, zeal and discre-
ion
As to 'the phi, steal condition of Mr. Bots exhibited
the field" an at loss to know what Mr. Chisman
means Nv presence the field" rather accidental
being contingent the absence offs distinguished gen.
eman whose health would not justify positive engage
be the ground; but being with Mr. Bots ten
minutes before and i've minutes alter his arrest have no
hesitation saying that his physical condition was fully
adequate the purpose for which he had gone there and
that he only tree from any excitement OF any KIND
hut that his Goodness and self possession the subject
OF remark between myself and gentleman present FOR
the details of Transaction will Of refer those
more ultimately connected with IT.
VERY Truly, J. b. PLxAs,Srs.
RICHMOND, Oct 10th, 1886.
Toe. W. II. TYLER, Esq, Office OF Polce.-Dsdr Sir:
IL appears by testimony before the hs,or as veil as
Geographic dispatches sent to this city IRON Washing
too on Morday night aud published in the city
Tuesday that information had been given 10 the Mayor
and other officers the time aud place ct meeting
between Messrs Bolts and Pryor you respectfully
quested state If ut liberty do from whom this in
formation derived and not at liberty TO furnish tue
same will YOU whether it was from any person d
ecy indirectly, remotely connected with the Hon.
Jno NJ Botts personally politically, or in any manner
CONTESTED with Mr. Beverly Bolts or the party OF friends
| who accompanied him.
win YOU also state where Mr. Bots was at the time OF
his arrest how after he got the ground met
with him. and what appeaeed To be his physical condition
and general department and bearing
| BE pleased also the from whence you
learned, supposed, at Ashland the whereabouts OF
parties referred to, alluded in Mr. Chismas card
and il from person in manner connected with tue
Ashland property 30 state, and very much oblge,
| Your ob't serv't
| FL. SMITH.
| RICHMOND llth Oct, 1856.
| To Mr. F. J. Smiih.-Dedr SIR: have just received
to-day, aud in reply thereto that in
| VA I'd 10 he utu
ngton US which received after three o'clock Tues
day morning knos nothing Of the from which IT
derived by him had received Information in Wash
ugion, Monday night, about O'Clock, from gentle
man. whose residence DO know, but do know that It
j. Richmond. Washington, any point between the
two cities, the day the duel originally TO take
| place. the OF whom must forever remain Sc
the publication, aud say that the in
| formation that have had given from per-
sons the personal friends Of the Hon. John NJ.
Bolts his son b. b. Bolts aUy of the friends OF
person connected with either oil them. As to the
time OF the OF Mr. b b. Bolts and his friends it
the ground where the fight have taken place
10 minutes before O'clock and while he in
the hack. approached hun, about one two minutes
after his arrest, aud shook bands with him. He Per
fectly cool collected aud determined far could see
and there nothing in his physical condition in any way
different frrn his ordinary appearance when at home aud
his department and bearing that OF gentleman ~
every respect, While was IN his comDany.
The person from whom 4 received the information at
Ashland resident OF Richmond city, there, he
travelling the accommodation tain believe, from the
county OF Caroline and all connected with the prop
erty the owners thereof Ashland, my knowedge
or belief His be had, he did not furnish the
Information under circumstances which forbid iis
| mention
Aud will add that in my opinion from all that saw.
Heard believe that but for the extraordinary
tiuns of the police under the direction of the Mayors Of
Richmond and Washington, there would have been fight
| and desperate at that.
Yours respectfully,
| G. W ii. Tyler, P. o.