Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1857-07-30

person from the Office Of the Democrat who
saw tho affair was the regular reporter Of
that paper, and we know him well enough
TO feel perfect assurance that he did not
not make and will not endorse the state
ment given in that paper. We hereby ask
the Democrat to obtain statement from
him and publish it.
We are reluctant 10 publish the follow.
ing correspondence, and certainly we should
not do so but for the very busy circulation
of false and infamous reports in regard 10 il
through the city:
LOUISVILLE, July %, 1851.
GEO. d. PRENTICE, ESQ: find in the Journal
Of this morning publication Of the correspon-
dence between us Of yesterday. To that publ
cation are AIDED two notes intended for me but
not delivered, and of which did not know the
contents until this morning.
II is evident from these notes that you desire 10
| take my life. ] am perfectly willing to afford
you an opportunity to do so at such time and
place as will insure fair meeting between us
without interference on the part of others, Ny
friends advise me that in their opinion such a
meeting ought not to be had upon the streets of
Louisville. 1t also occurs to me, sir, that as the
difficulty is between US and us alone, that our
meeting should be had in such a manner as not 10
jeopardise the lives of parties unconnected with
The affair. The fact that you shot an innocent
person, G. ID. Hlnkle, during our encounter yes
terday, evidently by mistake, should admonish
you that the street is not proper place for the
settlement Of our difficulty. I shall stand upon no
punctllo, either 10 duel or recounter, but il
you seek the latter as you did yesterday, | trust
that YOU will appoint rendezvous where we may
meet alone, or at most each but with a single
unarmed witness. In that event, hope that you
will consider yourself pledged in honor not to
reveal the time or place uven to our witnesses I'M
til we approach the ground.
1t occurs to me that this will effectualy secure
your object of yesterday without imperiling the
lives OF innocent persons or subiectng the survi
, vor to Interpretations IL, however, any 9TH
er plan should suggest itself 10 your mind for tn,
accomplishment of fair and private meeting,
am inclined 10 crafty you and accommodate my
self to your wishes.
have the honor 10 remain your ob;t sry't
K. T. DURRETT.
, LOUISVILLE, July 81.
R. T. DURRETT, Esq: l have received you
note of to-day. You say if desire to take you
life, YOU willing to afford me an opportunity.
After your wretched conduct of yesterday, it j
. perfectly itninaterial TO me whether your life
taken or not At sight CT me you retreated into
house; shot at me from behind door: made you
escape by climbing high and difficult back yart
/ fence, which l am sure you could not nav
5 climbed under ordinary circumstances; and KEEP
yourself, so far as | can learn, out of town al
night; and, of course, | care nothing now TO
$ your life or death. } GU stand or lie disgrace
t before the community, and shall do nothing t
2 relieve you from your position. If you wal
n anything of me, take it. You can see me as 500
II as you wish.
If, as you say, shot an innocent man yestel
day, it was because you fled for protection int
the innocent mans Office. II shot by me and NJ
! by you, he was shot in the act of shutting II
door to protect you from my fire. have no al
= prehenson of shooting any innocent man hereai
= ter in any meeting with you, unless you shall
y gain resort TO the same cowardly expedient.
| will receive no further communication fro
you. Yours, &C.,
= GEO. D. PRENTICE.