Weekly Clarksville chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 185?-1857, 1857-07-31

your third note. / shall denounce you to
your face the first time I see you upon the
street. Ishall be upon Third cross street
myself in half an hour or less, and hope
l shall not have to look for you long.
Yours &c.,
GEO. D. PRENTICE.
We confded this note to Capt Silas T.
Miller as soon as we received Mr.. Durretts
note; and Capt. Miller used all diligence
to find Mr.. Durrett. The following is @pt.
Miller's statement:
[No,81
Athalf past 12 oSfeek / called at the
Courier once, where I had met Mr., Dur
ret on two prcyious occasions in the NOR
ming, and failed to meet him. / was as
sured that he would be in in FIVE minutes.
/ waited one hour and he did not come
/ then went to his house in company with
his brother, and failed tofnd him at home.
/ was told previously, by his brother, that
he would be at the Courier Office at o.
clock. After going to his house al 2
o'clock, and failing to find him there, I
concluded to wait until 3 o'clock to meet
him at the Courier office; and, just as ]
started from Jefferson street, at the Club
House, between Fourth and Fifth streets,
I heard pistol shots, and, coming out, i
found crowd collected in front Of An
drew Monroe's office-Mr. Prentice on the
pavement and Mr.. Durrett not to be seen.
Since the difficulty at Monroe's Office, /
have called at the Courier Office twice, at
Mr.. Durrett's residence once, and at Col.
Hinkle's office, next door to Monroe's Of
fee, where the street difficulty occurred,
for the purpose of delivering a mote from
Geo. D. Prentice, requesting another NEE
ting. This meeting was requested by Mr..
Prentice to be at a o'clock, and the note
was written at 81 o'clock, But, as l be-
fore stated, l could not find Mr.. Durrett
SILAS F. MILLER.
The note which was entrusted to Capt.
Miller, and which he could not find an OPP
portunity of delivering, was as follows:
mo. o..
R. T. DURRETT, Eso.-Sir:--From your
department this afternoon have no doubt
you are coward, I hope you are not,
but my hope is small. If you are man,
meet me at half past four this evening at
the corner of Third and Jefferson.
Yours, &C.,
GEO. y. PRENTICE.
July 21, 1857.
No. TO-
1 happened to be in view Of the doors
of Geo. D. Hinklo and Andrew Monroe
when the fight commenced between Geo
D. Prentice and r. T. Durrett AS Dur
rett ascended the steps of Hinkle (there il
la basement under his ofice,) Mr.. Prentice
arose from the doorstep of Monroe's Office
where he was sitting. was not neal
enough to hear what he said. Durret
drew pistol from his pocket and fred
Mr.. Prentice then drew two pistols in sue
cessiOn from his breast pocket, and free
each, which seemed to be all the arms h,
had. He then stepped to Monroe's door
when another pistol was handed him, ant
he fred twice more, having fred twice pre-
viously. I think Mr.. Durrett fred thre
times; others say four.
AS Mr.. Durrett made the first fire he re
treated into the door of Mr.. Hinkles of
fee, and after he got into the door he fire,
twice, his arm only extending from tn
door, and it nearly closed After the fl
ring ceased, and considerable crowd ha,
collected, Col. Harrison and Col. Boone de
manded that the police should disperse tn
crowd. said to them that Mr.. Prentic
was desirous that Mr.. Durrett should com
forth and show himself But they replie'
that he was not in the house and was no
on the lot, and would not be out to see MI
Prentice. Invent to Mr. Prentice, in Mon
roe's Office, and told him, and he soon al
forwards left.
W. X. THOMAS.
We are entirely willing to present tn
facts without one word of comment. LIZ
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