New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-09
JOHN MICHEL IN TROUBLE.

On Tuesday morning, whis returning heE the tch:
Office with my mail had stopped .. tho corner OF
versatiop with smsi conpsEy Of Esats VIC were
there. While standing there, WITH my newspaper
mail in my srm, and a. oPsn paper 10 my nsnoa .osY
Mtchel the sot-di,ans IRISH Patrol, bat non
cboore to cali the "hish Poltroen -" without having
attracted the nttice ether Of myself or hsy member
Of the company approached Sn1 addressed htnseu "
me- turned Immediately tow0yd hin. aad nos ants,..
pstirg On attack f:om hin ana eopgss.ns wLAs1
Conceived to be bic won.ed emile vhsa sAlct e mo,
my frst impulse to extend =, k,mt me psual ecH-
teous ssluiaton. He remarked TO ne fnmedstesy
that during his soseros scurrlsus ariclo hsd sP-
pesred in The Register n relation 10 hinssh It's
manner Impressed me, as il Old thcso standing With
me, that no had called upon me- like gtatsrt.A 20
cell my attention to some ousice that hsd been acns
him, and, still standing with my bundle Of papers n
TO BIN yer very ' courtsousy, that I va aos aware
that any sca1i'ous article had Appeared n eay
paper concerning him. He simply rsGsshsd nss
he designed answering tbs: article, sna Instantly
with his cane, which, had HScs.ssi foa
one Of the intimate trends WITH vhcn
had been convoTsiog, would no: nave taken ne y
mGe complete surprise. ilst-acsvsiy brew " my
eft ann dropping my p,psrs, ara received As Eov
utop the fe.hy part Of the forearm. Hs wiek hsv
ing easily broken withou. naic:og any ,psresp:isi'
ulury upon me, the eontes: Was coL.:nusd ~ - ~.
and skul fight" in which no one, l presume, wa'
cav it, viii dispute :hs: would have sais'hed ahn
most soundly. but for the iltevea1on OF ne pooos
ftr repealed biz asscul. 10 promptly, snd in such
way tina! he found il iapos5ls to use inc srs VIA
separated believe N,chs, msso 5 ;srust 1t ny
face with The bruken end II his stck, vhs0b psae-
tratsd The hesh near tas sneT corner Of my EN- eye,
inhcting incon'ideIaoe ~cund ooos'atutniS 10
amount of injury sustained For ths :r3so Of this
statement of facts refer 70 kese's. Ch.hes =. W.
liams, Stephen J.. Crosby and John b: 9!l' vso
were standing with mo at the hme hwchsh sH
preached. and who need no otter ccEoooraeve 49,
- - .untfv n a
This encounter took place Ct aso1s III osieoh. q
was totally unarnled, having not 20 Tauoh ~ pes-
knife in my pocket and this tbs csssart, hcu my sr
peaIaDce, had every reason to kloP, M haA ma
With me even the wsh'eg cane which rsashy esnI
he would lot have dared TO sttemp. an assault o99s
ne. l have several times written severely %
Mitcbell-bis writings AID lectures. HIS Lecture u
this place last W inter criticised With anssia sever
s5frcacb from him. he VA. harmless IS kmo, net
me with friendly salnfeops, and % insfes'e1 10 ispo
siiion whatever 70 take otiAss at my oosmests IL
by approaching me In the sane mAnn,r 90 rass
day. that he blinded NO TO hs purpose aad assnp'e1,
though upspccessfrlly 10 Lke such sdysnsass OF No
a. would render NE easy VICTIM to ks ssssss,s hhs
designs for the character Of he a!fioe, 70 vo,h -
took exceptions had, TOR The time, e,cspss ny 49,
Afsr We had been separated by the police otheen,l
prscee ded at once to arm myself eet again nsds 10y
appearance on Gay street. Aoou. IL ocsoct, vhus
WAS star ding few steps dosn CamoorsAsa srsess
Mitchell walked down Gay srss., - company w'ta
House accos.ed him, advanced TO within atoos en-
or eight PAGES Of him, and then and thsfe, IN Ne
presence end within tho hearing Of hundred o ocrs
citizens and Strangers, addressed snf dencnoee hm,
substantially ~ follows:
"Jehn Mitchell, you msde q moss c1va5dy, AesSn
inpo emit assault on me this noyDrg. You sproseh.d
me with the smile Of fnendhip upoa your hr ons ~se
the purpose OF Murderer N pour bsah Soa ~
proachedme armed, presuI,irs oortW ~ opcn ny
being unai med. Your purposes faxed yor snd have
stopped you TO inform you tkss an nov pasps,sd 70
meet you upon equal footlg, And TO aensuros yea
ss a rufIian, scoundrel, highway ~sss1n asa :
murderer at heart and sn Infamous coward Il ysa o,
net resent ,his denunei.tien, IKE msr, 70 a. s9na
and honorable encounter" -,
such AID much more, were ire dsnurc, skicns Pc
bounced While he stood a the distance 81 siz sps
PAGES. with his hand upon tbs cock o. . pAra.lt
revealed pistol. Yet be iaglrio1slJ vitoSsv n -.
my presence, while .houts 81 eoYGrs !" "sn1y
"adstU6F" = cosardl' bgots forth spcsssSss~~V
from the crowd, upe biz dss's.ily eIi:. .i,.A,
And row, John Mitchell having ssssnsed re - -
eovudly naaser above stated sssny ~
e,captda s.reet-drDbbips BY tbs i0ielyea. =, ~
nicitsl ,sving been sfors s,a -
me, ard notified that rss sfn.a III. e. S.sr,n~
lSa.ts,X.d ~ mere persons, IN al ths seffa. ~
vnrsa,;ar could asv.ss-hsvsg bsssly ssomhsed -
all srd sla ke4 .vsy .as ss ss, -. 49, :sss -
shonis 81 tns .Ss brand han = ssi,st1 ss,Sr
asS ~ r,red eecayJ and n doug 70, fssy ezly
tbs. be may ,hoOt me through wiasss 81 seha, y
tab me- ecvsrty. IN the ccS'
In shaping ny ev.' ~, NV. 80. 81 800, ~.
have but 10 regret. frst, the, wa ubsrrssd II III
ouset and secondly that ives no. permitted b. scc'
cnde The al Vt engagement. which should moss Ger
tail ly have done 10 my entire Satisfaction. can csS
be grathed at TIRE general sppr,vsl which ray pe>.se
and course hsye received II tAis community, sad a
The equally general feeling OF pirssst Iatgssios sss
contempt which the oondn e. tie insh d.gs.'a bss
excited: To The iadsmsn.o o. a. unparalleled ~, e
/ ,heeIfuly sabuIil The Gaze.
JOHN " FLEMING Editor Ksss,ss Eas,s.~