Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-11-22
FRAN ne NashriHc Patriot Qf SItntdty Last.
F tal R%cncontre between Mcssrs. Allen
81 Hall, ofthe Nashville Daily Nows,a and
&C P~olndeXter, Of the Union and Ann
crican Death oftho Latter.

tflCLH Ocuiu ol lllo hdibCT'
Our city was thrown into great excitement yea-
terlay morning by n rrncpntrr letween Messrr.
G g. poinlextcr, one Of the editors of the {niaR
a,l imnu'an. and .Allcn A. Hall senior Editor of
tie DIUy NcrS. wlirIirc+ul'cd in the almost i'll
stant Il adj # Mr.. PaIuicyicr. The particulars
oil lh's most melancholy nad unfortunate nfair
M briefly ,h'sc
some * ar eight lay. since y political cnntro-
VI .~, Spruu. NJ between the rl,tor. Of the Iiniop
all i,ocr"-, ~ and Of the N',ry during which Ian
gre1" was used hy 10th rnrt,cs, which was Yea
rcrtir"'y '"Inrled NJ # n personal natnre. Ia
til" ftoI and American y; Thursday iaprning
ala"rrr H." following paragraph:
"Fhc r'1 ,c+ aud lnSirrlt,ons against this pa
prr, ro,.ini,rl ~ the lea In. editorial article ia
tn Nashville" Mars Ok Yesterday. ar utterly DIES.
titntn of truth, We eannut consent to carry on n
ne v~paurr untr,yersy with nu editor who utters
ca'nmnlr4 n,ainst II contemporary trusting to tho
surpassed privileges of age To shield him from tho
responsibility"
This para .raph led to nm ARRAY between the
author ofit Nr. Polndestc'. and Mr.. Juo Hall. the
son ~ Mr.. Allen A.. Hall, Of the Af7rs. in which
n lrw blows were exclinn srd but resulted in no hurt
t~pe,thrr tllcIaartics being separated by the hy -stin1
erS. Through their res, erii' o friends, they app0in-
cd n mertA,s for the same dnv, near the
Snlplnr Spting in the North 'rn suburbs of the
city. Both went t" tho appointed place Of meet.
ing, ns wr understand. but through a misunder-
staudiu, ~ to the time. the meeting did no. take
place. Mn Pnindcxter going in the morning. and
Mr.. Hall il the afternoon. Here tho matter res
tol uutl yesterday inorning, when the following
card mrcue,l in The NStps:
AcARD.
Yesterday morning there appeared in the Union
aud American the following paragraph:
THE charges and insinua,ionS against this pa
per, coutiauci in tho leading editorial article, j.,
tas Nashville News Il yesterday, nre utterly
ii %.stitrte ortrnth. We ran ut consent to carry on
n newspaper controversy with al editor who uttcrs
az umn.ct ~ tinst II contemporary trustin. to tho
Supposed privileges ot age 10 shield him from re-
sp visibility"
Tho "clnrg's" male against the Union & Amer.
/ irun in the article of the News above referred e..
! Established by undeniahie facts then and there
ad iuce1. , mnde no insinuation>."
The ASSERTION that trust tn the PRIVILEGES of
ngr to shield myself from responsibility for any
statements | make, is ta,'e mud ca.umnious. He
who maic III" assertion trusts to the pistol to shield
from exposure the Misrepresentation aud ialschooda
OF the journal with wlich he is connected. That
is tho plain English IF the matter. The shield he
haI selected will prove Insufficient for his nurno,e
| shall go on rs | have begun with n thorough OK
pasure of all mis-statemcnts, instrumentation,
ana fnisehnois which may appear in the Union
and American and which | may deem worthy Of
n"tice-'nl'y able and prepared to protect my Ter
son against n'saull ana t. punish the assailnnt.
ALLEN A. HALL.
'"N ''"'h lIlT VI I Dtuue q
Jailed at the offco OF the News. and endured for
Mr.. Hall. WHO had not Yet come down town. lie
called again about 3 ciaak. accnm panied bv two
friends, and again failing t. find Mr.. Hall ut tho
once. lie walked down Cherry street to the neigh
n"rhopd o' - lar. where he remlinel for perhans
halt mn hour. and then returned alone in the d-
rtction of the News ofitc When he had apprach.
al wilhln some thirty tor forty steps of the door,
Mr. Hall. vino WAS warned ri his approach, step.
pea our ul'n me pa|enent with u double barrel
shotgun IN ms hand. He called to Mr.. poindex.
ter either two ar three tunes to stop, but the lat n
continuing To advance, he leveled the gun and fir
Ell one barrel, the charg', which consisted of buck
shot taking effect in Mr.. Poindexter's breast md
stomach, und killing him almost Instantly. Ue
was conveyed within the law-oHice of the Hon. An
drew Ewing, in front of which he fell, and thence
60 tho residence of u friend. He did not sneak we
searn, alter receiving the shot.
The Union and American, Of which Mr.. Poin.
dexter was one Of the editors, alludes to his death
IN the suljoined terms:
8 The sad duty devolyes upon us of announc;nv
Inc death OF our associate and friend, q. q. Poin-
dexter. lie was killed yesterday mornin. by AL
len a.. Hall, the edito rof the Daily News
Mr.. PoiNDExTER WAS a native of Virginia. and
ora family. both on his fathers and mather's side
h's mother was A GiLMER, eminent tor patriot.
ISM. talent. and courage. lie was born ON the
Soth N~Iveni,er, 1899. He graduated Mt Dnrt.
mouth College, in New Hampshire, and at the
Law School ID the Cumberland Universii v, at LIE.
Da1on. In lSJd. he was the Democratic Elector
DOR the Eighi, district in this State. The late Hon.
a. v. br1wh. who knew him we'll and appnacia.
ted a's nnny manly virtues. appointed him Chief
tlerk of the Department over which he presided
In 1896. Tbs Office he held only about one year,
ana resigned It, on the solicitations Of the publish