The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-24
The Fatal Fight Between two Nashville
Editors.

From the Nashville Banner, Nov. 191
Hail. eor a the Sashy m ALEU-
and George e. Poindexter, editor of the Union and An,e
,ican democratic paper, which had assumed personal
character terminated yesterday morning In the death of
Mr. Pondexter, at the hands Of Mr. Hail. AS all the cir
cumstances connected with the affair will be sought
for with avdity and are liable to INSTRUMENTATION
we will endeavor to give them correctly and sue.
cinctly. The Union and american has recently pro-
vile Republican Of 1884, Of which paper Mr.. Hail
was then editor, a paragraph, published during. Mr.
Halls absence In Washington CITY, which seemed to
favor the idea OF incorporating in the State constitution
Convention TO revise which about to meet provision
for the gradual emancipation OF slavery The object of
the reproduction OF this paragraph understood to be
TO make the impression that Mr. Hall entertained such sem
tmens now and therefore position to unite with
charged the conductors Of the linton with being unscru
pulous and guilty OF "disreputable practices in their
discussions This brought out from Mr. pondexter the
following paragraph, which appeared in the editorial
columns Of the Union Of Thursday morning.
"The charges and insinuaons againat this paper con-
tanned IN the leading editorial article in the Nashville
Ne'cs OF yesterday, are utterly destitute Of truth We
cannot consent to carry newspaper controversy with
trusting 70 the supposed privileges age to shield him
from responsibility
Mr.. Jno H. Hall, of the editor ofthe News accost
ed Mr. Pendcxer Thursday morning in front Of the s.
Cloud Hotel, and demanded to know he was tho author
Of the above paragraph Mr. ?. replied that he was
terms, which denuncaon Mr.. r. resented by aemntinr
to strike Mr.. Hall. The two clnched but were in,me
diatey separated Mr. p rsmarkng in substance that tho
affair could be settled in more appropriate place 0
During the morning Mr.. Hall received a note from Mr.
Pondextcr, and correspondence followed OF the merits
Of which not sufficiently apprized TO be able N
safe Its substance. The difficulty however was sill
pending and unsettled as understand on THURSDAY
morning. when the following card appeared in the Ne,os
OF yesterday morning. - ~ '
The "charges made against the Union and american
!estaoshed by undenabe facts then and there adduced
] made no " insinuationsn ~
inc assertion that trust TO the privileges OF are to
sncld myself from responsibility for any statements
make, s false and calumnious He who made tho asser
Ton trusts 70 the pistol to shield from exposure the mis-
representations and faschoods Of the Journal with which
nc s connected That is the plain English Of tho matter
Inc Shield be has selected will prove insufficient for his
purpose. shall go on, as have begun, with thorough
eApure OF an mis- statements, misrepresentation and
lalsenoods which may appear in the linton and Amer
can, ana which may deem worthy Of netcefuly able
anu to protect my against assault and 70
punish the assaiant ALLEN A. HALL.
Early yesterday morning Mr. Poindexter called in com.
pony with two friends, at the counting of the Nc1s
and asked for Mr. Hall. He informed that that gen.
tleman had not yet come down. the call rcpcatcd
and Mr. Hall had not yet arrived Soon after the secons
call, Mr. Hall came In, and Immediately apprsed On
the fact that Mrs r. was seeking him.
few moments after he further appraised that MT
r. was advancing towards his Office from tho corner ~
Deaderick street Mr. Hall Immediately took position ~
front OF his door, and Mr. r. advanced he commauue1
him twice to stop loud voice. Mr. rather quckcneu
his pace and nt the second command made movement
as i 70 draw weagor. Thcrcupcn Mr.. Han eNunea