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Ihaties W Button, lbs surviving .ditor
oi ne Ly eehbu'g Tusirtas ~bo.. brother
I"'eFn ha''n ~as kil si 90 the 23ta Of
June, IN s,s-.t rsncob,rs with Geors, w.
anu" W hsrd-'cks, editors of the LyocA
0nfg hfPsolHeh tud yoUuger hroshrr a.
HoO'iy wounded raDitsbts fall And tenn
/ p-fA'e statement OF tks mtlaucLoly .Hn,
Am'nE tbAt The occurrence uAatLe r.tprL
PH"t> 81 series OF nnprOV ksd rer,c,utt.u.
1 on The par, of the Mcs,rs Hsfiu,ck, NJ,
/ bai 90 complains that ubj jus, ,ateneul. -
the AFFAIR had been published 10 ,b. p,,iu.
cies OF himself aud his Surviving bro,6.r
aud gives nc following eiryumstaps.l ,e.
count If the TRACED
We, 10 comrAoy with our broihsrs aud ,b.
bes MIR ilammood lsfI be V,rgioi,n e..
a. our u'uai d'uusr hour, letvsen and 2
oel'ek on Saturday tie g3ri oay Of June
We went by CUT usual route down MAN .,r,.,
and when We arrived q; be intersection ~ qtA
street. on which the Repa hc.n ,Rcs !,
Robert Button, who vas "a the re,r ~ m.
nouecd tba iessrs Hsrdwicke s,audior IN
front Of the Rejutlcsu oGes. mapiest,r1
such ind,catiop Of excitement as TO .ttr,rt
his attention. EDi Observed thatthsy st.r,.I
- IN mediaiely towards Church street ith.
uuIi running parallel win Main. on ub,eh
- "ere,l aud ptsse! ba'riedly d,sn th.t
street a. II TO 70 ercept u A thesAn.
nme, VILLAIN Hsri~i, ke "a, beard TO "a,
let us 60 do~n and meet b IN.
ben ~s bed react "a the intersection Of
lth street ut'h Man, Robert Batt,y r,.,,
cd up that street to Ctufch 90 witch "a.
. Messr' hAris'SEc vere ~alkisg 10 th. ,.ue
direction a. ourse,Vs sud rassaI them
STOUT midway bctse-n ! sud 1911 str..,.
As be did this be observed seh of tho.. per
sous dr'~ pl-tot partially from undcr he,
Ve'is Our route was O. pass up Isth stree,
from Mao toto Church. .ud theme. e. our
home When Robert. who had preceded
those parties, reached 9Th s.rest. b. crossed
d,agonsily 20 the other side, aud gave US.
si.lal as ws we're preceding up Ia / frsm
Main -. eet
Turning I'M immsd ately al. be say
George " Ilara wick pointing = pi.tol a,
him a. h.. thorgbt r., m the eorner of Church
aud i2th s'r-,u, whcu, drawing bis own
ScapCa 90 Hard~iskc. tL- latter rstrs.tel
iuto tIc deep rcyt,, Of Dr Grnsrs door -
By tLis lime our bruibe,-, George snl Jo,
scph. who we've some dis;Iuca ia adyaucs a
a., had reached tie opposite corner from
Shrie t'-iT assaiiau'. stpud Whru GeorRoW
liard~lcse emerged Il, m the door aud to.t
81 himself b hind a. irou Gre plug o. the cor.
Ter Which completely prot, etct Lis pe sou
from the shots sIu.ed At ban
lie lcve.el hi. pistol 90 the stem ~ the
plug, aud from that secure position be shot
J0.vph Blt0n Who stood fall front uitl .
large tree 40 bis rear lrhtud Nh ci be s,org
cd TO seek Trote0 iou from las as.aiiants-
both Of whcm s-ie frtug at lJru but fell IN
be trA'k- defending bimsc,f Ike brAy.
mac Coming up ard occupying position
near 'be mIdg.S Vi I-tb su~,lb, aud at.u
ob use aug.s from tho eouteuding parties We
drove Georgs W liardWieks ON bic po,.
too beti,d the play iato the rsc-., Of DR.
GIimcT. door, tfpm which be red ins feet.
Uai,s several times 10 fire upon ~. Tut 6ad
iug our pistol aimed a. hui would a, o(tea
Withdraw h.s person uuder cover
~ this time, cur two brothers we're shot
and Ne stood tSo aGAiuat tWO Sith The odds
~ favor e our a-,aIi,uts wbo uorc mostly
protected. Fading that We could not draw
GCorss ". Hsd-ic-e frou, bis position 70
obt,.d { him Into Dr Giiuic,s house. where be
took refuge BY fastening ibs door sfler him
sud 10 bis eight h'iuR lis pi.tol 10 sonra-
~ direction ffoB Us ,brougu the midde door
Of pr 1aisncrs Hal, the tall p,s.rpg not
far ~ We b.V. uni-r,iooI from the person
of Mrs Gi mef William Hsrdusts L.a
meauwhits besu pursued ly Robeit Hutios
fuBt aud Woun.eI - be ~. iufo D. VA.
kers gate, sud bad 90 Lts pg,.on when az
rested, . hys-shosftr, = dr,tiugsr. and .
boWic-ktiic ~hilst q orge W uarIsiei.
had a fvc-,hoOssr Aod derrugsr pistol
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