Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-16
Tha Hnnna.ne,ien Anair.


We mentioned the other day the re-
contre between ]. Marshall Hanna, form
/ erly of Baltimore, but now Of the Rich
mond EraEaaler, and R. D. Ogden, in
the streets of Richmond, growing out of
an offensive publication made by the lat
ter concerning the former. The Rich
mond Dispatch gives the following anus
ing account Of the fracas:
Ogden, advancing fundamentally,
| cried, &" Hal ha is this a Hanna L see
before me with a pistol in his hand -
While from the mouth of him of the aqui-
line visage, came the senorouss shout "HaI
| hal william, l have the nowli The man
| of a%quiline visage fired first, as some say,
and then, fiEdiug his rear uncomfortably
exposed, backed dexterously to the side
walk, and entrehehed himself behind a
sapling on the west side of the street.
Ogden had nc protection, and gaining
courage from necessity, remained appar-
emily still. The fray had now fairly be-
gun, and a display of agility commenced,
which was highly edifying 10 the crowd,
who were watching the fight. The head
seemed to be the most precious part of
the combatants possessions each ducked;
each threw up his arms; each lodged, and
each, with their eyes, probably closed,
madly, desperately fred.
1t is said that Mr.. Hanna was ingenious
enough to protect his body behind the
sapling, although his flowing locks were
all exposed, and he did not remember
that had he turned mis- side TO the front,
it would have been next to impossible to
hit him. Ogden challenged him of the
a~quiline vissage to come out from behind
that tree, but the voice of the chsrmer had
lost its power. One, two, three, four, five
shots were fired, and still no effect, when,
to the great relief of both parties, some
intelligent policeman ran up and rescued
the noble warriors. 1t was a fine tableau.
The ehivalrous Hanna held back by sew
eral police and struggling to be free;
Ogden also, on the opposite side of the
street, ~endeavOring to get at the foe! The
latter broke loose, and, yelling, "Caitif!
miniOn avaunt! hal ha n made a dash
at Hanna, and was within a yard of him,
when he was caught again, and held in
that "durance vile which is more safe
than pleasant.
Daring the whole of the shooting, Han
Ia was IN one side of the street and Ogden
on the other. Five shots are said to have
been fred by Ogden, and four by his oppo-
nent, and Hanna was l~eveling his piece with
deadlyaim when he was rudely interrupted.
In the plank fence on Seventh street, on
Ogden's side, there are three bullet holes,
all far too high, and spread over a breadth
of fifteen or twenty feet, while on Hanna's
side+he plaster shows the scars of three
deadly bullets. "None but the brave de-
serve the fair sand the pToprietress of the
theatre, with fearful eyes and palpitating
heart, stood upon the The theatre steps
befor the tilt began. When the shots
were fired she rushed frantically forward,
handkerehiefin hand, with flowing robes
and agitated face, determined to save her
champion or perish in tho attempt
which she didn't
At the close Of the affair, the guilty
parties were carried to the station house
and bailed to appear before the Mayor
this morning, with a bail of three hun
dred dollars additional to keep the peace
in the interim.
The whole business was simply rldicu-
lous. No harm was done save that Mr..
scratched the skin of his thumb
with his own pistol; and we trust that
this will be the last street fight that it will
ever be our unpleasant duty to record. A
little quietness and moderation would do
away with the necessity for any similar
exhibitions and if people will fight and
can't shoot why on earth don't they 20 up