Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-30
Fighting Editors in VicIksburgh
and Whipped Editors In Column
bus.
TFor The Statesman1

The Vicksburgh (Miss.) Republican, speak
ing of the various editors who conducted
the Sentinel, of that city, before the war,
says:
"Dr. Hagan took charge in 1887, fought
duel with the editor of the Wing, partici-
pated in number of free fights, and was
| finally killed in 1S42, in a street fight, by
| w. d. Adams. His assistant, Isaac Part
ridge, died with yellow fever in lS49. DIR.
j. S. Hall, associated with Mr.. Partridge,
was noted duelist, and had a number of
affairs, in one of which he was severely
wounded. The next unlucky editor was
James Ryan, who, in vindication of his
honor, was killed by r. E. Hamit, of the
Whig. From, the report of the fight it
would seem that the Whiq man got the best
of it. Next in the list came Walter Hick-
ey, who INDUCED in several street rows,
and was repeatedly wounded. He killed
DR.. Macklin, and was soon after killed
himself, in the Lone Star State.
The next editor was John LAWNS, who,
it seems, declined glory on the field OF hor-
| rors, and consequently is not entitled to a
place in the niche of fame. He INDUCED,
however, in the usual amount of Southern
indiscreet abuse, and atoned for his folly
by serving time in prison. Mr.. Jenkins,
his successor, in aspiring to Immortality,
came to an untimely end in free fight
with II. A. Crabbe; Mr.. Crabbe was as
| sassinated in the same manner in Sonora.
MIR. F. G. succeeded jenkins, but not find
| ing the editorial chair an easy one, he did
| the most sensible thing an editor could do,
and drowned his sorrows and body at the
same time in the Father of Waters. Will
! liam Roy, Esq, subsequently assumed the
editorial charge of the Sentinel, and soon
after he celebrated the event with a street
! fight. This exercise was repeated at inter-
walls until finally he was assassinated in a
street row by his book-keeper. The book
keeper died a natural death about two
| years since."
AS part of the history of journalism in
Columbus, L wish you would give history
of the floggings the editors of the Ohio
State JOurna have received from citizens
for scandalous asuse. 1t would form rich
chapter.
my memory only goes back to 1910, when
Col. JAMES ALLEN received a trouncing
from L. J. BUCHANAN, then Speaker of the
House of Representatives, for bringing a
lady into political contest. This was soon
liter followed by NJ. II. MEDARY, then one
of the proprietors of the The STATES
MAN, flogging another Journal editor,
believed to be Mr.. o. FoLLETT, for SINH
lar Ouence. linen Dr. MILLERs eulIOl
Of the Old School Republican, gave sound
fiogging, in front of the American, to V
w. SMITH, best known as BoT SMITH, then
editing the Ohio State Journal, for gross
SANDER. Then. Col. MEDARY gave sound
Gaming to JOHN TEEsDALE, SMITHS sue
cessor on the Journal. TEEsDALE then lef
the establishment, and was succeeded by
o. FoLLETT, Esq, who, in 1S45, was also
badly whipped by MEDARY. T
This, think, was the last fogging the
editors of the j JournaE received, as the paper
about that time changed its tone and be-
came, until recently, more decent.
If some of your correspondents, or you
YOURSELF Mr.. Editor, would write up this
history of the Journal editors, am quite
sure it would not only be readable, but
might do your neighbor of the Journal
good, as pointing out to him the punish
ment which slanderers received in bygone
days. AS old things may again become
new, he might thus, being duly warned
govern himself in different manner.
SwIPEs.