Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-23
A LIVERY r.5sslE.
An Editor Attack ed ii b "a Il no, whipped.
Particulars of the Grishazn and Tut-
hill B1aicuIiy

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The ordinary quiet of Deaderick street
was slightly ruflled yesterday morning by
personal difficulty between Attorney
General Tuthill, of the Criminal Court,
and Col. George E. Grisham, editor of the
State Journal, in which a pistol was used
fortunately without e1scll. and the hands
Of both parties for a while quite vigcrS
ously employed. The trouble originated
from an article which appeared in the
Journal of the previous day, personally
offensive TO the Attorney General. He
called at the Office Of Col. Grisham, and in.
quired of that gentleman if he was re-
sponsible for the article mentioned. Being
promptly answered in the affirmative, Col.
Grisham remarking that he was response
BILE for what appeared in his paper, and
4 that be had witnesses IS 10 the truth Of his
statements, Mr.. Tuthill drew his pistol
and fred. The parties were at The mo-
ment standing in reaching distance of each
other, and just as the Attorney General
pulled trigger the editor knocked his PTS"
,oI down, and the ball passed harmlessly
into the floor. The pistol was knocked
beyond the reach of its owner, and the
cOmbatanls forthwith made resort TO tEelr
muscls for settlement Of the affair. The
| Attorney General was hardly equal to an
occasion of this sort, the advan
tage in size and weight be
ing by considerable odds in favor of hi
adversary. When John Packet, j. w
Felts, and other gentlemen, attracted By
the report of the pistol, reached the room
they found the editor masking notes on Mr.
Tuthills facial front, while the Attornel
General was doing his level best to max
brief of Col. Grishsm's entire physi
= cal development At the time O
interruption. the editor was getting slonI
finely with his notes, and the chances wer
somewhat against the lawyer ,gettinI
through with his brief 1t took som
strong pulling, however, to induce them t
desist from their work. The timely arri
val Of brace of constables, with specla
instructions from Esquire Brien, prevents
= further hostilities and spared the SOUR
; the trouble Of reading the riot at.
BEFORE THE FIGHT. l,-.
The following is the article of the Jour
nal which caused the difficulty:
THE SANITARY Business. We under
\ stand that Tuthill, the "Grate Littl
Skwirt" who is at present facetiously play
L ing Attorney General for Judge John Hu
e Smith in this city, made the remark prio
L to the sale Of the Press and Times tina
8 chat organ must be looked after as
sanitary measure, and the nuisance abated
3 Very well; it was looked after, at a CO..
n of $4,000. But whether they have SUI
d ceeded in making sanitary improvement
:, | ia 10 be decided by those who derive th
benefit therefrom. We have no doubt ID
Pres and Times was rather a tough Gu
II toner 10 Tuthill and his kit at that pa
l. tieular time. But we. now have anoth'
ssnitsry Job, the State Journal, for thes
! intiuerant vaga5onds 10 rsmove-this timt
u however, your sixteen thousand dollal
T. will stand no more chance of accomplish
70 ing your nefariOus purpose than short
tailed bovine in hy-timei Wade in, Tu
| hill, with your sanitary measures. w
ID will assist you
n Others OF the same stripe have bee
seriously concerned for our welfare, an
have expressed themselves rather freely
We will look after them in the due cours
~ | Of human events a H..
= AFTER TIRE FIGHT.
- Ia his paper Of yesterday evening Co
A GrisLam publishes the following staiemeI
in regard to the difficulty with AttOrne
!. General Tuthill:
While was quietly sitting at my des
this morning, engaged in my editoris
70 duties, Tuthill, the so-cslled Attorney
q General of this District entered my otic'
Il armed with a repeater, l being entirel
- unarmed and unaware Of the presence
my foe, my back being towards the doc
y and attempted 10 assasinate me. Al
proaching me behind, inquired whether
was responsible for the article which al
peared in Yesterdays Journal. replied
y was and had q witness as 10 what he Ina
It said in regard 10 my paper.
y He then stepped back, drew his reVolV'
and fred at me. quickly knocked Ia
i pistol down and taught him, by fe
i we'll timed blows, that even assassinatio
lie could not always be successful. 1t WI
j, undoubtedly a cold-blooded attempt
assassination, and as readily defeated as
. was wickedly conceived There is in us
~ disposition to decline an honorable and ia
y settlement of personal differences. Oh
is apprehension can only be aroused by thol
who would scruple at no method whiC
would secure our destruction without daI
ger to themselves. And we are equal
n ready TO redress, by all proper and pacil
: means, any injury that it may be our mi
% fortune to do any one. But we shall ev
$, hold it our bounden duty to punish, vii
n becoming severity, any aggression tn
msy be made upon our rights, come fro
y / what n NAV