The sun., 1870-03-22
THE WILKEs-LELASD FIGHT.
what the Hon. Theodore Allen has to snv
About the Anair-The Interior OF the ~.
Bernard Hou-c-A Rsms rkable state-
mont. if True-AIlcn says that LELAND
Fired tive Minutes ufter he WINS struck.

Fired 1--WE Minutes afer he WINS struck.
IN he Editor or Inc sun.
SiR; In justice to myself please publish the
following card in regard ~ the assault upou Mi.
Lcnud.
About O'Clock on Saturday night, wr, playing
billiards In my house when man In tie front
door. | asked him what he wanted. lie said that
a drunken loaier bad nsulted q woman and that he
had knocked him down.
told him that did not want any trouble and he
must leave. During the time that was tllkug TO
him the valiant major was In the street firing his
ristol at, suppose, inafiraiy objects amer which
he ran away, and the man went about lis business.
Respectfu y yours.
THEODORE ALLEN, II. Bernard liouse
NEW YORK, March 81, 1870,
An NTERvTpw wIrB TuR noS. TuBoDoRs ALLrS.
The above letter was received at THE sua tnlce
yesterday afternoon. With n Wow Of ascortaining
whether the letter was genuine. Sun reporter yis-
tied the famous st. Bernard Ilouse, the corner Of
Prince and Mercer streets, entering tho bar room by
the Mercer street door. Several woldresscd gento-
men we're seated In the space fronting the bar, aud
one OF the three billiard tables as In use. Tie har
Mss elegantly furnished, and the billiard tables
seemed 10 be GOOD. Mr. Aliens barton der was no,
In his place. lie wns in bis shft seevoa, seated
near the window on the right Of the door. pious.
TnE svS, Aceo-tng the gentleman in th.rt sleeves,
tho reporter said:
"ls Mr.. Allen In, sr''
BAExrErER-Wel, Icucss so. Tho ain'i In now,
hen be In II you'll wait long enough (vawning).
suS RTPoETLB-lf you will furnish mo with n
scrnp Of ruper, will leave a note tor Mr.. Allen.
TIE barkeeper thea got up ard stretched himself,
yawned once more, and saunterei TO the bar He
furnished Tie rel ort,r with sheet OF elegant note
paper, ard retired. While the reporter was writing
the note, another gentleman In siirt sleeves en-.
tered tle room from the hall, stepped quickly ie-
bind the hur, and sgd:
Do vcu wan % wei"
fEroprrR-Are YOU Mr.. AliCni
RsPoErEE-Dd you send letter to Tur srS
ofrre t-dnyi
Nn ALLrN-ob. ves, I scnt IL. You see, the
thing was too ric,. fclt I, my duty ynu 500, a,
d cen mentioned In this m lr 10 set Major Le.
lani. as wcli a. myself right iefpre the public.
RtrohrkR-What time was 1t when tue inus5 took
piacct
lit'le Nc Of a ellow Jumped IN The Mercer street
door IN hurry Ike. | no ir,d hm because hc
Wie,s the in te, !" and sa,s ie. OF. i've pia s,d
al Nld sucker In toe Jaw. THAI all" Says he " You
see. | was thein' With lady round in Prince
street here, an size had lady friend With her, az
tits d-d Oh -louch along and saii touett Ing
TO her an she lied him an ole beat; Vel, the ole
cuss TOOK her o. 'e am, an plugged him in the
Efron. .tR-Iios. big was tai. man Nj. Allen,
Ma ALtES-Why We wa4 a rti lit of a devil
quick iShtning. about n,e ieet two inches LII,
Ie wouldn't weigh over ll5 puunj,, hut le c.uld
6, ,g,unl g.g',,t dc'gisb hg'y hi. Major l..
had, as you ch him. ought to be tc enouei 10 get
away with aAli do4sn such iule lewis him.
Etl, BrE6-ld YOU hear the shoe
Mn AILES-St0,' WHY. hlcs- your sou' tSe
little dcyii lad hecn talking to ne for i've minute,
teiusr the iTst shut was ttri. A. soon as heard
It ! rushed ~ the window, and tuete the old
cuss on the sidewalk fraisrg his hsu' sln ing his
revolver arounu oo-e. ard h zng avAy ~ the air q
c'ery poo Hat Ia hat hal
Here Nir Allen ran % iutI sll 'u'd a. of LAUGH.
tor, In Which the rcportcr he. iV juinei. pf,er
which VI. Alien courteou.y sl.,,d n cig,r box
IN lcr the fcpuf Cr's nose. saytLg.
"Muu'tN,u sn'sr. -irf
REroErtU-l vas iust ro.rg so super. don't
Ike o. su 0Lc lc'Irc supvc-.
Mn ALLr%-I Take o.r, arr sce row g.u 'lro II.
Tho r,iort lsLtci tic c 'ar. II Wa % very large
ci-r % an exquisite taVor, and lllJ have clst 5jc
@ n1'FHy.
HlrorrrE-Dl tho n,lc .yIloy Tut M.ior Le.
ltnlf
Nj. AIIrN-wel, he knoci ed ai., iato the MID.
d't ui the street. II nu-t 11Nr thr he Old -u,-
two iuuic- 10 sc up, r'uutr 90 10 Dut lis fa~e
tnrA, Hri Two minute, to ret NJ fcyulver uut. for
90, AE't Vtlllt Wb- HAp = ta uHil e i've .uiruca
before TIE hfst shot 80 Iiel. '.I ought To- have
seen the Old Wh,Ip % IAN i1c p~., In the air. and
rI' ing hel yontfatll, AMI t.,u .i.iDr OF uONL 70
8 polio" unce, AID rI IkiuE % t.pul.iut
EErokTrR Do SOU tI.uk George wilkes had any
thing o. ju siJh ihc ua.ri'
MN AlLLS le' EteIA p,uJ.s.yl-Nol That's a put
~ lob.
Tie reporter then departed Nr Allen t. a .ounp
man VI slnguar heauty-morr h4ul-ut.c even th,'
Mr.. Castle u The ENGLISH opera ,tou Hp, o. Lieut.
Col. MIX, OF the Irt5pHF. lii form b. unusually
h'rc aDi pracc ul lie has delicate features clear
blu, cye., and black curly hair.