The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-03-21
THE WILKEs-LELAND HosTILITIEs.
Second Round Of the Right-Five CIenohed
Fingers vs.. n Five-BarreiIed Revolver
Flight Of Teeth with the Flight Of shot
Both sides Of the story.

Second Round Of the Right-Five CIenched
Fingers VS.. n Five-BarreiIed Revolver
Flight Of Teeth with the Flight Of shot
Both sides Of the story.
The recent afffav betwee Major Leland and
Mr.. Wilkes had for its sequence on Saturday even.
ing what might have been tragedy. Yet such a
variance obtsins 10 the stories Of the friends OF Mr.
wilkes and Major Leland that the dispute takes
the semblance OF myth. The two accounts are
simply these,
A Sun reporter called upon Major Leland yester.
day. With the exception OF half an inch OF flesh.
colored courtplaster upon his upper lip, and the
absence OF his valuable false teeth, there we're no
perceptible traces OF the ARRAY upon his person.
MAJOR LELASp's STORY.
The Major says that on Saturday evening, at about
8 O'Clock, he left the Metropolitan Hotel 20 to the
St. Elmo. where he had business appoint
ment with his nephew. While walking down
Prince street to take the University place tho
Major saw man pass him the outside OF the
sidewalk, and US he passed, the Major, WHO has
been wary since lie assailed wilkes, observed him
carefully, and, satisfying himself that tho was
not wilkes, hecded him not. lie saw him turn
about suddenly after preceding him several steps,
and come back toward him on the inside Of the
walk.
The man, who ia described ns q s,out, slnewy rcl-
low. with a rufianly look stepped M opposite the
Major and launched his rst at him knocking out
two valuable false teeth, and cutting lis lip severely
This dental operation stunned the Major for an in
stnnt. but recovering lis corsciousncss be turned
upon his assallant aud valiautly strode alcr him
with his silver mounted Gvc barrc'cd Colt rrvovcr
which was lis constant cOiapauiOn through tho
war.
TIE brutal locomoting tooth extractor ran noeuy
up Prince street 10 Merccr, while the Major With
his gums wrecked OF their teeth, his n- bleeding,
nnd his head hatlCss followed banging at him with
powder and bullet -Four shots were fred, one
taking effect In the arm o, the ass iant. when he
escaped into tie st. Bernard hotel on Mercer street.
Tue Major, after nnrrating his story pt the Woos-
ter street Police station, went 20 HelmbOlfs,
dressed his W unda and went back for lis hat. II
Il believed Nv the Major, however that .he ruflan
intended fatal injury to lis body, for he seemed a
desperate. reckless fellow.
srArEsgNr Mr.. aRoRGE WILKES.
Al the conclusion OF his story Mayor Leland cour-
liz company to dinner II e reporter was compelled
10 fOfcgo the plea ure. Leaving the Metropolitan
Hotel, the SUN reporter visited MIR. WILKES wi ON
he found In the Wc-tmorenpd Hotel in conversation
with old George Roberts of the Con sieI jnOE.
Mr.. Wilkes said that when the attack on Leland
was made te (Mr. Nilkcs) was engaged In couvorsl-
ton with the TttbTs Philosopher At tho Union
LEAGUE parlots on the unjust course which the New
York journals had pursued in their accounts Of the
recent attack upon him. MIR. Wilkes scorncd tie
battles, and said that he should vndicate himse Z
and retaite upon Leland with his pen simply and
alone. lie knew nothing and proicssed an entire
disbelief OF the saturday night attack.
That the attack was made ps detailed above, und
tina, no one knew who the assaii'nt and whittier
be went, Is truth. and has become local history.
The question T. whether the assault was Invoked by
Wilkes, as is avowed by the Major.