The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-08-19
management of counsel and the convenient
absence Of witnesses for the Common
wealth, was acquitted.

absence of witnesses for the Common
wealth, was acquitted.
DUEL WITH HANSON.
The next most notable circumstance of
his life was his duel with Mr.. Isaac Hanson
of this place, brother Of Colonel Charles
Hanson, formerly of the Federal army, and
of Col. Roger Hanson, of the Confederate
army, who fell at Stone River, both very
gallant gentlemen. With party of young
blades they had been purging the morals of
the town by giving an injection of cistern
water into certain disreputable houses
through the nozzle of fire engine-in the
slang of such escapadcrs, washing them
out" A quarrel arose between Alexan-
der and Hanson from some cause, and the
latter next morning challenged the former.
The duel was fought at short distance
from town, and was witnessed by large
crowd of admiring and gratificd spectators.
The principals bore themselves with the
nonchaldnce of prize-fghters, whose GUS
tom it is to shake hands before entering
upon the serious business of the ring. On
their way out to the field, they stopped
and drank together, and indulged in free
but pleasant speculations as to where each
would hit the other The weapons used
were revolvers, and five shots were ex-
changed. AT the fifth, Alexander said to
Hanson, who had already been twice
wounded, but declared himself still Sum
satislied,o "Now, Ike, Pm going to kill
ycu," and he came within hairs breadth
of doing it, the ball glancing from Hanson's
left side close to his heart. The duel seems
to have stopped when. the ammunition of
the belligerents was exhausted.
THE SHOOTING OF HANSON. -.
Hanson's injuries were not so severe as
to give him much trouble. He was soon
bly, some disappointed spectator of the duel,
tended attacking him on sight and to settle
the question of superiority in pistol practice
by street fight. Alexander acted at once
upon the mtimation and went in search of
his enemy. They met in a boot and shoe
store, weapons were drawn without any
necessary delay, and Alexander, getting
the first fire, wounded Hanson SO seriously
in the foot that he was confined to his room
for several weeks. 1t turned out that Ham
son had indulged in no such threats toward
Alexander as were impaired to him. The
latter visited him in his confinement and
made friends with him. Both were indicted
and tried for the offence. Alexander was
fined five hundred dollars, and Hanson, in
consideration of injuries, | presume, half
that amount. xZsif
GOING WEST AGAIN.
The monotony of Partisan (kyJ life pro-
wing unsuited to the adventurous and ardent
temperament life of Mr.. Alexander, in the
spring of 1870, having previously declined
lieutenantcy of marines, which had been
rendered him by the President, went to
Colorado, where the second husband of his
mother was stationed on special duty as an
InJian agent. He had command for while
of a company OF scouts, which was given
him by Gov. McCook, and on several oc-
casions distinguished himself in pursuing
and attacking hostile savages. But he soon
tired of this, and in the fall came home.
| DIFFICULTY WITH HOLT.
During the winter he spent some time
visiting in Covington. While there he be-
very respectable young gentleman, and son
of DIR. VIM. Holt, a former postmaster of
that city. A challenge was sent by Alex
ander, but on account of some infOrmality
was not accepted. A street fight between
the parties was eminent at one time, but
through the influence of common friends
the dispute was finally permitted to drop.
IN THE POLITICAL ARENA.
After SO peculiar career, it occurred to
Alexander's eccentric mind that he was
prominently qualified to fill the Office of
magistrate, and he accordingly became a
candidate for that Office in the spring of this
year. An unapprecate public failed to re-
cognise his merits, and he received less than
one hundred votes out of about twelve hum
dred cast. The result greatly exasperated
him, and with characteristic violence he at
tempted to amend it by an assault upon the
Judges and clerk of the election, and for
chile effort to destroy the poll-book.
ATTACKING HIS OPPONENT.
Incensed at a cousin, Mr.. Will Alexan-
der, who voted against him, he attacked
him on the evening of the election in bill
liard-room, and would have killed him with
a knife but for. the providential fact of his
relative carrying thick memorandum book
in the side pocket of his coat, through nc
less than sixty leaves of which, as was
afterwards found, the knife had penetrated
Noah was severely beaten by his cousin
and it is somewhat to his credit that OF
meeting him the following day he entirely
forgot the difficulty, and never alterwarc
alluded to it.
:, SHOT BY HENRY Week.
His next adventure was with Henry
Week, German saloon-keeper of this
place. On a visit to Weeks establishment
he had said something to Mrs. Week, al
which her husband took mortal offence
With Teutonic impetuosity, and regardless
of consequences, he drew a revolver ant
shot Alexander twice, wounding him bu
slightly, however. The latter did not re
sent the attack, but regarded it as a very
absurd joke.
DEATH AT THE HANDS OF MIR. HIBLER
About 1880 on Monday evening, on tn
pavement in front of the Bourbon House
he was shot and instantly killed by Mr.
Hibler. At an examination trial befor
Judge Hawes the next day, Mr. Hible
was discharged, the evidence showing tina
the killing was entirely in self-defence.
MIR. HIBLER's STORY.
j Mr.. Hibler tells the story Of the Ell
counter as follows: 1t was between 10 AM
II o'clock in the evening. had been owe
in town looking up friend, whose famil,,
was stopping at my house. Passn
the hotel bourbon Housc) was accoste
by Mr.. Grehan and Professor Loventhal
who were attending the State Teachers
Association then in session in this place