, 1873-07-06
From Our Ohm Correspondent.

Henry Winthrop Gray claims, think, to ho Of |
the best New England iineago has been, and is
still, prominent operator in Wall stroot, and |
distinguished leader Of fashion. Mrs. Gray has |
lho reputation OF beauty, and WAS ono Of tho |
bollcs Of Baltimore, boing the daughter of !
William n. Trnvors and tho granddaughter Of |
Nevordy johnson.
john A. Hocksher, tho son Of wealthy coal
merchant, is almost entirely a man of society, |
and has been prominent figure iu metropolitan !
drawing rooms for number Of yoars. He mar
sod, not long aimee, tho granddaughter OF
Stephen Whitney, tho onco famous millionaire,
srlo, to tho end Of his days. lived in ono Of tho
DID mansions in Bowling dreen, nna died theret
tho very last of tho fashionable residents down
town. 80
Both Nr. Gray aud Mr.. Heckehor are men OF
family, and still young, being about 35. Willie
they may not, perhaps, DO called faat they are
nlnoat entirely given over to social and secular
pursuits. They belong to a number Of clubs ;
own fast horses hago yachts arc skilled bill"
iasdista. excellent dancers, good shots, and con-
noissours in flno vino and feminlno beauty.
Thoy pride themselves on their social accom-
pliBh1nonts, and havo largo following among
the beaux aud gallants OF the town.
THE COMBAT.
Tho scandal which gavo rise to tho duel is said
to be Of throo years. standing As usually hap
pens in such cases, 1t soomH that Dlr. Gray was
tho last to hear what had become woll-worn
theme with tho nomber8 OF Ills Hot. Believing,
as tho phrase is, that his domestic honor had
been outraged, mud tho aacreGnoss Of
private hospitality invaded. hc chal-
engod Mr.. HeclBhor, who had been his
intimate 1riu,lu, 10 combat which he intended
should be mortal. AB the two ndversaries wore
-. At,1 noi
the duel TINT tho affair should end after tho
first fire.. It ia thought that Hlr. Gray designed
to kill Nfr. Hcckeller, which QUO would suppose
he might easily have done With Derringer ut
ai1 PAGES. His bullet grazed the henrt Of his
antagonst paaaing through hig ,;a waascoat tee m aud
after allowing His weapon to boar long enough
upon his enony to indicate that ho might hit him
II lie chose. ho discharged his pistol In tho air.
Then the duol could not very vol 60 on. So tho
principals aud seconds, with all formal aud out
ward courtosieB withdrew from tho fold.
THE PROBABLE RESULT.
Tho current report is, TINT Mr.. Gray will now
make application in tie courta foI divorce on IN
this State. To complete this most unfortunate
business on strictly cliyarous baas,-in othur
words, to make the boat out Of tho bad,-Mr.
HcckAher should marry Mrs. Gray; but then
there iB Mrs. Hcckeher,-not to speak Of her
chidrcn,-w Ia more to be pitled than all the
fAst.
This duei foolish as It appears, can hardly fail
to bo regarded as an improvement upon asaaasi-
nation, Which has been so common IL this couu-
try in similar cases. Tho Gray-IIecisher COM
bat has been after tho French pattorn:,, In
France, when gontlenlnn las reason to believo
that his wife Is unfathful, he challenges her
lover, aud sacks legal separation afterwards. In
England, an aggreyed husband suoa the sup
posed scduccr for damages, sometimes subss-
quunt aud sometimes anterior to tho obtainment
Of divorce III America, the almost invariablo
custom has been for any man Jealous Of his con-
sort to i1 suspicion upon any other man, mur.
der him in cold blood, and thon be acquitted Of
lis crime on the ground of emotional insanity.
THE PRECEDENT.
It is reported that Ml. Gray, boing Of int!uon-
wiahed to establish III tho Republic Mrerent
md n les, s sssestsSs s4 sdy s Ys' e
choice. Tho recont duel, 1t will DO obaoryed,
was conducted altogether in tho Partisan mode.
There has boon no card-wriltng, no publication
Of oorsespon,donso, no htldayits @ OF frend', no
printed gasconado. The matter was managed
with extreme discretion, entre sccreoy, and, as
advocates Of The duoilo would put It, in man
quarrel. tic combatunts Observed the closest
etiquette. They put tho affar altogether in tho
hands Of their friends, who wcro absolutely po-
Tito in turn, aud lifted their lats at exactly the
% pr the Marshal Duke ieI do MehoIiou would lavo
done In like condition.
Tho example Of tho arny-Heckhher duol may
make duoling the vogue hereafter in tho A1otrop-
husbands who fancy themselves agErieyed imi-
tato the pugnaotous stock -btohor The onemies
of Mr.. Gray declare that thore arc husbands who
have just a8 much reason to call him out aa lie
hsd to call hlr. HeckRher out Cynics nasort
that il the procedeut 10 followed, thcro will be
no end Of i,ielipg in Now York. View it as we
may, tho whole thing ia oxtromo1y unfortunato,
aud must bo deeply doplorod, not 90 much In
I, InnF3 tn
nUMonH. .-
ALI sorts Of rHnaors aro a1oat as to tho result
OF tAia melancholy history. Ono Of tho reports
that is rifest is that Mrs Gray will 60 ut onco to
Europe, aud mako no resotanco to tho divorce
her husband seeks; that Mrs. 1looksher will aue
for legal separation; and that hor liege will
then go abroad likewise, marry Mrs. Gray, aud
I've permanently on the other her ado id Of the sea-
Usckslor should DO drawn together by tho Inv
which many porsonB beltovo Rliko existent in
human nature and iu chemistry, Gootl.a'a famous
talo Of tho effective Atinittes" would bo sub
stantially reproduced.
yaapEnpELr AS A nYnrENl8T.
The recent dcAth OF Horace +. Clark was nlto-
gotller unexpected, 81 Ao was not only ono oi
Tue most capable aud energetic railway m,anagort
vigorous. He bud 30 much faith tn his natural.
ly robust constitution and excellent phJslca
condition. that lo ia said 10 have ebuaod them
Ilin fatbor-in-law, Cornelius Vanderbilt, ~ht
AAct1poa hlb set1'lty anu stIGutta ~ A'n 't;4u y
ltfe-ho Ia not fur from s0--to the admirable
caro- ha taken Of himnelf, iInputes tho death o
Mr.. Clark to his regular irregularity of living
Some months ago. as tho story runs, oertait
wialIod to aae CLARK upon particular business
The hour wa. u o'clock In the morning, ant
Vanderbilt remarked: " Horace iHn's up yet,-
ho 1iovsr gsta up till about noon but, L 70.
house and got tho boy ont Of bed Tie banko
and the Commodore won't. Clark had not risen
but ha tnsds haaty toilet aud descended to th'
!,loahAst-ru whore tho two wore waiting. Th'
rnrnl wun WI aYDule and elahorsta thak Vaudarbil