The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-07-04
THAT "DUEL."
Our Democratic Nominee VIM
dictates Himself.

Oar Democratic Nominee VIM
dictates Himself.
Capt. Tom jones, the Democratic
nominee for Clerk Of the Court of
has addressed letter ~ the
Louisville Courier Journdi, defe[ ling
himself from the attacks of the hadi-
cal press, charging that he had accept
ed a challenge TO fight duel in 1869.
and that he Was thereby ineligible to
the office for which he was nominated.
Capt Jones says:
"But 80 far from having accepted this
challenge I never even replied TO 1t, and
defy the production of such reply was
holding office At the time, besides being
a candidate for reelection, and could not
theteiore accept, and So anxious ana de-
termined was | that nothing l might do
should violate the constitution, that
took the precaution to take advice OF
Hon W y. Sw ecney, then, us now. lead
ing lawyer OF the greensboro bar"
Further iu his yindication, card
from Hon. W. n Sweeney, is publish
ed. who was Mr. Jones lawyer in the
affair, in which Mr.. Sweeney says, that
Jones seemed umEious and deterBitH
ed not to violate the law, and 1t was
understood that Mr.. Pointer Jones
friend). was not to pledge Jones to an
acceptance of a challenge.
Capt. Jones makes plain statement
Of the affair, aud eontesses to some
foundation in fact for the charge. He
-,s..,,s---ss- dtl haze d7zeulss-with a
gentleman of Greensboro. resulting in
the following notes:
Rr r. e Jones:
SIR-Your conduct towards me yester-
day evening was of so insulting n char
ncter rs to induce me- to demand OF You
that satisfaction which one gentleman
should give to another. My friend, Mr.
W. H. Woodford, is authorized to receive
any communication you may wish 10 send
me. and to act "a my friend in arranging
the preliminaries for hostile meeting
between US.
This note from his challenger, DR..
Hale, provoked the following from
Capt. Jones, not to Or. Hale but to
his friend, Mr.. Woodford
"Mr. Phil. \. Pointer is my friend, and
any arrangement you may make with
him will Re entirely satisfactory to me-
These little missives are exactly up
to the duello, aud would fasten the
charge of ineligibility on our friend,
but for the following explanation,
which to our mind is perfectly salts
factory:
81 selected Mr. Pointer, not ms ny sec
ond to arrange the Preliminaries of the
dwell. for | had not agreed TO hight any ;
bat T.. confer with Mr.. woodford on the
subject of the difficulty and whlFt !
/ gave nv friend full authority TO a for
me, distinctly instructed him lat ),
I could not dad not, and could not led ~ he
/ ckdiisHge.'
The Louisville Commercial has
made a great bluster about nothing 10
this mater. 1t thought ii had some
thing but alas it turns to naHght. The
constitution of Kentucky wisely pro-
hibits officers of the State from partici
pating in a duel, but the public senti-
ment of the country does not attach
any great opprobrium to him who &C
cepts a challenge. In the matter in
question, Capt. jones exhibits him
self as a brave and chivalrous gentle
mas ra.6r IN accord honorable salts
faction to gentleman aggrieved toward
! hUus -rdz yri eHhibits "A most eonscien
officer of the commonwealth and de-
termination not to violate the law. The
public will make a pleasing contrast
between this style of knightly gen
tleman. aud the clustering bravo and
bully who would be continually thrust
ing challenges and insults upon gentle
man for notoriety or malevolence.
The first we can honor and respect,
the latter we must contemn aud des-
pise.
Since the above, the Commercial
publishes evidence of the complete
arrangements between the seconds,
which accepting Joses explanation to
be true, shows that his seconA (Mr.
Poiuter,) exceeded his authority A
card from Pointer Acknowledge this
: would now be in order.