Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-27
The Manassas 1mlDrOgl,O.

The following hostile correspondence between
Col. Tan>Il aud d. W. Whiting, ex Mayor OF
Manassas, is the grand finale of the late Man
assas imbrogo, which mas so stirred up the
usually quiet citizens Of that historic town:
Manassas, Va, April II, 1876
D. w. Whiting, ESQ:
Sir On the It'll instant received the follow
ing communication from you:
Manassas, Va, April 7, 1876
Col Robert Tansil!:
Sir: You have made false and alanderous
charges against me and had them published IN
the public press and you have refused TO have
then! nv;s iga!ed. Now, sir, | risk You to re-
tract them. or l shall ask settlement in man,
ner in accordance with the code of honor, and
slow you TO name time and place and arms to
=. 81 send this message ny my son, afo
prcase answer through him. d. w. WHITISG
10 the above communication of to day l re-
lied Ne follows:
Manassas, Va, April I, 1916
ID. w. Whiting. "sq:
Sir: our COMMUNICATION dated this day. is
received. shall not rrract or withdraw my
charges again.t you. ST! because they are true ;
ID, because they have ~ been proven true IN
court If Justice DUNG the present week by the
triaI and "tqulttal ri Geo. R"uA1, esq py
overwhelming evid nee K, BERT Ia: SILL.
P.S send this through the iostothse RI.
III answer 10 this Tote of inlEe you have sent
III" " challcnge 10 fight you dual, which Is IN
these words and figures:
Manassas, Va Apri! H. 1876.
Sir: | understand that you do not consider
my Tote Is !. Challenge how, sir, say to you
that intended / rs ,. challenge and ask you to
name time and place and arms
Send ne word what you will do. Won't you
go on. in the commons and light me-? Yet Us
sctt =. this diff u,ty. u. w HITTING
10 Col T. Tansil
L. 5 Ifyou say !he word we will go into the
commons where no one else present
D. w WHITING
In reply to your last communication dec ire
to meet you as you propose to' tue following
reasons:
lst. Both OF your communications referred to
were sent By your little son, some five or six
! vears o: age and you requested an answer by
| hin, showing that you have not the slightest
| know edge Of the de Of honor to which you
appeal
ID. Immediately after you sent your frst
nttc, which you now say Was challenge, and
! before had time to answer it, you informed the
Sheriff tfut you had challenged me, thus virtu-
ally inviting arrest in order to avoid the contest
! you profess to be seeking l cannot be party
! : such child play.
3D. al the time above named the Sheriff lei
! you off vt my request and assurance that in tEi:
/ case the code IF lunor did not require me TO vic.
! late i:w
! An When you wrote both of your letters
ar crcd!hly Informed that you were drunk
! which information l believe to be correct from
! tht. APPEARANCE Of the notes, and from the t.c
! that no gentleman would deliver tEem for you
and from your known character for iptemper'
| anc".
9Th b-ought the following charges against
you Is Mayor o! Manassas: lst 'llega! srres1
and punishment of ct:z"n; I'd using threat
/ enlng, insulting and indecent language to cltl
zAns in the public streets OF Manassas ; 3D.
| drunkenness An, using Indecent and obscene
! language while presiding in your office rs
| ayor; 5.h. fa:schood
! The Common G. uncil of Manassas, to which
body M chsrg"s presented. decided that
trey aid not have jurisdiction Of the case, bul
! voted their sarpfoval Of your illegal and o.
pr.ssIve conducl rs Mayor, and you have tNcttiy
CO f ,sel your guilt by resgn1'ns your "fil q IS
! M.vcr. siCrtovui AL the above charges were
brought under rev3w in the las. County Court
ard concilSivey proven b, the sworE testimony
! OF about twcaty ive witnesses from the best cit.
| liens of Manassas. The triumphant vindlcaton
! Of Geo & K, und, esq, OF she false charge pre-
! tcrrcd BY yourself, the f4lsity Of which charge
iseslab!ishes the truth of all my charges against
! yCu) md ths unanimous verdict Of an honorable
jury o. your fellow Citizens which declared that
in the long and exciting trial not ev en- = had
ow or guil.' had been shown against the de
f ndanl vas the most emphatic condemnation
| 81. your ndnct, ard you now stand before the
county !. d.s&r1ccd man, outside the pale OF
gentGmanty recognition.
The fore going reasons preclude the possibility
, Of NY meeting you " u gentleman in the mau.
ncr iud.catei by you ss the code of honor re-
0llircs equality III all things in such combats
ROBERT TANsILL.