, 1877-01-09
An Obscure Spot in Delaware
Believed to Have Been
tho Scene.
Bennett Returned Unhurt.
to Philadelphia Last
Evening.
May Said to Have Been Severely
Wounded...A Reconcilia.
ton Effected.


MA AI~ - A1@k lO4Ns
MOST AaaatvAriSa STATE or UNCERTAINTY
Dull.
Special DtepascA 10 The tribune.
NEW initK. Ian. H.-tifcat excitement was Gre.
ntca this afternoon ty Telegram from, Montreal
which said bennett had fought sfay near That city
and bccn dangerously wuantlel IN tho abdomen,
The report vas hullctned md put Intn c:stras bns
WIS proved sntre later IN. noun another eeport,
better authenticated was pnt In eErculatiun t. t1ly
effect that duel Ind taken place In the vicinity NJ
baltimore. md thai May Ind 1pcn wounded.
The members OF tho UnIon Club
lecnme convinced Of tho gcuulncnesa Of thts re-.
port by two outside telc.rans declaring Hen.
melt unfnjnred. thu 0tler ttatlK indefinitely that
aay lad been a1IGhtly wounded by II pistol ball.
Tho meeting occurred ut Slaughter SntEan In krnt
EoHnty. Delaware. this rru%in1 tic trut, vt tho
recognition Ut Frederick May In 1ln1snore Satur-
t!uy night. Tho parties met nj o'cjock this after
noun. Bennctt'r frirHls herr aro cunt1irnt nttt
3utilaat. At Dr. May'a housu thcrv wcrc eyI.
iGuccs OF
THE RECEIPT or aADDEs1HG NEWS.
Tho doctor was said to lm out, alnl tic servant
could not tell when he would be in.
a member Ut tile CRi0l1 Club who saw August
He'Mont tbs evening saya that gentleman tDll him
be l'ad dispatch from une Of the principals stat
tng TINT the duel had taken place, and l,cnnctt
CAME o1 unEnjuecd, Thlsimplled that May was III
juEed.
similar telegram was received by judge Dcd-
ford.
Another dispntch stated that ucnnett Ind bccn
dangerously wounded, thus rendering everything
uncertain again,
benpcttH friends have more Information than
they will make public. MIR. Nclmont's dispatch
had some "details, bit lie refused 10 say another
wusd abuut the nlatter.
There Is no question atnong Tie members Of the
various clahs TINT The t1nel las beca fought, but
the 'iefDsy IL claimed by the friends Ut both pnr.
t|es W Eagerly IN II 1t were election uncertainty
NEW YORK rIarArCIg@,
9b Ia Fts'trn Assocta.ed F4rss.
NEW loHK, Jan. H.-licport ID current that
JhnleH f'ur1nn t'ennett and Frederick aiay fought
aurt s1ls murnng rcar Lakc CIlanplaIu, Cauada,
and that Mr. lcnnctt WIS wounded
NEW htHs, Jan H.--trhu following cxfsn Ia IL.
sued leto: VIZ h reported In Wall street that
private dispatch from Canada has been recu!ycd
A'''onhcshs Tint luct had been fought by Dcunctt
and May. anl tint bcuie,t had bcen shot In thu
bdwcis.''
NEW IonK, 5an. s--:}:l5 p. m.-1tun,ort is uany.
tonsned concerning tIu I'ennett.stay atYasr. Ono
report has It that Mr. Hcnnctt wna mgrtsiy hurt:
anot'aer TINT Mt. henNctt waA onty slightly wound.
~. "n aiothrr that Sts. 1rnuett wasn't injured at
VI. Al' attempts to authenticate any rcrorts have
proved futile Ihe respective friends Of l}ennett
lnd May calm to have ITO posiliyu Information ru-
AN'-'eh t"N s"~<a0" u WV rfaA%iFhrs
nALT,MoHE AND wAsltiaaToS,
NALrlHonE, Jan. IA r,stnor prsyuiIs hero to.
night that thu Drn,lett'stay duel took pAce to.lay
IN Mary'nni, hut ,i,'isrnt inquiry at tic Maryland
Clhu' and VI gentlemen whu would most likely bc
aAs!"eI os s"ch occurrence fnil@ tn truce c rumur
toany authentic source. Thu fact lliAt Ue. Fred
May. "f baltimore has not been srcn In tho city
sinsu euriy tins forenoon lrnts csc1cncc to tho re-
ioFs. 1atil'sato an4 confidential friends uf May's
decline to give aAy information, tuysng TINT they
ass not VI nhsssY ~ inakp nny disclosures Ut
present.
WAh,''S"Tos. D. C.. jan. H.-A report eircu,at.
I'll lsesc " m1amsshs TINT Mny and ntnnut. fought
t"'lay near lIavsc dc Urace. 1[d but 1t cAnnot b.
authenticated, aud no details OF tho reported mect-
lIy nrc k!ycn.
,,l' M',t1;!4oMs: t; Jnn sTho .+ward ot the Mary
sy W 'i.tsd .s:"sh!, IND 'i' rs.on's 'as
ttalrl, AID !u could nat assxer ~ 10 t Wbct1sI %y's
!ae! occurred to-day ur lot. 'fnu viii, ratl br
.,"'eats 'r"F.'eats my sttuatiuu." lie was eydcutly
etfcfa5 R'tluteA to Iat Trbune.
us ,ru s GS.d a T. ,a;s. al atss; :. ~ ~; = Mswsnapes
" tfac!!k thv llcnnrtt' May pury. 1t sianstcai.
Where J. ~. serorel tns party csosasd !,tu Gum
Thy n.A srl'ott comea fsu.. uii.rr fFnaier tuw1,a
M'ATEHn,. ~ Jan. s5urrat excitement sxssss
M A"le ~ cl lhe Eli!ufeu tuel between Fred X. Mpy
NIL Jnn.rs tortton lenurit. Our city rclloftsr.
nts hal'slng urunnd telegraph offices with.
!ur thc nrei nr". ot The encounter. Sn
% ,rnee VI Tug palt!f' hps yet hen found. All
q" si.e. watching fnr aI'e duelistn. The i,ariy
tn'k lh-lr tlt!.rs. thrnSh IL Montreal, tuf lett
lit Cars somewhere hi. tlun of thu i'elyncs llnr
A"SrItEAL: Jan s-stJught. --t'asrfui INJURY
aa.u',t Tue trunt!er falls ii rnnlrln thc rut,ors
pstWccn ltvInctt and May. Authin. can lm
that flctAlty. ' 80
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