The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-01-09
BENNETT-MAY.
The Meeting Takes Place
in Delaware.
Bennett Unscathed--M
Reported Seriously
Wounded.

NEW YORK, January S.-A report is
current that James Gordon Bennett and
Frederick May fought duel this morn
ing near Lake Champlsin, Canada, and
that Mr.. Bennett was wounded.
The following extra is issued here:
1t is reported in Wall street that pri-
vate dispatch from Canada has been re-
ceived announcing that the duel had
been fought between Bennett ard May
and that Ben nett had been shot in the
bowels.
MONTREAL, January 8.-Grest ex-
citement exists here over the rumored
duel between May and Bennett. Our
city reporters are hanging around the
telegraph offices, waiting tor the fist
news of the encounter. No trace Of the
parties has yet been found. All the tele-
graph offices along the frontier are on
the gut vive watching for the duellists.
The party took their tickets through 10
Montreal, but left the cars somewhere
this side of the Canada line.
NEW YORK, January 8, 3:l5 P. M
Rumor is many tengued concerning the
Bennett May affair. One report is that
Nj. Bennett WAS II ortsily hurt, another
that Mr.. B. was only slightly wounded,
and another that he was not injured at
all. All attempts TO authenticate any of
these reports have proved futile. The
friends of Mr.. Bennett and Mr.. May
claim TO have no positive information
regarding their whereabouts.
BALTIMORE, January S.--A rumor
prevails here tonight that the Bennett
May duel occurred to-day in Maryland,
but dilgent inquiry At the Maryland
Grub, and ofgentlemen who would likely
be advised of such an occurrence, fails
to trace the rumor 10 any authentic
source. The fact that DR.. Fred May, OF
Baltimore, has not been seen in the city
since early this morning lends credenee
to the report. Intimate aud confidential
friends OF Mr.. May decline to give any
information, saying they are not at liberty
to'mske any disclosures ut present.
BALTIMORE. January S-Mr. Steward,
OF the Maryland Club, states positively
that DR.. Fredrick May was there at 8
o'clock this morning, but not since. The
brother of DR.. Fredrick May, of this
city, WAS visited to night, and in reply
TO several questions said his lips were
sealed, and that he could not answer as
to whether duel occurred to-day or not.
You will, sald he, appreciate my situs.
tion he wa, evidently Anxious. ...
The Duel Fought in DeIaware-May
Reported Wounded.
PHILADELPHIA, January $3.50 A.
M.-Bennett retired to his room shortly
after midnight and positively declined
10 discuss the subject of his difficulty
with May. General Barlow of New
York, sav- the TACT is certain that they
fought At p. NJ. Yesterday n. Slaughter
station, Delaware, near tue Maryland
border, and that Mr.. May l. seriously
wounded S. Ii. Robbins and &. Phelps
are also registered st the Contln entail
with Bennett.
NEW YoRK, January S.-Thc - n>s
saws: The May Bennett stiair ba- l.
ed, the particulars of which as vet are
unknown 10 this city, save 10 very few
friends of the principals. Up 10 late
hour last night these gentlemen refused
to state them. Il was learned from sey-
eral friends OF Mr.. Bennett, however,
that May had been seriou.lY wcu ndsd,
but Bennett had escaped uDscathed.
The frst dispatch Of an authentic
character relating TO the matter reached
this city about o clock LAST evening, and
was addressed 10 Mr.. August Belmont.
Il stated the facts s above given,
together with some additional details,
the nature oI which, however, Mr.. Bel
mont refused 70 make public. Another
friend OF Mr.. Bennett was also the re-
cipient of Dispatch of the same pur-
port.
Pn1LADELPHIA, January S.--A rumor
here, tonight says Fred May was
severely wcu ded in the duel with Ben
nett to day at Il small station 10 Dels-
ware near the Mary land border. Mr..
Bennett arrived IN this city a. midnight
and retired 81 the Continental Hotel, but
declines 10 make any explanation.
Numerous rumOrs are current.
NEW YORK, January S--The best in-
formed source here asserts. ST q late hour
tonight, that the duel be. = cen Bennett
and May has been fought. Bennett is
not wounded Nothing is ssid about
May, though it is supposed thst he sua-
tanned some injury.
MONTREAL, JsnusIy S.-A careful in.
quiry along the frontier fails 70 confirm
the rsmors from RCuses' Point snd other
plsses of the fight between Bennett and
May. NoihIng can be learned Of them,
and II Is believed thst they are not IN
that vicinity.