The Osceola times., 1878-05-11

referred To, AZ the solicitation of
Haney. % He allowed an inno-
cent boy to be accused of the Of
fence. and saw hlm driven in dis
grace from the Gazette office on ac-
count II an Infamous act OF which
he Sm'thec, was guilty. (3) lie
seeks by vile epithets and a gen
eral denial to defend himself. o.
After publishing all the vile Ian.
guagc which be could command,
like coward that he is, he hides
himself
Abont 10 O'Clock this morning
Major Adams. walking alone, and
IA front of the stairway entrance
10 the Stoddard Bank building,
came almost face 10 face with Col.
j. N. Smihee, who, in company
with Capt. James Cook, was just
mounting the pavement at the cor
ncr. Quite number of persons
were on either corner, anticipating
such meeting, and as tho two
principals discovered each other,
each drew pistol. Mayor FIetch.
or who wa- present. ordered the
parties to desist. Major Adams,
who, under the circumstances, az
pcarcd 10 be unusually cool, as he
drew his pistol with his right hand
waved his left, requesting the
crowd to clear the way. Col.
Smilhee, probably under the ex
element and importance OF the
occasion, appeared to be somewhat
nervous. but was on time with his
pis,ol, and although opinions are
divided on The subject. II Is gcncr
ally asserted that he got in the frs,
shot followed with papipny by
one from Major Adams. The dir !
tancr between the parties could |
no: have exceeded twelve feet
Alter firing his first shot Col. !
Smilhce stepped orjumpcd behind
the upriG' t, triangular board sign !
of T. B. Mills, at the same time
continuing his shooting ut Major
\ dams, who immcdiauy advanced |
on him, firing ut him as be lodged
around the slgn on one sid aud F.
then meeting and firing on him as
he ,ame around on the other. Tie
distance in the last instance was
not over two or three ivel between |
the parties, aud ~ Cu'one, Smithcc
fired four shots in all and Major
Adams three, the w,niei is thai
both these determined and brave !
gentlemen were not killed. After
lis fourth shot Col. Smithce threw /.
his pistol nt Major Adams, and II is
asserted, did draw, or attempt 10
draw. second pistol, at the same
time staggering or Running in Il
Siding manner, until about two
thirds ot the way across Markham !
street. when he fell, aud while ly |
ing in a reclining position WAS ap. /
preached by Major Adams, pistol
in hand. After gazing down Oh
his PROSTATE foe II moment. the Ma |
ior remarked You ID dog.
could kill you, bnt Will spare
your Iifr. Friends, approached, /
Col. Smrhcc was h'tej from the
ground, and carried into II drug
store. At the same time couple |
of gentlemen grasped Major Adams
shoulders in friendly, but 1T the
same ,r,c such firm manner, as to |
render him utterly powcrless. An
ot,irlnuS policcmAe, 81, L Z The piS-
tol still in the Majol hands and
not approaching the fact that the
Major was helpless, and hal saved
his enemy when nc had hum at his
mercy, s,ruck the pistol from the
Muinr's hand vita his club. THIS.
was nn unwurrantcd act of brutal-
ty. Major Adams wn. arrested by
Chief Counts, and gave bond tor
his appearance before squire Nor
rison, in the sum Of 5000, with
James Mitchell. Jas (. isbell W
d. Blochcr, and J. + Rcardon Us
bondsman. Major Adams received
no wounds, but the brim Of his haI
was rIddlrd by a bail C"l. smith
ce was shot ihrpGgr the r'ght arm
below the elbow, aud 20, hls arm
was bert the bai, struck again,
and lodged Just below Tia" shoulder,
from whence it was extracted. lie
also received flesh woind in the
lett butto"k. From the fact that
he was able TO walk toa carriage
after coming from the hands Of the
surgeons, we infer that he Is not
seriously Injured.
The above report ~ made main
", from our own personal obsorva-
tion of the fight"