The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-27
THE M.IRYL.iND DUELLIsTs.
Much Talk and BIuster, but No Fighting
Warrant for .Aisquiihs Arrest.

BALTIMORE, sept. % The impending duel
between :. +. Mccullough and States Attorney
Aisquith OF Annapolis continues to excite much
interest hero. and tho opinion il expressed toe
lay tina, hostile meeting cannot be averted
without leaving tho principals with n furnished
record. rs considered from tho standpoint OF
the code Of honor. To-day's Developments
have complicated matters. Mr.. Mccullough left
here for his home Mt Annapolis this morning.
Last night Mr.. Aisquth fled from the venerable
state capital in u buggy. closely pursued by
n constable armed with warrant for his
arrest An Annapolis despatch says that on
Tuesday night State Officer Thomas Basel
made onth before Justice Gassaway that he had
reason to believe that u certain Henry NJ. Ais
quith was about 10 fight a duel with one ). Thos.
Mccullough. The magistrate thcreupon issued
the warrant and the officer started n arrest h =
man. lut WAS too late. AisIuiih had been in
formed ~ the magistrates action and left An
napOl- behind the fastest team he could pet
Sheriff Wells and the constable lost no time in
securing FAST horse and followed tho fugitive
hut after chase Of fourteen miles 20 Odenton
junction. the on r"rs abandoned the pursuit
and returned. Mr.. Aisuu.th boarded n train
and REACHED Baltimore curly this morning.
Mr.. Mccullough has reopcned his law office
~ Annapolis. and has not vet been served with
warrant 9i arrest II Is not yet known who
viii make the next move, Tho friends Of both
men seem 70 think that they have done NIL that
Is r'luirel ot them. hut the general public are
impressed with tho belief that little more
fighting and less talk ing and newspaper gush
would have h'cn the correct thing.
Dr. MadluN. A!squith's second in an inter
view, today, said. We desire To controvert
MIR. M"Culloughs statement that II WINS his in
trntion 10 have given Mr.. Aisluth full satisiac-
ton and that. while arranging 20 meet him out
side tho state a. eXpeditOusly a. possible h.
WIS amazed ut learning that Mr.. Aisuulth had
made the AFFAIR public. The facts already ad-
du'td ats the utter absurlty OF this position.
For eight Laws. 40 great Inconvenience and eX-
penSe, Mr.. Aiequith held himself IN readiness
to respond To- the slightest move Of Mr.. McCul-
ough looking to the acccpinnce Of tho invita-
ton that had been extended him A. the end OF
that time WIS forced To admit that the CORE
spondence conducted by me did not yield the
fainust indication that MIR. Mccullough had
any Intention oi ieiracting or apolog ling. or OF
settling the matter in any other way. As was
ny bOundon duty, ] then requested nv prin-
rlpAl to return t. his home. | must add that. in
all my experience | have never known a ease
hefOrc where a gentleman refused to rotract
admitted his willingness 10 accept an invitation
FIR mectin- and then pleaded MS many OK
uses IA did Mr.. Mccullough. only to cap the
'limax by charging his adversary with bad
satin because he would not wait an indefinite
time for All indefinite day to ba appointed with
out any reasonable excuse given for the delay
Mr.. Aisquith. i'm an interview to-day. reiter-
ates his former charges against Mccullough.