The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-05
THE My BENNETT DUEL.
a Letter from james Gordon Bennctt-
MIlkcs'. UncnIIed.for Interference.

Yesterdays Baltimore Sun printed tho
following cable message from Mr.. James Cor
don Bennett in regard to the recent publica-
tons in New York and Baltimore relative to
his meeting with Mr.. May:
PARIS. Juno 3. 1879.
To THE EDITOR OF THE BALTIMORE SuN-.Sir:
/ have Just received by this mail from America
n communication which appeared in your
% pu6lisRed in in the sS Nes York 2ncs. R s. Permit mo
are 10 a certain extent correct. / regret that
when the Times statement in regard to tho un-
ed was 1 mnde i was s not consulted. Mr Wilkes,
who is said to be responsible for the Times
statement resembles the bear in the fable who
iui Tor ali that Mr., Wilkes Intended, hut moi Tor
his .uncalled-for Interference In your paper
the following appears:
Mr. May was as cool and calm ne anything could he.
BODY swasins To- and r,o Between one and Two cap
io dat lad u % snsrped. Dr. frsdenck May called eat
Your Pistol drc r NJ Bennett sail 10, dld moi shoot
claim my shot Here Is my pistol Mr. Bennett was
extremely nervous
1t is now nearly two years since this affair oc-
Cured. | had supposed that people were sa-
tiatcd with It, and that they might have othcr
amusements but IL seems not. Now beg leave
to say that shall arrive in America about tho
middle Of July. II public opinion deems 1t Just
fectly @ wiling 10 bow that decision and ' submit
TO the lays of the land. did send achailengo
10 MIR. May, Whlrh was ac'clNcl by MIN. MI
May. in your account Is said to have been per-
fectly cool | do not question his coolncss or
his courage, but, in the same report, Mr.. Ben
nett Is said % have been very nervous and eX-
cited. II aupcars, then, that Mr.. Bennett was
scared to death, and that May was as cool as a
cucumber Being principal. !. Of course. can
not say anything In regard to this. but think
| am now nt liberty TO withdraw any injunction
OF secrecy upon the gentlemen gent Gsn whG ssted as
IG AVENUE ~ BoIs De BouLoGSE. Paris.
Mr. Rowland Robbins. who IL understood to
have been Mr.. BENEFITS second In the duel. was
called ON last evening at the Union Club 10y a
reporter for The SuNebut refused 10 converse
uuon the subject Of the duel, DR.. Charles Phelps.
Mr.. Bennott's surgeon, said. pointelly. that he
to speak of the duel, and would not do So. At
the clubs several reuaous were ussi ignc1 Tor the
reticonce OF Mr.. Robbins.
When duelling party goes to the ilold,'
terest in kecping the history Of the affair a se-
cret The permission OF one Of tho principals
to relate tho circumstances Is OF no effect with
out tho concurrence Of the other. and, for that
plicatod in the violation Of law. Ouo pols "a
cannot tell what he knows without endangerlng
the safety of all"
A Baltimore correspondent of TIE SUN last
night called upon Dg, Frederick May. cousin
Of Mr. Frederick May and also under,
the duel but he declined 10 talk
until something had boon snid by Mr.. Bcnncit's
second. He does not consider himself released
from secrecy 10y Mr.. Benuott's card. The cable
gram from Mr.. Bennett has excited the greatest
Interest In Baltimore.
II is understood that, up TO 10 o'clock last
evening. neither Mr. Robbins nor any of Mr..
Benefits friends IN this c,ty had received any
| AT liberty To diyulge what took place on the
| 4uDlllL. ground.