, 1879-04-28

the 1>ost"n 1lo1r, nnt mrte1f. which interview
had been published in shr Plttsourx Post In lint
COMMUNICATION Henator Ln2nn uses. IN refcrencu
10 snJscli. the following cxtraordinary nngnaHc:
j" nntcEstand that Co.. I.owc c!aIn,s that THU Is
i nut. he shonld carrcct thu statement, and make
mouth. The statement I 'brnnd ~ ta'so anu
rettle The question between shenaelve, Al to which
t'l1e has been gu'ity Of penetrating this -l'snoua
'1oux 4. LnaAN."
Hero Mr. Lowe Inserts the lcttets which have
already been cited. Without, however, arr such
extended cxplnnntnn M hayc given, aid con-
elldes Will, tue following:
Thus ended this ono. sIded correspondence, which
explains trclf. it ntcar !t'lc or no comment fun
r. Senator q H. unite ss::s'. - y" VII nst
sauld be IN Violation Of tue lucai statutes; butt
40 tnollth BIN ~ one who knows t'nw 70 Insult
ast nf 5 ao aesns .sss s nsose s e T9f r
WillsAx 81. LOWE.
BY this concluding statement It will appear
that Mr Iowe has ad tic criminal statutes ef thia
District carefully In gtcw throughout this con.
tFo7crsy. Persons familiar with the code say
tlIat IL te not customary Tor cotnbatantA intCnt
upon q duel to thus advertise their Intentions,
a. nothing could quicker th"ars blood-thlEsty
BUcn AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
An examination OF tlluso stHtillrs shows that
they are rs revere as those nf aaY State. There
are several sections. OF which the following usr
tie chief polnts: Congressional tuelng Ind Ac-
come SO frequent tint In 1o3l Il law was passed
imposing no additional cath nron the Gran1
jury Commissioners, requiring, ifem to be
sworn faithfully md I'nlnrtls!y, to inquire intn
u1ld true preseHtnent nuke IN the tnaticr ri nil
nIcnscs against the laws prohibiting dueing.
Those o!Gc;sua were rcrr clearly t1c!Inctl Every
person connected with tho transaction Is q cun.
pctent witness agains: every otllcr prrsan
tf = I'M 1uf{ft
gtra eFtdcnre. ANY pcrton challenging nn-
other, by message written Ur yera1. or BY any
communication intended to be challenge, ur
any person knowingly carrying Or delivering
such challenge ur I'M acceptance to fight In or
out OF the District, SHALL III tho event nf drat!l
OF mortal Wounds to any OF the parties, tc
uee1ncl
GUILTY or FELONY,
nr Of Rlding OF ai,e,tng felony, unil on conytc-
tton l,o punished at hard tabur 1t, tho lcllttentiarv
for term not exceeding len yrass. To send,
rccctvc, bear, or deliver c.allcuEe wlIeru there
Is neither death nor mortal wound, Is 4 high
crline anil n'tetlc!neanot, puAtshnbic with iito
years at hard labor. Tu leaya the District To
tiEht duel Is 1ntsdenealior, hut tile law goes
even further than tltd, and rtoriaes tint " !snv
person who shall assault, sts!ke. bent. Or wounu
another for declining. Or refusing to uccrpt n
challenge In Or out Ut the District, or who
refusing as u coward, Or use any opprobrI-
Gus OF Injurious language with tcsneet to HIN,
tending 10 dcgradu alh tsgrac. tie person de-
clung challenge. shall be pun!hted nj
This section would
PREVENT LOWE FROM AssAuLTlS0 LOGAN
on the street, IN vicw Of tic fact. TINT he has
challenged lin, without making hitn Liable to
tue Penitcnttary. Hnd Lowe not written this
letter he would liavc attempted n personal
chastiselncn. with fcar VI no greater penalty thAn
possible injury to himself fruin VIGOROUS de-
fcnse OF petty tne In the Police Court But
thss letter stands as bur Gycn to such al at
tempt.
Gen. Logan's friends say TINT, II It would be nn7
comfort to Mr. Lowe to ilnVc this section Of thu
duelny statute repunled, the i1cry tsouthgracTs
could undoubtedly b0 accommodated. Gen.
Logan ccrtutnly wallis tho streets. appearing In
hts accustomed puce, nnd his friends say carries
no firearms. Whatever members of the Two
parttea may lluv0 to say OF Gen. Logan polite
ally, all ad,ntt that be il
4 MAN or PHYSICAL COURAGE.
and has met too tnunr Cunfedcratcs rs gallant
soldier III tho field to fcar ouc ex-Confcdcrato
now.
Geu. Logan himself, upon bcIng ASKED to-
night whether ho had nuy stat ctuent to make,
said that hc certainly lind nothing to say upon,
the subject llu had sought nj controversy,
Ho had sllnplS written what he Ind written,
aud bad nothing to add to or tako from It. III
should pursue biz accustomed wny. Its lriends
would KNOW thut, Il attacked, ha would bc able
~ ACtG}tA 1l4!uaGeAs ~ hUQA lQAtl$ u HttALuI
Lognn'a frlends arc n1,cll excited, however, anil
It would not require l1iany hot words to make
disturbance.
GEORGE alcstullcu, Of Chicago, Que Of Pei
han's clients, the .'one hundred thousand ono
armed soldier 1nnn," seems to have been cot,-
suited bY i'elhaiti rs tic supposed trfunl OF
Logau. It wtlt perhaps surpsthu McAtullcn to
know that he has bcGn considered IL, the South
cru sense by the Luwu men as LoCan's friu,,d,
There arr numerous stories that Lowe, within
the past two days, has risitcd Virginia, mil
HAS HEM TO ALEXANDRIA
for the purpose Of br!ug out OF the District. but
tliese stories do not seem to l's authenticated.
1t appears 10 be the opinion ot tlu Lows slun
that storics sl.nilar to thai In the original
interview will Do publifl!r.!! until Logun b.
u fight ccrtatn; hut the Southern men are tu
l.avs q daappointmcnt,. and the Luenn-i.owc
duel Will proye but 0nuiher niue laya' wi,uuer
Ut the Caplta!. 1t appears TINT the orIgIual H.
icsvscw which furnished tlIe busls for tic l.ogau
letter was not an authorized Interview on the
part Of Alr. Lowe, but was taken BY tic corrc-
spontcnt tn question Without any knowledge on
Lowo's part tlAt he Wns 0otng interviewed, allu
WNa iii GOIflG Dnrtfcu1dth al ienat in,tlrrurt