The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-15

-, phil ApgLPuIANs ArPEAsE THEIR HoNo'
wv NEAR rHE MARYLAND LINE,

oy,, .pgtPuIANs ArPEAsE THEIR HONOR
wv NEAR rHE MARYLAND LINE,
,ns,PptA, April ia duel took
te ~ saturday morning on the State
place nc,awarc and Maryland. four and n
haesw ,,,ies southeast Of the little town OF
ouar. mel, on the Philadelphia. VIII
NeNM and Baltimore railway, between
i n.'" ~ the mos, prominent society ano v,uo
W.. N,n ~ Philadelphia-nsme,y, DE-. .. VIZ.
" I'm white, lecturer snd demonsua,or u,
u ucdicsi College OF the Uu'Ne'smv OF
p,s~nnclyania, and Robert soams, 'au'' ,.a
i ens as "Bertie" Adsms, wealthy
Essscniaiive 81 ore OF the wealthy old
Irss pIi Of the Quaker City.
isls o,jojnal difficulty grew out OF some
.,nStks msde shout iady IN tue fWst
TchS,.rs ~>or armory three weeks ago, In
Nss,6 Herlie Adams took enc SIDE ana pr'
,rhi,e The cther. y committee OF Tue TWO
wi clubs amicably settled the anair, ara
~. ,,so principals met by srrangemeut ana
u hands. Later, Adams told ftiends
Air had been settled by WHITES SHOW
t ,se "whte feather y; and Or. Whue
,ns ,sng q this. immediately repaired 10
-. Adans's house, and the interview end
sSio DIR. White slapping the face OF Adams
18th his opcn hand.
Tbe arrangements for duel were maze
-, nnce by Charles IL. Townsend on the
=, Of Or. White, and Alexander Wood as
- represeuia'iVe ot MIR. Adams. AS
,Ss,ets a nm lily Of $500 fine and several
.s,r.. Imprisonment for the offence OF
s<ndinc. carrying, or receiving chaIenge
- the State OF Pennsylvania, no formal
.ssilenee was issued. The soil OF Mary
Ss,d where the code is moi prohibited by
,ag was decided on. The events that fol-
I'D surh as the procurement OF the ele'
an, set Of duelling pistols from Major
s.ason of the United States Marine
I,,rrs the engagement Of DR.. K. William
I,hbrldre TO attend at the scene, and the
,,.linv Of a brace Of last wills and tesla
n,sn,s were soon made. The principals
srd their friends and surgeon start, from
Philadelphia on Friday night.
Pe,ching Wilmington, they stopped there
an ailer very early breakfast. when
,her nrocceded 10 carriages 10 Newark,
whirh they reached about sunrise. The
boundary line, four miles farther, was
cro.sed si'er a hurried drive, and the final
arrangements made for the meeting. The
ground wss soon chosen by the seconds. IL
was level streicS Of sod, probably three
hundred feet loug, With trees on one side
ard a slight hill on the other. A small
knoll interviewed between the plac cDcsen
for the encounter and the bIgh road, and
the two carriages, after naviDg deposited
their freight. drove of am ing the trees. out
q the line OF IRE. The weapons were
esreiully examined and pronounced in per-
fsei order. They were then loaded by the
seconds. The men were then placed al
tgenfy-eight PAGES, and the weapons were
mt IN their hands. The usual explanations
we're briefly made BY one OF the seconds
A. the word "Thrce both were TO fire.
When the signal was given DIR. White
raised hrs arm aud tired in the air. the bal
pa.sing thirty feet over bis opponents head
Mr.. Adams fred almost The same instant
snparently pOInt-blank at his antagonist
bu, without effect. Dr. White turned 10 bi
second. VITO DOW stepped forward and a>kF'
for his overcast and hight for bis clgar. III
j. declared 10 have been unusually cool. fol
his disposition i naturally Il nervous one
The seconds Of both principals at ono
held . few word, OF parIcy and Geclaret
tbe honor OF the challenging party, Mr.
Robert Adams, fully satisfied. Mr.. Adam
Wss gui'e calm, and conducted himself Will
periecf dscorum. After brief interval tn
Two pTincia Gals met and shook hands, bot
lie Of champagnr was opened, and the car
riages were again utilized 10 convey th
now joyial party back 10 Newark. Theme
the return " as made to tnis city. Part o
the COMPANY drove TO Wilmington. Will
others took the first tram nortDward a
Newark. All were at their several haunt
on SatuI day night.