Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-08
The Smith-Elans Duel.


OF the Richmond Wing. putli. hid ycs.riay
the Ricem nj Stbta furnishes the flowiDl
additional particulars
The DUEL grew out q an arlce 10 tie Wbi
of the lst, 10 which il The FLOWING pars grapl
touching Gov VIM. Saith, charging him r;''
"dncaklog eff with sway snl with disgr,c ~
tr,E istion :"
1.-The career Ct these poll ic Il buccaneers Ii,
been marked by every pet6dS. IL 1869 they
abandon ed the pa'oUal III c'sc0 10 its 81
IRENE hour Of trial aod plugged Virginia intc
secesslon, REVOLUTION and war to tmNe thei
Own selfish purposes. Having thus pr, eli i;atec
Us into long and sa0guinary struggle, they
eogrossed for themselves all tho positions oil
honor. profit and trust and of safely IS well
while the masses Of the dc iVed people were
sent to Slaughter and plivatiou. Never for oot
moDent during the whole four years OF strife
did th'y forget tho spoil; never for en-, mo
ment did their psrliz sDry yield to statesman
ship or pstrlolisu; audtho Confsdaraey was left
to DRIFT to rulo amidst their petty j aIous3 O.
sblsr and batter mea, who did Dot belong to
their fec ion, and their own chickering's and diff
ferences over tho rluodtr which they reserved
Tor themselves. Whllo the peUIl, starved uuc
the army was uopald aud unsuppcd Ever
10 the tiaal collapse aud catastrophe these cres
lures wero true to the grovellng iosicc
OF their natures. and tho Confeder1cI, as 9
cisl ard political existence Ictished mi:crabl5
as its President, the Governor tf Virginia, and
tho whole bombprOOf corps grabbed the RI u ain
ing sWag and sues kod away 10 humiaiop dis
gulse AID shameful regulation.
Letters thereup,n were sent from Colonial
Smith to MIR. Eiam inqairirg wht Their NJ.
ELAN N cant to stigm,lizs General aud &. CIV
Smith. MIR. Elan replied that he bad 20 cx-
planallon 10 mako.
Friday night Col. Saith, accompanied By
Gen. VIM. II. Payne, Capt. Alex. Payne and
MIR. Beroard Z. Greene, c:mo TO this city. The
party Dent the i-tOrval at the resdenco of MIR.
VIM. l.. Royal. They left his house ynst,r
day mornlcg OF o'cltck 10 two buggies apd
drove straight to OlkWocd Cemetery, to Which
plsc, it is understood that Mr.. Elan, Mr.. Jas.
Is. Walters. OF the Wing, and another geuler
nao, whose name has not been Irarood, went
10 hack
|. was stipu!f ted that Ito parties should pro.
coed to line near the isnco Of OAkwood ocms
terry and there agree upon the spot whero the
duel should be fought. The plGc, selected was
grove east of Oakwood and near the York
River railroad, and in the immediate vicinity of
the spot where Jhe Mordecsi Mccarthy dual
was fought.
1t was also sipuisted that no person should
be Oh the Rrouod, sn7e the principals and their
seconds. Two surseots arc said to hsv, been
near the field, tu; 10 fsct oaIy ono surgeon was
near.
Tho two phi c;pals. a,c,mpaui, d oily by
their seconds. then wcut TO tho field. leaving
the other parties near the Inc CT tho Oakwood
cemetery ietc'. The lwJ men wero tut in
position. At tho first fir, Mr.. Eau fell to the
er,und
Dir. WGlItrS. up,n so,iag Lis principal
wounded ED t!ccdlnr, went il search OF the
surgeon. who VAS found som, Ci;tanc, from
the place. When the Doctor arrived on the
field MIR. EIam wss tic only porsoa there.
His Wouod was lem porali'y dressed, aud he
was carried to the residence of MIR. James B..
WaltoIs, wheu Dr.. Hugh NJ. Taylor was called
10 and rendered the necessary surgio i atteoton,
MIR. Il am WSs struck il the c3Dter Of the
chin. tho bsll splitliog tho bono and embedding
itself uadcr the tor que. The coun CT stroke broke
the ~ bono on Tho tight sid, of the tsc,. The
physicians arc # Option that tho wound will
heal very rapidly AID BIZ. f am will soon be
out sgal1.
1t is understood that af,cr tho fight Coiooo
Smith aud tl5 friends drove from Richmond
to the White llous', from which plsc, they
walked 10 Lester mauor. IL is also understood
they expected to 20 from that paint 10 Balti-
more On freight bca'. TIE sudden appear
auca Of the party 1T Lister Manor and their
hurry to get awey excited the suspicious of
somo of tho rccpl1 there, and il was surmised
that duel either had been or would be fought.
Warrants Wcr" Issued for the arrest Ct Maesrs.
Smith. Elan. ANTS b. Waters aud w. H..
Payna.
The following witnesses were summoned ::
Daniel WreD. s. Is. Wit ant d.. Hugh NJ.
Taylcr.
Ssrst, Daoiel Wren f,uod Sir Sam ut Mr..
Walters rcsiiere', und served The warrant
upon hin. MIR. Elan condition being such as
10 rr'c uie lis renewal no was parolcd. Mr..
Walters was arrested and ,aken before Just;c,
William NslI Grew aud baIled 10 the sum of
ST., 900 tor his appcaroroe at tito Pol;c, Court
next Saturday mOIDirf, Mr.. John BJo,h
surely.
1t is snid that the party fist seltc'od by Mr..
Elan as his second withdrew. ard that MIR.
Walters was selected. Who THY party was hiss
not trausl ited.
Capt. q. IL. Csusey, SLEEK cf tho Senate, is
ehiu U naVi bePD Oce & Mr. Tllm ) iileud3 10
The affair, ard i: IS understood lhst he will be
summoned as a sitntsa he went 10 Petersburg
to acqGaint General Mahouo with the rcsult Of
The duel.
A gentleman who Lift Petersburg Yesterday
ttitts that the G1ucral was himself loo siog
10 shooting ci o moro innOorut scIt, baing, 10
tact, out 10 The back yard with doubl, barreled
shot gun shooting Eog'ish spa,ross
DR.. NJ. b. Carter has Leru tumn On, Il es
knowing something about las duel
Eeioard l.. Greene, esq OF Fsuguier ,utty,
is uud, rs:ond to have bceu The ;eeopd of Col'
Smith ana GsnfraI WIN. II. Payne friend or
ref roe.
No arrests wire made }tttctJay, aud the al
raDgements Of all the parties ctn,=rued seem to
have been msdo with the OH C. If preventing
any arcs.
General Payne is meulbcr Of The .,,pisla
tur,; MIR. Greene cluse i.icud Of Col. Smit;:
Mr. Walters book keeper Of tie Wig news
paper.
Gee dispatch from Ricbncnd sajs: Before
the return OF Dir. Fans sc,nd ia bis search
for physician bil Drincoal fointn1 fran, ~,