The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-10-21

tout OF honor thtn any ttnlil.f Occeriou'
A number Of duel. have been fought, and
the cry Is. still they come. Hon. George
ID. Wise denounced Mahone's Lieutenant,
Captain HAIRY Ridd,eburger, as a base
liar and slanderer, when the latter prompt
ly challenged him 10 mortal combat.
They met some ten miles out Of Richmond,
and after firing four rounds without effect,
Riddleburrer advanced and offered his
hand to Wise, who, after consulting with
his seconds, took il, and the affair was sm-
icably adjusted. At a late hour the same
day Captain Riddleburger was to have
fought Mr.. Richard y. Bierne, Of the Rich.
mond STATE, for calling him "a confidence
man beneath contempt" but on arriving
on the grounds selected, ID was found that
pistols, balls and powder they had, but Of
caps there was not sign. They waited
while some were being sent for, but in the
meantime an officer came up and took
them in. Gen. Jubsl A Early denounced
Malone in the most insulting manner pos
sible, and the Republicans at Washington,
fearing that they would lose their majority
in the Senate IL Malone should appear on
the CORY field, had him arrested and bound
over to keep the peace. But the precau-
ton was unnecessary, a. Malone had moi
the slightest idea Of exposing his misera-
BILE carcass to bullets though II does seem
there is but little danger in the average
shot of duellisL As msfksmsn. the Viz
ginians are falling below par. They should
practice little more at "blocks" and
learn 10 shoot, else their alleged affairs Of
honor will become the laughing stock Of
the world. But then il makes great deal
of difference, no doubt, on mans nerves
to know that he too Is being sho' a. mere
in Kentucky large majority Of the KIM
ings Is done py men VINO Know 'ns' u'e'f
antagonists are either unarmed or not pre-
pared TO shoot; in other words they Know
they have the drop ana thsrs 10 nemns
to disturb the nervous system. this "A Inc
reason there are so many fatal shots here,
We are not an advocate Of iighune isasy
way; in fact we abhor the idea In any
shape and form; but We are forced 70 De-
iieve, since men do and Will nghf, thst .
resort to the code is the only lair way 10
settle difficulties, after every honorable
means has been exhausted. IL does not
take brave man to shoot On unarnsd an
tagonist, any brute can do that; but when
1t comes to standing up and giving nm a
fair chance, not one in ten oil the so-caiisd
brave men, who travel en- their POPULATIONS
as dead shots, would face the music. Duel
ing is bad enough, but tins one-s'ded BUSH
ness is worse, and OF the two evils the form
er Is much the more manly.
GuIrEAu was brought into Court last
Friday and made to plead TO the indici-
ment against him. lie Il described as
looking much the worse for wear, and as the
most abject, bringing specimen Of humani-
~ that ever lived. His fear Of being shos
down was so great that be was scarcely
able to answer whether he vas guilty or
not, but he finally Hammered, s'Not gull
IT," and wanted to read the Court . paper
that he had prepared, which was refused
him. His brother.in-law and attorney,
Scoyille. then give Ms line of defense,
which consists Of a nestion Of jurisdiction,
a plea Of insanity a nd an allegation that
the Presidents death was not oecssioned
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by the bullet OF Guiteau's pistol, but BY
the Ignorance and malPracties oil the at
lending physicians, in other words, that
The Doctors Killed him. UP TO tins time
Scoville has not been able to secure any
lawyer to assist him, but Mr. Merrlek, .
distinguished attorney OF shs District, WIN
'rgue the point OF Jurisdiction on the Soth.
md will contend that the Court at wash
ngton has no authority 10 try The case.
The trisi is set for November 'uh and II
expected that II wall occupy, several
weeks Al not months. seoviiie recognizes
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