Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-17
The Fatal ATfay at 0rIean.


h,Se already sppesyed 10 the GsEstts. Mr..
TriNett. the uufortuna:e young man, was Ut
conscious (rcm the time he revived his mortal
wound. srd ntvet spcks stttrw.r5s
From ;ha description Of the sfflir before tie
c9rorers itques!, as published in he Warraz-
ION S5lid South, il appears that Davis had
Tiiple.l's head under Ills Ct N when he fred tie
fa.sl shot.
Mr. Chsrlcs T.. SchwArt, ono ofthe witnesses,
testified that al the beginning Of the struggle
between the two men Davis vas the fl to draw
bis pistol. From tbet lime they struggled
around, and Davis tried to point tho pistol at
T1iplett, ts eoou IS Mr. Triplett saw him gsttiog
the pistol be tisd to sbun l., and cried for
| somo one to take it from him. As Sohwsri
! made 90 effort to gst the pistol Davis drew il
on lin. 10 the Struggle be fred il aorcss or
10 front CT Dir. Triplstl's facs. Mr.. Triple!t
still tried to keep Davis from shooting him, oil
the time trying to take The pistol from him.
SohW,rt made another effort to &c. the pistol
| when Davis aimed i. at him sssia. Davis
| threw bis hand ever Tripletl's head AID shot
| bin 10 the forehead. Then be Stepped back
| and dropped him Gu! Of bis srns, and pointed
| the pistol at Mr. VIM. Trip'ett, tho brother Of
bis adversary, for few sic,rd5 and theu wen:
down the road.
Mr.. VIM. e. Triplstt. BROTHER of the d.
oeascd, testified Mr. D,5is oliucbsd With my
brother. Which took hold first? | emit tell.
| | advanced TO separate them aud asked Mr..
SoaTtr; il no c,ud no! part them. Mr.,
Sohwirt advsrc!d 10 part them aud 10 that time
| MIR. Davis got bis pistol GU. AID es Mr.
Sohwsrt advanced Mr.. Davis de6ed him and 30
thought ,inted his pistol toward him then
Mr. Davis threw his band over my brothers
shoulder AID fred. and my brother groansd
Two or trio times. aod Sotter gave way, then
he c,ught Lily brolh,r around lhs neck had
bis he'd under his GRIN; fred his pistol q
| SeooId timo 90 The top OF bis bead then
he backed b,ck and let him fall. started to-
| ward my brother after be had fallen AID Davis
pointed bis pistol at me- aid de6sd ny c)niog
to nv brother; | thought be wou'd shoot me
aud stepped back. then be walked down the
street towords his house.
| Il N. Jefdes testified that he saw MI. Trip.
lett come cut of the store AID 60 over to the
| style where Davis Was stsndir G; saw the seutfl :
heard Mr.. Tiiplett ask if be mad so,used him
Ct narkiog The turkeys; SAW Mr.. Davis draw his
pistol heard him FIRE didn't know whether
he struck Mr.. Tiipett or cot saw them COL
thus tho slu:gle; noliced MIR. D-vis draw
Trialelt close 10 him and Ere 10 The top Of Lis
| bend.
DE-. H. @. Buck, who bad previously had o
difficulty with Davis, and 10 consequence Of
wh!oh The latter was still uoder bond 10 keep
the pesc, saw teo msn 500 I'LL rg; Triplstt'
ueck seemed to be under Davis left arm; hesrd
shot fred (; heard Triplslt shrek saw Davis
plscs his pistol at TiipIet,S head and Ere saw
VIM. Tslpl.tt advance IS if to 90 towards bis
brother, and ssW Davis poiut The pistol ct bin,
be also saw Mr. L,n Triplett fall Gu. cf Mr.
| Davis arms.
+. Z. Phillips, celk 10 s!ofs OF Mr.. Triplett
| ccrEoborated the sts!emsn:s ii tho preceding
| witnesses 10 the msip.
A correspondent. Of the G.z,tte writing from
| O;laan says Tho account OF the affair in Tu.s-
day G.2 tie was 10 the main c,rrcot. Alter
| giving sn account Ct thu previous difficulty
between the two men regarding the purchase
OF s1mo calves. 10 which the writer mskes
Trlplett tbs aggressor, be desc:ib the xii Jog
Is follows. after givr z the details OF what i'd
to The fatal fray
"Triplelt struck Davis in the face and circt-
| ed hin. tearing D-vis' shirt bosom from the
collar down several inches. Davis defended
himself as best he could. Davis Yer, naturally
concluded lbst oDs or both Of the Tripletts YES
armed, or else they would not attack him.
Davis SAW SohWart. with whom he b.d ust had
some angry words. and VIM Triplett a1vsucic G
CD BIN. and Davis had not tfeod 10 s'y 1t,
end had to use his pistol 10 salt defence. After
drawing his ris:el the s;uins between Davis
AID Loo Ttirlett still continued. He fred nne
shot which failed to take effect. They col fl d
several feet from where the frs! ,hot was bred
before Davis fred the second shot, which struck
Iriplett 10 tho head sDd killed him sImts;
instantly.
Leonidas Tiiplett, the unfor uaata young
mao, was OF steady industrious habits aud
man of Intelligence and decided business es-
pacity. lie was engaged to BIO married to .
youog lady 10 Baltimore, AID With tho strange
forebodnx which the approsei OF death SO
often OASIS 10 wrote to the yluog hdJ the
day before be was killed and said he feared
anne great catsstropby would befa him which
Wjuld proven. the resiz .lion of th:ir happiness.