Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-11-01

under the imputation Of the fact. Wells
put that In his report. II seems tina,
the thing was to get them out of the
case and him into il.
As to the charges against Dickson
lngersou says Bowen is not TO be relied
upon at all, and the Department OF
Justice alternativeiy repudiatsd him
and offered him AZ truthful vitness
Ihe other charges on which Dickson
was arrested was that Of juror McNeily
that ne violated the instructions of the
Court, and read TO the jury a statement
OF Bowen's attempt at bribery. The
Colonel fully Justifies him in doing 90.
| Judge Wylie made some remarks
about jury bribing that were calculated
To give the impression that the defend
ants action was corrupt in his view
The fact that Dickson should have le,
MS fellow jurors know that the Govern
ment had besn trying to influence him
and Dickson should have tried to get a
personal interview with the Attorney
General, and that Bowen should under
take TO arrange the interview, stamps
the whole story as absurd.
| Col. ingersoIl, IN reply to an intima-
4
matter was a put up job on the Govern
rnent, said 1t was preposterous, becausa
| Dickson might have been hired 10 hang
would have been eQuired to get him 70
go 70 Bowen and enter into criminal ne
gotiations with him.
Fall, said Col. Ingersoll, was dis
charged, according to the Government
for reporting that some Of the Jurors
could be induced to vote for conviction
if he was authorized to offer the clerk.
ship. Nov what of the history
Of some of the jury who voted
for conviction? McNeilly had father
in the employ Of the Navy Yard before
the trial. Since then he also had broth
ers employed there.
| 4 Dorsewhlp Duel.
New YoRK, Oct. 3l.-A Times special
from Greensboro. N. c., says: blood
curdling and novel duel was fought re-
Gently in the lower edge Of G1ilford
county between Ralph johnson and
Jack Williams, two young farmers of
| that section and rivals for the affections
] of a young woman. Bad feeling had
existed between them for some time
and ended in harsh words the day be-
| fore yesterday. Soon afterwards John
son sent friend to Williams with let
ter demanding rstraction of certain
language used. Williams declined to
| withdraw his remarks, and further cor
respondence resulted in an agreement
to meet in hostile combat. The arti.
cles were drawn up and specified horse
whips a. the weapons to be used, some
thing not heretofore recognized by the
code il North Carolina. These weapons
we're chosen, il is understood, in order
that the parties could thereby evade the
penalties Of the duelling law, which
does not specify hOrsewhips a. deadly
weapons.
Under tho conditions OF the fight
each man was required to stand upon a
line traced upon tho ground, making
the distance between the combatants
about three feet. They were armed
with heavy horsswhips, specially select
ed for the fight, and the second Of each
duelist was supplied with an extra whip,
TO be used by his principal in the event
of the wearing out or breaking of the
weapon first used. The combatants
met this morning according to the
agreement. The lines were made of
rope, fastened to the ground with long
staples. After vain attempt had been
made by the seconds to adjust the diff
ficulty, the men took their places for the
fight. Both we're in their sleeves,
no coat, vest or undershirt should be
worn. At Z o'clock the question WAS
asked: Gentlemen, are you ready?"
| Each man nodded his head. The COm-
mand, "Strikew vas then given, and
the duelists fell to blows with vigor.
Although the blows given were heavy
and fast. neither man finched. Upon
| the hands and faces Of the oOmbatants
great welts soon rose, and the shirts of
the men soon gave evidence that blood
| was being drawn at times.
They welded their weapons with one
hand, then with both, and occasionally
one or the other was forced, by des-
perate assault of his adversary, to fall
back from his line. After fighting half
an hour time was called, and the men,
who were nearly breathless, were given
brief resting spell. The fight oOntin-
ued for three hours With short intervals
for rest. The seconds finally decided
that the requirements Of the code had
been complied with, and forced tho
duelists to desist. Il is understood that
Johnson Was moro severely hurt than
his adversary, and that there is not a
place on his body that is not covered
with welts. Many of the blows Rashed
the flesh in horrible manner. Viii
liams is almost In the same condition
and both men arc now suffering terribly
from the effects Of their wounds, which
are of such q nature that they can
hardly lie down. Their feet are almost
the only part of their bodies not covered
with whip cuts. No arrests have been
made and friends of the duelists are en-
deavorinR TO hush the matter mp.
Nee Let or Democrats.
AIKEN, 8. e., Got. 3O.-A large number
ef Republicans Of the Second Congress
sional District, met here ON Saturday to
listen to an address from Brayton, Re
publican candidate for Congress. Tho
"Red Shirted Democratic Club" in obe
dience 10 instructions from their party
leaders, were on hand, a. usual, pre-
pared and determined 70 break up the
meeting. As soon AZ Brayton began to
speak no was interrupted by yells and
curses and derisive cheers. 90 that he
could not be heard. BrAytOn said It
would not be safe 10 continue the meet
ing and therefore dismissed his hearers
0uQ L0tUluc0 W 0t6 uOtcls X1oEo uO WSo
followed by the "Red Shirters," who
rode their horses up into the piazza of
the building and continued their abuse
Of Brayton until the arrival of the train
to carry him away.
DleeAy Acts.
SrnLwArKR, Mimi, Oct. 25.-Last
night farmer named Klingbile, . des-
perate character, attacked his sleeping
wife with q knife, cutting her horribly.
A son who interfered was stabbed to the
heart and fell dead. Another son in
formed the Law, who found the murder
er IN his barn. still clinginR TO the knife.
A desperate fight ensued, klingbile
rushing at the officers like madman.
An officer shot him through the body.
and finally overcame him and lodged
him in jail, where he lies dyinR. He u
said to have killed two men previous oily
and served term in the penitentiary
The wounded woman 10 lying in . criti-
osl condition.
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