The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1882-04-15
TWO OLD DUELS.
81 Eaudui.r.urr Of The Washington iiolel. Recently
demolished.

'h'' HN' no NcW loIh 10y the late ste
pHen Price, well known IN England as
g iormrr lessee of Drury Lame lhoater.
EcnI mlu Price was considered tine
haudaomeat OF bis family, though his
O'ott.r stephen was not To be dos.
li#l. eithcr ns regards good looks or
Aoiui.. bcnl1min one evening bead
escorted very pretty woman 20 the
l'uh Ihedcr when during the per
no mluce % British officer in an adj.
Joining box took the liberty to stare
het uu Il the face. Size Complained
W D. to Ben Price. who, ON its repeti-
non, seized tho offender 10y the nose
witn 'hs hnsnr and thumb, and wrung
az atsr''ly' f1e officer left
nus bon and went To Zen Prices. Ben,
iu o.l"" uf 20 't hrucf, opened the door
when ne officer whose mime was Green,
.Ned b'n Wn1t ne meant Remaining ut
tnr same ume tmt ne meant no Insult
to me lady. on very well, said Ben,
ne,'hef uld l mean 10 iuqult you by
what dlI' Upon thls they shooA hands
Us sworn orothors' ana some time after
MI. Hreeh went To Canada to JON the
regiment. The iacts OF the Affair." how
ever nag reached CAnada before Mr..
'tIeen oid' ana Oh course got noised
about An officer OF nis regiment hay
ing q wqne against hun was particularly
,cuNe ln airing the scandal, and
brought tine matter So strongly before
Ina hrotner objects that one of them u
Cipt Nueon'in7iated upon Green be-
!4B 9.'hgciAeu nn'rHs ho went back to
Ne.w YORK Immediately and challenged
rice Green however, being no shot
it was allowed TO get up his pistol
practice to d i'ynrnoie standard, and
having procueed for i've hours daily,
until he could nat dollar at ten PAGES,
nine lmes out of ten, he came to New
t"rk ana challenged Ben Price. They
ipnBht tl honoken, Price being killed
ht hrst hre me seconds immediately
decamped, while Green, who had OBJ
tanned leave TO go to England ON urgent
private au.ufsI t'p6 nsmall boat, crossed
tne river' and got ON board q vessel
ln the Oay ready to snil for the old
country fnce's body siound where
ne NAG laiien, with a piece OF paper at
tached To nus breast ON which was writ
ten tle following words
rms IS BenIamin Price, boarding
ll NesaJ street New York, take care OF
mm,
ihe BODY was brought to the city
quietly and he was buried in New
York
he death OF Ben Price was, however,
Dut ohe-hai Oh the tragic transnc'
non mat resulted from the pulling OF
lr Greens nose Some years lnier
Olpt' wilson, who has been alread5 re-
ielred TO- arrived ia Now York from
fnhi,nd on ms way ~ Canada, and PM
mp at lhe washington hotel IN re, one
uay a' Gunner the conversation turned
oE 'he ae'tn OF pen lrlee and the man
heI lnefeoi, Wheh Oapt. wilson who
nna lineu 'ns conversation TOOK cred.
10 l9r naylng neeh mainly instrumental
l1 bringing ep2nt tHe duel detailing
all tine particulars herewith. This
.tatemcnt was carried immediately to
stephen fIice VINO was 'ying i'll with
, , govt at home HIS friends said
that be at once implicitly obeyed the
instructions OF the phy'ien, aud, OBJ
'in'u8 tnrieiy snort cessation OF tine
h'u,' was ehanied 10 hooble out OF doors,
aus lower ez'femtles heing swathed in
uahnel' ms hfst course was to seek
'he Washington HOTEL where his in
curry was 400
rs Capt W ilson within z
ne - sad tue waiter
SHOW me ~ to his room, said Ste
phen' ana mp ne WIS shown accord
ingiy
honpnhg up stars with much diff
culiJi cnising alternately as he went
Sno govt Which caused the pam and the
Captain VINO was the cause Of his hav'
.lng To Mobile Win equal yehemence, he
1T last reached Capt. Wilson's room,
ms iee' c'sed IN moccasins and his
mana gfasping a SUCK Capt Wilson
rose to receive him. wondering all the
time VINO ms lame visitor could be, but
nus mihd on That point was soon re-
leved'
Are you Capt. Wilson Z said the
sianger
Ilat T. my name, replied the Cap
tam,
Ihen, H'r' my name - stephen
Ifice' on see' SIR l can scarcely put
with the govt. My object in coming
mere Is 70 Insult You small have to
Aloa9 you uoWh' OF wlli You consider
am