The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-01
rwo OLD NEW YORK DUELs.

Congressional nIStO5y'
TWO OLD NEW YORK DUE1's
A "Reminiscences of the washington
:: Hotel. Recently Demolished.
co,s.r.,x Emitted se,ve Magazine.
A singular and fatal duel was fOugh
some years ago in New YORK ny IN
late Stephen Price, we'll known III I'm
~laud as u former lessee Ut l)rury Lane
Theatre. benjamin Price was t'o'lsid
cred the hanlisOmest Of his family
though his brother stephen was not Il
ia ues.,is, d, either a. regards gOot
.u.>. or abilities. Benjamin one eve
:. ..c had escorted very pretty woman
- inc Park Theatre, when during I'M
,,. crlilancs British officer III an ao
%. hing bOx took the liberty vi staring
ner luil in the face. She complained u
20 Ec.l =. !..e, VINO, on its repetition
seized ...c .;cl.ler by the nose with
-. ~: e.: anal thumb, and wrung il
NO c,,r. .,,.,l,.r. The officer left nj.
..o.> :.}. u,:,. 80 Ben Prices. Ben III
an>wv.' /, Il knock opened the door
when Tue officer, whose name wss
Green. asked Ben what he meant, re-
marking ut the same time that III
luCui,t no insult to the lady. OH
very wcli,' replied ben, ''neitAer did
mean to Insult you by what l did. .
Clnn this they shook hands Az sworn
brothers, ana some time after Mr.
Green went to Canada to join his regi
liel,i. The facts Of the affair, how
ever, had reached tanasl:. before
MIR. Grecl did, and of course got nOisetl
au.,ut. An officer OF his regiment hav'
ing u pilue against him Was particular
~ active i'll airing the scandal and
brought the matter 80 strongly beiOrt
/, > brother officers that one Of them, {;
Captain Wilson, insisted upon Green
i,e'n::: s.,tracised unless lie Went back Il
New \ ork Immediately and challenged
Price. Green, however, being no sllOt,
tie was allowed time to get up his pistO
Practice to Il favorable standard, aliL
having l,racticcd for i've hours daily
until he could Lit u dollar ut ten PAGES
nine times out oi ten, then he came Il
New York and challenged len Price.
They fought al Hu!Ukcn, Price being
killed ut first fire. The seconds inliht-
ui:.tcly detunlltd; white Green, wh0
iia.t oh. aimed leave to so to England OH
urgent private affairs, look u sinai! boa;
crossed the river, ami got Oh board !,
vessel in the hay realty to sail Tor the
old country. Prices body was found
where he had fallen, with Il piece OF
paper attached IL tile breast, Oh Wliicl,
were written the following words: II his
L., Benjamin Price, boarding in Ntsey
street, New IUri: !; take care Of him
The body W.. brOug lit 10 the city quiet
~, and lie Was buried il, New YORK.
Tie death Of Len Price was, however,
hut Olie-,,aif of the tragic transaction
that resu!tc! from the pulling G Mr..
Green's nose. Some years later Captain,
" i.soll. WHO has been already rcIcrrt q
10, arrived in New York from I.nyIuu.l
on his way to C:LatIa. and put up ut Tie
Washington Hotel. There Oh" day at
dinner TIC conversation turiled Oh the
death OF Price and the iiianncr thereof,
wiich Wilson, WHO jciEcu i'll the cOIl-
vtrs;itiOn, took crviit Tor having ieeii
hiainly instrumental III bringing about
tic duel, detailing Eli the particulars
c'nnrt te,l tl.vrewlth. I.l;s statement
Wa, carried Immediately u Stepl,cl,
Prize, VIII" Was lynn: ii, q. the g.,ut "a,
inh,c. His ir:c.l,t> s:,l.l that he ut once.
implicitly Obt.ycu the il,>tr,!cliO ions OF the
physician, and, obtaining thereby ::
,:ioi' cessation, ri the govt, was enaO!ct!
IN lH;bilc ont -! doors, his lower en-
,fen'itics being swatlltu in flannel. Ji,S
;ir-, course was To seek the Warrington,
iiutcl, where lis inquiry Wits
lis Captain " il~on within'
lie il, said the waiter.
''ShuN ',,.' Iii, to his rD.i.:." said Sic
pncn, anu up he was shown accurtin"!y.
il"bb'inG vi, StHirs with Ei,lc;l usii-
.H:i,S. cursil:y alternately as he wcn,
TIE govt WHEN caused the pain and the
tal::aiN, who was the c;,I>.. uf his l,av-
IL" Ia iiobhic, with equal vel.c,,.. l.,e.
h. al !::>i Reached (.n.;,iu " l!su:. <
rs"i.'., his ivct c:lss'l III ni.r:c;,s:n:. a,s:
.l's H;'i:'' "r;.>:,inG Il stick. Captain
J" l':;"h rs's.; I" +. c,ivc him, W.:u,:>riny
ali ;i,r .iis.c " ili, i:.I:u visitor could
hr, tu' las ,,ii,,u ct, tat i",.il. a., >%oi,
II :i>\tl:.
Are w! t'::;.,;::ii Wi.sun::' said tn,
stranger.
Tina, Is iaE na,:r, reriic,! the Cap
tain.
"Il:en, sir, my name i. stephen i'ri,..
You see, sir, l San scarcely nut one luu.
l":nr. .iic other; i ALI, at1iic,cti with the
-"ut: My object III co;,;il;. hey. is to
in~uls Yea. shall have To .;nock YOU
down. or will YOU consider what | have
:aia IL sufficient Insult AMI act accord
ingly:'
NO. SIR replied til, Captain s,ui!-
ing; II shall consider what YOU nave
SAID quite sufficient, and ;ilaii &c; az
'Url:Ay!!. You shall near from. 49,"
III uti: ii,ne t!icre c:l.lc Il uicssaw,.
rem Caitai, Wilson 10 Stephen Price
time, !'l;,c":an,i weapons wcGcu:ran-v.i:
and early one morning :, boat Ieit .>cw
\ "rk i" which were seated ircc 10 face.
Stephen Price, the Captain unu two
friends. They all landed ut I;e,il.u's
Island, the principals took their posi-
ions. and Captain Wilson fell dead at
he first shot. Tie CAPTAINS body was