The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-17

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The following Is from the New York
SUN OF YESTERDAY:
It was reported af the Club yesterday that
Mr.. J. y. Loubaf had left town for the
purpose of meeting Mr.. Henry Turnbull
on southern soil in 4 duel. and that Mr..
Turnbul had either followed or was about
10 follow. That Mr.. LOubaf has sent q
challenge 70 Mr.. TurDbni is positively
affirmed iy friend Of both Of them. Mr..
1 Loubst left The city fasf Sunday evening
for Richmond. and passed last night ai the
Exchange Hotel there. Other New Workers
are registered af the same and other hotels
in Richmond, and II Is coniectured that
the duel Is set down for "Wednesday, but a
I well-informed ieIlow-mUrnber with both
principals Of the Union Club thinks that
that date i too early.
THE QUARREL
/ between Mr.. Turnbull and Mr.. bouhai BE-
ran last November in the pariors Of the
/ Union Club. Of which Mr.. LOubai i one Of
the Hfe-lDembers There were present.
I besides the principals, Mr.. Eben Kimbsll
and Mr.. Arthur L. willing. No person
present was Q relative or particular &C
quaintance Of lady wei known in society,
whose name Mr.. LOubat mentioned in :
way that Mr.. TurnbuIl considered disparas-
ing and resented. IN formal statement o.
the grounds Of the quarrel he says: Nj
Loubaf made use q sbockinCly low and
vulgar language. so revolving a. % be unit
70 be repeated here. told him then that
any man that would make use q such 3
remark about 2 lady was a dirty. low
blackguard. and that be was not fit 70 he q
member % any club, and certainly should
never be admitted 10 any gentleman's :
house"
Mr.. Kimban confirms this version Of
what Mr. Turnbun sid. Mr.. Willing
saws that what be heard Mr.. Turnbul say
was - that il the expression used by NJ.
LOubail was the most
BLACEGrARD
and uncenileman-like thing" Mr. Turn
bull had ever heard c man use IN reference
to such : sub'ect. Whatever was said.
Mr.. Lounai. according 20 report, shrugged
his shoulders and walked away, and day
or two later was gone on trip % Cailtor-
mia tia; he had been contemplating.
Mr. Loubaf did not return from CalifOr-
mia till early tais month. Then be Wrote
the following letter, which Mr.. TUrnbuI
received on sunday, May 1th:
- =
street, Aer York:
Sir.-As YOU have returned from WASH
ingfon. hasten 20 inform YOU tina; Mr.. {.
r. Robert has said 70 me that You said 70
him al Mr.. T. Stevens laIl Il being absent
at the time that you had told me on The
2Sth uf November last. in reference 10
something you alleged that ! had said,
s.fhat any man who used such an express
sion Ia regard 70 lady was dirty, ,ow
blackcuard- and must never speak 70 you
again" ] al once told Mr.. Robert that
YOU lied when you made this statement 70
him. and have since given Nj. Eoberf the
written proof that YOU had lied. ] DOW
write 70 YOU 10 ten you that you lied when
vou made the above statement. and that
YOU lied knowingly and maiiciously. fur
tber notify vou that am going 20 give the
same publicity 70 this letter that YOU did
70 the living statement you 20 industriously
circulated during my absence.
J. /. LoUBAT.
To this Mr.. TurnbuIl replied nexi day
UNION CLUE. May 5, 1852.
J. T. LolibSt, Esq:
Sill have received y0ur letter Of sun
dav. MAY :. It. contents confirm 20 me The
estimate which formed q you on the oe-
casion 70 which YOU refer, which ] ex-
pressed % yOu ai the time. and o. which
DO not now rctracf one single word. You
have again placed yourself. a. yOu did then.
beneath The notice q q gentleman. and
would treaf your insolent communication
with the contempt which il merits were il
not for the statement SET forth ly vou that
ron had written proofs of NY having tod .
ialsehood. or. a. you choose 70 call n. 3" that
he'd ! demand the written proofs IN
original or copy by the hands oi my friend,
Mr.. King. who viii deliver you this letter.
HENRY TUENBULL.
Mr.. Loubai thercupon permitted Mr..
Oliver h. King. q member OF the Union
Club. 20 make 2 copy o. the following letter
from one 0f the gentlemen present al the
origin oi the difficulty:
NEW YOEK. Nav 6, 1852.
Nv Dear Loubat,-l have your note o.
the 5th instant. in which you said that you
were informed by Mr.. {. K. Robert that
Mr.. Henry Turnbull told him ai Mr.. 7.
stevens bah that he Mr.. IuTnbul) had
said r. Won on the 2Sth Of November last,
in reference 10 something which be alleged
Won had said. that :. ANY man who had used
such an expression in regard 10 q lady was
. di-fv. low hlackguard- and must never
speak 70 him again. You request me. a.
] was present on the occasion referred 70
hv Mr.. Turubuli. 20 state whether such
words were used 70 you or not il reply ]
f beg % state that the words above quoted
were never used 10 you in NY presence.
Yours, very sincerely,
ARTHUR /. WILLING.
,J T. L0u5at. Esq, GleIsi,Gm Hotel.
ON the same day Monday. MAY Stb,) Nr.
+ Turnbul wrote 10 Mr.. Willing and 70 Mr.
Kirnbal. the other witness. for their YER
sions q bis language 70 Nj. LOubat. They
answered n once - follows:
NEw YORK, Nay 5, lss2.
To Henry TVrzbtH, Esq:
Nv Desr sir,-I received your letter oi
the Sth instant. asking me 70 state What
had heard Of yOuT remarks IN conversation
between yourself and Mr.. J. +. LoUbai al
the Union Club on or about The 18th O'
November. lssl, At which ! was present.
Nv best recollection is thai You said 10 Mr.
LOubat, in reply to an expression he ha1
used. that il was the mOsi blackguard and
ungeniieman-iike thingyon had ever heard
a man use in reference 70 such Il subject
remember nothing further being said by
YOU 70 Mr.. LOubai. Yours, truly,
ARTHUR /. WILLING.