Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-05-01
TWO OLD NEW YoRK pusLs.

| some years ago IN New fork oy the late
tsphen Price, we'll known in England as
former lessee of Drury Lane Theater.
Benia Price was considered the hand.
soonest OF his family, though his brother
| Stephen was not to be despised, either as
regards good looks or abilities. Benjamin
| one evening had escorted very pretty
woman to the Park Theater, when, during
| the performance, British officer in an ad-
| joining box took the liberty of staring her
full in the face. She complained Of it to
Ben Price, who, on its repetition. seized
the offender by the nose with "his finger
and thumb and wrung it most effsctually" 4"
| The officer left his box and went to Ben
| Prices. Ben in answer to knock opened
the door. when the officer, whose name was
Green, asked Ben what he meant, remark
| ing at the same time that he meant no in
suit to the lady. s'Oh very WE'LL" re-.
piled Ben, neither did I mean to insult
You by what did" Upon this they shook
hands as sworn brothers, and some time af.
terward Mr.. Green went to Canada to Join
! his regiment. The facts OF the affair, how
ever, reached Canada before Mr.. Green
| did, and OF course got poised about. An
officer OF his regiment having a piaue
against him was particularly sotive in air
ing the scandal and brought the matter go
strongly before his brother officers that one
OF them, Captain Wilson, insisted upon
| Green being ostracized unless he went
back to New York Immediately and chal.
| lenged Price. Green, however, being no
shot, he was allowed time to get up
his pistol practice to favorable
standard, and having practiced for FIVE
hours daily, until he could hit dollar at
ten PAGES nine times out of ten, then he
came to New York and challenged Ben
Price. They fought at Hoboken, Price
being killed at the first fire. The seconds
immediately deoamped, while Green, who
had obtained leave to 60 to England on ur-
gent private affairs, took a small boat,
crossed the river and got on board vessel
in the bay ready to sail for the old country.
| Prices body was found where he had fallen,
with piece Of paper attached to the breast,
on which were written the following words ::
This is Benz pjamin Price, boarding in Vesey
street, New York; take care Of him." The
body was brought to the city quietly, and
/ he was buried In New York.
The death Of Ben Price was, however,
but one.hslf of the tragic transact, n
that resulted from the pulling of MIR.
! Green's nose. Some years later Cap
tain Wilson, who has been already re.
ferred TO, arrived in New York from En-
gland on mis- way TO Canada, and put up at
the Washington Hotel. There one day at
dinner the conversation turned on the
death OF Ben Price and the manner thereof,
when Captain Wilson. who had Joined In
the conversation. took credit for having
been mainly instrumental In bringing about
the duel, detailing all the particulars con.
nected Herewith. This statement was car.
ried Immediately to Stephen Price, who was
| lying i'll of the gout at home. His friends
said that he at once implicitly obeyed the
instructions Of the physician, and, obtain.
ing thereby a short cessation of the gout,
was enabled to hobble out OF doors, his
lower extremities being swathed in flannel.
| His first course was 10 seek the Washing.
ton Hotel, where his inquiry was--
"Is Captain Wilson within :"
He is" said the waiter.
I" Show me up to his room, said Ste.
phen, and up he was shown accordingly.
! Hobbling up stairs with much difficulty,
cursing alternately as he went the gout
which caused the pain and the Captain
who was the cause OF his having to hobble
with equal vehemence, he at last reached
! Captain Wilson's room, his feet cased IL
moccasins and his hand grasping a stick.
Captain Wilson rose TO receive him, won
dering all the time who his lame visitor
could be, but his mind on that point was
soon relieved.
care you Captain Wilson :" said the
stranger.
THAT is my name, replied the Captain.
Then, sir, my name is Stephen Price.
You see. sir. can scarcely put one foot
before the other am afflicted with the
gout. My object in coming here is to in
suit you. Shall have TO knock you down.
or will you consider what I have said a
sufficient insult to act accordingly -
"No, sir, replied the Captain, smiling
"I shall consider what you have said quite
sufficient, and shall act accordingly. You
shall hear from me-"
In due time there came a message from
Captain Wilson to Stephen Price time,
place and weapons were arranged and
early one morning boat left New York in
which were seated face to face Stephen
Price, the Captain aud two friends. They
all landed at Bedloe's Island. the principals
took their positions, and Captain Wilson
fell dead at the first shot. The Captains
body was inferred in the vault there, and
| Price and the two seconds returned to New
York. Captain Wilson's friends in
America thought he had departed suddenly
to Canada, and his friends in England
thought he had either died suddenly or had
been killed in duel on his way to join his
regiment.