The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-08-05

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'iin"fe, witch bnh nlatH few deys aau. ard
which fttuliai II ~ Killing ~ ihe Nilff aliat
numerous shorts hal i.een tsthanHra Ihn
dnei nrvuffed near the lltlle town ~ Iunru
iefr, Va, and uwlnr 10 TIE lAek n ielegmphie
fHrllilea The particulars N The iishi aud what
eanari \ Remained afeful unlll to-day.
y now Wppeafa TINT Ailiison challenged tiar.
land l'rtausu the latter persisted IN naklnH u.
Ilerilons pn Addison. naneet, Mis- Manic &.
iiaichett. member ~ one ~ The Y. n We
Tho hfri step wblsh lcd ~ the death ~ Jouna
Addison wns lakeu W Miss iiatolirtt on June
y. when u appears she wna informed Ny Addt
son uf the reflections ureu her character
placed n circulation ~ tlHfnnd. The young
lady in hut Indignation, Immediately wfuie y
letter, which sho eaye 10 Addison h. deliver 10
GARLAND, In which she wnrncd tlarlani IL heep
hls tongue quiet w far aa hef name was con
ccfnod " he did not nho would place ihe affair
In other hands, aud should moi answer for the
rest
Addison indarspd tho letter and forwarded II
b. Garland, accompanied by note stniinEt
vi you sbnuli feel nrrrlcved ai the uontcnts
therein, which have carefully read aud IN.
dorvci, you may ulncmb'f that NJ any time I
nhyocate her cause, and hold myself personal
" accountable for her words"
Nothing further wn, heard frum Garland,
aud many supposed the affair hal laown over.
A week or 80 aftcrwarl. however. Miss Hatch
eft heard OF Garland having repeated his prs
vious slnnder, 10 the effect that she had per
miiicd him 10 kiss her, and Immediately com.
plaInpi TO Addison. Tho latter then wrote q
formal challenge % Garland, who replied, no.
ocptng IL, and the prcllminatcs were ar-
ranged by Messrs. W. W. Boswell, acting for
Garland, and John Eanes who WIS the second
of Addison What occurred after tho young
men reached tho appointed ground Ia detailed
In the following statement, which tho seconds
to-day prepared for publications
Garland armed himself with four-barrclci,
thlriytwooalibor pistol, aDd Addison with n
| nycehot thlrty.two calibcr PISTOL Afior MIR.
Addison was informed ut tho mill by Mr. Dos
well thnt MIR. Garland WIS waiting, ho pro-
ccc,lcd tp meet Garland, being accompanied
| by three friends -Molsgs. organ, Eancs and
Jones' Mr.. Addison nnI friends walked some
thirty yards ahead uf Mr.. u swell, Garlands :
friend. Mr.. boswell commenced To rcoltc the
whole cause of tho misunderstanding bc.
tween Garland and Addison with the purpose
OF having thu matter settled without diioulty
between the principals. lioiorc Mr.. Boswell
hah got Into tho merits Of tn case Mr. Adtfi'
son and his friends halted aud engaged Nj.
Boswell In conyormilon. Mr.. Boswell Thea
rode some forty yar's ahead, and tho Addison
party followed III they reached tho ground
when they were met by MIR. Garland and 4
friend named Roche.
Messrs. Garland aud Addison wcro intro
duccd 10 each other. Mr.. Garland, speaking
first proceeded TO ask Addison some question
which VIE interrupted by tbs latter, who, In |
frenzy Of rage, driw back his right arm ~
though TO strike Garland, who pIacoi bis han'
ON his hip-pocket for his pistol Addison a
this jumped back and said; :" Mono Of that
Garland hcsIiatcd, whercupon Addison drew
his pistol from m inside coat pocket and firc'
quickly. The ball struck Garland on the lef
arm, few inches below the elbow Addison
snapped his pistol again before Garland coul'
return bis hre. both began hrlns thon IN rnr
ID succession. Addison Swapping his pistol
which did not IRE. Addison stepped baokwar'
at every discharge, and when about twelv
steps from Garland he got behind a tree
shooting, or attempting To shoot, from benin
n The seconas a "A noedIcss Ia say. soa,
80 a. s..,,'.' a,.'...,.... -
| htNu W tNFFy VlftttlOus
0arland's pistol being empty. ha called 4
Doswoll 10 hand him his aloswelrs plsto
which Roswell dId. Oar and made ready /
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