Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-22
The Addison Garland Trseedv. a.


the following statement OF the affair pre-
pared hy,W. w. :, Boswell friend Of Gar
land, and John Eanes, a friend of the late
Joseph Addison, and is as follows:
From the letters which had passed be-
tween Garland and Addison both tor them
had anticipated-a difficulty. and prepared
themselves for it in case no amicable settle
ment could be made. Garland armed him
self with q four-barreledo thirty-two calbre
pistol, and Addison with five-shot thirty
two calibre pistol. After Mr.. Addison was
informed at the mill by Mr. Boswell that
Mr.. Garland was in the public road he pro-
ceeded to meet Garland, being accompanied
by three friends, Messrs. Organ, Eanes and
Jones. Mr.. Addison and friends walked
some thirty yards ahead of Mr. Boswell,
Garland's friend. Mr.. Boswell commenced
to recite the whole cause Of the misunder-
standing between Garland and Addison,
with the purpose of haying the matter SET
tied without difficulty between the princi-
pals. Before Mr.. Boswell had got into the
merits of the case, Dir. Addison and his
friends halted and engaged Mr. Boswell in
conversation Mr. Boswell then rode some
forty yards ahead, and the Addison party
| followed till they reached the public road.
when they were met by Mcssrs. Garland
and Roach.
! "MeSSrS. Garland and Addison were in.
trOduced to each other Mr. Garland speak
ing first, proceeded to ask Addison some
question, which was interrupted by the lat
ter who drew back his right arm; as though
TO strike Garland, who placed his hand in
his hip-pocket for his pistol. Addison al
| this jumped back and said, None of that ,
Garland then hestated to draw his pistol,
whereupon Addison drew his from IN inside
coat pocket and fired quickly The ball
struck Garland on the left arm, 4 few inches
below the elbow Addison snapped his pis-
tol again before Garland could return his
fire. Both begamti firing then in rapid sue
cessiou, Addison swapping his pistol if il did
not fire. Addison stepped backward at ev-
cry discharge, and when about twelve steps
from Garland he got behind tree. shooting
or attempting to shoot from behind it.
"Garand's pistol being empty he called
to his friend Boswell to hand him his Dos.
well's) pistol, which Boswell did, Garlan,
made ready to fire the fresh pistol, when
Addison called out from the tree, Unfair
gentlemen; my pistol is either empty OF
fails to fire Garland then said Have you
got enough" and Addison replied, i have.
Garland then lowered the pistol OF Boswell
which he had not fired, saying, i AIN salts
fled if you are" Addison walked up TO-
wards Garland and said, Gentlemen, / an
done for; | am shot in the bowels GarlanC
said TO Addison, 4 am sorry for it, but yol
have no one to blame but YOURSELF tC
which Addison rejoined, .'All regret is thai
| am unable to accommodate YOU further.
Their friends then conducted them OIL the
field. ,.,. N -. i,,,.,,,, -
MISS HATCHErT'S LETTER TO GARLAND.
The following is u copy of. the, letter nd
dressed to Mr.. Richard Garland by Mis-:
Hatchett, the young lady about whom the
difficulty occurred:
'OXFoRD, n. c., June %, 1SS2.-NIr. Gar
land: Before leaving Lunenburg | hearG
that it was reported throughout the count,
that had been tlirted with by no other thai
YOURSELF but Us there seemed to be no Other
certainty about the originator of the repor
in question, merey denied il indignant,
as horrid talsehood, emanaring from the
fertile imagination of some idle mischief
maker, who, for some unknown cause, wish
ed to wreck what | value infinitely NOR,
highly than life ITSELF viz, my reputation
not, however, until had registered Il vow
that II you had ever made such an assertion
/ would trace it up if it took my whole lii;
to dolt. came IUr u purpose, and have nc
complished il. ] now have il from you,
own lips, and you dare not deny it. Now
you know that ii is the foulest falsehood YOU
ever uttered, and it is impossible for me t(
realize how any one who claims to have The
first instinct of Il man could lei j'iqur anC
disappointment carry him SO far as TO stooy
SO low and adopt so base means of avcng
ing himsefon one who had in reality nevel
injured him in the least, and who tro1nihe
fact of her being d girl he thinks unable t.
defend herself. Now all ! wish TO say i;
just this have known for long time thai
neither Of the words truth, principle or hon
or were TO be found in your Vocabulary, ant
although acknowledged that your intel
lect was weak, yet must say that for on,
). who has been, practising treachery as long a:
You have, you have certainly displayed les:
tact than l had given you credit for. For sew
eral months past l. have known more O
your characterlhan you have any idea of
but made u resolve never to expose you or
try to injure you in any way in the estima
ton of others unless knew positively with
out doubt that you had sail something
detrimental in connection with myself Thi:
promise | have sacredly adhered to unit
now, but there is Il point where endurance
ceases to be Il virtue. The climax is reach
ed at last, and care little for the consc
quences. You know rs well as ! do that il
you would tell the truth have no objection
to the whole worlds knowing everything
that has eyer passed between lis, but YOU
seem to be in the habit Of addressin.
young ladies, and on being discarded
requesting them to say nothing about
it. know Of more instances than one, and
think in future it wonld be we'll to save youl
self that trouble, rs feel sure that no ono
considers it an honor. i remember ono,
that you swore that you would get even
with Inc for some iaucied wrong, hut you
should have had penetration enough to have
seen that if you undertook to cope with Ma,
mic Hatchett you had sadly mistaken the girl
not owing to any superiority on my part
but, Mr.. Garland vice versa. The tables
however, are slightly turned, anlyou Will not
be surprised when tell you that YOU are EN-.
tlrely at my mercy,and it only needs word
from myself to place you beneath lhe-recog
ltion ofalI honest people; audit is only out
OF respect for your family that / have kept
quiet rs long as have do not pret end m