Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1882-08-01

Wnen the ABOVE was sent, anu upon lHe
advice of Mr.. William w. Boswell 1t
was retained in the post-cflicc two days
before II was forwarded in order to give
Mr.. Addison time to reflect. The post
mark on the envelop of the BellcfOntc
post-oflice will verify this statement:
WATTsBoRo', VA, July 5, 1882.
Joseph addison:
You said in your note to me that You
endorsed everything Miss llatchctt said
in her letter to me. will attend toyou
In due season, you Internal, low-llfed,
lying scoundrel.
.. X. b. GARLAND.
JOSEPH ADpIsoN's REpLYr.
"BrrcH FOREST" July ., 1882,
II. p. Garland:
Yours with an enclosed note to Miss
llntchctt, received and forwarded. Had
you seen tit TO couch your remarks in
reference to myself In language of dcccn-
cy might have been duped into giving
some credenoe to your statement; but
as you trusted, however, to the distance
that separated us to shield yonr coward
" hide from the whip to address re-
marks TO me gou rouM not dare to face
me with, aud continue TO play your role
Of coward and blnckguard, refuse to
have anything further to do with you
unless you face me MS n man shOHld, and
back what you have to say.
JoSEpu ADDISON.
p. ST. always attend court, and can
be found ut any time ut Mr. WGddcr-
burns place, "Beech Forest"
SENT ON.
A telegram from Petersburg received
in this city yesterday evening said that
the examination of Garland took place
Thursday before three country magis-
tratas at the residence of w. w. Boswell
Garland's br0thcr-in-law. After the
examination of several witnesses the
magistrates sent Garland on to the next
term of the County Court, to be held on
the second Monday Of next month. to be
tried for murder. Bail was refused.
Garland will be sent to jail 20 await the
trial. The Commonwealth attorney
WINS assisted by Judge Drury A. Hin
ton.
A STATEMENT FROM EYE-wfrSEssEs.
The following Is the statement made
to n reporter by two eye-witncsses of the
Standardization duel--0nc the friend of
Addison aud the other the friend Of Gar
land. Both agree In the material points
Of the case: Judging from the current
reports and the letters which have pass-
ed between them they think that Ahdi-
son and Garland both anticipated n dlll-
Guilty and prepared themselves for II In
case no amic0ble settlement could be
made-Garland by arming himself with
u four-barrclled 32-Callbre pistol, Addi-
son with n fiyc-shot 32-Callbre pistol nld
u bowle-knilc. After Mr.. Addison was
informed by Mr.. Boswell az .he mill that
Mr.. Garland was up In the public road, !,
he, accompanied by three Of his friends,
Messrs. Orgain, Eanes, aud Jones, pro-
cccdod 10 meet him three quarter miles
distant from the mill one Of Mr., Addl-
sons friends tMr, Eanes) walking by
Mr.. Boswell OH his horse, Mr.. Addison
and his other friends walking some lllr-
ty yards ahead. Mr.. Boswell commcn-
cci repeating the entire correspondence
and the origin of the difficulty. thinking
after hearing his statement, that Mr.
| Euncs might express some desire 10 have
| the matter settled without II dlflullly.
| But before Mr.. Boswell had gotten Into
| the merits Of the Cnso Mr.. Addison hnd
his other friends halted aud engaged Mr..
Eancs IN con ;crsation. Mr.. Bowel
then rode some forty yards ahcat ill tho
Addison party reached the public road
where thoy were met by MuGsrs, Gar
| land aud ROnch. Messrs. Garland aud
Addison were introduced by one Of the
party. Mr.. Garland, speaking first,
proceeded 70 ask something, which wns
interrupted IN The outset by Mr, Addison
throwing up his left arm aud drawing
bnck his right 10 strike, when Garland
placed his hand upon his pistol IN his
hip-pocket. Addison Jumped back ono
step, saying "nonc of that" two OF
three times. Garland then hceltaied to
withdraw his pistol, whcreupon Addison
drew hla from bis sAck-cont glde-pockct
and fired 80 quickly that II must have
been cooked IN his pocket, the ball strlk-
Ing Garland on the left arm q few Inches
below the elbow. breaking one of the
homes and lodging against The skin Ol
The opposite side of ihe arm. which was
folded ncrors his brcntt. Addison rnnp.
ped hla pistol again before Garland could
return tlc lrc. Boti ilrcd, on attrmp.
ted TO fire, IN rapid succpesion, Addison
giving back NJ every discharge, md when
' about twelve steps back he lcfl Tie rOdI