Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-07-24


| ceremonies took place in the Chapel of
Mount de Sales, there being no one present
except several members of her family and
two or three invited friends.
The Addison Garland Tragedy.
REPLY OF K. 3. GARLAND To MISS MAMIE
| HATCHELT.
WATTsEoRo, Va, July ). 1882
Miss Mamie HatcheH:
Yours 18th ult, through the medium OF Mr..
Addison, came duly to hand, and contents
specially noted. | have but few words to
reply. You charge me with originating and
promulgating the report that l flirted with
you, without giving me an opportunity TO
deny it (which I most emphatically do, and
demand your author) You seem 10 be sat.
istied with the yeracity Of your witness, and
proceed in your letter to attack my charuc-
ter, veracity and reputation, and also insn-
uate that you have still more which YOU
hold in reserve and will shower down OH
me. 1t is passing strange that you, knowing
all these reports to be true which YOU go on
to hint ut in your letter, and some you enu-
merate, and having the character and rcpu-
tation ola young lady to sustain, shoald
have permitted and received my calls at
your fathers house, danced with me in pub
! lie, written me very lengthy epistle and sew
era notes, anu istiiy enclosed mea lock Of
your hair with your name attached which
have in my possession and to which you arc
welcome. Ifmy denial to your charge is
not satisfactory, your brother and Mr.. Adj
Olson 1.-THE last one do not know, nor do
l care for q friendly Introductory can al-
ways find me in Il very accommodating mood
at Wattsboro. have never used Mr.. Adj
dison's name except in your presence to
tease you and have never said anything at
which he could take oilense
Most respectfully r. E. GARLAND.
7. S.-As You chose Mr.. Addison rs the
medium of our correspondence, | enclose
this TO him to be forwarded to you.
The following reply to Mr.. Addison's let
ter, of same date as the above was POSTWAR
ked and was ready for mailing. when the
above was sent, and upon the advice of Mr..
VIM w. Boswell it was retained in the post
Office two days before it was forwarded, in
order to give Mr.. Addison time to reflect.
The postmark on the envelope, of the Bel
lefonte postotfice, will verify this statement:
WATrsBoRo, Va, July S, 1882
Joseph addison You said in your note
to Inc that you endorsed everything Miss
Hatchett said in her letter TO me- | will
atteud to you in due season, you internal,
loW-lited lying scoundrel.
Il. BIG ARLAND.
JOSEPH ADDISONS REPLY.
JULY 9, 1882, BEECH FOREST"
L. B. Garland:
Yours with an enclosed note to Miss
Hatchett received and forwarded Had you
! seen fit to couch Your remarks in reference
to myself, in language of decency, might
have been dupcd into giving some credencc
to your statement but As you trusted, how
ever, to the distance that separated us to
shield your cowardly hide from the whip. to
address remarks to me you would not dare
to face me with, and continue to play your
role of coward and blackguard, refuse to
have anything to do with you unless you
face Inc as a man should, and back what YOU
have to say. JOSEPH ADDISON
p. ST. always attend court. and can be
found at any time at Mr. Wedderbunl's
place, Beech Forest"
The Richmond Dispatch ofyestcrday saws:
"Messrs. Walter and Frank Addison, broth
ers of Joseph Addison, with Mr. Taylor, a
lawyer, passed through this city on their was
from Baltimore to I4uneuburg last night.
They wish to have Mr.. boswell arrested for
his part in the late impromptu duel, and
they declare that from Joe's dying state
ments to his mother it is not true he knew
weapons were to be used, and that he did
not shelter himself behind tree. They
think such reports wer put out by Mr.. Bos-
WELL"
The examination of Garland took place
Thursday before three county magistrates
at the residence of WV Boswell, Garland's
brother-in-laW. After the examination of
several witnesses the magistrates sent Gar
land on to the next term of the County
Court, to be held OH the second Monday Of
next month, to be tried for murder Bail
was refused. Garland will be sent TO jail to
await the trial.
The funeral Of young Joseph Addison,
who died 6 o'clock on Sunday morning last,
from the effects Of a wound in the intestines
received in duel with Richard Garland, in
Lunenburg county, Va, the Friday pre-
vious, came Oft on Tuesday last The SER
vices were held at the residence ofhs broth
er, No. 1872 North Fulton avenue, on the
morning of that day. The hour appointed
for these sad services was not made public
save to the immediate family. The Rev. Mr..
De Lew assistant Rector of the Church of
the Ascension officiated, and when reading
the Episcopal service for the dead, halted at
the words sin the midst of life we are in
DEATH" and remarked how true, adding, my
beloved friends, the contents of that casket
before us, preach more solemn, powerful
and impressive sermon than | can offer.
Thepall bearers were Messrs. Robert Smith,
|. T. Mason. DR.. J. L. Ingle, Marshall Smith
VIM. E. Fendall and A. L. Jones. The re-
mains were laid to rest in the beautiful
Londoun Park Cemetery Manywho knew
the deceased will drop u tear to his memo
ry. There never was u more chivalrous