New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-23
No CHALLENGE YET.
MIR. GERHARD RECALLED FROM PHILADELPHIA
HIS FRIENDS SAY He RETURNED Mr.. SANFORDS

MIR. GERHARD RECALLED FROM PHILADELPHIA
HIS FRIENDS SAY He RETURNED Mr.. SANFORD $
BLOW.
The Gebhard Sanford trouble was the topic of
even moie cony ersations at the clubs yesterday
and last night than on Monday. Opinions we're
pretty evenly divided az to which of the young
men was the more reprehensible, for that both
Mt fault no ono seems to dcnv. since the
publication of the encounter Mr. Gebhard ana MS
friends appear to feel that silence and secluSlon arc
not the proper course for him to pursue Accord
ingv lie was summoned back 10 town from Phila-
delphIa carly Yesterday morning and arrived here
about the middle of the day After going 10 his
brother-in- laws house in Ffth-ave. where he lives
he walked over to the Union Club and STAYED there
till nearly o'clock. leaving the clubhouse with
friend. What he did with the remainder of his
timo could not be learned Ills usual haunts knew
him not and none of his acquantances could or
would give any information TO his abiding place.
Mr.. Sanford diIIed at Dclmoncos as usual. but
still preserved his Sphinx-like silence when spoken
to on the subject
DR.. J. G. Peters to whose house it was rumored
that Mr.. Goddard drove Immediately after the en-
counter to have his wound dressed. seen by the
reporter No sir" said hc. Mr.. Goddard did not
ccme to IRE either on Saturday night or on Sunday
for medical advice. saw him on Monday, but he
had apparent bruise or abrasion The whole
affair is sad to mr., for Il shows me how completely
the old standards of gentlemany conduct have
gone ont of fashion. know yOunE SANFORD Slightly
and when he fir~i appeared IN New-Yorh society
thought HIM nice. frank manly young fellow.
l,ut fear he has dcteriorated Of late. | think
there will lie No duel from what hear. They are
afraid of being laughed NJ sti!l more, though after
all nowadays our young men seem to court public
I I'll, lo,,
which aoes not seem 10 have been limited at IN the
papers. and that Is that there las been lad blood
between the two for some lime past and suppose
they were glal Of any 7rcteXt y IN open quaire..
Since Nh Gehhaid's name has be n connected i'm
such "A public manner with Mrs. laugtry. his
former friends have cooled on some bat IN their IN
tmacN win hluI. \ y"un2 gentleman, h""ev'r
who IS still on friendly term, "'th Inn said last
night: am o bu-, paving iast calls and making
preparations for my trip to Iur0uc. rs SAIL to
morrow that have not mixed my eli mp IN the
affair nj all Iiis much however. can tell Won:
Mr.. Gehhard struck .'aniold back twice before
Their respective friends separated them. lie clme
back this morning totaiL thing over. but was de-
c1ed that honols were ca,t and lle b.-t thing 10
be done WAS 10 lei maj icr- .esi tEinA. however
is only far to Mr. Gchhard 10 bring ont the fact
that lie returned Sauior's blow. Gcbhaid + a
foolish fellow. ! will allow. bat sanford IS not y
man OF the amount OF breeding which OebLarl al
any rate can lay claim 10. In CrticiNnr Fred.
think ono should take the circumstance OF his
bringing up into 1cD omit. The father Wa. AZ his
business all tie time making the money Tie ciNlr'h
are spending and 20 they Just brought Themselves
up and never knew auf RESTRAIN. think Nou y.
take my word for II that no challenge viii pa from
either side to the other. though heal that some
take thai cour,c; 20 perhaps thy v d! MAX" fool,
OF themselves. Thank goodness. shall bc thi""
thousand miles away from IL, II "a meeting does idhe
place.
several other acquaintanccs Of both young men
gave substantially the same account. GehharG's
friends insisting Yery strongly on tho fact that he
returned the insult IA kind