The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-04
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WASHINGTON, July S.-Attorney General
Brewster refused to-day to talk about the
pase Of United States District Attorney
sheiiiey Lewis, OF Virginia, whe was Mr..
Elam's second in his duel with Bierne.
Lewis has violated the letter OF the laws OF
the State, and has violated the special lay
Of the United States statute. Civil officers
Of the government are not forbidden 10
fight duels, but officers Of the army are for.
bidden, under pain of dismissal from the
service, without trial by court.martial, to
fight duel, or to send or bear challenge,
or to act as second. Soldiers are forbidden
to engage in dueling, under pain OF
court. rt.martial, and the punishment OF
any person in the navy who sends a
challenge or is principal orsecond in duel
is to be Court.martialed, and in the discre-
ton OF the Gourtmartisl be imprisoned for
life. The spirit Of the Federal statute on
this subject is clearly shown by the penalty
provided in the case Of offenders in the
military and naval service. It is said here
that the Attorney General cannot be cog.
infant Of the iaot that Mr.. Levis was o
second in the Elam-Beirne duel until that
fact is proven in court, and that public
sentiment in Virginia on the subject Of
duellug Is such that the courts will not
convict him Of the offense. This argument
seems to be mere begging Of the ques.
ton, as every intelligent person knows
Dir. Lewis was party In the fight. He
does not deny It, and neither the Attor-
ney General nor the President need the
verdict OF State court TO enable them 10
vindicate the dignity OF the law by remoy-
ing the offending officer. II Is understood
the attention oil the President will be d.
Tected 10 this case soon, probably by the
Attorney General, and that Mr.. Lewis will
be removed, Senator Malone will, hows
ever, exercise all his influence 10 prevent
the punishment OF Elam's "friend." All
Virpinian who is familiar with the circum-
stances that led up TO the duel says that
Bierne received two challenges within a
few hours Of each other, one from fight
ing Readjuster and the other from Mr..
Elan. Mr.. Bierne accepted the challenge
Of the latter, and the Virginian says that
the first challenge will he renewed. II Is
not thought that Bierne will fight
Liquor Men Who favor ihs seatt aw.
WASHINGTON, July s.-colonsl @. W.
Moulton, who has long been one at the at
tornsys OF the Western diailling interest,
in speaking to-day Of the effect Of the Scott
law in Ohio, predicted that It wonld have
an ppdemopstratiye, but still strong sup.
port from the most influential element Of
the liquor interest. While these did pot
approve Of the restrictions Of the Scott Law,
there had been feeling for long time
that Il was very important that the liquor
business in all Its branches should Fave
the recognition Of the law. Very great
disadvantages must attach TO the business
ao long as L did not haye this recognition,
and t6e protection which It implied. The
Scott Law to them practically isa license
law, at least to the extent Of legalixIng the
business, In spite al the fact that It Is also
severely restrictive. Colonel Moulton
thought that such considerations at these
would have much weight among many in
fiusntial men connected with the liquor
trade,