Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-07-06

veVance to the residence OF Lieut.. -tiov.
Lewis. in Rockingham, except Mr.. Smell
ings who returned to Richmond by train.
Mr.. Eiam's wife who had been telegraph
ed that morning got on the train at Louisa
e. II. and was with her husband at Mr..
LIS that evening.
NIB. ELAM's WOUND.
Though at first ON the field examination
1t had appeared that Mr.. Elams wound
Yves simply slight flesh wound, it after
wards proved to be of much graver char
acter. After he arrived at Mr.. LIS, DIR.
Wheat made thorough examination and
found that the bullet had struck the right
hip passed around the abdomen tending
downward, passed through the pero-
neum and lodged in the thigh of the other
leg near the groin. Mr.. Elan himself
designated the point at which he thought
the bullet had lodged, locating it by the
pain which it caused him and DR.. Wheat ex-
tracted it. Mr.. Elan is what the doctors
call a good patient in point OF being
cheerful and in excellent spirits, but the
warm weather and the fact that he is no
longer young man give his friends much
concern. DR.. Robert 5. Hamilton. who
with Prof. Chas. s. Boiler went down to
see Mr.. Elan on Sunday came back that
night feeling rather anxious as to the re-
suit.
MIR. Ell ANS WOUND AND CONDITION..
After the arrival of Mr.. Elan at It,
Gov. Lewis, DIR. Wheat made thorough
examination of the wound. The ball en-
tered the right thigh in front and little
below the hip-joint, passed inward and
slightly downward for about eight inches.
lodging in the perineum one inch to the
left of the median line. The ball passed
close to the bone under the large muscle
on the front of the thigh, barely missing
the teuloral artery. It bruised the urethra
in its course through the perineum. The
ball was extracted Sunday, by DR.. Wheat,
from the point tlat it had lodged near the
thigh of the other leg. Mr.. Elan had a
chill on Monday evening. A Richmond
letter quotes DR.. Hunter MCGUIRE. of that
city, as saying on hearing description of
the wound, that Mr.. Elam's chances of
recovery are as nine to one in favor Of his
getting we'll.
MR.. BEIRNE IN BALTIMORE.
The Beirne party staid in Baltimore till
Tuesday whe !, Mr.. b. left for his home in
Ashland. During Monday reporter of
the Baltimore American had q converse.
tion with him. The American says:
Mr.. B. and several of his friends were
standing in the corridor of the hotel.
.'Glad to see you.'' said Mr.. Belrne, rs
he extended his hand. 81 am always
happy to see the newspaper men,
"Have you another duel on the tapis p
asked the reporter.
mo, not as know off, laughingly re.
sponded Mr.. Beirne. 81 have heard moth.
ing of any readjuster challenge, nor don't
expect to receive any,"
"Do you know of any prominent read
ulster who would be likely to challenge
you, prompted by feeling over the recent
meeting ?"
mo, I do not"
HOW dDouG Iuo 0cucIal
What? Malone p
"Yes."
'sOh, no |" and Mr.. Beirne laughed I'M
til the hotel corridors echoed his merri-
ment.
ut would be quite an interesting meet
ing.'' ventured the reporter.
Eyes, very" laughed one Mr.. Beirne's
friends, "but not likely to ever happen"
Probably you will have to fight some
more Of tie readjusters. it you continue
pitching into them the way you have been
doing in the State"
swell, cannot help it though guess
we will get along fighting with the pen. It
Ii not often we have recourse to pistols. d
"What will be the political effect of the
duelY"
''WelI, it is said that 1t may possibly
help Mr.. Elan to nomination for the
sovernorship, though, Is for myself, 1
have no political aspirations. would
rather sit in my EDITORS chair than in a
high public Office. I love my profession,
and never want to give it up. Perhaps the
duel will have some bearing on Virginia
politics, but do not know for certain
ty."
A sTAUNToN LAWYER MISTAKEN FOR
BEIRNE.
On Friday last VIM. A. Hudson, Esq,
a member of the law firm Of Hudson &
Patrick, of Stsunton, went down to Port
Republic, in Rockingham, on legal bust.
ness. Heis large, stout man, and very
much like Mr.. Beirne. He was introduced
to u magistrate there as Mr.. Hudson:
Il reckon you are joking" said the ma.
gistrate to the gentleman who gave the
introduction, and turning to Hudson be
said, you are Mr.. Beirne. amt you 7"
Mr.. Hudson positively asserted that he
was Mr.. Hudson.
That's strange" said the magistrate,
doubtingly. i've just sworn In a con-
stable to arrest you as Mr.. Beirne."
Satisfying the magistrate WAS not an
easy task, though it was finally accom-
plished by Mr.. Hudson who, at last, con-
WINGED him that he was law-ablding as
we'll as law-practicing citizen Of Staun.
ton.
THE CIPHER SYSTEM.
Mr.. Hudson's experience was hut q
sample of the watch that has been kept in
almost every section of Virginia and West
Va. Two messengers who had been sent
from Richmond to Beirne In W. Virginia,
one with pair Of Colts reyolvers and the
other with key to q cipher had b ard
time reaching him. one being chased by a
deputy sheriff through corn field. It was
by the means of cipher dispatches that the
details for the meeting were finally sue.
cessfully arranged.
THE ANTI-DUELLING OATH.