The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-01-21
SHOULD GERHARD FIGHT
TEH UNION CLUE HOLDS THAT THERE
- NO OCCASION FOE IT.

Hoeks An1ekorbOekors oa1 Other C1abe-
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Whether Mr.. Frederick Gerhard ought or
ought not to accept the challsge, Of Col. A. B.
Cunningham Of tho 81. Louis Globe Democrat
to fight aduel II . question upon which New
York club men hold variety Of opinions. A
member OF the Union Club. 70 which Mr.. Geb-
hard belongs. said last evening: I'VE have
boon discussing this all day. and the universal
opinion Of the club 10 that Mr.. 0ebhard be-
haved In . gentlemanlike manner. and would
have been fool to have acted otherwise. He
would have done better II he had
thrashod the fellow at once. Gerhard is .
strong young man. and could have whipped
him within an inch Of his life. but suppose he
did not want to hurt him. He was stranger
there. and he did the best he could at the time
The opinion Of the club il that he acted rightly
in refusing the challenge. Cunningham is
plainly not . gentleman. How can he be
gentleman II he IL . liar. a. he is proved to b.
Even good family connections will not help
him in such . case. Why should Gerhard give
this Southern fre-eater. whom he backed out
OF the hotel. . chance to mako hole In
HIM He has everything to lose by II. and
nothing 10 gain. He would mako himself
liable to the Law. and perhaps would be
obliged to leave the country for some years II
he was not killed. As to being ;placarded a. .
coward he don't care about that. II was easy
for tho newspaper man to use his own print
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member OF the Union League Club said:
think that Mr. Ge Pm should rnGGSsS
being his adversary. hr. Gebhard had insaited
Mr. CunninSham grossly. and there was moth
satisfaction under the code. he. showed great
reserve in not resenting the insult on the
IT, p%ssi tsaohss to agssss x sa%s
think mr.. Gebhard, should have accepted, the
challenge and fought ,I, He should be Tesdy e
ss be should o Thought
was, there was no dignity in his language to
and BiIIinFssste: Mr!cunninsham did right
In po %emSe a'% oi the Manhattan Club said II
suppose that qebhard thought he could brow
beat Mr. CUNNINGHAM and perhaps compel him
great mistake. and got hold OF the wrong man.
ne bs Is crawl out ,he TO ss4
the same time create the impression that he
would ws!loy in gore 4 i were not displeas,.ing
Z 81 SSlnE XVI Should have
Cunningham, a liar he should have knocked
him down when he met him. and that would
IN tha than IN sns he Is
liar. Cunningham would have been Obliged 70
sss ind y s9d
50 iss . insults are concerned. CunnInsSs%
he be obliged to 60 any further. AS for the
Louis Louis but it viii do him no harm here. man
e4ss here Rnd YET be gene
public, Il he should icht and Eill or be Killed.
x1%a c r sSs NsSS 9ofh Club s.d
spprsse q t. asa should ia NJ Sesspt shaIlsass
duel III il absurd. Why should a man who has
nuted give the the
he shoald have Eiefsd Cunningham out Of the
Snsn be dd S S the and as1 SR
OF TO ANYTHING he might have written. Gun
e az plaesrdlnx dsbhsrd need not pay the
sien1es1 ne ~ lon Il f9niv.r.,tv Climb .a,d
Cunningham cannot be a gentleman. or he
| would not have written so disgraceful report.
His behavior, was certainly mot that Of gentle-
man. His alleged questions to Goddard were
most insulting especially when he knew that
| q matter Of reproach not to accept challenge
The code ia not recognized In this country. As
Cunningham Is . crack shot. there is no reason
Why the .gsrieyea party should leopard hIs
slap Cunningham's face the next time he meets
him. That 10 the best way to treat such chal-
lenges."
A member OF the Knickerbocker Club said he
trouble himself to quarrel with, such low fol-
would be- quite beneath him to fight duel with
Cunningham. II Cunningham wero q man OF
equally high social position, Mr.. Gerhard
would Of course have accepted the challenge
with pleasure; But as it was. it was quite out
"A msmber q the Lotos Club ssid Mr..
was justified in in challenging him. Mr., Gun;
shot He would probably XII Mr.. Gebhard or
wound him very badly 4 they met in the field;
have no doubt that MI. Cunningham would
that Mr.. Gsbhard might prefer"