Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-09

TIE CONTROVERSY BETWEEN THE TWO PORT fOBAc-
CO EDITORS STILL UNssTTLED-wHAr Mr.. PosEY
SAYS-THE APOLOGY ATTRIBUTED TO HIN CNAC-
THORIZSD.
The trouble between the two Port Tobacco edi-
tors. Mr.. Adrian Po5ey, OF the Maryland Indepe,sd-
ent and Mr. f. NJ. Cox. OF the Port Tobacco Times,
which, ii was expected, would eliminate In II duel
last Tuesday morning, does not seem to have ended
Air. Posey, who arrived in the city today when
asked by STAR reporter as to the settlement Of
the difficulty denied emphatically, the statement
reported TO have been given out here by Capt De-
ment. Mr.. Cox's friend. that he had apOogized
Mr.. POsey represented to a STAR reporter that he
had been placed In a false position. Through the
interpostlon o: friends, he said, an amicaoe set
tleEnent was arranged. the terms being that Mr..
Cox should first withdraw his challenge ana offen-
Sve epithets. whereupon M Posey would retract
the terms "hOund and skunk" applied by him to
Mr.. Cox. Subsequently, In the Interview between
the seconds, the phraseology OF the agreement was
changed so as to make MIR. Posey retract first. Mr.
POSey says that upon discovering this he wrote at
once. Withdrawing his consent to this agreement
Mr.. Cox has now published In his paper he says,
the agreement to which he did not consent, and
nIade no mention OF his protest against It. They
declined to entertain his proposition to withdraw
the agreement, on the ground that he was bound
To Withdraw that agreement" said Mr.. Posey,
'.waS cowardly." Mr.. POSey said that IL was ar
RANGED as he understood. that the duel should
be fought in aiitchelrS woods, near Glymont. and
that none OF the parties should say anything about
the alfdir- Cox. however, left Port Tobacco for
Washington at such time as would have rendered
IL impossible for HIM To return at the appointed
hour.
Mr. Posey says he remained at Cox's Station, in
readiness 10 fight Moreover, Information was
given BY Mi COX'S father TO the sheriff. By the
publicity given to the affair through Mr.. Cox or
his friends IL would now be impossible TO arrange
duel although he did not consider the matter set
tied. The Maryland Independent Of this week
contains long card from Mr.. +. II. Wills who was
Mr.. Po5ey'S second giving the particulars OF the
affair. Mr. Posey's letter accepting the challenge
stipulated that the weapons should be pistols, the
distance not over fifteen PAGES, and in the event OF
the first snoi no proving fatal, they were to adj
vance upon each other. firing until one or both
We're k1ei. Mr.. Wills gives account Of the ne
gOttdti0nS between himself and Mr.. Daley. MI.
COx's second admits having disObeyed MIR. POSey
instruc! ions as to the phraSeoogy OF the agree
Incnj. and closes by saying: "Mr. PoSey did not
faler In the whole affair In fact seemed perfectly
ca.lOu5 and indiffe' ent as to consequences He
never authorized me 10 make a compromise. did
il OF my own vO.ition, which thought was my
duty an honorable lew-abiding citizen to do, to
prevent biOOdShed. III the Amlcable settlement
which / .ndeavoreG To make casts the slightest
shallow OF covardIce upon Mr.. POSey am reSpon-
sihle for the whole of II. And / here say tU the
pubic that Gid IL In justice TO all PARTIES and 10
the community at large. In our settlement the
question OF cOwardice or bravery Was not cOnSid-
cred 1t was on my part only settlement to pre-
vent death, am TO save the honor OF both parties.