Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-12
AN AFFAIR OF HONOR.
Narrow EacaPe ofa Chicago Drumm =
from Being Shot Down in AIaban,

from Being Shot Down in Alaban,a
GADsDEN, Ala, Now. Miss Matte
Latham is one of the most beautifni
and dashing bellies of thus county. sbo
is vivacious and gay, q leader in socis.
ty, and has been sued and SOUGHT H..
beaux of all the surrounding coIlntrv
Her gayety has often been the subisct
of remark, and among the elders and
gossips has more than once excited
unfavorable comment. About i've
weeks ago handsome young drummer
named Stump, representing one of the
leading grain and provision houses of.
Chicago came to Gadsden. His pleas
ing address and fascinating manners
made him many friends and AMONG
the number was rated Major J n
Wyley, a wealthy grain dealer at this
place, and man prominent through.
out North Alabama. In the course of
a conversation Wyley incidentlym men.
TONED to Stump that he would find
Miss Latham q very agreeable aouain.
lance, end vaguely limited at the faint
Whisperiugs which her gayety proyok.
ed Stump the following day senta
note TO Miss Latham asking The pri,
vilege Of calling. He made some IN.
sultng inBinualIon IN the missive,and
signed it IAN Orphan AS soon as
Miss Latham received the note she
sent j. ID. Young a we'll known young
man who has been paying her devoted
attention, and who, it is rumOred, is
her Intended She read TO him the
contents and demanded that he admin,
ls1cr q proper chsstismept on the pel>
petrator Of The insult. Young was
furious. He succeeded ia discovering
tae messenger, and forced INN tc dis,
close The name OF the sender AT
once armiug himself me sought Stump
and found nun engaged in a game OF
billiards at the kjttrel house. Young
walked up deliberately, jerked out
his pistol and aiming squarely at his
head, pulled the trigger but young
man who was standing by threw UP
his arm as he fred, and the bullet
lodged in the ceiling. Stump rushed
on his assailant but before he could
( fire again was disarmed and fair plap
demanded. Young by this time had
recovered speech, and denounced
Stump as villain who had attempted
/ TO ruin Miss Latham. Stump realized
bis position and explained TO Young
that he knew nothing whatever eon>
corning the lady; that he was a stran>
ger and acted solely on information
given to him bp very reputable cit
lizen.
Young demanded the name Of the
informant, and Stump said the name
Major Wyley. The two went to Wy
| ley, where the cor Jersation was re-
peated. Major Wyley replied 81
told him only what was town talk and
can stand by it, Young demanded
mat he make a public retacdon
and Wyley cody responded: Il am
an old mau, past sixty, while you are
young, powerful and active. warn
you not to lay the weight OF your
finger on me. | will not retraet any
thing, and ii you want satisfaction,
we Will shoot it out here at ten PAGES.
Young. muttered some reply about
seeing him again ard left the house.
! a day passed, and on the following
morning Wyley, while standing OH
] NAAS PNOiA1 sHNdiC3 oNH JONAS ~
preaching AS young came up ne
exclaimed: 81 demand that you take
back what YOU said concerning Miss
Latham" Wyley said he would take
back nothing. Young then struck
him a singing blow ON the temple
which knocked him down, but, as he
arose, he jerked out his pistol and fir
ed at his assailant. Young by this
time had also drawn his weapon, and
a duel at short range ensued. Eight
shots were exchanged. Young was
wounded in the hip; both had several
bullets through their clothes, and
two bystanders received bullets
through their sleeves. Goungs
wound is quite serious, and will crl!p>
pie hum. Tae impression prevails
that this is but the beginning, and
that a duel will be arranged in the