Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-01-09

Heueht " lle autu as " was, and as KIM.
it to have been settled 50 far a, /,
has gone. On New Years d,v a..
IDENTIFY called at Mr. Poseys Office to +.
him on matter Of business, Mr.. po.ev ).
marked, ! am very glad to see you. h..
been challenged by Mr. Cox and wan,.1
friend to act for me in accepting the chalia,..
anl arranging prelmiuarics. Mr. pos.v ill.,.
read Mr CJH's challenge, which was AZ e,.
lows:
PoRr TonAcco, Dec 10th, 1894
Mr Adrian Posey, Manager. 6c.-Si,.
Ny attention has been directed to CERTAIN a,,,
LEGATIONS and paragraphs in the issue ~ "
"Aarrlanf Independent Of the 26tb meta,
10 which certain vulgar indecent ana a.,
Iy insulting epithets are sought to he ami
20 myself aud in which number Of o,t..
false and insulting statements reHecti,g y.
me are made, OF which said publications of.
paragraph. am informed you are the auth,.
proper sense Of self respect and p.rson.
honor will not permit me 10 allow these g.1..
insults 70 pass unnoticed and have a..
mined to seek from you as their author ,ha ,
satisfaction TO which gentleman Il enti,ia4
Upon this point my resolution wa, MON,
and clear, but with regard 10 the aqsssr 4,
winch THIS satisfaction should be sought fro,,
you, ! have found some hesitation in ds,.-
mining whether s.ould address YOU on n, .
question in the manner usually resorted n T..
dealing with gentlemen OF honor. or whatb.-
should resort to the more summary metbo3
customary IN dealing with persons who bs,.
no claim to that title, has been with me- =,
question for consideration. After MAIN
consideration and conference with nv friarl
have determined to adopt the former cour.a
In arriving at this conclusion nv friapI
and myself have been largely Influenced b.,
the following reasons: Heretofore when some
Of our respectable young gentlemen. in,ultrj
as ] now am by false aud vulgar publication.
IN your vile and venal sheet, have brand.
you TO your teeth with the epithets Of 4 m.
lieious ialsiier, and otherwise. and after
wards tauutrd you III the public prints sit,r
your c0wArdiet and poltroouerv, you excused
yourself b SAYING that you declined to en-
gage in method Of combat in which "a ST.
ly goat IL NV your equAl and Jacks, M,
tyour) superior or something Of that sort
Recognizing 1tyour phsictl weakness give.
some color OF justification to that excuse. a
has been deemed fair and honorable 10 al
upon yoI in this nat er ~ such q wayas tl
give you (if you have the courage ofmtu.
hood perfect equality with your antgons.
aud in manner which vas never declined
By the high minded gentleman you have "a
the assumption TO enieavor to quote
! therefore respectfully request that Won
will refer my friend Mr.. Daley, who Will
hand you this, to some one with whom he
can arrange the time, place aud circumstiu-
ces Ola mcetilg between US for d settlement
Of thu matter herein above referred to ia The
manucr customary amOnE gentlemen.
am &c, &c,
I'm Cox
lie then sat down and wrote hi. accept
sncc Of the "a ne, remArkns after readu
over uni handing it to m, tn It he had
cepjed it ia sucl manner as U pteylat "a
possibility Of the Altar ending in farce
Here is the acceptance:
Poar ToBAcca, Jan. lst 1855
F. NJ Cox, Esq, Your communication
received through Mr. Daley To most OF
volr letter hsve no ans" er to make Alike
nearly everything YOU say most Oft is ln-
true To the pot non wherein Won ask salts
faction for the insult YOU claim have given
you, | answer by saving thai | accept your
challenge without hest4ucy and refer "
Daley, your friend to Nr r Reed Mills, the
bearer Of this note to arrdu all premjhlrle-;
the time of meeting to be after Sllurdte,
ats | have to 60 to l}dtim re to-moHlw, aud
cannot return before Sturdy night; Ia
weapons TO be pistols, AMI the disiuer be-
tween us in the combat not to be OYr.htIern
pace; an ia the event Of the ~ y W.
proving fatal. are TO lie allo 70 a'Ant'
upon each other firing rs We aiya--e aati
one or Doth are killed.
Yours, &c, A PosY.
carried the acceptance to Nr Daley an
We arranged meeting between as for III.
next day to deter nine up,a the i'm, mi
place Of meeting between the com.tt,nts
Mr. Posey lett Port Tolacco with N. IN re
main'l with me uatil Frlty mlrauG ant
then took the train for Bdtiulrt, ia M
which time aothag WIS sal between rs On
the subject. MIR. Poiey left FIR Bltm)re
Friday m-rning AMI did returu sturdy
night as stated in his letter accepting the
challenge TO my place where be rem ,in-d
awaiting the appro.ebin, am. mil
Monday night last Shortly after his re-
turn Mr.. Poser ask,l n, wbc9 anl where
the duel would take place Iso.v.r.l him
saving ii the arrange neat. w,,. an can.
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