The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-21
BRIGHT BLUE INK
Instead OF Dark Crimson Gors-HalstOad,
MCLEAN DuelCO

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Instead OF Dark Crimson Gore-HRlstOad
Mclean DuelCJ
NEw YoRE, August 20,-Bsfore leayiu
Cincinnati last week Mr., Murat Halstesl
communicated with ColoneleW, G, Tel
rell, Of Washington City and requested
his presence in New York. On the arri
val Of Colonel Terrell he was desired b!
Mr., Halstead to proceed to Saratoga, tho
summer residence Of Mr., ], R, Mclean
on a mission indicated in the following
note Of authorization:
New York Office Of the Cincinnati Com
rciqLGd:elte, August II, 1885, Coloue
W, q, Terrell ia authorised to represent
me in the matter Of 10 settlement with John
K. Mclean. NJ. HALsTRAD.
Mr.. Mclean engaged General Roger A,
Pryor to represent him, and after some
further correspondence between the
parties, in which Mr.. Halstead disClAimed
holding Mr.. Mclean accountable for any.
thing tia. appeared in the Enguitr, but
claiming satisfaction for unmanly slurs
printedin the Telegram, which paperhe sup.
posed Mr., MGLsan controlled, Mr., Roger
A, Pryor, on behalf OF Mr., Mclean, sent
,thsIollowing letter;
PERFECTLY sATIsFAcToRY,
'N UNITED STATES HoTRL, I
SARATOGA SPRINGS, August s, 1885, !
My DEAR sIR;-Ycur note OF this date
l have exhibited to Mr, Mclean, and in
reply he authorizes me to say that he
neither owns nor is connected with, nor
in any sense controls, the paper to which
you refer; that he neither instgated nor
authorized the publication Of which Hal.
stead complains; that, indeed, he knew
nothing OF the publication until he cav 1t
in print, and that thereupon he Immediate
ly telegFaphed message, Of which q copy
ID herewith irclOsed, aud that in justice To
himself, no less than to others, lakes the
earliest opportun0 occasion to dlsClaim all
responsibility ior the publication and to
avew indignant resentment at the unwar.
rRntable connection Of his name to 1t. l
have the honor 10 be, very respectfully,
ROGER, A. Pryor.
This was accompanied by q certified
copy oil the Telegram OF the the date OF
August llth, addressed to Edward Wis
neski, Of The Cincinnati Enquirer, by John
X. Mclean, directing him to deny, ON
behalf OF Mclean, 10 the parties con-
cernsd in tho publication, all respon.
sbility aaGribod to him in the matter, de-
Claring II infamous; that he never made
such charges as had been asserted, de-
nounClng the use Of his name In that
connection, and demanding that 1t should
bs done no more.
The correspondence concludes with the
following note from Colonel Terrell;
WINDSOR HOTEL, SARATOGA SPRINGS, /
August lS, 1885.
GENERAL ROGER A. Pryor: Your note
Of this date, just handed me, Is accepted
as satisfactory on the part Of HalstOad. /
have the honor to be &C., your obedient
servant, W. q. TERRELL,
This Ia given to the press pursuant 10
an understanding with Colonel Terrell
aud General Pryor.
MORE BLOOD ON THE NOON,
.CIScISSATI, August 9O.-The Telegram,
referring to the Halstead-McLean cores.
pondeuce published 10 day, aaya: ut is
but simple justice to Mr.. John R. Mclean,
OF the Enquirer, to make the statement as
plain as can be made, that he has no in
terest whatever In the Telegram, never
had, and never wrste line or inspired
one for lie columns. The following dis
patch, unsolicited, was wired to Mclean
at Saratoga, instrucling him to aee that 1t
reached the party for whom 1t was in
tended;
CINCINNATI, August 10, 1886.
To N. Hdhtead:
The telegram management Is wholly
responsible Tor all that has appeared 10
this paper about you. The name and ad.
dress Of the gentleman who wrote that
editorial about you that appeared In the
issue Of this paper OF August 0, 1886, is at
your disposal, II you wish to know. No
one outslde Of tho Telegram management
suggested line or q word OF 1t.
Respectfully,
MonroS I. HAWKINS, Editor telegram,
The Enquirer Of this morning has the
following: Colonel I. q. Campbell and
Hon. John R. Thompson, Of the telegram,
left for Saratoga last night, Mr.. Thompson
going as Mr.. Campbell's right-hand man.
1t Is understood that their mission is to
make good the declarations in the telegram,
Mr.. Campbell ayerring that he Is tho author
Of the statements to which Mr., Halstead
objects"