The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-03


TO arrange for II hostile meeting undc,
| tho provisions Of tho colo dncll6, II this
| does not Violate Your peace bond, which
latr2 your bond, will gladly wait until
February. WAITER Q. Roi,ERTsoN.
October 24th, 1880.
Mr.. w. G. Robertson SIR.-.l cannot
regard challcngo ~ seriously designed
IT, induce duel WHOM II Is prcsontCd Cd
with II full knowledge OF the fact that
the challenged party will not accept It.
The ,citorntion Of your challenge under
such circumstances rs have Indicated
above, and your failure to respond to
my suggestion that you take short and
easy method OF securing satisfaction,
can only hr accepted rs indicating Il
desire {" place mo In y position which l
do not propose to occupy. DuGllinE. IL
dead IN South Carolina.
beyond tho fact that ! am under Il
peace bond and cannot make II hostile
drmonSl ration, Is tho objection which l
have to Subirrtmg myself, ut your re-
quest, I" tho prnultios OF felony, whom
the satisfaction you desire cun be moro
readily, surely and legally afforded yo,,
IN anrthrr way. My peace bond does
not prevent you from attacking me,
after notice, nor does Il dcbnr mo from
shooting you tfyou make the attack. This
is the only reply have to mako. Per-
hap* had brtter add, that II hoar that
my refusal to accept your challenge Is
made, hy yourself, your friends or nsso-
riatrS, tho basis for amy imputation upo.l
my courage, shall be compelled, re-
luctantly, but in Justice to myself, to
publish this correspondence.
N. q. GONZALES.
On Thursday afternoon, Oct. 2lst, I
WAS told, by Mr.. Rcamcr, that Mr.. N. G.
Gonzales had madn use Of some very In
Snltmg language in his presence In con-
nrrtiua with my name. | went to my
room and related the circumstances to
my brother, Nj. G. Robertson, who ut
once went to Mr.. Gonzales room, which
adjotns that Of mine. My brother then
asked him II he had made use OF tho
language charged, and II so, would he
rr'rar.: lie acknowledged having made
use Of such language aud declined
to lctract. My brother then inform
ed him that he would call me in and
let me finish the discussion, and guaran-
terd that should come unarmcd. Cap
tain Elliott, who is Mr.. Gonzales uncle,
and rooms with him, Immediately said
that rs an occupant Of that room, he
would forbid such an intrusion, and If it
WAS attempted, would have the entire
party arrested. Mr.. Gonzelcs was then
invited to enter my room to meet me
but declined Oh the grounds that being
under peace bond he could not 20
there with hostile intent. Having re
fnscd to meet me in the manner wish
ed, sent him the above notes and re-
cclvcd the answers appended.
Entrenching himself behind his peace
bond he insults with impunity, but when
hn ln,1x
his "pcacc bond" When cndcavor to
obviatc that difficulty he falls back on
the duel ling law, and suggcts mode far
more criminal, both legally and morally.
In view of the fact that lie has, behind
my back, used most insulting language
OF me, and refused to meet me, to rem
der satisfaction, | dcnouncc him, before
all brave men, as a coward.
| have mailed copy of this to Mr..
Gonzales.
WALTER G. ROBERTSON.
October -, 1886.
knowing that if he talked of "backino
ne OUT would publish the corrcspon-
dcncc, showing that he was the dclin-
qucnt, Mr.. Robertson riskcd Dublica-
ton in which he could combine with
misleading statement. l would have
published the letters after sending my
last note, but for the fact that it would
have placed ne in the position of report
ing his challenge to the officers of the
law. For this reason ] sent the warm
ing to him, while felt that in the pub
lication OF the letters lay my own justi-
lication. With Il view to immediate
publication if | should prove to be SLAM
dcrcd, | yesterday morning requested
several OF my friends to notify me in
stantly if they heard any imputation up
on me.
| offered the insult. 1t was Mr.. Rob
ertSon'S part, not mine, to take the inia-
tive in the matter Of satisfaction. When
expressed my readiness for tisticuft.,
Mr.. Robcrtson's representative turned
to duel. After had said that could
not fight duel, Mr.. Robertson's repre-
sentative announced that he would rec
ommend him to challenge me. sug-
geStcd an easy method for a genuine
fight Mr.. Robertson fell back on his
impossible duel.
The penalty for challenging to duel
is deprivation of suffrage, disability from
holding any Office Of honor or trust, and
imprisonment in the pcnitentiary for a
term not exceeding two years. The
penalty for delivering a challenge or
assisting in duel is the same, with the
addition of a heavy fine. If duelist
kills his adversary it is murder.
The mode, far more criminal, both
legally and morally" which 1 suggest
ed, and which Mr.. Robertson ignored,
is either Q) assault and battery, fine not
exceeding 500, imprisonment, in jail.
not exceeding 80 days, or (2) aggravated
assault and battery, fine or impriso on
ment in Jail on pcnitcntiary, with or
without hard labor, at the discretion of
the court. OF course killing in such q
case is murder.
am quite willing that those who read
this record should form their own COLI
c!ilSionS. n. G. GONZALES.
Columbia, Oct. 2Gth, 1886.
Wedding Bells.
At the residence of Mr. r w " Ctr,