The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-13
ASSEMBLIES SENSATION.
! RICHMOND PEARSON CHALLENGES
TOMBSTONE JONES.

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RICHMOND PEARSON CHALLENGES
TOMBSTONE JONES.
The Latter After Holding the Challenge
Three Days and Nights and Making Ev.
cry Show of Fight Declines, Taking High
Moral Grounds"
On the 10Th of April, Gen. John
stone Jones published in the Asheville
Citizen reply to pamphlet which
had been put forth by Mr.. Richmond
Pearson, The two gentlemen had rep
resented Buncombe county in the Gen
eral Assembly of 1885, and had as
sumed different spositions ON the ques-
| ton of the Buncombe Stock Law.
These differences led to the controversy
In Gen. Jones reply to Mr.. Pear
| sons pamphlet, he used language
which reflected on Mr. Parsons cour-
! age i'll the affair between himself and
: MIR. X. Y. McAden, which occurred
last winter on the streets of Raleigh
Replying to this reflection on his cour-
age, Mr.. Pearson, under date of April
26, addressed Il note to Gen. Jones,
challenging him to hostile meeting.
Gen. Jones called in the aid of Hon
H. A. Gudger, who sought an inter
view with Capt. Hamilton, Mr.. Pear
sons friend, and proposed that Mr..
Pearson SHOULD withdraw the chal-
lenge in order to allow pacific over
lures. This being done, Mr.. Gudger
submitted proposal in writing that
Mr.. Pearson first withdraw an often
sive remark contained in his pamphlet
rejecting Oh Gen. Jones fidelity to
his promise to pay or perform. y
Secondly, That Gen. Jones should
withdraw the offensive allusion to the
part played By Mr. Pearson in the
McAden difficulty
This proposal being submitted by
| Capt. Hamilton to Mr.. Pearson the
latter assented to it SO far as to with
draw the offensive reference to Gen.
Jones pecuniary Indebtedness to him
self. To this Mr.. Gudger responds,
treating it as substantially an accept
ance of his proposal, and Withdrawing
for Gen. Jones the offensive reference
to the McAden affair.
Meantime Capt. Hamilton was SUI
perseded as the trustee Of Mr.. Pear
sons honor by Mr.. Lewis j. Williams,
and with this change comes Il change
IN the complexion Of the correspond
ence. Mr.. Williams informs Mr..
Gudger that nothing short of an ex-
plicit and unconditional retraction
from Gen. Jones himself OF all refec-
tions upon Mr.. Pearson's honor" will
satisfy the latter gettleman. Mr. Gud-
ger rejoins, refusing for Gen Jones to
do what is required Of him by Mr..
Pearson, and thereupon the challenge
is renewed. Finally. Gen. Jones, con
cludes with a letter declining to fight,
and giving his reasons for SO doing.
On the End of May another inssal-
ment Of the controversy came in the
form of reply by Mr.. Pearson to
Gen. Jones letter declining to fight.
Mr.. Pearson explains the McAdeE
difficulty, stating that after he was as
saulted by Mr.. McAden he penned
challenge to Mr. McA,, and put it into
Gen. Jones hands Gen. j. being then
regarded by him as q friend, but that
Gen. Jones refused to bear the chal-
lenge He subsequently sought to
have the challenge borne by another
gentleman, but the intervention and
advice Of friends prevented his pur
pose being carried out He censures
Gen. Jones for making public the cor
respondence between them, which was
confidential Mr.. Pearson says in his
reply
Il am strongly opposed to duelling,
and I know that the world would
unanimously applaud Gen Jones for
declining to fight a duel on the broad
ground OF principle
''Why then did he not say so when
he first received a note which he I'M
derstood to be challenge to fight
duel 2
"Why did he not return the paper
with Il prompt and manly avowal of
his religious and constitutional con-
victions p
"Why does he still refuse to return
that note2
"For three days and nights he made
such show of fight that if could not
occur to even his own second that he
had any scruples against duelling.
"Why did he employ second at
all? A discriminating public can
Judge"
ROCKINGHAM.
Reidsville is to have cotton fac
tory.
Riedsville is moving for a telephone
exchange.