St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-20
AN EDITOR ON HIS EAR.
Field Marshal Murat Halstead Goes East
to Fight Duel With John R.
Mclean.
He Hunts Up Kentucky Second and Con
ducts Correspondence in Due
Form.
Front as the Friend of
Mclean.
The Latter Says He ssDidn't Do IT,
and the Cory HalStead
Subsidies.
Fire.Eatsng Editors.


NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Before leaving
Cincinnati last week, Murat Halstead COM
municated with Col. w. G. Terrell at
Washington and requested his presence in
New York. On the arrival of Terrell he
was desired by Halstead to proceed to
Saratoga, the summer residence of j. r.
Mclean. on mission indicated in the fol-
lowing note of authorization:
New York Office Cincinnati Commentaries
zette, Aug. l3.-Col. w. G. Terrell is author
lied to represent me In a matter of settlement
with Jno. r. Mclean. NJ. HALSTEAD
Enclosed in this was the following note
ADDRESSED TO M'LEAN,
to be used at the discretion of Col. Terrell.
New York Office Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette, New York, Aug. 14.-To John r.
Mclean: An evening paper of Cincinnati
In the hands of your friends has recently as
serted on your behalf certain responsibilities,
and Col. W. G. Terrell of Kentucky (Col. Ter
rell's former home) is informed as far as
needful as to matters Of detail and is au-
thorlzed to act for me. Nj. HALSTEAD.
The correspondence following
TOOK PLACE AT SARATOGA:
Saratoga, N, Y, Aug. 4.-To John r. Nc
Lean-Dear Sir; am here at the Windsor
hotel, Room No. 206, on matter ofabusiness
for Murat Halstead of Cincinnati which con-
Germs you and wish to communicate with you
as to particulars. will be glad to hear from
you personally or through friend. 1 am,
SIR W. G. TERRELL
Saratoga, Aug. 15.-To W. G. Terrell, ESQ.,.
Sir: Your note of this morning received. AS
cannot conceive of any business that can
be arranged by the intervention of yourself
or any one else between HalStead and myself,
L beg leave to
DECLINE THE REQUEST
or your note above referred to to meet you
personally or through any one.' Disclaim-
ing any dlscourtesy to you, am sir,
J. r. MCLEAN.
Saratoga, Aug. 15.-Sir: Your note of this
date received. I cannot be any more ex-
plcit than to say that the business referred
to in my note of yesterday relates to your
personal differences with Mr.. Halstead, in the
settlement of which proposed by him 1 am
empowered to act on his behalf. With this
explanation further answer to my former
note is required. Respectfully,
W. q. TERRELL.
To John R. Mclean, Esq.
Saratoga, Aug. Nv. G. Terrell, Esq.
Sir: Your note of yesterday received. Be-
ing here
WITHOUT A CONFIDENTIAL FRIEND,
have been compelled to send for one He
will be here within thirty hours. 1 will de-
fer further communications until his arrival.
Respectfully, JOHN r. MCLEAN.
Windsor Hotel, Saratoga, Aug. III. R.
Mclean, Esq. Sir: Yours of this date Just
received. l will go to New York this after
noon "A p. NJ, returning tomorrow $50 pm
and can then be addressed at the Windsor.
am, etc, w. G. TERRELL.
In New York, OH the 18th. Terrell re-
ceived from Halstead memorandum, say
ing:
80 far as Mclean as a public man and
conductor of a newspaper is concerned,
claim to be even with him and more in the
Commemorate azette but find him
QUOTED BY ENEMIES
who assert certain responsibilities for him,
and it is OF these speak and that l have eX-
planned to Terrell, as my friend, and Mclean
will know precisely what they are and why he
is called for
On his return to Saratoga Terrell re-
ceived the following from Mclean:
Saratoga, Aug. 1S.-William G. Terrell,
Esq. Sir: The bearer, Gen. Roger A.
Pryor, is fully accredited and authorized On
my behalf to receive and discuss any COM
munications from you with view to the set
Element of the difficulties between Halstead
and myself. Respectfully,
J. R. MCLEAN.
Col. Terrell and Gen. Pryor had consul
tations resulting in the following CORES
pondence:
Saratoga Springs, Aug. 18.-Gen. Roger
A. Pryor. Dear Sir: Referring to McLean's
note of this date delivered to me by you, and
our subsequent conversations in connection
herewith, l haye this to say: Halstead does
not complain of anything said of him person
ally IN the columns of the Cincinnati En-
Quirer. He admits ne has retaliated in kind,
and that he is satisfied on that account
But he does complain that a news
paper printed in Cincinnati, and understood
to be partially owned by Mclean and pub
lished in his interests has attacked him in a
manner so offensive as to require other notice |
than that he has usually prescribed for him
self in controversies. Those attacks
WANTONLY, GRATUITUOUSLY AND FALSELY |
affect innocent persons dependent upon him |
for protection. To this he will not submit |
He expects from Mclean absolute disayowal |
of his knowledge of and of his responsibility |
for these publications, and his assurance |
that they shall not be repeated Very re- |
spectfuly, G. W. TERRELL.
The publication referred to had directly
asserted the responsibility of Mclean for
the otfenses noticed. Pryor replied:
United States Hotel, Saratoga Springs, Aug. |
1S.-My Dear Sir: Your note of this date / |
have exhibited to Mr.. Mclean, and in reply |
he authorizes me to say: That he neither
owns nor is connected, nor in any sense con- !
trolls the paper to which you refer; that he
neither instfgated nor sanctioned the publ |
cation OF which Hastead complains; |
that indeed he knew nothing of
until he saw it in print and that thereupon
he Immediately telegraphed the message of
which the copy is here inclosed, and in
justice to himself, no less than to 9TH |
ers he gladly avals himself of the
earliest opportune occasion to disclaim all
responsibility for the publication and to
avow indignant resentment at the unwar-
rantable connection of his name to it, |
have the honor to be, Very respectfully,
ROGER A. PRYOR.
This was accompanied by certified copy
of the telegram of the date of Aug. II, ad-
dressed to Edward WesneWaky of the Gin
cinnati Enquirer by John R. Mclean, di-
recting him to deny on behalf of Mclean
to the parties concerned in the publications
all responsibility ascrbed to him in
the matter, declaring it Infamous.
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