Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-27
TOFIGHTOR NOTTOFlGHT
The Question Which Agitates
 Politicians Now.
THE BLACKBURN.RUCKER CASE,
Senator Blackburn in Lexington and Judge Ruck sr's Second Also Supposed to Be There-Wiu Duel Be Arranged ?-In- terestinE Gossip from Indianapolis.

There-Wiu Duel Be Arranged ?-In-
 terestinG Gossip from Indianapolis.
 DENVER, Nov 27-The latest phase in the Rucker-Blackburn controversy is more in- dicative of a duel between the two men than anything that has previously been refuted. The rumor was current during the day that Col. John c. Moore, the intimate friend of Judge Rucker, had left for Kentucky, and that he was unquestionably the bearer of message from Judge Rucker to Senator Blackburn. Inquiry nt numerous places failed to fully verify the report, but the guarded conversation of some gentlemen in terviewed and the evasive replies received from others indicated that the report was I well founded and that there was little doubt but that MT Moore is really on his way to Versailles
 LEXINGTON, Ky, Nov. 21.-It is reported that Col J. E. Moore, of Colorado, is in the city, representing Judge A. NJ. Fucker, and that he bears a challenge in behalf of Rucker to Senator Blackburn.
 The senator is at one of the leading hotels here in consultation with a coterie of inti- mate friends discussing the advisability of recognizing any challenge from Judge ! Rucker.
 The authorities have heard of the presence of Col Moore in the city and will arrest him if found. There is great excitement in the city over the prospects of a duel. There is a ~lively discussion among the citizens as to whether the senator should meet Rucker on ! the field, and thus recognize him, under the code, as his equal
 | Senator Blackburn came into the city ! quietly, accompanied by the Hon. J. Stod- dard Johnson. They were met at the train ! by Gen. James F. Robinson, collector of in ternal revenue of this district, and Gen. Basil 1 w. Duke, of Louisville. Going at once from ! the depot to the back part of the Phoenix { hotel tEey went up the stairs, and, taking room which had been previously ordered by 1 Col Johnson, shut themselves in.
 If Senator R {; kburn's visit was myS tery, Col. MoorlS movements, if he has made any, are more completely yelled in darkness, as the combined efforts of all the city reporters and correspondents have come to naught, so far discovering the where abouts of the Colorado colonel. A telegram
 from Louisville was the first intimation re-
 ceived here that Col. Moore would visit Lex
 ington, but if here it is presumed that he Is
 going under an assumed name.
 While in the lobby of the Phoenix hotel a
 policeman engaged in conversation with a
 stranger who casually dropped the word that
 he was resident of Denver. He claimed to
 know all about Judge Rucker and his second
 and was not slow to express his opinion that
 there would be no fight, as he believed both
 the western men were chicken hearted and
 only bluthng. AS the policeman's description of the man is similar to the reported appear, ance of Col. Moore, it is believed that this
 citizen of Denver was none other than Judge Fuckers second.
 The fact that Senator Blackburn is in the care of such men as Col. Stoddard Johnson
 Gen. Basil Duke and Gen. Robinson, all o whom are men of we'll known courage anC [ verSed in the code duello, also looks suspi cious. Friends of the senator, who claim tt be on the inside, say that his visit to this city 3 is only of political character, but his myS l terious movements seem to contradict thi - statement, considering the fact that all of hi
 previous visits to this city have been opel
 and above board. A fear of the law regard
 ing dueling, which is very severe in lthi state, is probably one of the reasons of s much secrecy, and also accounts for Col Moore not showing himself in public if he !. in the citV