New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-01
DESPERATE STRUGGLE WITH A MOONSIDNER
From Tho OswcCo On " Palladium.

An Incident in the life Of Il D. YuttinE the 6Tia.
liant attorney whose recently deyGi9ped INSANITY
regularly appropriat" IN any efcrcnc, to sal affair
rs dming periods In which his naidy Is perccpti9e.
afflicted brother Ohc Congressman seem to be the
only subjects upon his mind II Is also valuable as
on illustration Of the courage and nerve Of the man,
family quality with which he was bounufuly en-
doNed.
war, while Mr.. Nutting in Virginia assisting In
The work Of reconstrucIng aud serving term As
dgtes piaGed lin IN pracucal opposition 10 the Illicit
Whisky distillctS Or rioo1Shlne,s'. as they were
against these gentry led to meeting among
them, al which 1t was unanimously resolved 10 " re-
move" him, term Invested with q grim significance
easily comprehended by those who have read Of the
nnumerable conflicts between the law and these
intended victim was somewhat surprised, , few days
later. when soliciting information as to the where
tavern 10 be interrupted by the query from tough
ookqS native as 70 whether or not be trayellcd
ing was unmlstaksble but having never sen nor
Learl Of the stranger before Mr. Nuttng so expressed
between the fellow and himself.
mo matter came The reply, are you armedl"
81 seldom travel without taking that precauton,'
Then defend yourself" came the terse exclamation,
strangers hand.
The remainder of the story is best told in Mr..
none but his most Intimate friends and never IN a
spirit Of boastfuiness Or cOncelt
II
as his last action left doubt OF his Intentions drew
my revolver and fired as no lcapcd toward me. Tho
bullet seemed to strike hin fairly in tie ccntrc OF the
forehead but apparently failed TO interfere in tho
least with his movements. a strange feeling came
over me that the who could receive such wound
must be iuVulncraLie and the next moment were
locked together. rolling about the ground In front in
truly de- perate embrace. lie was genuine expert
with the knife. for the next thing remember ! was
living there covered with bl0oi which gushcd from
various parts Of my person which had received his
d1 Iica'o attentions ! believed that | dying,
but spirit Of revenge, wrong perhaps.
hut entlr'ly human, took complete posses
sion Of me- and my mind was filled with The
thought that II | could Kill my antagonist as well II
would be very easy 20 de. LoONns around per
ccived him short distance away, preparing - mount
hts horse My revolver lay close by and raising my
self as much a. possible. held II IN bob hands, and
covering the mOOnsh iber fired. The man men Threw
up his hands, staggered and fell, and dropping back
myself felt perfectly satisfied and resigned 10 the
end 1t NIGH come -, ,,,,-
Mr. Nuttiug however did not die. Both he ana ms
antagonist, though badly wounded finally fccoVefei.
The moOpshlncr Ned 10 an adjoining section Oh the
country, where he remained I'm careful seclusloh uhu
PERM ssiOn for hs return was granted his ilfhs ny
| The he had attempted 10 kill. Both contestants
according 10 the southern code, emerged run NC az.
fair with great credit, and the reputation galheh ioi
the District Attorney from his behavior hflhs aIl
after the attack successfully preserved him Iun oil
| further trouble.