Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1889-08-02

been made to magistrate for war
rant of arrest. to bind me over to
keep the peace. Immediately wrote
q notS.
SATURDAY MORNING.
SIR:-I have Just heard that APP
plication has been made to a magis-
trate to prevent our tteeting. /
write to request that ycn will in
stantiy appoint some other place,
say Defrstown, Milton, OF any other
place more convenient to you, where
my friend and myself will attend.
JOHN BINNs.
I then wrapped pair OF pistols
in my 0vercoat pocket, walked about,
q hall a mile to the house of William
Boham, where | directed my horse,
and any note chat came should be
forwarded. Major Maclay soon az
rived, and, after giving him a full
statement cf the occurie2ces ne
went to Northumberland to settle
the sine and place. While we talked
in The back room, the constable rap
ped and inquired if I was in the
house. He was told / had gone up
the road. On Mr.. Maclay's return
he told me that the meeting was to
be at 7 o'clock the next morning, at
the end of a feuce behind Lawshe's
house, opposite Derrstown, where
we agreed to sleep that night.
We were On the ground al o'clock,
just in the gray of morning. In
few minutes We saw blr. Stewart
and Mr.. Kennedy coming down the
lane. After mutual salutation, Mr..
Maclay proposed that we should
cross the swamp and retire to a more
private place, where the ground was
perfectly clear. Nix. Kennedy pros
posed that the parties should settle
the distance. | objected, chat being
the duty of the seconds. Mr.. Mac
lay and Kennedy then retired, and,
after some conversation, stepped
eight PAGES and placed Mr.. Stewart
and myself at the extreme ends OF
the line. Mr.. Maclay then said:
ut is agreed between Mr.. Kennedy
and myself that if either of the par
ties shall leave his ground before the
affair IS entirely settled, such party
shall be regarded as dsglaced."
The seconds then retired tc load
the pistols. Mr.. Maclay told me
afterwards that he ut this time sug-
gested to Mr.. Kennedy the propriety
of an effort at reconciliation. Mr..
Kennedy said "That was impossible
unless Mr.. Binns would apologize
for tle language used in his mes
sage to Mr.. Stewart. For my part
1 think nothing should be attemp pted
until the parties have at least inter-
changed a shot.
Maclay and Kennedy drew near
TO us, and Maclay said: "When the
word fire is given you are to fire as
soon as you can. If either delay
while one of us count three, and say
STOP that one shall, for the time,
lose his fire. A snap to be consider
ed a fire."
The seconds tossed up to deter.
tnine which should give the word,
Maclay won. The pistols were
handed us, and discharged so sim
ultaneously that but one report was
heard. Neither ball TOOK eject.
The pistols were again handed to
the seconds. They retired few
PAGES, aud LTr. Maolay assured me
afterwards that he used every hon
orable argument to move Mr. Ken
nedy to present d proposition for
settlement. This he cid without
effect. Mr.. Msclay sAen Ia sal his
voice and said You had be- er coa-
suit your principa, end I VII do the
same" Maclay'o frs words 10 me
were: "Kennedy is scoundrel, he
= determined to have you shot" l
said: "You know the terms we
agreed upon, and we willcarry them
out
The pistols were again handed to
us. After a short pause Maclay
came between MS and said: "Gentle-
men, 1 think this business has gone
far enough, and may be amicably
and honora blv a1iustad. - He rro-