The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-12
THE LATEST GEORGIA DUEL.
The Bottom Fsllen Out and no Blood
Spilt-The Parties Arrested.

Especial to the News aud Courier.]
COLUMBIA, September 5.-Wbile
Governor Richardson was attending a
meeting of the directors of the Penlten-
tiary at that institution, this smornlug,
the following message was received at
the Western Union office for him:
CovISGToS, GA, September ).
Governor =. ?. Richardson, Column
bia, ). c.: HUFF and Patterson are to
fight a duel this morning, ut Sand Bar
Ferry, s. G. Please have them arrested.
John 3. Gordon, Governor.
Private Secretary Gonzales, realizing
the necessity of haste, procured vehi-
Gle and drove at once to thePenitentary,
where he delivered the telegram to the
Governor at 1912 a. NJ.
Within twenty-five minutes after
the receipt of the dispatch in Columbia
Governor Richardson had telegraphed
to J. H. GetIen, trial justice at HAM
burg, who was the law officer nearest to
Sand Bar Ferry. Mr.. Getzen WAS di-
rected to go immediately to the spot,
keep a sharp lookout for the prospec-
tive combatants, and arrest the whole
party if they set foot on South Carolina
soil.
No reply has yet been received, and
it is not known here whether the duel
was fought early this morning or pre-
vented by the officers Of the law. The
Augusta Chronicles Atlanta special
last night stated that Mr.. HUFF had
been arrested in Atlanta at midnight
and was being guarded by officers: 1t
would have been difficult for him to
reach Sand Bar Ferry, therefore, atany
early hour to-day. n. q. G.
NO GORE SHED YET.
Especial to the Charleston World
ATLANTA, Sept. 9.-The bottom has
fallen out of the latest Georgia duel,
and no gore has been split. Patterson
was on hand at the appointed time and
place, Sulphur Springs, Ala, yesterday
morning, and so was Hutf's second, but
no Huff.
They waited for twenty-four hours,
most Of the time in the woods near the
station, but nothing could he learned
or heard from Huff.
The reason for this is that Huff Was
being chased by officers OF Georgia and
Alabama, and instead Of reaching
Sulphur Springs as be had expected, be
was compelled to 20 into hiding. Last
night Columbia fIiands found him and
took him to the house Of Hon. }. u.
Chappell, where he staid all night and
this morning the house was surrounded
by officers. He is still there, while Pat
terson is on his way to Atlanta.
The status of correspondence seems
to be that despite Huff's declaration
that he did not mean to reflect upon the
personal or political character of Patter-
son, the latter would not withdraw the
lie, and Huff was anxious to fight.
J.K.O.
TIE t5UFF PARTY ARRESTED.
CoLl MBUs, Ga, September 9.--An
Enqdirer-Sun Special from Salem,
.Afa., says that Hon. w. A. HUH, the
(would-be duelist, and his friend. Capt.
Rolf Sims, of Macon, were arrested al
that place this afternoon. The two were
taken to OpeIika and carried before
Judge HUFF was placed under $4,000
bond to keep the peace, and Sims'under
$500 bond. Both are still in custody
of the officers. Patterson, the other
duelist, is still hiding out.
CAUSE OF THE FUSS.
The trouble grew out Of some local
legislation. HUFF said it was due to
Patterson's "holding on to these bills"
the insinuation being that the gentle
Patterson grip had been tighter than
necessary orproper.
Patterson responded in Macon
newspaper by calling Huff a liar. That
ended the newspaper war. Both gentle
men went to Atlanta and called IN their
seconds. Mr.. Huff called for Walter
Rhett, young man who has figured
in the same capacity before, and Mr..
Patterson called T,m Cobb Jackson,
the hero of a bloodless duel with Morris
| Brandon last November and son OF
Captain Henry Jackson, who seconded
| Pat Calhoun when he met John
| Williamson on the Attila Rialto.
A demand was made for retractloE,
which was refused. Speaker Clay, Cap
tain Gordon, of Savannah; Clark How
ell, of Atlanta, and Joel Lamar, of Au-
gusta, wrote to both principals, suggest
ing that there should be no fight and
volunteering their services to help
reach a settlement. Huff declined
this.
Both parties were subsequently ar
rested and the meeting was temporarily
prevented. When released arrange
ments for the meeting were completed.