Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-26
CARD FROM Mp, SHORES.
The Peaceful and Honorable Ending OF nm
Unfortunate Matter.

To The Editor u the Dispatch:
Having been made the subject Of vile attack
in your columns 10y your correspondent at SCOTS
Vile in a defanatory communication from that
place OF February 18th, describing an affray at
CartersvlIle between Dr. John Randolph and
myself, IN which / was falsely represented as
"a desperate and worthless character" ana "
very bad man, respectfully ask the courtesy u
being heard through the same medium III my
own behalf, yet a second and correct publication
can never overtake and destroy the III eHecl OF
a first one, for many Will see and get thelt Hl-
preston from q first one who Will never near OI
the second 1 have recently learned that your
correspondent disay0ws oil personal Know
ledge Of that OF which he was ln.udl-
cious enough 10 write you AGAINST me
and say that he obtained his lnforma-
ton from another party. know not VINO Inc
originator OF these false charges could nave
been but | must pronounce them an Gnmlu-
gated Islander by some person, whose only mo-
tive must have been either TO crafty low ana
mean revenge. or of some unprincipled adVen-
turer who desired 20 create sensation nj the e&-
pense OF truth ahd Justice, which any honorable
man would have aohorred ibis womb haVo
been attended 10 sooner but for suheringa great
deal with my wound, and for tie further reasons
that wish to confer with my friends as 10 the
best course TO pursue in the matter as coon a.
had regaincd my physician strength put W Do-
Gun with my STORY:
len home unSrmed on the 18th Of February
last, not expecting difficulty with any one put
after getting 10 CartersUiie some very offensive
remarks were repeated 10 me az having Dten
made against me by DR.. Randolph, which iet
bound 10 resent Boing physically weaker IMAM
Or. Randolph, borrowed pistol 10 use only III
| case one vas used against me. asked Or. hah-
dOlph into the street, int 'nding 10 dcuahn au
ap6logv but seeing him advancing towards me
| In a menaung manner struck him Win snlali
| stick which l mad in my mana. ana III
| the excitement Of the moment thinking i saw
him drawing his pistol, / drew mine ana hrcu'
| but missed him. when ne twice shot and wound
ed me before bystandcIs could stop MN. nut
upon calm reflection would rather have Deen
wounded az was than 10 have Killed Dr. Kun
| dOluh, for now both of us sadly regret thls ui-
| fortunate occurrence and have no unkind Ieol-
| incs toward each other, the analr having orls.-
| mated from a Misunderstanding concerning Il
| business transaction which has been fully eX-
| planned to our mutual satisfaction; 20
| that [ must have acted too hastily III
| the matter. Being tenacious OF my ius'
rights, and unfortunately Of an irritaLlo tenn
| per- / have necessarily made some lew enc
! miles, which regret, but since arriving at years
| of discretion do not remember having lhten-
| tonally injured any person In Gcds universe,
| unless IL was duung the lour years IN Nhlch
| was IN the Confederate army, and cannot recall
1 a uersoual collision with any Nhi;c man unlil
| hat with Dr. Randolph. This being true, GER
| family DO not deserve 90 De ciassed as Jesse
| James or some border rullan, as your coihini-
| nication from ScOttsyillc would imply My
| mother taught me the ten commandments
| which have tried 10 obey as faras an unregene-
| rate heart and "A quick tompcr NOulu permit
| aud have never heard thai the purity OF my
| private lie was ever called IN question. IL has
| been my good fortune to be blessed WIN an e1,
| ce.!ent wife ami obcdient children, with whom j
| have always lived aiecti0nately, providing Tor
| and educating them 70 the best OF my
humble ability, and Kind neiehbOrs who have
| Oltcn Defiende1 nae ana been Deiriended In re-
| turn, who we're utterly surprised ana SHOCKED
| that / should have been published as worth
| less character, numbers OF whom have called 10
| sec me during my sickness with eXpresslonS oil
| tue kindes. sympathy and oilers oil assistance 70
| me, and unspeiing condemnation OF the news
| paper article that 80 heartlessly assaied my
| reputation during the time OF my atlicton'
| wnen | was IN no condition TO defend myself.
| ia support Of the'aDOye wish 10 call your at
! tention 10 a resolution unanimously passed az
recent meeting Of the Csrtersv.ue Farmers Al,
| lance, composed OF the best and most influential
| citizens OF the county. the presiding onlcer oil
which vas formerly Commissioner OF Agricui-
| iure OF the state Of Virginia, aud well known IN
| Richmond aud throughout the state, a copy oil
which WAS published IN the Virginia sum- ana q
| cOiy OF which, herewith enclosed, you are ike
Wise requested 10 publish AS an act OF Justice.
| Yours respectfully, JOHN +. SbOHkS.
4 "a Anril. 1SllD.