The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-15
HE HIT BLACKBURN.
LIEUT.. YOUNG RESENTED "A CRlTh
cIsM OF SECRETARY CARLISLE. Z

Brow BLOOD From tho Senator'S Nose,
Friends Rushed In and Separated Thorn.
Talk OF q Chnlicnge-why It Was Not
ISSUED.
Washington no created considerable COM
mont by declaring TINT Secretary Carlisle
would not again take tho stump In Ken
tucl;y, for good and sufficient reasons. AL
though this s0omcd to need explanation
none was forthcoming.
Now, however, tho story Is out. Senator
Blackburn WAS with group of gontlcincn
nj Chnmbprlin's hotel and was bcrating
Secretary Carlisle in his usual inpotuo,is
way. Ono Of tho gentlemen present was
Lieutenant L,icicn Young, II junior naval
officer, himself OF Kentucky birth. Llou
tenant Young took oiTcnsu Mt Scnntor
BlacLburn's remarks, md rctortod In do
fensn OF Secretary Carlisle. Senator Black
burn then made Il rGmark nbout somebody
getting his face slapped unless ho WINS caro-
full.
Lioutonant Youni! docs not know what
fear Is. Ito hasa gold hiltcd sword and IN
ongrosScd vote of thanks from tho Ken
tuoky legislature for bravery us Il midshp-
nun i'll rCscuin; several persons from tho
huron whom hho Was wrecked off Cnpo
HattcrHis. He promptly told Senator
BLACKBURN that no was worry close to hay
Ing his own faco slapped right then and
thcru.
81 will kill any mau who attempts to
slap my face" Blackburn Is reported TO
havo angrly replied.
Then Lieutenant Young, without fur
thcr words, il is said, let out his right and
hit tho senior Kentucky sonntor II blow on
tho nose which brought tho blood. Before;
Blackburn could recover, tho dlsputants
wore seized by tho onlookcrs and rushed
In different directions.
The question of challenge has been
thoroughly discussed in tho resident Ken
lucky colony. Colonel Dick Wintrrsmlth
OF kentucky, Co.oncl Sam Douclson of
Tcnncssco ana Colonel Philip Thompson
of Kontucky have finally decided that Sen.
6tor blackburn will not be justified IN
shooting Lieutenant Young on sight, as
tho hitter did not slap Senator Blackburn's
faco with the opnn hand, but did punch
him In tho ncso with tho clinchcd lst, the
former being n blow not intended to lu
+ physical injury, but To convey mortal
+ insult, whilo tho latter blow waS cnlcuIai.
Oh merely to injuro the physical feelings,
I but not tho sensibiliticg.
| On tho question of u challenge Il WIS
! agreed that were Lieutenant Young In
! private lifo or holding II public office by
election, or were the code sluello recognized
! in TIM naval service US it should be, Son
-aior Blackburn would DO justified in send.
lug his friend to 500 Lieutenant Young's
friend. But us Lieutenant Young might
bc III danger of u court martial for fight
Ing duel, and innsnuch us Senate.
| Blackburn is called upon occasionally t.
lcgislatc concerning tho navy, the jury DE-
cidct by u majority OF ono that II would
DO inde!icnto and ungcntlemanly for Son.
ntor Blackburn to send tho chalongo
On this point the minority of tho bench.
sustained by Colonel Carter of Virginia, n
most eminent authority, filed dissenting
! opinion. 1t was urged that there wa.
nothing which would stand in the way q.
u duel; that Senator Blackburn was bound
To challenge and Lieutenant Young accept
Licutohant Young, it was conteudGd
should have considered the consequences %
his blow before he delivered it. and
would be subtorfuge unworthy of Ken
lucky gentleman to allow his position IN
tho navy 10 stand in the way of the ONLY
honorable settlement possible. Morcoyoi.
IN case il should BIO the senator who wa.
killed, lie couldn't lcgislato against ihg
lieutenant, and III case tho lieutenant
should DO killed he couldn't DO legislatr,I
agninst.-New York World.