The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-02

He once told the story 10 newspaper
man i'm these words.
During the campaign Wckliffe in
troduced my wife's name into one Of his
speeches. | challenged him and we fired
at 10 PAGES. Both of US missed and l
raised my pistol up into the air and de-
manded n second fire. The seconds
would not permit this, and we left the
grounds without a reconciliation or an
apology on either side. As | look over
the matter now. | don't believe our sec
onds had loaded the pistols with balls
and | do not see how | could have
missed. Well Wickliffe had the worst
of the fight, and during the canvass for
congress | was making a very good cp
position to him. much to the disgust ot
the pro-slavery party. He had a hand
bill which he read during his speech.
We had our speeches together, and when
he brought out this bill | always arose
and asked if I might interrupt him He
would politely consent. and | would
then say the handful he had read was
untrue and had been proved So.
The pra-slavery men got tired Of
this, and they decided 10 XIII me. They
sent for sam Brown, who WAS one Of the
most noted DULLES in Kentucky. II is
said that he had had 80 fights and had
never lost a battle. Brown came. and
he and Wickliffe. a fellow named Jacob
Ashton and Ben Wood a police bully,
held a consultation. at which they load
ed a pistol which Brown was to use ON
me the next day | knew nothing Of
this and ! had not my duelling pistol
with me. / interrupted Wickliffe as
usual, and as | did SO Brown struck ME
with his umbrella and told me that my
statement was a lie
Il saw at once that il meant fight.
and when recognized Brown | knew
ii meant a fight to the death. | had
long, sharp bowie knife in the breast
of my coat and | ierked this out. but
before l could strike Browns friends
grabbed my arms from behind and
hauled me back about ID feet from
Brown. Brown now pulled his revolver
and told them TO get out of the way
and let him kill me. The crowd got
back and | stood alone Brown had his
pistol poSlted at me and l started to-
ward him.x could see him looking along
the barrel of his revolver lie took aim
| and waited anti he thought | was near
enough to give him sure shot and
| then fired. | felt the ball strike me in
| the breast and | thought it had gone
| through me, and | determined to kill
| him if / could before | died. | came
| down on his head With a tremendous
| blow Of the bowie knife. but 1t did not
| split open the skull | struck him again
| and again, and stunned him SO that he
was not able to fire.
with one cut of tho knife / Sliced his
| nose flgnt III Two, SO mat II separated ~
/ the miodie ana came out as nat ~ =
| pancake. WIN ahothef nloW ! cut on ms
ear SO that II huhs ~ 4 snied ana win .
| tnlrd put Out MS eye. Inc cohSpratofS
now Sel@ea me anu ! was sltueh WIN
hickory stickS aaa eldlfs, some 81 the
| blows of which | still feel. ! broke loose
from my captoFs ana AGAIN hade lol
/ Brown, ana ttes' 70 Keep nun out 81 my
/ way, pickeu MN UP anu threw MN over
stone renee apohl steven ie'l iish' IN"
! TINS ehaed the nshc 1noush was INC
| assaulted party thtS tfled me alfer"dtd
| lof may elh, ana ~ ms ttldf brown con
/ lesseu the conspiracy an" ii@htS LAY
| aelsudeu me
/ VI touise WIS Hol toiiNl'tta, bue
ielt very klhaiN toward Bro"n ana wrote
| MN note tnahklhs nm Tor ms evidence
ana teillns MN was Wiling 70 bt
| Irlehds win MN II ne cared 10 DC 50
| ne refused however. 10 bury the halchet
| anu Mieh ieHeh4pstea ms coiol'i"il
uiu nor Woiluef ~ ~. ne uoctoiA ha'
| pa,cheu nun up pFeAtH wen, but ne Nas
| q hofilolt ioohlhb ooie''' dhd eNpeetet
| thae ne "ould lhsiSt upon duel viii
| me OF Wouid attdeK me anu Have re-
! NeHse. met Nun seNeFa tlitles alttFWatd
however ana ne never touchea me.
nave no doupt tildl ne stdli III LsAlts toi
intending 20 KIN me, put thal the pfopa
eiiltH Is that ne nad NOT the moral eoar
age 10 attdek me
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