The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-13
THE DUEL THAr DIDN'T HAPPEN.
The Code Demonstrated to he Rock of
Peace.

the Code Demonstrated to BE Rock OF
Peace.
From the courisr.Journal.
tits. We hope. with becoming awe that We
transfer the following document from the
-Ne,o orleans Pcdppe:
On the 23d Of September. 1890. Mr.. E. Howard
hcCaleb in speech, portion OF which was hrst
brought to my notice by report Of the same in tho
Dd''D Stairs of Sept. 90 1892 made gross. wanton
and malicious attack upon Judge W. w Howe As
the son.inlaw OF Judge Howe and in the absence of
Judge Howe from the State, OH Sept. 90. 1899.
at p. NJ, demanded of Mr.. McCaleb pub
lie apology or tho satisfaction usual among gentle
men, He has refused to accord either upon the sole
ground that more than twsntyfour hours had
elapsed since the offensive utterances wero made.
In view Of this refusal give the foregoing facts to
the public, and leave It to draw its conclusion.
CHARLES p. Cooke
As the friends Of Mr.. Cooke called upon Mr..
Mccaleb and received the reply above stated.
LAMAR G. QUINrERo
W b. THoMPsoS.
Thus ends as peacefully as a sunny summer
twilight what promised to be diff
Guilty" that would in all probability have
unused up things with blood and added to the
population OF the cemetery
And yet there are well-intentionel people
who inveigh against the code as barbarous.
and there are many statutes for it's demolition.
Observe how this case vindicates the code.
Mr. McCaleb makes "a gross. wanton and ma
lcious attack" upon Judge Howe. Judge Howe
being absent. his son-in-law. Mr. Cooke. has
his attention called to it, Mr.. Cooke solicit
Gus for the honor OF Judge Howe sends Mr..
McCaieb a challenge. MIR. McCaleb, familiar
as a gentleman should be with the provisions
q the code declined to ght Mr. Cock because sns
and cartel had run when MIR. Cooke for
warded his challenge, Result: Judge H1wes
Mr. McCaleb il satisfied. and not n smudge OF
blood is to he cleaned up, after. them.
ignored the code in vindicatinR the honor OF
his father-in
He would have pursued one Of two methods.
and gone straight to Mr.. McCaeb, and would
have shot him full Of holes. or been shot full OF
shoe strings or been cyarved into shoe strings.
or both; in either case mnssing up the pave
mont or the floor and neehlessly increasing the
iahors Of the citizens who act as scaveneers
| and Coroner's jurors. 10 say nothing of the Sc
b1 S o hf m es
Second-Ii he had not adopted the first
| speech. or written piece for the newspapers.
hnrlins the liz or an a's2r5msGt Of lies back
a., many and heinous kinds Of creature
ought pstod not the have wor
| ment This sort Of thunder would have been
| hoomed back and forth and lurdly, nous
threats would have been exchanged and re-
| exchanged. until tsamsters would have been
| chary about driving out OF the stables without
| having their horses shoes spiked for gore
dared venture to take an airing without having
| their poodles clad 10 Harveyized armor. In
| the end the two belliRerents might have
accidentally met in their attempts to get
out OF town. and few telegraph poles
| or trees would have probably been
| Scared with bullet marks. costly. plate glass
| might have been broken to nina"rs and the
trult merehhmt a. ~ corner wa' mmst h ths
| in.urlng another claim against our Govern-
ment by Italy for indemnity In behalf OF her
| citizens.
| All in all. who is there to say that the proyi-
| sions o. the code. appealed to in this case. did
cleaner and honor-satistyinger method OF
| settlement?