The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-17
Story of Jackson . Duel
 In Which He Killed His Man


 Ben c. Truman, In essentials they all agree pretty closely. In certain conjectures they difftr somewhat.
 Rachael Doneteon married Q. man named Lewis Robards and he did not prove a kind husband. They separated in l7ss Nbut by the interpretation of friends were induced to live together again. Jackson and Judge John Over ton boarded with Mrs. Roberts mother and the bewitching Mrs. Richards had her, home there. Jackson manifested great symapathy for. the young woman but his conduct toward her was ever dignified and profoundly respectful
 In 1891 Mrs. Robards determined to separate from her husband for good. and to go and live with some relatives in Natchez. It was necessary to make the journey in flatboat, and Col. Stark. a venerable gentleman who was to accompany the lady, persuaded Jackson to go with them, as an addi- tiona1 protector against the hostile Indians who infested the shores. He stunned law practice in Nashville.
 The Divorce Was Granted
 Meantime Roberts had secured d. vorce from the legislature of Virginia or a proceeding which was popularly presumed a divorce, but was In law only a preliminary thereto. which needed injudicia1 supplement. Know ledge of the proceeding came to Mrs Robards and her friends, while they were not appraised of the fact that it was incomplete. Supposing the divorce to have been made absolute. Jackson and Mrs. Robards were married in the fall of 1791. Two years later Robards brought suit in a Kentucky court for divorce, alltging as, ground that his wife was then, and had been fos a considerable time, living with Andrew Jackson in Tennessee. This was the first intimation the Jacksons had that there was anything irregular about tie expectations Virginia divorce. age.
 They married in 17sf.
 Scandal would in all probability never have grown out of the unfortu- nate misapprehension had not Jacks had so many political enemies. They set afioat upon the sea of popular gossip whole fleets of lies relating to Mrs. Jackson and her character.
 Dickinson was a dashing, dtssipated young fellow of twenty-five and while drinking at Nashville hotels he seemed to take delight in making insulting remarks about Mrs. Jackson. This came to the Knowledge of Jackson, and he demanded an explanation from Dickinson, who professed not to re- member having so offended, and stated that if he had, 1t must have been due to intoxAcation.
 Jackson forgave him, but warned his uncle. Capt. Erwin, to prevail upon the young man to be more circumspect in his language thereafter, even if he should be under the influence of liquor.
 Judge Guild says the trouble which resulted in the great Jack son. Dicxin- son duel arose out of a horse race which wass never run. Dickinson Remarks. He adopted a version published in the, Cincinnati Commercial some time about 1876. This was to the effect that race had been arranged to be run by Jackson's "Truton" and Capt. Ervln's "plowboy," but 1t was called off. Mrs. Jack son enthusiastically re- marked to friends at the race grounds that Truxton would have left Flow boy out of sight"
 "Yes," flung out Dickinson in hear ing of Mrs. Jackson's friends; about as far out of sight as Mrs. Jackson left her first husband when she ran away with the general"
 Col, Purvis said the race was run, and that Mrs. Jackson acclaimed in her, enthusiasm, Look! Look! he is running away from them"
 "Yes," retorted Dickinson9 who. had lost heavily, ''he is acting like his master when he ran away with an- other mans wift." .,s
 This Is the version adopted by | chapters on the 9f Jackson. |