Show J A low slanders a lenng girl and is chast isad ANNISTON ala feby 17 the town of in cleburne county this state has been greatly excited for general days past over a threatened family duel between two ot her most prominent young men james A pruitt who aioo dhigh in the social cir cles of that place was a for miss ada Bach mans hand she rejected him but he was persistent persi stant in his anten eions and a half dozen were given before he finally ceased his intentions abent ton days ago pruitt circulated the report that lie had been unduly intimate with miss lachlian Lac huian the report reaching her brother john bachman who accosted pruitt on the street and adalin a sound thrashing bachman armed himself and for three or four days the men went prepared to shoot each other down at sight mutual friends interested themselves and patched up a truce and pruitt signed the following card publication of which was made in a local paper today the of alabama Ce leburne this is to certify thail jame A have falsely and maliciously ui and concerning miss ada charging her with a want ot chastity which abatements sire untrue and I 1 hereby retract all I 1 hayy iid against of said miss bachman and I 1 further certify that I 1 know nothing against her character but so far as I 1 know she is a pirl and I 1 make the under oath signed JAMES A witnesses T L street J M sworn to and guht bribed ine this ath day of february Febi uary 1891 D W GRAY J adico atico of the peace |