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FATAL AFFAIR.-We have just been in
formed that fatal rencontre took place on
Saturday last, between Mr.. ELIAS BARNES
and LEWIS WATSON, both residents of this
vicinity, in which the former was killed.
Mr.. Watson, it appears, acted entirely on
the defensive, and was forced to kill bis an
tagonist in order to preserve his own life,
Such scenes are always unpleasant to re-
cord; but where, as in the present case,
there seems to have been slight ground
for attack on the part of Barnes, if any at
all existed, we do think that Mr.. w. acted
exactly as any other man would have acted,
under like circumstances. The verdict
given in by the coroner, released MIR. W.
from all blame Or censure.