Poe believed his own poem was the actual winner , a fact which Latrobe later substantiated .
Hewitt claimed , decades later in 1885 , that Poe and Hewitt brawled in the streets because of the contest , though the fight is not verified .
Poe believed Poe 's own poem was the actual winner , a fact which Latrobe later substantiated .
Hewitt claimed , decades later in 1885 , that Poe and Hewitt brawled in the streets because of the contest , though the fight is not verified .