The National Register.
London, England, 1818-01-18 00:00:00

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POLICE.
BOW -STREET.
r 4-r L DUEL.—Monday morning, beta' een 8 and 9 o'clock,
INIe. Theodore O'Callaghan, and Lieutenant Bailey, of the
50th reg' lit, met in a field near Chalk-farm, to fight a duel,
accompanied by Mr. Charles New bolt, and Mr. Thomas Jo.
eepli Phealan, as seconds. Lieut. Bailey received a wound
Is his right side, whim It proved fatal, as lie languished of it
ter about two hours, and then expired. Mr. O'Callaghan and
the two seconds were afterwards taken into custody and
b relight to the office, mid underwent an examination before
Mr. Conant. the sitting Magistrate, when the following par.
tii tilers transpired :
TI as Hunt, a constable of Hampstead, stated, that he
WWI sent for to Mr. Adams's house smear Chalk-farm, in In-
grain's-lane, near the Load of Ilay,where lie took the prisoners
into custody, in consequence of a gentleman having been
killed in a and.
Mr. Adams, who occupies the house above alluded to, at-
t 'tiled, and stated, that about 9 o'clock that nmrttiug he was
in his bed-room, in the act of dressing himself, when lie heard
the discharge of two pistols, which induced hint to look out of
Its whitlow : lie saw four gentleman two fields off his house,
real Chalk farm, whom he considered in the act of fighting a
duel ; as they did not separate or disperse, he was fearful they
would fire again; he. therefore. finished dressing himself with
ail possible speed, and hurried off to the spot to endeavour to
prevent the shots being repeated. Just as lie arrived at the
gate, and was in the act of getting over it, two pistols went
mbtf; he observed one of the gentlemen, who appeared to him
to have discharged one of the pistols, to turn round, and eon-
( hided lie had received one of the shots. The other three
gentlemen, the prisoners, went up to•hint instantly, two of
them said to him they were all friends. He saw blood run-
ning down the tiowsera of the deceesed prothsely. The three
prisoners gave him their names and addresses. He did not
see a pistol in the possessiou of the deceased, or any of the
visitor He invited the prisoners to conduct the deceased
to his house, which they accordingly did. He did not observe
air other person in the %Id where the parties were, or near
iLe spot. He observed to the parties that it was nn sintertu-
nate affair , they all agreed that it was so. They inquired of
lieu if theme was a homey near for the prisoners to conduct the
deceased to, as they were fearful of putting him to inconve-
nience; however, there being no puhlie-house near, they sup-
ported him to his house, which was about ► or 500 yards off.
The deceased appeared to him to be in a dangerous state,
and blood was running out of his trowsers very fast ; a sur-
geon was sent for with all possible speed. The deceased
was laid on a sofa iu his pal lour, and while he was lying there
Lc desired Mr. Theodore O'Callaghan to come to him, and
held out his baud to shake hands with him, and said he had
behaved most honourably. The deceased had observed that
be was sensible that he was dying and could not live long.—
Alice this lie called the other two prisoners to him, shook
hands with them, and made similar observations to them, and
said lie forgave them all. Mr. O'Callaghan after this went
off to Hampstead to get a coach to convey him front his house ;
but in the mean time Mr. Rudd, a surgeon of Hampstead, ar-
rived iii about half 4a hour from the time of the fatal shot;
Mr. Rudd, after having cm:enticed the wound, said it was im-
possible to remove him. The shot had entered on his right
side, passed through his intestines, and all but came through
on the left side, it only being confined by the skin ; it was
visiale to the es e. The shot had carried with it a piece of
is cloth of his coat and other garments. The deceased had
observed to f • that the quarrel which had been the cause
if the duel was not originally a quarrel of their own, but had
sprung out of a quarrel of two of their mutual friends, who
were to have fought a duel on Monday anti they were to have
been their seconds. Upon recollection, lie would
.not be
positive whether it was the deceased or Mr. O'Callegliati
who made this observation; he, however, understood that it
was the prisoner O'CaPaglian who shot the deceased. He
tlid not observe any pistols in the possession of them, but lie
11% I two ylistols It log on the table of his parlour, noun of
then' OW nett theist, but lie lied no doubt of their belongiug to
them, (they mere produced in the office in an unloaded state)
they were of a large size ; there were no pistols there heftier
they came into the house. The deceased lived about two
hours or two how* and a quarter. All the prisoners paid
every possible :Mei& to the deceased dining the time he
lived. He conversed with them all, particularly with Mr.
}lmelda'', who the deceased told the aittecss had been his
second, or his friend, JUS could not recollect which. lie
heard I • request ,)Ir. Phealan to write to his father the
full particulars of the whole affair, and who lie understood
lived at Limerick. The deceased had some conversation
with Mr. Phealan privately, every other person having left
the room. Mr. Phealan then went off to London to procure
inure sin gieal assistance; on his retnrn the deceased had ex-
pired. Mr. Newbolt went, in the mean time, to inquire for
lodging., at Clialk.farm, or in the, ueighbourhood. Mr.
O'Callaghan went to Hampstead to procure a coach. They
all appeared anxious to do every thing for the deceased, and
did not seem inclined to abscond, but very readily surrender.
thenumelves.
'flee prisoners we-es:not called upon for any defence. The
Magistrate informed them the law did not make say distinc-
tion in cases of murder. all being considered principals. They
must all therefore be detained. It was suggested to the Ma-
gistrate that sate custody WAS all probably that lie would re-
quire, to which heassented, end it was agreed that they should
be kept in the watch-house till the decision of the Coroner's
impu.st is known, when it was suggested it !Magistrate
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th.tt it w ts Probable lie would admit Mr. Phealan to bid.
•I•tie•tlav atiotherevaitiniation took place befote lt. Itir-
rik. q.calleir Of the death of Lieutenant
L.la a:a rt.) le), of the 58tb region tit of foot, alio a a. shut in
a duel, on Monday morning, in a field near t.',littii...fartn.
Mr. t is Ito shot the dvi eased, was iiikt tot he bar,
a. lilac e ce• were the two other seconds,
Mr. (It orate Coda, the surgeon of Hampstead, now attend-
ed, and stated, that lie was vent lOU /11l Mond* meriting with
great speed, to go to Mr. AilAin's house, in :Elittlators-lair,
to attend a gentleman, who lead beeu seveiely wounded. He
arrived am Mr. AllillllS.Slll4llse about 10 ceelme-k, where he saw
g gentleman wilt) hail ueen wounded, ing, tin a sofa ;he pro-
ceeded to examine the wommtd, fOlllllll a 4411 had retie-,
trait d uu alit, right pi le very nearly ill a HO" with ,he navel.
Ile iitoeri•itai) to es:int:vie 11101 1911 leb lett side. when he die..
envt•e eel filar a hall visa resting I. ' a 11'11 ion Skill sad the
lie anyreeMal in exti.setmg flee Irap, awl then
twiti4l. Tiw ilisee pm i•oilem •et re present Indic
loons at the mime fe itsaiiiited Use attend of the deli asst:.
After Liettieliard, he HI cued the had., it,,;;
form,' his Hot seer; h. 1,1 bc.n antiinteft in three tlitt..rent
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