The National Register.
London, England, 1818-01-19 00:00:00

POLICE,
BO •S F,T.

nuEL.—Monelny morniug, between 8 and 9 o'elork.,
Mr. Tleloilure O'Callaghan, and Lieutenant Bailey, of the
58111 regiment, nod in a ti ..Ili near Clielk•fariii. to fight a duel,
accompanied by Mr. (litotes Ness bolt, mid elle Thomas Jo.
seph 1' ii as seconds. L eat. Bailey received a wound
iii his tight side, which preved fatal. as he laneuished of it
fir about toe hones, and then e*.pirril. yeattagitan and
the two seremils were ofterwai (Is I ikeu into custody and
liionglit to the office, and nuslerwent an examination before
Mr. t mi;int• the sitting Magistt ate, when the following par-
Ili stews transpired :
Tlitenas limit, a entestable of Hampstentl, stated, that be
sent for to Mr. Adams's litmus near Chalk.farni, in In.
CI ent's-lane, near the Lead of I layas here he took the prisoners
11.10 custody, in consequence of 4 gentleman having been
tilled in a dud.
Mr. %dams, who occupies the house above allitthel to, ta-
t-tilled. anil stated, that about 0 o'clock that inorning he was
in his bed-roien, its the act of dressing I:i:itself, when he heard
tire discharge of two pistols, which itideced him to look out of
his window : he sate tint* genti"mall two fields Oft" his house,
near Chalk Cum. ss hunt he rousidered in the act of fighting a
dad ; as they did nit sep3tate or disperse, he was fearful they
would tire again; he, therefore, finished dressing himself with
all possible speed, :sail hurried off to the spot to endeavonr to
prevent the shots heing repeated. Just as lie arrived at the
gate, and Was in the art of gettitte over it, two pistols went
elf; he observed one of the gentleiii.m, who appeared to him
to have discharged one ot the pistols, to turn 'aim's'. and con-
dude(' hr had revels ed one of the shuts, The other three
gentlemen, the prisoners. went up to liiin instantly, leo of
titeni said lo Mtn they were all friends. He saw blood run-
ning (born the trowsers of the deceased profusely. The three
prisoners gave him their names and add. vises. He did not
see a pistol in the possession of the deceased, or any of the
prisoners. Ile invited the prisoners to conduct the deceased
t s his house, which they aril', (tingly did. Ile dill not nbst i to
any oilier person in the field where the parties were,
the sten. lie oliservi dto the parties that it was an unfortii•
ante affair , they all :served that it was SO. They ingnited of
him if three was a house Hear for the prison( rs to conduct Ihr
deceased to, as they were fearful of patting him to 'neon% v-
trienee however, there being no pulslie_liouse near, they sup-
ported him to his house, which was about 4 or 500 yards off.
The deceased appeared to him to be in a dangerous state,
and blood was rmiiiing out of his trowsers very last ; a sur•
geon was sent for %vitt' all possible speed. The de( eased
was laid on a sofa In his paltrier, and while lie was lying there
Ire desired Mr. Theodore O'Callaghan to come to him, and
held out his hand to shake hawk with him, and said lie had
behaved most honourably. The deceased hail observed that
he was sensible that he was dying and could not live lime.—
After this be called the other two prisoners to him,
shook
hands with them, and made similar observations to them, and
said-he forgave them all. Mr. O'Callaghan after this went
off to Hampstead to get a comer to convey him front his house ;
bat in the mean time Mr. Weld, a surgeon of Hampstead, ar-
rived in about half an hour from the time of the fatal shot;
Mr. Redd, after having examiniel the wound, said it was im-
possible to remove him. .1 he shot had entered on his right
side, passed through his intestines. and all but came throng!'
on the left side, it only being confined by the skin; it was
visible to the eye. 'l'be shot had carried with it a piece of
tis cloth of his coat and other garments. The deceased lied
obsl•red to hint that the quarrel which had been the cause
of the duel Wit& not origivally a quarrel of their own, but had
sprung out of a quarrel of two of their mutual friends, who
were to hays fought a duel on Momlay and they were to hare
been their seconds. Upon recollection, lie would not he
positive whether it was the deceased or Mr. O'Callaghan
who made this observation; he, however, understood that it
was the prisoner O'Callaediati who shot the deceased. lie
dill not observe ally pistols it, the possession of them, but he
famed twat pistols lying on the table of his parlour, none of
them armed awns, bat lie had no doubt of their belonging to
theire(tlity were pi minced in the other its an unloaded state)
they were of a large size ; there were no pistols there before
times came into the house. The deceased lived about two
hours or NO home and a quarter. All the prisoners paid
every possible attention to the deceased int ing the time he
lived. lie conversed with them all. particularly with :Mr.
l'healate who the deceased told the witness had been his
second, or Iris friend, he could not recollect which. He
heard him request Mr. l'healan to write to his father the
full particulars of the whole atrair, and who he understood
lived at Limerick. The deceased had smite conversation
with Mr. Plicalan privately, every other person having left
the room. Mr. Mir alan then went off to London to procure
more sin gieal assistance; on his return the deceased had ex.
pired. Mr. Newbolt writ, in the mean time, to inquire for
lodgings, at Chalk-farm, or in the; neighbonrhood. Mr.
O'Callaghan Went to Haiiipstead to procure a coach. They
all appeared anxious to do es try thing for the deceased, and
did nut seem inclined to abscond, but very readily surrender-
ed themselves.
The prisoners wrest; not called upon for any defence. The
Magistrate informed them the law did not make any distinc-
tion in saes of much. r, all being c in-idered principals. 'They
must all therefore be dl tabled. It was suggested to the Ma-
gistrate that safe custody was all piebald) that Ire would re-
quire,
to which herissented, mid it was agreed 11141 t they should
be kept in the oatclehoitse tid the tieet‘ion of the Coutnier's
inquest is known, when it oas suggested by the Matistrate
that it was probable he woad sdnnt 111. Plie3l4ll Ili hate
another examinatien took place baliltr R. Bit.
Esq. I.4.lseetallglllC C. 411 :.t. of the deit!li of Liettlettant
Ede arl ley, of the a;;lii reginient of foot, who was shot in
a di,(l,l,ll,timillity Ming, in a field near Cheik.eiriti.
Mr. Oa: e Wolollll' ilvecased, was pot tot lie bar,
as likewise eels.: Ihr Itsll seconds.
Mr. tit ..oil I, h.. •tilomoi et Hampstead, now attend-
Cd, and ,tared, that he a.t, scut for ou Monday mornitig ant,
great speed, to go to AI% Adam's liotise, ill Engiantr•-lane,
to attend a gentleman, oil° had been severely wounded. fie
arrived at all.. Adams's house &omit IU o'clock, e here be raw
a gentleman oho had berm wounded,lying on a sofa ; lie pro-
ceeded to ex, !the wound, and lie found a halt had pelle-
t, eted on his aught side vely nearly in a line with his ilavr I.
lie proccrikil to examine him 1,:1 I i. ref! si:ll.. %%bun he tits-
Coveted that a trill 1.1.1, tt •II:14 1/.1 seen his skin mid tine
rnisseles. Ile stiete riled in esti:while uhf' ball, and titer,
dressed the %sound. Tile thl et. 1.11,.1,1i.i • nrCl. pr.scot usII.,
Colitis at :Ile lima i.s' llltliii.4l ‘‘. u• IA .4. lII,' 11,1'1.155,1,
After Vets ;et doel. li. u , Ilea me MM., m.
f0n,,,1 hits dot h 1,1 loe. a n (tooth 4 in (1,1, ,• /1,1
places, and e. tech 1.. It.ltl tie iionet 11,1 ils a It.
WillisIII: .%d411.,, Who has aetsd so hmwuely lii this