The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-11-28 00:00:00

Nov. 28, 1848..

NOVEL AFFAIR OF HONOUR.

(From the Cork Constitution.)

Some time since, a pigeon shooting match took place at
Blarney, between some civilians and a number of military
gentlemen, which resulted in the success of the former.
Subsequently, there was boasting on the part of the mili-
tary, in respect to their steadiness and readiness in deadly
aim, and at a dinner party of civilians, which, took place last
Monday, it was suggested that a physician of our city.
known to be a " crack " shot, should be backed to shoot
pigeons against any officer in the barracks. The doctor
was applied to, and he consented to meet a militaryop-
ponent, and a challenge was conveyed and accepted. On
its acceptance on Thursday, Dr. - called on his brother-
in-law, head of a large establishment, and said, " William,
Captain - has accepted my challenge, and you'll see
how I'll pop him. I merely called to tell you the news,
but can't wait now, but will see you in the evening," and
he left. A clerk in the establishment having overheard
the words became startled at the idea that Dr. - should
think for a moment of risking his life in a duel, or at-
tempting to take that of another human being, but he
was more astounded to believe that his employer should
be a party to such a transaction, and view so dreadful a
matter with so much coolness. He counselled with him-
self as to what he was to do. At first he thought of re-
monstrating with his employer, but he feared he might
be reprimanded for taking such a liberty, and he then re-
collected the anguish that would arise to Mr. -'s lady
and Dr. -'s sister, and eventually lie determined on
making known the secret to the authorities. Imme-
diately after the close of the establishment, be hied to the
police-station in Tuckey-street, where he saw Sub-in-
spe:tor Walker, and reported to him what he had heard.
The Sub-inspector, looking on it as a serious case, and
one in which time could not be lost, sent off for the
nearest magistrate, Alderman Roche. On his arrival the
overheard observations were repeated, and the justice

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told his informant it was his duty to depose to the facts,
on which a warrant would issue against Dr. - and

another person then unknown, the informant having for-
gotten the name. The informant at first objected, but
was persuaded to do so by being cautioned that if he did
not then make the information, and that a life was lost,
he would be responsible to God and man. The depo-
sition was made, and the warrant of arrest filled up and
judicially signed and sealed, and Head-constable Crowley,
being a well-known efficient officer, was ordered to put on

of his duty. Ilaviwz dr

rulinely IJ
Ised as a ci

ian lie called

- who was not at home, and hav-
ing anxiously inquired Where the doctor might be found,

it the house of I

the servant ieplied that the house of his friend, Mr.
would be a likely place, and the head-constable proceeded
thither. While going there the doctor returned home,
and the servant told him that a gentleman, whose appear-
ance she described, had just called, and had exhibited
deep anxiety to see him. " Oh," said the doctor, " 'tia
Mr. -, I would not have thought his wife could have
been taken ill so soon," and off be ran at top speed.
Going through P

'rinee's-street, he was spied by the bead-
constable' who, seeing the doctor running, immediately
conceived he was endeavouring to escape arrest, and

darted off in full chase. The race continued into Patrick-
street, where the head-constable overtook his object, and,
both short of breath, he clapped his hand on the doctor'a
shoulders and gasped out "you're my prisoner." The
doctor looked astounded, and after a moment asked what

he meant, to which the reply was, " I arrest you under a
criminal warrant." The doctor demanded an explanation,
which the constable said would be given by the magistrate,
and after some observations on both sides, the doctor was
ushered into the station-house, and the magistrate was
again sent for, when the explanation given was that the
challenge was to chnot pioponc, not men !