The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-05-02
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lrofonof's iuty on HE body u John H. pcasiuts
which plyca tie only detailed account 81 me
bloody contest which has % yet appeared ~
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NrR's Jugy.-Wm. II. Mcfarland bong duy
sworn icslifed-that he was with deceased
Just before hs death, heard deceased IA con.
yefsat ion with d. Warner; w. onqulfed OF
The decreased # he understood him to have
drawn the ball from one NJ his pistol; the de-.
ceased replied, yes. DR.. Warner cuqulrcd
mhonl TO tins there was no reply Dr.. War.
net Cnqured how his impression was, he sain'
by screw. DR.. Warner, enQulred wac It your
purpose to give your opponent every advan'
lage! Deceased SAID, no! and shortly after cor.
rected this and said yes. Witness had met
the deceasep coming down the street day or
two before the occurrence, with Mr. Drew,
and remarked To him that no duel should come
out of the controversy with HIM and Richie.
! rhe deceased said seriously, be would not en-
gage in a duel. When the conversation was
held with Dr.. Warner, the deceased was M
great anger. The deceased said, he was Ia
erremiS.
! Or. Warner being sworn testifed--,hat on
the night previous to the meeting, he was spo.
ken to by Mr.. Thos j. Deane, to attend next
morning, professionally. He went and saw
Peasants, and stated to him that he had come
to understand the circumstances OF the case
Peasants sa Id he had sent Richie verbal mes
sage. Witness saw written commune alton
from Richie; the note was merely replying to
the verbal message, stating terms, that they
should meet with side arms, but not with mus
kets, rifles or guns; complained Of the terms be-
ing barbarOus. Peasants said ii he had seen
him yesterday, he would have attacked him.
Tina next morning, which was Wednesday
the 18th day of the present month, went over
Mayo's bridge, to place near the cotton fac.
tory, in Manchester, Chesterfield county;Pleas.
ants and Mr.. Peter Jefferson Archer were wal.
king to the spot, and the spot, and the witness
and Mr.. Deane followed on the field. When
they arrived there they saw Greenhow, Rilch-
lie, and person whom he was told was VIM
Scott, Mr.. Deane left him to speak with Mr.
Archer. Archer was friend Of Peasants
Peasants insisted on changing the ground, as
it gathereda crowd where they were, and the
range of the shot was where they would strike
some one Peasanrs proposed to 60 up higher,
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as he might shoot him. Witness said this as
there was no particular terms of the fight,
Peasants said he would 60; he eros Ell the mill
race and selected spot; at that time witness
walked up where Deane was in conversation
with Greenhow. Heard Greeuhow say that
this was an assault, and that he had kept his
friend there for fifteen minutes past the lime
! and II he was not assaulted IN fifteen minutes
| he would move him from the field MIR. Archer
addressed himself TO Peasants, and said come
on and arm yourself peasants then unlocked
his case; took out a revolving pistol which ht
put in his coat pocket, took bowie knife ant
pu, into his bosom, pat his sword cane undo
his arms, and tookt two dueling pistols, one il
each hand, and advanced towards where Rich
: lie was standing. Richie had four pistols il
his belt; his impression was, that the pistol
Richie had were duellng pistols.
Richie took bic position in the middle of III
> ground, between the canal and the rlver--e
; of large oak-Wm. Sect took his ppstio
- behind the tree opposite e--Green ho'
. stood off along with Archot--P .easan.s turne
: around and said something TO Greenhow. Plea
L SAINTS then advanced, and had reached twent,
or wenty five yards of Richie, when Green
y how and Archer called out to stop. Pleasant
-, still approached and Richie fired twice, and a
: Ritchle's third fire Peasants fired--a ball lrol
Ri,chie's pistol struck Peasants near the shou
der, which threw him around, and he SCENE
: about falling, but Peasants still pressed on to
wards Richie, and there succeeded success
:; sion OF shots very rapidly-wlness thinks egh
= or nine. Witness then saw Peasants IN clos
:, quarters with Richie. Richie in the act o
y thrusting with his cutlass, and the hand of Plea
= SAINTS raised, seeming to strike; imnediatel
- Peasants seemed staggering, and witness thot
Richie also. Archer and Deane ran and calet
e out to stop. Peasants walked off supported t
"a the toll. house of Mayo's bridge, by Deane an
u Archer. Richie was helped TO his carriage
e And from the toll. house Peasants was brougf
le to his residence in this city. Deane said /
n Greenhow could not this matter be adjusted
OF to which Greenhow said, he had brought hi
d friend there and he bad waited fifteen minute
70 he would take him offthe field.-At the toll
~ house, witness thought Peasants was mortal
&c wounded.
r. The sword cane which Peasants had, had
is long blade two or three feet long, with curve
I'd handle; before deceased died, he was asked
le witness, why he did not stop when called upon
Id he repIed,"t was too late" Asked if he hear
any one giving directions, he replied, he hear
n, scott tell Richie when to shoot, TO shoot To-
n now, TO shot high, to draw his sword. Aske
81 why ne put his revolver in his coat pocket! r,
.. piled, he did not wish to use it. Asked why /
= did not shoot Richie! REPLIED before he wei
ID out, had drawn the load from one of his pistol
- Asked why he did this! replied, he did not wis
to kill him, that he intended to rely upon
a. sword cane. Asked how he got the load o,
q. OF his pistol! replied, in the usual way. Askt
81 II ne SAID any thing to Ritchie' replied, .'yc
see | am no rnward ~ plaacanfc cad bo =.
n, objected beating Richie over the head with Nh
n. cane; ne thought be ran him through twice.
t. ne eaid hltchc was brave fellow. On SUI