Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-06-15
Dualing I'm New YoTk.

The recent duel between Mtssrs. LeSenwol'f
ond Breckenridge, Is tie subject oil genrEal tOIn'
meul In the New York pupets. ..sp~e
The Revised Statutes Of ibis Slate make The FOL.
lowing provisions respecting dueling; : g
UAny resident OF The State who by previous OPP
monument fights duel Out oil The jurisdiction Of
The Stale, and iHAiots wound upon ths aIllngO'
nrsi VI any olhet person, whereof tie itilNte'l sI
son slat die within The Limits Uf the Stale shall Ue
deemed guilty Of muldsF, and shall be lldcleu anu
Tiled for that eAencG.
"Eyety petson who shall fight a duel with any
deadly weapon, ahAOagh no dsatk tnsuts, shall up
on conviction lie sentenced 10 Imprisonment ~
State Prison Tor n term moi exceeding len years
"EYety pefSon sending challenge, OF accepts
Ing one, OF knowingly Gattlng oE delivering one,
OF who shall be present al duel, Of be IN any way
accessory, shall lie liable ~ imprisonment In u
State Prison fOt term not e&ctelpg seven yeats.
"EveIy person convicted Of Gslihngu duel with
q deadly weapon shall be disqualified lOEany 0iIce
Ut post Of trust OF eHlClulielt.
6Any inlubilant Of tht Stale leaving The same
fot lie purpose Of eyadihs lhs laws Of tue State
In respect 10 lueiUg whellet as pilncipol QE Sec
Und, snail bs deemed as guilty, aud sllall ls sub,
ert 10 lie like punishment as II Tie oilense had
been committed within the Stale.
"PoSllRg poison for not fighting a duel, OF TOT
moi sending or accepting ehalielige, OF usins
ienlOachful OF c0nteupu0uS language 10 any One
on such an account, slmll be punished aS Il NILS
dsmean0t
at is made The duty Of the Attorney General TO
bnng 10 ttial all PERSONS indicted iOt OIlenses
against tleSe laws"
Tie Commercial Advertiser in on article udvo'
eating lie execution Of these laws, says:
These laws ore sufficiently explicit and intelli.
gibls. liz that runs may read aud UNDERSTAND
Nessts. LeHYenwOrlh and breckenridge, Two
young gentlemen, members Of club in this city,
If such position in llle'us 10 know The law Or ~
10 eiIyinexcuseabU Il igRUtant Of Il, deliber.
utely violated It's provisions, and did also tlleit
seconds aud Others oil their youthful friends, a
challenge was sent and aCcepttIlj tie parties went
beyond The lnlls VI lie Slalej each VI Tie pflncl.
nails wvs wounded, one OF them il uol fatally, Of
least so US u Le MANNED an cnppled Tor life This
wos done In build defiance o(lle laws Of The Stale.
The surgeons wllO accompanied then, Tho pIinCi'
pals and their second, deliberately CLOSE TO expose
themselves 10 Imprisonment In State prison iOt
yeats, IL cut themselves of from eligibility 10 any
Office or trust OF enlOLment, aud 10 email upon
their friends aud themselves on l(eiEIegabe dlS'
gtuCe. Now |. would be foolish 10 suppose lhat
they would have fought this duel Ind they
not supposed thai tie law cuul'l be Saftiy leiied
that they might violate II without incuIiiug ITS
penalty Can they escape tie Consequences Of
lhelr illegal conduct II they eau, ihen lhe law
uuY NS well be-IlaY, had better br-etaSetl from
tue statue look, fOt il ltumphantly drllrd III 50
build II mannel aud so PLAIN u case, II VIII Gc un'
Just uIld in vain 10 attempt 10 entOtce Il heteateE.