New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-09
THE SHAKSPERE CLUB DUEL-LAIEST
PARTICULARS.

DISPATCHES were Yesterday received from DR.. Chef
wood, who is at Niagara in attendance on Mr. f.
Leayepworth. the principal victim of last Wednes-
DAYS duel. His condition is represented as much
more comfortable and encouraging than the Doctor
expected previous to seeing him. No effort has yet
been made to extract the bullet from his left thigh; it
is ascertained, however, that the ball has not pene
trated The bone, but lies upon it, The bone, however,
is fractured midway between the hip and kneeJoint,
and it is thought doubtful whether it can be set while
the constant dangex of modification renders the situa-
ton of the patient most critical The wound in the
right leg also very serious the ball in trayersing the
limb having passed within hairs breadth of the
femoral artery which is liable to be ruptured should
there be ary sloughng of the wound. We do nothear
that amputaion of the broken leg is contemplated,
but should it be possible to save that leg it will be
considerably shorter than the other rendering the I'M
lucky duelist cripple for life. Both his father and
mother are with him His second, Pendleton, as well
as Middleton, the second of Breckenridge, have been
in the CITY since the duel but are in concealment
here or elsewhere for fear of the law.
The wound of Breckenridge, though in no respect
dangerous, causes him great suffering. The ball. as
we stated Yesterday, passed through the calf of the
leo. and the inflammation consequent upon it is at
abouts of Breckenridge oar reporters could not obtain
any light With regard TO tie circumstances OF the
duel we are in possession Of some further particulars
Though the parties left here at o'clock on Monday
afternoon they did not reach the Falls tl p on the
day following. The fight took place at l"i O'Clock on
Wednesday the Intermediate time having been chlei-
N, occupied by the seconds in selecting the ground,
process which the necessity of exciting no suspicion
among the people of the noighborhood necessarily
protraced They fought at ten PAGES instead OF eiSht
as our reporters were informed on Thursday. Both
rarties exhibited a GOODNESS which would have done
no discred to Bill Poole under similar circumstances
Iii matter of general remark among those familiar
with the circumstances of this sangunary affair that
a different choice of seconds might have brought the
controversy to a very different termination Inc
seconds were both very young men, not only Without
exI erence in the usages of dueng but without that
weight of character which might have controlled the
PRINCIPALS and brought them to an amicabe settc-
ment. The surgeon, too, whom they took with them
TO the field is described young and inexperienced
person. by no means competent to the management OF
the Grave case which, after the fight he had upon his
hands.
GOOD deal of feeling is expressed against the
Shakspere Club because this duel originated there.
The Justice of such blame is not altogether apparent
The Club cannot properly be held Responsible 'o' '"c
ofonses of individual members; and there Is no iea-
son TO suppose il less properly conducted OF OF more
Objectionable character and worse influence than any
similar institution The most notorious ana diSrePu
table journal in town has made 1t an object OF attack
because It's reporters failed to learn the particulars Oh
this duel. But that hardly seems suihcient ground
Ia condemn and decry an association when certain!
contains many mos; respectable gentlemen, and Is
neither better nor worse than others of lis kind