Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-02-19
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\ FANcIgp DuEL.-Mr. Charles DeCharmont
is a gentleman who moves among society III
this city. Mr.. DeCharmont travels upon nus
shape, and pastures a set OF studs IN his shirt
bosom that are the admiration of all Chestnut
street. On Thursday evening last Mr.. DeCiar-
mont received an invitation to party up town.
Mr. DeCha mont accepted invitation, and maze
his appearance at the scene OF feStivity in las
most ''studding' costume.
Among other participants in the scene was
| Mr. R. Sherdon, gentleman not only oil shape'
but of muscle. Mr.. Sherdon looked upon De
| CharInont with indifference, q sentiment Which
| the latter returned with compound interest. Du-
ring the evening some remarks of derogatory
character developed the latent spleen IN MT. De
| Charmonts temperament-a matter when re-
| suited in insulting language toward several oil
/ the company in general and Mr.. Sherdon IN par
/ ,icular To deepen the impression, Mr.. DeChaT-
mont threw wine over an illuminated vest upon
! the person of Mr.. Sherdon, while Mr.. Sherdoh
/ got up an artificial shower over DeCharmont,
/ through the medium of some boiling water MI
/ De c. was taken with rush OF blood to the
countenance, and vowed that nothing short OF
/ the duello could wipe out the indignity
| Next day the parties met. Mr. Dec. demand
cd an apology. Mr. S. replied that he had
| nothing of the kind about him, and allowed,
/ ike VIM Rankin, when reading Macbeth, Ibis
voice was in his sword
| a duel was, therefore, arranged to come oil ut
once Mr.. DeCharmOnt entering into the spirit
of the affair seriously, and perhaps, as reluct-
anty as Mr.. Winkle, Of Piclwickian memory.
| At 10, A. n, party of friends, including the
mortal antagonists, started for Schuylkil All
understood the matter as joke except DeChaT-
mont The latter gentleman, however, mani
/ tested degree of courage, to which, 1t may be
suspected, brandy cocktails materially contribute
ell. Ati2, NJ, the party arrived upon the ground
/ " oh md I f'atar-
son, measured of the distance, and placed their
men in position; while the surgeon, whose name
/ we have not obtained, prepared to open n for
! midable case of instruments. y dilemma arose
in consequence of a mistake upon the part oil
| the Surgeon. Instead of bringing his usual
surgical case, he h!d brought q lot or @b'tstT'eA
Instruments, tehieh, hoioeTer, they might interest
the ceitsus-taLer, could be Of little rale in eI
! trac,iRg a bali
a grand scene then ensued. The surgeon
spread out upon the grass three pairs of uterine
| forcePs, iankcd by sundry apparatus ola highly
incongruons character, while the seconds loaded
the pistols, the one with piece Of an old North
American, the other with cents worth Of
damaged powder.
The parties stood ten PAGES apart; DeChar.
mont was pale but collected, while Sherdon was
motionless, except a nervous twitching of the
! left eye lid. The word given-one, two
| three, fire. Simultaneous reports followed
Sherdon staggered forward and fell heavily up
on his face. Mr.. Catcrson rushed to him and
applied a handkerchief well saturated in Bull
! locks blood. Dec. saw the handkerchief and
fed lik a racer toward the tree where lay his
coat and hat. At this moment supposed po
| liCeman appeared. Policeman wore \ tin star
upon his coat, got up to order inscribed ''spc,
cial." Dec. made legs in an opposite direction
leaving his coat behind, his eyes projecting like
those of frightened lobster. lie rushed to-
wards GTay's Ferry bridge, holly pursued by
the sham officer, a stub tailed bull dog, and q
boatnan in a red flannel shirt. lie was lns
seen to disappear in clumP of trees some dis
lance beyond, one of which it is thought he
temporarily aSrnnllni There i littln .ahI thai
he has made his way to New York or Boston,
| and taken steamer for Europe.
Thescenc was witnessed by about twenty
five persons, who were concealed among the
trees which surrounded the classic spot, where
the above rich incident transprcd.