Columbia weekly news., 1859-09-22
A Fatal Duel at San Andreas.

A Fatal Duel at San AIldreaS.
TIE following account Of the late duel
Eat San Andreas, we copy from the San
Andreos Indepssstlent, of les. Saturday.
For several days past we have heard
| tsuspicions romorcd about town, that
! aduel vas ia contemplation between two
gentleman resident here; but nothing
I was kno,ea publicly, as whatever ar
were being made were
cautiously kept secret
On Thursday night, however, it was
spretty generally suspected that meet
ling was arranged for next morning be-
tween VIM j. Gatewood. Esq, and DR..
II Gcodwyn We have reasons to be-
siieve that the seconds--W. T. Lewis,
late State Senator, and Major Glynn,
Tor Goodwyn; and Capt. Pope and
martin Rowan, for Gatewood, left no
honorable efforts untried to remove the
cause of quarrel without resort to
'arms.
Early yesterday morning, four or Eve
carriages, containing the principals,
seconds, surgeons and few friends left
town, driving along the old road towards
the Kentucky House. The meeting,
I've are informed, was arranged TO take
'place at G O'Clock near the Kentucky
House but, for some reasons unknown
ito US, the parties drove far,har along
the road, coming to halt on the fiat
near Forman's.
Here they alighted and proceeded to
measure of the ground The agree
ment was, to fight with rifles distance,
forty yards Mr. Lewis, acting for
Goodwin, won The word Captain Pope,
flor Gatewood, the choice Of ground.
The performances were all arranged,
land the parties ready for position by 7
O'Clock, A. NJ. The principals are re-
ported to have both appeared cool. and
,to have exchanged courtesies at the
snomeht Of takiug positions assigned by
/ the seconds. The word was given thus
Are you ready Fire one, tive.
sshree:" At the interrogative part of tho
3sentence each answered, :. am" At
THE ihomeut that the word . ihreen was
about 20 be ar'iculated. both sprung the
triggers Of their rifles DR. Goodwyns's
ihung fire, and he >bis shot. Mr.,
.Gatewood's shot pdWyn in t, g,
.abdcmen rsne Aand de-
wards, p2ss;n
Immediate
Mir. Gatewoo
'extendipg his hano,
."Doetor ] am very sorry this
minated so-very sorry indeed
which tho Doctor replied, q a,n gao
Ito know that you acted like a eentle.
imam" Gatewood thanked him for his
kind remark, and left the field in com
spanv with his surgeon,
Mr. Gatewood's carriage which was
large vehicle, with room to acrolnmodatc
the wounded man in reclining position
was left for that purpose, and be return
ed to town in the Doctor buggy. In
about an hour Goodwyn was brought 70
town and conveyed to his room He
was in great agony, and only survived
some too or three hours, dying between
II ! and II O'Clock IN the morning.
Universal regret at the bloody and
fatal termination Of the affair, is the
sentiment that pervades the town.
both gentleman are well known here,
have lived in the place tor years, aud
have many warm friends 1t also so
happened that the friends of one are the
friends of the other Every one exone-
rates Mr.. Gatewood from blame; and
lit is agreed upon all hands that
the duel was, throughout, conduct
led upon the most humare aud bon.
Borable terms, known to the Code Per-
Chaps no one more sincerely regrets It's
fatal termination than Mr.. Gatewood
2himself.
We are not informed as to the pre-
else cause of the meeting, but have hear
I that it originated before election. Ape
words we're passed by DIR Goodwin
swere resented by blow
Hw cod. . ~
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nter,
HterdaJ
d We would say to our irieusss that .