Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-10-26
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renheu murders, Is about live miles from
Washington, fresh and handsome, in full
livery of green, adorned with flowers. and
should blush in its beauty for the scenes
it has witnessed Here, in a beautiful
little grass-plat surrounded by trees,
forms, made after the immage of God,
come to insult nature and defy Heaven.
In 1914 Edward Hopkins was killed here
in duel This seems to have been the
first Of these fashionable murders on this
duelling ground.
In 1919, A. T. Mason, a United States
Senator from Virginia, fought with his
sisters husband, John McCarty here -
McCarty was averse to fighting, and
thought there was no necessity for it, but
Mason would fight McCarty named
muskets loaded with grape-shot, and so
near together that they could hit heads
if they fell on their faces This was
changed by the seconds to loading with
bullets and taking twelve feet as the dis
lance. Mason was killed instantly, and
McCarty, who had his collar bone broken,
still lives with Mason's sister, in George
town His hair turned white so soon
after the fight as to cause much com
ment. He has since been solicited to
act as second in duel, but refused, in
accordance with pledge made to his wife
soon after killing her brother.
In 1920, Commodore Decatur was kill
ed in duel here by Commodore Barron.
At the first fire both fell forward and lay
with their heads within ten feet of each
other, and as each supposed himself NOR
tally wounded, each fully and freely for
gave the other, still lying on the ground
Decatur expired Immediately, but Bar.
ron eventually recovered In 1921, two
strangers named Lego and Sega appear
ed here, fought, and Sega was instantly
killed. The neighbors only learned this
much of their names from the marks on
their gloves left on the ground. Lego
was not hurt.
In 1922, Midshipman Locke was kill
ed here in duel with Clerk of the
Treasury Department named Gibson. -
The latter was not hurt.
In 1926, Henry Clay fought his sc,
cond duel with John Randolph, just
across the Potomac, as Randolph prefer
red to die, if at aH, on Virginia soil -
He received Clay's shot, then fired his
pistol in the air. This was in accordance
with a declaration made to Mr. Benton,
who spoke to Randolph of call the
evening before on Mrs. Clay, and alluded
to the quiet sleep of her child and the
repose of the mother. Randolph quick
ly replied, 81 shall do nothing to dis
turb the sleep of her child or repose of
the mother" Gen Jessup was Clays
seeond. When Randolph fired, he re-
marked, 81 do not shoot at you, Mr..
Clay" and extending his hand advanced
toward Clay. who rushed to meet him -
Randolph showed Clay where his ball
struck his coat and said facetiously, "Mr.
Clay you owe me a coat" Clay replied,
Thank God the debt is no greater"
In 1882, Martin was killed by Carr.
Their first names are not remembered
They were from the South. In 1888,
Mr.. Key, son of Frank Key, and bro
Their of Barton Key, Of Sickles notoriety,
met Mr.. Shcrborn and exchanged shot,
when Sherborn said: Mr.. Key, | have
no desire to kill you" e" No matter"
said Key, " came to kill You" Very
well, then" said Shcrborn, 81 will now
kill you" and he did.
In 1888, w. j Graves, Of Kentucky,
assuming the quarrel Of James Watson
Webb with Johnathan Cilley, of Maine,
selected this place for Cilley's murder.
but the parties learning that Webb with
two friends, Jackson and Morrell, well
armed and in pursuit, for the purpose of
assassinating Cilley, moved toward the
river, and nearer the city. Their pur-
suers followed toward the river, but
missed the parties and then returned TO
the city, to which they were soon follow
ed BY Graves and the corpse Of Cilley.
In 1915, lawyer named Jones, fought
with and killed DR.. johnson. In 1851,
Il. A. lIoole aud a j. Dallis had hos
tile meeting here. Dallas was shot in
the shoulder, but recovered. In 1852,
Daniel and johnson, two Richmond edi-
tors, held harmless set-to here, which
erminated in coffee. In 1858, Davis and
Ridgway fought Ridgway allowed
his antagonist TO fire without returning it.
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OcTogER. 1t is Of October that the
Poet Bryant sings, when he complains
in sweetest verse that, .l
"The melancholy days are come,
The saddest Of the year.
In this month, the frst premonitions Of
approaching winter are observable ia the
Middle States Of tho Union, the linger-
ing summer warmth Of the early part Of
October, yielding gradually to cool airs
and occasional frosts The yellow and
purple wild flowers, tho vivid blue and
scarlet lobelias, the red clustering berries
of tho d9gwood aud the spruce trees, are
no less distinguished features Of the au-
tumn season, than are tho splendor Of
the woodland foliage and the atmosphere
now cloudless aud crystalline, and now
suifused with golden haze. There are
those, however, who love the season Of
the falling leaf, and who would not ex-
change its tender association and its typi-
cal foreshadowing, either for the fra
GRANGE and soft beauty Of the early spring,
or for the glorious refulgence Of mid
summer But every season brings in It's
train a multitude Of duties, and some cares
and he is the happiest man who best
fulGls the former, and who ondurcs the
latter with most patience and cheerfulness