Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1860-01-24
excite no inquiry, and I will explain all

d Inc hentucklan bowed: Botn par
a ties passed down Washington street for
Oh some distance, and halted in'front of a
e snail two story brick building. The
:, door was opened by Chinaman, and
:, taking lighted candle, the gambler led
g the way up flight of stairs to small
f back room. It had one window, and
J, vas furnished with cot bedstead, a
S wash stand and two chairs. Placing the
S light upon one of the latter, the gambler
i strode toward the stranger, who had just
: entered, and said ar} .rxfa.,t T.
J, Here is the place, and now the time. y
I'll He expected the miner to manifest
tsymptoms of terror at the announcement,
y land ask to defer the meeting; but he was
lin error, and the cool reply of exactly
g rendered him. alarmingly cognizant Of
efthe fact. .,sasF.' q r. 81 80,
al AS last effort to shake the resolution
l1pf the belligerent mountaineer, and to
-layoid the encounter, for which The felt
Vino inclination, the gambler said, with
. elafected calmness: 80. r. .gs.sIIt
$ eff we fight at all, it must be alone,
Gland in this room, armed with revolver
O.
& n am fortunately provided with both, y
was the resolute reply Hs II. 49,
Il "Then, d----n you, take the conse-
iIquences," returned the gambler, deter
mined to FIRE before the word, and find
ling courage in the dishonorable resolu-
atien He found little consolation in the
lsmile, just perceived through the beard
I of his antagonist. j. ~ l<f .if'.
The arrangements for the desperate
Eencounter we're soon made. The princi-
pals, each armed with a Bowie knife and
revolyer, were placed on each side of the
room; the door was to be locked on the
outside, and at word from the seconds,
the fight was to commence with, either
weapon, and to continue for ten minutes,
at the expiration Of which time the sec
|onds we're to interfere. .......,
The weapons were examined, and the
combatants placed for'the slaughter by
lcandlelight. The door had scarcely
been closed and locked before the gam
bier raised his pistol and fired The
ball lodged in the ceiling, not an inch
from the other. With the spring of a
tiger, the latter threw himself upon the
gambler, and crushed him to the floor
before he had time to again use either
pistol or knife Wrestling the weapon
from his grasp, he seized him by the
throat, and, holding the knife to his
breast the miner swore he would bury
+ it there if he uttered a loud word:
b.. ''All right, there, outside-giv the
/ word,' said the miner, as the seconds
/ were about to enter to ascertain the rea-
Son Of the report.
e Are you ready?',---. .- s.re ss.9
I Eyes.
f. "Fire-one -two-three
7 No report followed, and the seconds
J Hooked at each other in silence. s1
'sNow tell me, N ark Brigham, why I
should not slay you, who attempted to
l assassinate me?'' Said the miner :
"a aThe shot was accidental-indeea it
T was, ~ returned the gambler "Slare
i. me, and | will return every dollar | have
4 won of you--give you all l possess"
4 7"Let me tell you now why IsHouLD
! slay you. 1t is not for the dollars you
!. won from me, for /, do not value then :
not for your cowardly attempt to, murder
me, for / expected it. Listen:
Ten years ago, you stole young girl
/ by the name of Jane Farley from a
J boarding school in New York, and, un-
der promise of marriage, induced her to
/ elope to New Orleans. Her parents,
who lived three miles from the city, did
not know J GU, for you were nota resident
}, ofthe place, and neversVisitedi the family
| but once, You did not marry the girl.
You, made her your mistress mis-
tress of a gambler -7and, as such she be-
came mother. Shame, prevented her
} from communicating with her parents,
f and they are still ignorant Of her fate.
: Three years ago she aecompaniedyou to
California. a, Her brother, who had be-
e come "a man, and vowed to, terribly
s. avenge the dishonor Of his sister, should
o he ever meet her sedueer, followed
lshortIy after, unaware Of her presence
+ here One night he heard her name
g pronounced in the. street. He followed
i her to gambling hell, and recognized
o her, and by her side her seducer, whom
: he had seen but twice before. . In ven
t turing his money, he found ready
means Of bringing about an encounter
|, fin'which he determined to kill you. HI
# met you in room alone. You attempted
a to assassinate him. Do you know me
e tnoN2'' IN T.. a,-. - -
+ 'Merey!-spare me! 9said the gambler,
riand4-" 5,il ~ 9ls- % @4tra s.is. .9!H.5y.i
g r" "0n one condition. ~ "a . ~ ESQ,
e uName II - : 80 IL = $50 So
"That you marry the woman you have
{, dishoiored, and abandon your. thievins
d vocation. = ligs .ae.4ss4si --s15 ss,3 a:.s..
,, 81 oensent-but when?'9-- 10 l. ..olj
= ".sThiy very hour" sci Fa'1 ,'@'- + efii j
"l piomise. - - = 80 .7-'-;''''.
o @sButyopr promise is not sufficient,
u replied Farley 81 will have "a bette
1t guarantee This pistol shall not leav,
IT my hand or I'your sideuntil the prom
ise is fulfilled; and, by my hopes o
e heaven, # you. hesitate in the perfor
81 nance, orshow disposition to escape
h Twill puta ball through.your body"
Piacingafl the weapons in his pock
ID cts except, the pistol which he helt
h cooked in his hand, Farley released th.
N gambler, and ordered him to send fo1
Jane and carriage. Through the hal
j" opened door, which the seconds hac
d opened in response from kick from
N within, Brigham repeated the order tt
e, his astonished friend Learning tha
y no blood had been shed, the latter lief
!. the house, and in feY minutes Jan,
le was in the presence ofthe silent combat
4, ants. She requested an explanation, bu
4 was told that oil would soon be. mad
y clear, and the whole party entered tn,
j. carriage and we've driven to the residenc,
t. of a clergyman OF Stockton street, where
in at ten o'clock at night, with pisto
% ready to use upon the bridegroom shoulc
10 he falter, Mark Brigham and Jane Far
of ley we're made man and wife The un