The semi-weekly mountain Democrat., 1860-09-22


Here, in beautiful IittlS grass plot,
surrounded BY trees, forms made allsS The
image d God, come to insult Nature and
defy Heaven. In 1914, Edward Hopkins
was killed here in . duel. This seemed
to hsve been the first Of these fashionable
murders on this AuenDg groand
In 1873, A. T. Mason, United States
Senator from Virginia, fought with bis
sisters husband, Soha MeCarty, heTS.
AcCsrty was averse 70 hghdag, and
thought there was he necessity for Il;
but Mason would aghk NcCsrty named
mudkets leAded with grape shst, and 90
near together that they wOuld BIT heads
II they fell oa their fsceG This was
changed by the seconds to leading with
bullets, and taking twelve feet a. the dis.
tance. Mason was killed Instantly, and
McCartyy whs had his collar benz breken,
still lives with Mason's sister iD George
town. His hair turned white 90 soon after
the fight as to cause much commeEt-.. He
has since been solicited to oct as seoeMd
in dUel. bat refused, Ia accordance with
a pledge he made to bis wEfe soon aeer
killing her brother.
In 1920, Commodore Decatur was aOzled
in Q duel here by Commodore DarreN.
At the first FIRE both fell forward, with
their heads within ten feet Of each other
and, rs each supposed bimsek mOrt&ly
wounded, each fully and freely fOrgHve
the other, still lying on the ground.
Decatur expired Immediately, bot Dar.
ron eventually recovered.
In 1921, two strangers, nsmSd Lega
and Sega, appeared here, fought, and Sc
90 was instantly killed. The neigkborS
only learned this much Of their names
from the marks on their gloves left on the
! ground. Lega Was not hurt.
In 1922, MidShipman Locke was killed
here by q clerk Of the Treasury Depart
ment, named Gibse0. Thelatter was not
hart.
In 1926, Henry Clay foughtShis second
duel) with John Randolph Gust across the
Potomac, as Randolph preferred to die, If
at all on Virginia soil. He received Mr..
Clay's shot, and then Gred into the sir
This was In accordance with adOclaratiOM
made TO Mr.. Benton, who spoke 70 Rsa-
dolph Of call, the evening before, On
Mrs. Clay, and alluded to the quiet Gleep
Of her child and the repOss Of themOthsF.
Randolph quickly replied: "1 shall DO
nothing to disturb the sleepOf the child OF
the repose of the mother" !" "--
General Jessup, whose funeral ] attend
ed last week, was Clay's second.
II do not shoot at you, Mr.. Clay, and
extended his hand, advanced toward Clay,
who rushed to meet him. Randolph
showed Clay where his ball strtaoa BIZ
coat, and said, facetiOusly:: "Nr. Clay
J you owe me coat"
Clay replied:
"Thank God the debt lie no gFsaterI'
They were friends ever after.
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 brother of Barton Key, Of fSicklesmo
toriety, met Mr.. Sherborn, andsxchango,
: q shot when Sherb0rn said:
==" Mr.. Key, haxsnodesire to hill yea.
"NO natter" said Key sloane u
} kin you. ----
"Very wen, then" said eheF6on, q
! will now kilt you. And be Did. : -
! In 1883, W. J. Graves, Of Keutudlsy
assuming the quarrel Of 'James NVNEs0I
> Webb with jonathan OilleH ~ MGns
, selected this place for Ctlley's rHufAw
but the parties learning that Webb, wdG
two friends, jackson and MeFrSE, wsr
armed and in pursuit, for the purpose q
assassinating Cilley, moved toward III
> river, and nearer the city. Their paE
} Suers moved toward the river, bat misse
the parties, and then returned to the city
to which they were soon followed B,
, Graves and the corpse Of CiIley.
In ls45, = lawyer named J0nes, S0agh
with and killed DR.. johnson.
In 1851, R A. HoOle and A. =. DGsIa
, had hostile meeting here. Dallas ~A
e shot In the shoulder, but recovered.
\ In 1852, Daniel and johnson, two EiGi
9 mond editors, had harmless sst-to hcsv
5 which terminated IN coffee.
In 1868, Davis and RidgewKy 4csgh
here Ridgeway allowed his antagonist |
: fire withoVt returning the shot.
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