Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-02-21
From - indianapolis Journal.
The Duel and tie Settlement.


The public is pretty ne arly tired of talking and
hearing of the duel, and OF the thousand rumors
that have distorted it ;nto all manner OF absurd
tiles, but as a careful cbronicler of passing
events, We must record the conclusion, rs We
have the progress OF the affair. The Cincinnati
Gazette of yesterday, contains full account OF
it, from which we condense the material portion:
Passing over the wet morning, and the weary
hunt for the battle ground, came TO the
scene, when the parties arrived on the ground.
By the time we had all reached The appointed
place, with the scouts and stragslers who had
fallen into line on the road, (every cabin and
shanty contributing its quota, and Newport being
pretty well represented,) > the audience had swol-
len to about one hundred, liberal sprinkling Of
whom were neighboring "agriculturalsts" and
persons engaged in breaking stone the road,
mostly in their shirt sleeves. No objection was
made to their presence, as they were evidently
too numerous and determined to hold their posi-
ton, to undertake to disperse
The place selected was on the bank of the
Ohio, above "CaiforEia,' and up "hollow" a
short distance from the road. The crowd all
stopped in front of cabin near by, where,
betw cen the blazing fire inside and the firing up
done outside from black bottles, they took ample
precautions against colds and 'rheImatiz.'
Moody and his party having been misled as to
the place, had not arrived when we got there,
although they had started first i'll the morning.
but very soon thereafter made their appearance.
Something had been forgotten by them too,
however, and in driving back to town in hot
haste to attend TO it, MoodyS second ran into 4
stump, the result of which was a beautiful dive
over the dash board head foremost, into the soil
but the softness thereof prevented any other
damage than the soiling of his wardrobe and
complexion.
And as if everything was determined to 90
wrong whether or no, Just at this stage of the
affair two other faur pas were discovered. In
the hurry of leaving Liley's tavern, one of Heff-
ren's party had forgotten their rifles, and, as if
to Offset this, Moody's surgeon had not yet
arrived, having, as We afterwards learned, been
misdirected like the others, as to the ground. A
messenger was Immediately dispatched to scour
the country for him, and another after the miss
ing rifles. There were couple OF rifles on
hands. but for some reason or otherit was deemed
requisite to have relay.
In the meantime, as is usual in such cases,
a last effort vas set on foot TO bring about an
adjusta ent. While this was going on, Heffren
lounged around, chatting freely with friends and
strangers, and Moody stood on the bridge over
the run, few yards below, engaged in converse
ton with his friends, and exhibiting so little
evidence of concern that no one could have
picked him out from the most casual spectator.
He was reserved and uncommunicative TO
strangers, his conferences being almost entirely
with those he knew, and with the parties en-
gagged in the affair. If the principals expected
to fsht-and we are quite sure the seconds and
advisers fully expected it when they went On the
ground-ths certainly displayed great nerve and
self possession. The report started by some
persons, after the affair was over, that Moody
displayed trepidation, is the very reverse OF the
fact There was not spectator on the ground
cooler and more collected than he was, and viii {
his demeanor was modest, reserved. aud perfectly
free from ostentation, the indications of hrmness,
determination and pluck were unmIsfakabie.
The second Of Moody was George p Buell., OF
this city, and of Hefren Col. Walker, OF Indiana
Moody's surgeon, Or. Duke, of Coyiaston; he'll
ren's, DR.. Fries, of Cincinnati. The weapons
were short, heavy rifles; the distance to oe
seventy five yards the arst fire, and after thai
sixty wards. Heffren's brother, and his uncle
CYRUS l.. Dunham, of Indiana, were present, the
latter genteman having come for the purpose Of