New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-25

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~ he princi.as were members Of The e'ate As
b'p w cfnwsaer VINO repre-. n'sd Marinosa County
tt"f ~, ridqs Democrat, 4o hOrt OF leanei OF
Wat Dr.; SIS n the Io,ise Tie was elected SPEAK
Use of - ll0sss, not grch wbile eeioiv aI1
e.tonroneut. lie is Pen"'yiV"hl," ~ ~ aod
spis,t ~ years old, WITH req "ii"he's "ru
s''', ~ 4 Lair TaDse who knew bib, FHy ne
lo1' ,,Ss oy-rbearins among n'1 afs9' M oooa
"'.t.,Ie.W Percy Uas ha'lve ., tiu - W..
h,t "a: be had been IN poor Us '''sn - 10 he us
lie ,-as unmarried but ibe r1Po,i Is .IS 90 IL D.
sef' ne -, p" p' ,narTi 60 Miss Merrill "i San per
ent,se W, ,h, I,t OF Ju,e next. lie iepreseh1eu
iA''ui, ',S,no County in tue Aatem"iy' anu was
DOuslas DcmOfTf'' ,,.,,,c,,t Ty WAS
"h ~" to,yge.n hen dates back 70 the sena-
tne Hi' NM; B,,.h Were IA the taI,Ht inat nI.anI
led John Nueent Tor re 81 - cad tlai
I,,io the Hoase, ilercy rose IL H -; 90 ~ noei
o.naH NOT vote for the caucus ho"inoo ." ~,
" 'ou'u r. n, ou question wac mol so1i u rtVu
ZION "" t;er,v and SnOwa er y ere Hot iiicnoe nus
~, ;mn,eaiat excuse for the bloody 'i"sSoJ to
-. stnray IA, IN w,roH thai were ute Gu uul -;
L., s,vs of ire gislalive tesslOU, When No
h>' - ,rer. md. consideration Inc previous
soip had been ordered aud the rSli',e'i wa "
s-;ut, Several Gentlemen attempted ~ Oh - t
-. This could oul be done ny "'i"NiinV"o W ~
'Iry Nod ,btaiucd sLch couse"t, aud Vo'@o No'
~ ~ r. .s.d hut was refused rernisslon 10 eApin
'.'' s;,.t,ve yot, When Showa'icr b'l'e ""e
III he said ash leave to eN iah uiS w ",; IT,
- IN ser tie grnll, ~ IN that onJeclr r'71 ~ lis o
L. nd n
Lac nav a. M ,h. ground thai AR. Blair had betn re-
iU",e,1 er s.id-"It Isl right when nave
aIysvs n,iutained, AID Rare "ot.'"S o"' o''"'"P'
for0sv gsAsemun tgh0 do'S oCject' ~. ,,,, %
go lie rull-ca was hns'ed, P1ercy, tsDg W u
ALo. &c n,iv,leIe s.id that lie had objected DC,
Y" T. ,y;,bed 10 see the voting TERMINATED, "eu
."S.d shogalter it, as an honor"i1 eehsienIH,a h
hid 10 m axe any ext lAnalo' ohV"aefga 'aO ~
to cav thar if he had violated The Luies % tnG
t,s he regretted it. But 20 far az wha' lie nri
s,d applied 20 the gentleman om san DeI .I1nrI
lad nothing 70 retract. Then fS1'u I'eIo.i 81, ia,
i; bark in lie teeh sud with all the ooh'tl. ' -,
gnaAe can e&prtSs; anu h"'0 NV
soonsb 10 express it. - La a.
To- Nond,y Percy again eXrlained why ne rau 90
ltd and asked If the gentleman IRON maiipo11a
he language he used Was ioiended 70 &c ,o t
81 -, G;Tr S,owater timply re'erred Oim 70 ,ne re-
n.,s 10 The UntoA, saying That the Language Wae
rI,n epd not susceptible OF two eonslrue'lont %
tt Percy LEFT tue Hall. II was thought a' hrs' tu.
,hc yvond be a street renooun,er between 'Hein' ou
the euis tture ad,ourning wlt out tle tTo ''o "
sooAicf il wac presumed duel wonid loho"'
THE PREIIMINARIES' n
Last Thursday light both parties were IN o'i
ssco On Friday mOrniug, mercy anu NE a Sbo,,-
,ra,t % San Quentin in Whitehall boat; ana snow
w. s,d lila friends" took she Petaums DoAt 70
Sn Rafael II was understood that Plerey haa Eel.
,hslenpe and that Showaer had aceep'tN H. &c
terms OF agreement made oetweea ee
IT, "b, to meet on the 18th inst, Saturday,
at liz oclok ether IN Main OF San ha'e9 Oounuee
eseb be a,tended by surgeons two secohos anu te
irieuds the precse spo, OF meeting 70 pe Jn
:, 9v at for il: WEAPONS iies, each to choose tne
krd he thought Oes; distance, forty measured taruSi
ibs. word 10 be Fire one-two--threeIs'op We
6r;.y 10 TAX. place between the first ana Ia words;
rides 30 be held ei horizontal or obhque poeon aoeo'u
in0 10 convenience OF either party.
IA we ,aid Oh Saturday, all Ssn Rataei seems 70
have known what g,ibg On, and the blofDio euIi
oeity Oh tie part Of many 10 soe IT. ana I" oIoels W
IYeyent the disgrsee the county that auotner ue
., u, ue.l
ing a quiet mtellug.
AN INTERRUPTION.
IT, ann, ers, agreed on was on McDufie's ranch, a
t,peIy pla.e among the mouItalne, some egn' GhLeS
NV ,rm tie Ni,,age OF San Rafael 1hlther DON
ns,Ta N eeed tteir course and waler Was on tne
6onnd ~ a Jarer TO IL GU Saturday lhOihlug tei.y
lad not vet arrived, when SheEli Douo Vi 4u'i'n
County coming up, arrested Sao"aNef, On d mEIIan
issued ont by District-Arorney HARRISON. P,ercys
eonraov had been passed the road by the Sheriff,
bot peEcy himself, dodeiDg iuto the c"AiIA"i do io
S 2ey; iook Shoualter and another person whom
he srronsonsly suppo-ed he Percy, before County
pdge Pink but WREN the Court was opened DISTINCT
attorney Htral.on was missing. 80 Counsellor bros
nans ,of this city, motion that The prisoner DC az,
charged Nas granted AND Showalter With bic friends
ratnrned to he residence If Dr.. TaaierrO Flercy
contapy had also arrived there, ana sal doWh 10 a
lauch New arrangements were BOW msue; D e'ooA
WAS ret as the time for TIE meeLig thu tne Iiac1
o,ssv mot surrou ded by bustes and hills, three miles
back from Taaferyo's ny the San Rafael creek. lhe
ta peak of Tampais, which Is from San the
norslerumos landmark, bore from tls helG Oh DOou
southwest. All reached the place at d, ana iePaia
mons were Instant! B1ade "a,
Tiercvis seconds were Senator Watkins and samuel
S,uiIh: his surgeon, Dr. Wake Biarly. Sho~siter's
seconds were Thomas Hayes, aud Assemblyman Las
peyn Of san Joaquin Coy ms Sas Se3d Df' "'
on tosti,g no for the choice Of ground, Hayes won
II for Showalter. The forty PAGES were paced on and
the scores OF sgeeatOr took thtlc seals Among Ien
were Senators Gallagher and Williamson, Assem9,iy'
m,n Chandler, Gregory, and Gillette, John Kelly,
Cbarjes Ainturn, james Moore, Edward ByTne,
Frnk Sehel and come OF them, II IS sai1 reilly tined
70 oissuade the principals from carrying their dhculy
10 the extreme. ~. -, =.
examined ard 10 4ded Daspeyre held the I1he for
Showalter Samuel Smith that for Plercy. The prln-
cipals took their Places and tue article OF agreement
were by Watkins, wlio the remark tn4' :. eilher
FIR, before Ire word Sire" after the word 'sop,
npaer the code lie was liable TO be snot down by the
second Of his opponent hayes asked II tie prlnelPais
We ready aud both answered, Ready" Then
sto3r AZ the word two" both fired, Showalter
pe haps a second 10 advance OF Percy, but neither
paty vas injured. SO coon as II was perceived that
neither was wednded, Sbowaler called OUT =" Load
the weapons again. wbch PM any adjustment ou' OF
,he question until after another shot.
Tie rifles were sooD reloaded, and Hayes again
called, "Gentlemen, are you ready = stop!
ana turning TO Piercy, sa'd Hoil your gun peIpeh-
d,cular Sir" At this, Watkins walked toward Pler-
e. and spoke to him; as he returned, lie said, lie
can hold his Ii1e as he plea5es until he word &tady'
y given" TIE next momen. bNb responded to
Hayes's second question, iAre you ready p
"Rsady." Hayes called The words " Fire--one-
two" At the ~ I'd One" both fired simultaneously.
Piercy threw back hi. heed and then fell dead the
ground. the blood gushiug from his mouth and nose
Tie bullet had struck Linn in the mouth, htle on the
right Of the mesil line passed through, and broke the
ceGyical vertebra. His eyes stared wide and there
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