Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-12-15
Fenian Duel at Liverpool.

liverpool Correspondence Glasgow paper.
One evening last week an Irish gentle
man, carrying on business in Liverpool,
and well-known on the Exchange, pre-
vious to going home to his residence at
Edgehill, had occasion to call at the bar
gefggt, Of ahh9iff AAlYs GssReectable hotel in Dale
crowded by gentlemen in his own position
in society," very respectable one. The
gentleman referred to was carrying a
double-barrelled fowling-piece (which had
been undergoing some repairs. Among
those present in the room was a tall,
sallow individual of unmistakable " Yam
kee" aspect, but of gentleman-like person
and attire. On observing the gentleman
who carried the fowling-piece, be adj
dressed him and said, Isuppose, sir, you
are a Fenian 2 The other replied that he
was not, and hat so far from being so, he
despised both Fenians and Fenianism.
Then you despise me- rejOined the
stranger. i do not know you, sir but if
you are a Fenian, or even a Fenian leader,
L have no respect for you.' The stranger
took a handkerchief from his pocket, APP
piled it to his nos5, and then threw it in
the face of the other, at the same time ex-
claiming with strong Yankee twang, L am
a Fenian general; my name is William
Brown. My father was one of the Browns
of Mayo, in Ireland L was born in New
York, and thus l treat II one who dares
to depreciate F~enianisml. And my name
is-John G@gs. / am an Irishman and a
native of Mayo also; and thus l treat any
one who will declare himself and act as
you do accompanying the words with a
blow, which made the general measure his
length upon the carpet. This was lone
amid shouts of apologize from the com-
pany, addressed to the discounted Trans
atlantic Fenian, whose ardor appeared to
have been cooled by the Hibernian Grgt-
rnentum ad faciem he had encountered.
Cards, however, were exchanged between
the contending parties, and after consid-
cradle difficulty a meeting with pistols
was arranged between them. On Thurs
day, about noon, the two, accompanied by
a single gentleman-whO, with marvellous
good nature, had agreed to act as second 10
both-met in a field in a little to the south
of Bedstonhill, on the Cheshire side of
the Mersey. The requisite preliminaries
having been adjusted, both parties
fired. but, as beth retained an upright
position, the double second i~nterposed,
and, declaring that both had behaved like
men of honor, succeeded in preventing
further proceedings of a hostile character.
The combatants shook hands, partook of
a slight draught from a flask which the
accommodating friend had with him. and
@Aiah issupRAsedtohd have Ueen furnished
with a trivial supplyof some commodity
familiarity known as "Dutch courage"
and having done so, quietly wendell their
way toward B~irkenhead. Before reach
Woodside Ferry, however, the Gener-
al was observed to turn very pale and
faint. Investigation showed that his an
tagonists ball had taken effect in his hip,
and that the wound bled profusely, his
having become quite saturated
with blood. Proper means were adopted
for stopping the hemorrhage, and the
Yankee took leave of his afriends," re-
4uesting that nothing should be commu
nicated to the newspapers until after his
departure by the mail steamer on Satur-
day for New York, which took place.