The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-22

REGARDING TIE LATE DuKls.-yEsprcr OF TN,
JynY.-Whcn tho result Of tho lato duol wa,
known In tho city, Coroner WHITING immcdiateI
proceeded to investigate tho circumstances ct
tending tho death Of Mr. RoE. Tho Jury first as
scmblcd at tho Roper Hospital and Vowed th,
body, but woro subsequently adjourned to tb,
Coronor'B oflco, wllcro tho testimony was takop
An examination tho dinerent witnesses produ
ccd tho following oidonco " t ~
CnAnLEaros, Juno %, 1867.
4; Al. Waniag, Esq, Coroner Charleston Uisfric,.
Loving eu,SpslSal tiampatioh Of BODY OF Edward ard
9sspeeli%lly, HESiYp hhaSSSf' d. HonnproK. !
Ei,c1r1i H. " MatoPs'cat ETdmination Of body q
isS7, al Ro%r " M S o4SmSao1 ns,G1s %
boufy, eun-shot wound presented itsoif two md n
riai a el,es below and ono snd ha'f inches boiin
| Iho 6aI was found 10 havo entorod tho cavity of
THO abdomen botwoGn tho soYontl and ciRhth ribs.
trayorsed @ tho lvor, larcorntng tho tissues to u
tcring tho right ploura sac in its Iariotai Dol ton
Lrnrcrsed tho lowcr fringe border Of right lung,
siruck spinal column about middle Of dorsal yorto-
spinal column on left slo in thick tissues Of long
iiSshuna iss doisL muscle lodging under skin on q
bio quantity Of blood waH found in cavity of nhdo
meii, Indicating excessive informal hcrnorrhaeo
ihe Gxt ent OF injuries inflicted by tho ball travels
,,u HENRY d. HORIBEoK.
William DoaG testified that ho was at tho Oak
H9tol, on tho Meeting street Road, about four
man went thore together; they wont thore to sec
duGl h that they heard was to 30 fought between T.
Roo was lllod; and TINT john Cialcy and % John S.
McDownll wore Tho seconds on tho occasion fns bo
has been informed by goneral rlmorj. IIS "e snw S
it WINS tho only pistol fired at tho time. Iio ioards
pistol fred of some ton or fifleon minutes nitor.
ROPoncnt % & say tho deceased fall at tho timo That
i. q, HosE 1rod hiH pistol Doponont further
says that George Chapman, Petor Jones', J. II.
9cDo 9MoDowali H. John n.l B9ag' Q. A. Cavo, and John
afor Tic Doponent and tSSol GSo con thoTo
man camo to town immediately aftor. Mc ,as
standing noar tho fGncn Mt tho time tho duol wns
Geo. Chapman testified that O fow moments be-
ioro ono o'clock L. N., on yesterday, no saw o
tanning Mr. Zoo o accessedS ease dSSp and john p0eT GGe Sc
Dowall; deponent know that duel WAS to DO
fought by TisG. Dong and tho dcconsod; tho car
King street, and remained tRcro about four
minutes, when person got out and afterwards rc-
Ted Knr aroo TO tS St tho Gango returned to
King street; deponont and wm. Bong wero riding
in buggy, somo distance boliind; tho carriage
isoag drove in at tho, north of tho house;
4oponent got ont, and short timo after no saw
John L; McDowall ana John Boag go into the ave-
that after tho ground had boon marked out Mr. Mir.
john CLANCY and MIR. O. A. Calyo drove up in
buggy; Dir. Clancy tllcn wont to Mr.. T. q. Boag
L. q. Boag said hc was glad he had como; pistol
was handed to hir. Clancy, who thon took his po-
sition as tho tho sseoHd g Of Mr.; T; e. Bong; Mr.: Clancy
(tho doccascd} aud tried to arrange tho difficulty
and prevent tho tIpcli when MIR. Cancy wont to Mr.
ME- H.! oS s% oOPEsido q
and Clancy camo from the ground to o dis
tanco Of about seyenty-1ve yards; CLANCY
way Of "s soo%sSut ts 00oa ot tho ss Sr aSRs in
About ono hour and twonty minutes wns aftor-
words ,ySnl HSnt e IN trying to arrange tho dcuty
thero to fight, and there ha wis., 4. G, Boag
lhon said M to Mr. Roe that he did not winh to have
Any ay difficulty with him. I. g. Bong then asked
or gentleman" Roo then aakod r. G. Bong if ho
had knio. 7. q. Boag replied that he did not
"a earTy such Tsa Weapon. hftofwartls Mr.. GaIyo and
and tried 70 prevent tho duel. 1t was thon about
throo O'Clock. Mr; CLANCY tnen won't to Mr., Mo.
told T. q. Doag that AIr, MoDowail said tint
Roo used very violent language toward Sir T! q.
and ho wanted it." Roe said ''ho would fight Bong
mot to shoot him in tho back !" T. q. Boag said
q. fight, and that he did not wish TO fight Roo"
MIR. McDowall then said, "Thore is tho ground
marked marked @ out an6 Mr. Roo was thoro ready and
then went down the avenue, and Roo and McDowali
followed Mr.. McDowall asked who had piecn of
sPSGS as @ os fops s oss sas f the Soso
tako any choice of the ground, ns he had mono !"
Mr.. Roo then mchsurcd tho ground, and tookIis
tsn SaoSy SR took 5
Clancy say, dentlsmeh, arc yoh ready !" The % 70:
word SfrcEone, two, three !" Gpon the ire iho
ponent saw tho deceased fall Ho {docoascd) did
noG not nrS OIL H. HE pistol Deponont wont up and OK
city with MIR. Bong,
Charles A. Caivo testncd-That on Wednesday,
to DO fought between tho deceased and I. q. Bcar'
md that Mr. John Clancy was to bo tho second for
Mr. Boag. Dcponent, boing friond of both par
o'clock, 7. M on his way TO dinner, ho mot Mr.
Clancy in front of tho Mills House; he wua somo-
what surprised TO meet him. Doponent asked AIr.
parties: pDgaSod in this duel. Mr. CLANCY nppear.
cd :? DO surprised, ns i was tho frat ifitnaiion
Tint. TINT he had Of tho then contemplated duoi
At that momont toy hoard TINT MIR. r. a. BoaR
and George Chapman were Of Mr. Badenhops
tUS tESorn ia Meeting street getting ready to START
asked 3hir. Badenlop IL Mr. T. q. Bong had beon
there; he replied that ho had, but had loft abellta
5 t. their SSomng doonsnt AMI
fought; MI. Clancy then proposed to got buggy
or carriage t9 81 hunt up tho place Of meeting; tRoy
cells buggy at tho door, borrowed it; thoy then
wont to tho raco track, but discovered pothink of
the parties thero they thon wont to the -Four Milo
House, whore tley mot Il, @. Doag standing in tLe
piazza; upon getting out Of tho buggy, T. G. Boae
md John Boag approached thom; Mr. II. G.
Roag said to Mr.. Clanoy, ~ am glad ito seo
you," as ho thought he tClanoy) would not como,
and no had got his relative, Mr.. John Doae
to act He preferred thst his relative would not nc
and then requested Mr. CLANCY to cot ns his second:
j. q. Long then eaid 70 Mr.. CLANCY, "Did you got
my my note last night2', MFR. clnnoy ropliod, mo-"
Chnries, and asked him II had carried The noto;
Charlos answered, "Ycs;" hIr. Clancy demonstrated
with Boag and begged him to desist and not firht.
and told him ho had nothing TO gain by ft: Mr.
Clancy at frat declined acting nB ho knew nofhinv
OF the Codo Of Honor; MIR. Doag undertook Ia oI
plain to MIR. Canoy whnt his duties wcro: tlurinp
that time hlr. Roo and hfr. McDowall approaohed
thom; Mr. Boag aaid to Mr. hoo and Mr.. MoDowail
that he Was only istruotine Mr. Clancy as to hfs d
tios BIZ. McDowallsaid to Mr. Boag tWhon you got
through with linn tMr. olaney), that no (MoDowaID
would have talk with him; Roo and hIoDowall walk
cd oil TO Tho ground sclectcd by them; Mr. Clancy
returned 70 where doponont was standing, still in
s,sting that tho fight should not tako place; hIr,
gone too fnr and ho hoped his friends would not
Compromise him; Mr.. Boag insisted that Mr..
Chimney should 60 10 hIr. Roo and Mr. MoDowali
nnd mako thoarrangoments for tho duol; Mr. Clancy
did 30; Clancy returned to Mr. Doag and fnsstetl
furthor that tho fight should not go on as ho did
not think Mr.. McDowal was in q Condition
besao aSI n pas sse n natt9s MOI f. hn had syoEy
Afler MIR. CLANCY had made tho aboye romarks.
Dir. G.: W, Cranmer wont over to whore Mr. Nc,
Dowan md Roo wore standing by request ofbIr.
CLANCY and Mr DoaR to mako known tn n, ann, fha