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


would have talk with him; Roe and McDowall walk
ed off to the ground selected by them; MIR. Clancy
returned to where deponent was standing, still in
sisting that the fight should not take place; MIR.
Boag replied to Mr.. Clancy that the matter mad @
Compromise him; Mr.. Boag insisted that MIR;
Clancy should 60 to Mr.. Roe and Mr.. McDowall
and make the arrangements for the duel; Mr. Clancy
did so; Clancy returned to Mr.. Boag and insisted
further that the fight should not go on as ne aa
to act in the matter, as he had every reason TO
believe that MIR. McDowan was intoxicat e .
After Mr.. Clancy had made the above remc ds,
Mr. G.. w. Crammer went over to where MIR. Nc
Dowall and Roe were standing by request OF MIR.
Clancy and Mr. Boag to make known to them the
reason why they declined fighting; some boisteroIs
language took place between Roe and McDowall;
after Mr.. Crammer returned, deponent went to Mr;
Roe land Mr.. McDowall towards MIR. Cremmer) and
begged Mr.. Roe to desist, and told him he had
not friend on the ground that could represent
| him; Roe appealed to deponent to act as hls So
| cond, as tho world was down on him, and that he
(deponent) was his only friend; deponent declined,
and Roe sid that settled it; Roe then abused Mr..
T. G. Boag not to notice him, as what he said did
not make him so; they then advanced to the ground
Roe and McDowalI following after them; Roe
not being satisfied with the ground stepped 1t OF
again. Both parties took their posltonsir h Mr u
Bosg took his stand alone. Mr.. McDowall handed
Mr.. Roe his pistol, and Mr. Boag held his pistol Il
his hand. Mr.. Clancy then said elf you are deter
mined to fight will give the word" He thor
stepped aside and asked, care you ready, gentle
men2" They both responded "yes." MIR. Clancy
gave the word, 'tfre- one, two. three" and be-
| tween the words two and three MIR. Boag hred M
pistol; Roe fell doponent and Clancy then left the
ground, not knowing what injury Roe nag sl?n re re
| The deceased was a bad man, VIGOROUSLY rlotous
that was his general character.
CIV. Crammer testified, that on yesterday abou
9A.M., T. G. Boag called on doponent and ro-
| quested him to accompany him to the -Four MILL
| House, to bo there at two O'Clock, as no was u
| fight duel with the deceased at that time; depo
nent consented to do so upon the condition tina
he be allowed to act as mediator; short tlm'
after they had arrived at the -Four Mile Houso
carriage was driven up containing tho dcceaseS
and j. r. McDowall; John Boag and MIR. McDowal
Immediately conferred together IN an ADJOINING
heard the report Of two pistols fired OF into tn
air from said room; deponent Immediately wen
into the room and saw j. Boag and McDoWau put
ting said pistols in order; deponent then proposed
to be the means ofarranging the difficulty TO aVol'
q fight; John Boag came into the room, and sal!
there was room for settlement OF the dlfhcultyi
could be arranged. McDowall then conferred wit
deceased, after which McDowall replied that tn
subject was closed, that Roe had come tnore .
fight. Deponent expressed deep regret, an
thought that he had gone far enough, and that
ought to be settled then and there. John Boa
| and j. T. McDowall went out and measured on tn
% ound; at that time Jno.' Clancy and Q. A. Calv
drove up, and, upon Clancy approaching l.. U
Boag, he expressed qualification OF his arrival va 0
the ground in time. Deponent then told L. Y
Boag that no arrangements could be made 10 se'