Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-02-06
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Duel nsar Patfessoh, h. S--A New York
Ms1chans and q Bank Clet& she RRin-
eIpain-Ths Hornasr sAoa A ehe head,
An affair Of honoe nowadays so
rare an occurrence, especially 10 our
northern latitude, with the weather
cold enough to freeze the hot blood
came of lately in the neighbofhood
Of Patterson, N. J. The participants
in the duel were gentlemen Of New
York eity--one Mr.. x. Pembert0n,
an importing merchant, the other a Mr..
Deblieux, Wall street bank clerk, =
The duel ended with single exchange
OF shots, Mr. Pemberton's ball striking
q tree close by, while that Of Mr..
Deblieux, being better aimed, struck
his Antagonist In The forehead, inhict-
ing serious wound. The quarrel, it
is told, originated IN this way. A short
time since the parties concerned at
tended ball at Irving Hall, Mr.. Penn
berton accompanying sister OF Mr..
Deblieux. During the course of the
evening the latter learned that his SIS.
ter had been inBultsd by his friend, and
he at once sought ont Mr.. Pemberton
and charged him with the offence; q
quarrel ensued between them but they
we're coon separated by the ball com
mittee, and there for the time the mat
ter rested. On thefollowing morning,
however, Deblieux wrote TO Pember-
ton demanding an apology. This the
latter declined to give, whereupon Mr..
Deblieux, who is Southerner Blythe
by, sent friend to Pembert0n, chal-
longing him to fight him, or in case Of
refusal to prepare for consequences
which must results at their first meeting.
Pembertop, even at this crisis, it is
said, not having the faintest idea that
the threat would be carried out, still
consented to meet his antagonist and
put his share Of the matter into the
hands CT few confidential friends who
we're inclined to look upon the thing
Is good joke. Nevertheless the usual
preliminaries were regularly gone thro'
and the spot selected for the encounter.
On Wednesday evening the duelists,
accompanied by their confidential
friends, left tho city of Patterson,
where they stopped all night, keeping
their plot against each Others peace
from the public ear. Yesterday morn
ing, after breakfast, the party proceed
ed in carriages tb Goodwinsville, near
Patterson, and refined TO secluded
spot OF this secluded place to carry
out their deadlypurpose.
Then and then only, it appears, did
the thing begin 10 look truly serious to
the friends, who had been good
naturedly waiting for o hand-shaking,
which would settle the matter. They
tried to settle the difficulty, Pemberton
being willing, bht Deblieux was mex
orable in his demand for blood, remark
ing that il Penberton attempted to
leave the ground before he had given
him satisfaction he would shoot him
then and there. As it was now evident
that this gentleman meant all he said,
the final preparations were made, the
friends OF both parties exacting pro-
mise that single shots only would be
exchanged, whatever the result. In
conceding to this proposal, Deblieux
remarked, "OnS shot will do me,
only ask but o1e," and as he said SO
he looked perfectly cool and uncon'
cerned. Pemberton, on the contrary,
evidently disliked the affair, and took
his position with evident embarrass-
ment of manner and with tremulouf
hand. The words one, two, three
being given, with the utterance Of the
last came the report of either pistol
simultaneously, Deblieux stood nm
hurt, PembertOn's ball having passed
to his left, lodging in q tree close by
but he had succeeded in making goo(
his word, for his antagonist was found
to have received a dangerous cash il
the side Of the head and q slight frac
ture Of the skull, the ball escaping th,
brain only by half its own diameter.
Pember;on's wound was hurriedl,
dressed, and the entire party returne'
to Paterson as quietly as they had lef
il, and thence took return cars for tn
City, where they duly arrived an,
separated, mutually ssatiaRed," n
doubt. IN Y. Times.