Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-05-29
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Aha Eoll OF Blaoensburg, Maryland,
/ has 8 bloody record. It has been the
scene of mauy refined murder In days
past. One who visits the place now
VIII End the field green with vsrdure,
/ which few years since was framuled
/ by the feet of men arraYed in deadly
/ hostility. Here on q beauttful grass
/ plot, surrounded by trees, forms made
I after the image of God, came to insult
/ nature and defy heaven, In Is14, Ed
ward Hopkins was killed here in a
I duel. Tnis seems to have been the first
IF these fashionable murders on this
dueling ground. IN 1913, A. az. Mason,
d United States Senator. from Virginia,
/ fought with his sisters husband, John
1 MCCariy, here. McCartv was aRerse to
/ lighting, and taouEhs there was no ne
ceSsity for its buf Mason. would fight.
/ MoCartY named mlualZets, loaded with
bnckshOt, and so near together that
they would hit heads if they fell on
their faces. This was changed by the
seconds 10 loading with bullets, and Ia
king twelve feet as the distance. Ma
son WAS killed instantly, and BToCartY.
who had his eollar-bone broken, still
lives with Mason'E sister in George
town. his hair turned white so soon
after ihe fight as to cause much COM
ment. He has since been solicited TO
act as second in a duel but refused, in
accordance With a. pledg made to his
1920, Commodore DecatnF was killed
here in q duel BY Commodore Barron.
At the FIRST fire both fell 10 ward, and
lay with their heada within ten feet of
each her. and as each suF posed him
aEIf n1orfa1iv Wouaded, each fully and
freely f0rEave the other, Btill lying on
the ground. Decatur expired IN a few
days, but Barron eventually recovered.
In 1921, two strangers, named Lega and
Sega, appeared here, fought, and Sega
was instantly killed. The neiRhbOrs
only learned this much of their names
from the marks of the gloves left on the
ground. Lega was not hurt. In 1922,
MidBhipman Locke was killed here in
a duel with clerk Of the Treasury De-
partment, named Gibson. The latter
was not hurt. In 1926, Henry Clay
fought his second duel with John Ran
dolph, just across the POtomac, as Ran
dolph preferred to die, If at all, Oh Vtr-
ginia soil. The latter received Clay's /
shot and then fired his pistol in the air. /
This was in accordance with q decla- /
ration made to Mr.. Benton, who spoke /
to Randolph of a call the evening be- /
fore on Mrs. Clay, and alluded TO the /
quiet sleep of her child, and the repOse !
of the mother. Randolph quickly re-
piled, 81 shall do nothing to disturb /
the sleep of the child or the repOse of
Clay's second. When Randolph fred /
he remarked, ST do not shoot at you |
Mr. Clay" and extending his hand, /
advanced toward Clay who rushed to /
meet him. Randolph sho Ned Clay /
where the balI struck his coat, aud said 1
facetiously, "AEr. Clay, you owe me a |
c0af,'' ssThank God, the debt is no |
greater" They were friends ever after. /
Ia 1882, Martin was here killed by Carr. |
Their first names were not remember
8d. They were from the South. In 1888, I
Mr.. Key (son Of Frank Key, and BROTH /
sr of Barton Key,) met Mr.. Sherbon,
and Mr. sherbon said, ''Mr. Key, [ have
no desire to kill you" "NO matJer,"
said Key, 81 came 70 kill you" every i
we'll, then" said Sherbon, f'I viii now
kill you,' and be did. Ia IS45, a law
yer named Jones fought with, and
killed DR.. Johnson. In 1851, r.. A.
HooIe and A. J. Dallas had a hostile
nesting here. Dallas was shot in the
shoulder, but recovered. In 1858, Dan
el and johnson, two Richmond editors,
held q harmless seJ-to here, which
in coffee. In 1858, Davis
and. RidgWay fought here RIdgway ai-
lowed his antagonist to fire without re-
turning the shot.