Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1869-06-19
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,7fair.-A special telegram to one OF me
New York pspe :, dated Richmond a.
Sunday, IAN inst. furnishes 'he io''o"-
;oo n,I,jculars of the duel between MI
Uvobes, Of The Richmond State Journal
AM Cameron of The Petersburg To-
dex The account says: e, :
..Sooo after The arrest AMI oal Vi
HUGHES and Cameron and seconds oy Inc
Chesterfield Justice, on Friday last 'hey
all repai ed 10 Petersburg. and there a.
waited an opportunity to depart Tor some
untr,ed field in North Caroline. On Sa-
m1day morning at four O'Clock hey lei'
,ba, CITY on special train provided Tor
,ho occasion by the Norfolk and Peters
burg railroad, Tor Deep Creek Crossing
on the Dismal Swamp canal, about SIX
miles from Norfolk. There carriages
were already in waiting. AMI tie parties
Sc, out for pon, beyond the limits OF
Yirpinia, where their engagement would
not require forfeiture OF Their bonds. A.
bou, FIVE o'clock p. NJ, having IraVersed
some fifteen miles since leaving the cars
the partv found themselves within The
hounds Of the North Stale, and prepare
tiors were al once made for the combat.
The ground was Immediately selected
aud toss for the choice OF positions re-
suited in favor Of Cameron. DueIlng pis-
tolls had been substituted for the short
swords previously named by the ehal-
lenged party. as there was no provisions
in the Virginia code authorizing such
weapons.
&" A few minutes after 5 P. NJ. the
principals, Robert W. Hughes and Will
liam +. Cameron, took their places on the
field ten PAGES apart. The famous pistols
used by o. Jennings Wise and Clements,
when the latter was permanently disabled
in duel, were again brought into requl'
silion: Mr.. Ernest Legarde, one OF Cam
erou's seconds, took position and called III
a clear voice The words, Gentlemen. are
YOU ready 2 receiving in response an al
6rma,lve from both the gentlemen. he
pistols were then levelled al each other,
and as tie word fire was called MIR.
Cameron discharged his weapon. 'One
and two had nearly escaped the lips Of
Legarde when llughes's pistol sent lis
discharge. There was but an instant be-
tween both discharges, the reports follow
inc each other in such rapid succession
that it was hard TO distinguish them.
Cameron received HuChes's bullet over
the lower lobe of the lief, lung. making a
flesh wound which, according to The state
ment OF an attending physician. disabled
him. In response TO Hughes's inquiry as
to whether he was ready for a second hre'
Camerun's second said not, and Hughes
having received satisfaction. the meeting
was therefore adjourned. Both the gen
temen behaved CALAMITY on the OCCASION
Cameron, nheu he was wounded. eX-
claiming. i am shot, but am ready 10 give
satisfaction This was found, however,
To be beyond his powers oi endurance.
Hughes is represented to have been rX-
ceedinglv cool throughout the proceeding,
and declared himself satisfied when he
learned Cameron was not in condition
TO return second fire. Cameron's
wound. though severe, did moi prevent
him walking from the cars 10 bis home
upon his arrival in Petersburg Hughes
and party arrived in this city this morning
al a quarter past eleven. The termlna-
ton Of the affair seems to be agreeable to
all parties"