Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-25
THE "GETLEMAN" BUSINESS.


Captain D,Anfignac shoots Mr.. Dell
lI in Duel.
From the Augusta (Ga.l Chronicle and Sen
tinel, September H..
On last Saturday rumors were rife on
the streets of duel to be fought by two
gentlemen of this city. AS hopes were
entertained of an amicable adjustment
of the affair without a resort to the field,
no mention was made Of the difficulty.
No settlement however, was effected,
and ON Sunday morning the duel took
place, resulting in one of the combat
ants receiving serious wound, while
the other narrowly escaped losing life.
From what we have been able to gather
THE DIFFICULTY ORIGINATED
as follows: On the night of-7ast Friday,
Capt. VIM. M. D'Antignac, of this city,
and Mr.. Dell, of St. Louis Mo-, who has
been residing in Augusta for sometime
past, had difficulty about some trivial
matter. Words passed between the
parties, and the quarrel finally resulted
in Captain ID 'Antignac striking Mr.. Dell.
ON THE NEXT MORNING
Mr.. Dell sent friend-Mr. &. h. Rat
clifIe--to Captain D'Antignac, bearing
peremptory challenge. The invitation
was promptly accepted, and the chal-
lenged party named as his friend Mr.. D..
B. Harriss. The preliminaries for hos
tile meeting were arranged, and time,
place and weapons chosen. In the mean
time, a report of what was going on got
out, and was pretty generally discussed
on the streets. A number Of gentlemen
were anxious to stop the duel, and at a
late hour on Saturday evening some one
went before Justice Olin and got that
magistrate to issue
WARRANT AGAINST THE PARTIES,
for the purpose of having them arrested
and making them give bonds to keep the
peace. The warrants were given to a
police officer to serve. Mr.. Dell, who
suspected nothing, was found at his
room, arrested, and carried to the City
Hall Captain D'Antignac, suspecting
what was on foot, had concealed himself
in friends room, near the river, but
was seen to enter by the policeman on
that beat, who informed the arresting
officer of his whereabouts, and he was
also taken to the City Hall. The parties
appeared before Judge Olin, waived a
preliminary examination, and gave bond
each in the sum of one thousand dollars
to keep the peace.
THAT NIGHT THE CHALLENGE WAS RENEWED
and, after a consultation between the
seconds, the meeting was arranged to
take place next morning at seven o clock,
near Graniteville, South Carolina. The
next Sunday morning at three O'Clock
the parties left town--one of the princi-
pals and his friend on the Wilmington
train, the other party and second on the
Charlotte train. Both Of the railroads
ran near Graniteville, and all the parties
got off at that place. Accompanying
the parties were some ten or twelve per
sons who had gone down to witness the
duel, and Drs Campbell, Carter, and DE
Saussure Ford who went to give medical
assistance in case it should be rendered
necessary by the termination of the
meeting.s
THE PLACE
chosen for the encounter was spot
Just outside of the corporate limits OF
the little manufacturing town of Granite
vile. 1t was not grass plat or forest
glade, but a level sandy platform, washed
by the water of the freshet of last sum
mer. The weapons we're Colts navy
reyolvers loaded by gunsmiths in An
gusta; the distance was fifteen PAGES.
THE FIGHT.
Mr.. Harriss, the second of Captain
D'Antignac, was selected to sgiye the
word-after a proposition to discharge
the pistols and reload them on the field
had been made and rejected-and the
men we're handed their weapons and
placed in position. Mr. Harriss re-
peated the usual formula, and at the
word the parties fired. The discharges
we're almost simultaneous, parties at a
short distance thinking that but one
shot had been fred. Mr.. Dell was un-
injured, but Capain D'Antignao had a
very narrow escape. His antagonist's S
bali entered the left lapel of his coat,
and passed out near the arm without
raising the skin.
Mr.. Dell was then asked if he was
satisfied, and replying in the negative,
the duel proceeded. The word was
again given, and both pistols discharged
almost at the same instant. Captain
D'Antirnac was uninjured, but the ball
from his pistol had placed the other
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