Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1872-11-23

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Mr.. Hewitt, Mr., Donston, Mr.. Will
oughby, Mr.. Molyncaux and Mr..
Sherwin had catered the ROOM
Tho account Mr.. Chaworth then
gave was that he could not live
many hours, that he forgave Lord
! Byron, and hoped the world would
forgive him; that the affair had
passed in the dark, only q small
taIlow candle burning in the room;
that Lord Byron asked him If he
meant the conversation on the game
to apply to Sir Charles Sedley or to
him. To which he replied, "1f you
have anything to say we had better
shut the door; that whilo he was
doing this Lord Byron bid him
draw, and in turning he saw his
lordship's sword half drawn, on
which he whipped out his own and
made tho first pass. The sword
being through his lordship's waist
coat he thought he had killed him.
and asking whether he was not
mortally wounded. Lord Byron.
while he was speaking, shortened
his sword and stabbed him in the
belly.
"Whcn Mr.. Hawkins, the surgeon,
arrived, he found Mr.. Chaworth,
sitting by the fire with tho lower
part Of his waist coat opened, his
shirt bloody, and his hand upon his
belly; he was very earnest to know
if he thought him in imminent dan
ger, and being answered in the at
firmative, he desired that his Uncle
Levine might bo sent for, that he
might settle his private affairs, and
in the meantime twice gave Mr.,
Hawkins particular detail of what
had passed. He said that Lord
Byron and he entered the room to-
ge,her. Lord B. B.lcading the way; that
Ills lordship in walking forward
said something relative to tho for,
mcr dispute, on which he proposed
fastening the door: that on turning
himself round from this act, he per-
ccived his lordship's sword drawn
or nearly SO, Oil which he instant
ly drew his own and made thrust
which he thought had wounded or
killed him; that then, percei'lng
his lordship shortened his sword to
return the thrust, lie thought to
have parr;cd il with his left hand;
that he fe.t the sword enter his
b2dy and go deep through his back;
that ho struggled, and being the
stronger maA d;sarmcd his lordship
and expressed fear that he had
mortalIy wounded him; that Lord
Byron replied by expressing SINH
lar fear, adding at the same time
that he now hoped he would allow
him to be ~ brave Il man as any IN
= the kingdom" Mr. Hawkins adds
;ha. pained and distressed as Mr..
CAaworlh then was, and under the
immediate danger of death, no re-
pcated what he had understood he
! dec Jared to his friends bcfore-'that
he had rather be in his present sit
uatson than live under the mlstor-
tune of having killed another per-
SON" After little while he seemed
to grow stronger, ard was then re-
moved to Isis own house, where Mr..
Adair. another surgeon, Mr.. Mann,
an apo;hecary, md DR.. Addington
his physician. came to the :ssist.
ancc of Mr.. Hawkins, but no relief
could be given him; he continued
sensible to tho time of his death.
To the attorney who made his will
(flr which he gave very sensible
and distinct instructions) he made
very similar statements to those he
had previously made, lamenting at
+ the same time his own folly in fight
ing in the dark, an expression that
certainly conveyed no imputatlon
against Lord byron, and implied
but this, that by fighting with a
dim light he had given up his own
superiority in workmanship, and
had been led to the mistake that he
WAS in the breast of his lordshlp
when his sword was onl y entangled
in his waistcost; for under that
mistake he certainly was when
Lord Byron shortened his sword
anc, ran him through the body. lie
added 10 Mr.. Levine that he died as
q man ofhonor. and again expressed
, his satisfaction that he was in his
present situation, rather than IN
that of having the life OF any man
, to answer for"
, In April 1865, Lord Byron wa'
tried BY his peers in Westminster
hall. He rade TO defence, but simp
0 " submitted written statement
OF the affair. and threw himself up
I. on the mercy of the court. lie wa'
t found guilty of manslaughter, ano
: in accordance with the Old statntt
, relative TO the pcerage, was dismls,
t scd on the payment OF the usua
a foes. 81,
e Retiring to his country seat at thu
t conclusion of the trial, Lord Byron
;. henceforth led solitary, sullen life
n n nuisance to himselfand to all con
o nected with him. His wife left hin
on account of his cruelty, and hl
b hatred of his eldest son and hel
= was carried on to such an exten
z that when the young man married
the old lord destroyed all the mag
h nificent timber in the park of New
o stead Abbey, and killed nearl.
: three thousand deer.
!. "Wicked Lord Byron" died Ma.
j. 10, 1894, and his son and gran dsol
n having died before him, he was suG
}, cceded by the man who was destlI
|, cd TO mako the name of Byron IL
d lustrious forever,
q A GRoss PUN.-Dr. Gross, {
> Philadelphia, the celebrated sur
a raon was once dangerously ILL.,