New-York tribune., 1873-06-27
1 SOCIETY DOEL.

! proAD-sr. BROKER AND A COlL MERCHANT rHE
! PRINCPAIS
/ The social AMI financial c.rles Of the city
for ne past two have been ragar with tho detailed
rcports NJ duel winch has pung'd two leading flmi-
lies in the depths ~ shame and sorrow. Ath)ns1 no
official details Ohllnable, II Is undrtoId IhAt ior
consierahle time past great anlml1y has exs5ei Ot-
! tween two young sIrety mon nnm'i ra'p'ctively IL.
/ " Gray a sock b7ok,r OF ths 0-n % GciY Avery,
NJ Nm 2c Broad-,t aaI John A. n cSaher son " an
+epsyc coal dealer growing ont Of d1mAstic infccitY
| d, tbe family of tho former. Mr.. Cray. docmins
himself irrepar bly, Injured, challenged NJ H'cSahor
TO mortal combat TIC chIilange Wa a'oeptnd ~ tno
Inter and date and place Of meeting were named IN
tho acc,ptp,e the int,ntioa being kesD tho matter
perfectIv secret until t eliminated on the nrll Elch
man selected a trust,i friend. namel respectively --
C,.on AMI Ctrrou Liyng3yoa All on SIsuFdy, accom-
nauod ny a skfll surgeon. tho wl1o party left tho
city on the sane tsn for Canada whore tho duel was
TO taae place, In order 70 ay'rt tl' hHAvY p'hte'
prescribed by 5he ited states Tor nrracuoh Oh the
| duelliug laws. Arriving IN Canada On Monday the
parrv waited unti Tuesday morning, whoa th'y irsct'1
her steps g. cluster OF trees situated near E'hseS
| point where the formal courtcsieS incidental
| IN ocr9sious OF that character wera eXGhanse'
and the work of arranging the preliminaris vas besn
by the seconds Pistols at SIX pices having Deen agreed
pon IL was resolved that the contest should ond win
the first discharge OF tho D5rrlsri. with wAch the
I rriu AZ
been perfected tho distance was measured on anu me
drrIIstq taxing their positions. the signal 20 hrc was
given by the dropping OF handkerchietin m the hands
Of one OF th, seconds. Cray almost imn'dltey urcd
rpt without effect although the bullet passed within
short distance OF Ms ndvarSIrys boiy. H'S'her with
the muzze of is pistol pointing toward Gray stsady
reserved his Hrs tor foW seconds apparently reflect
ing on the best bo pursied hnAV e'hVHnR u
and dschargng the cartridge into the air leaving Gray
standing mute and surprised. As IL agreed that
there should only dischtrc ptincip as AL sec
ouds reacsd their stps aud returned % this city th'
seconds ID Is stated. syng themSeyes OF tho 0ccaon
10 cause an amicabs adjustment OF the trouble. This,
boever Il coutradcted IN other circles. whore II Is
ALLEGED that Gray intends % demand another meeting
Tb, s not generally credited "a IL ia believed that the
next pbose Of the N ter will bo presented IN tha courts.
where Mr.. Gray vii be a plaintiff
Gray Ia Young man about IS, Of pleasing address ana
a,e social position as indeed, Is hi, Idver,Ary r. he
came conspcuous the recent troubles IN facu' MAJ
when associated with President Adm b. stockweh IN
t dire,top of the Company. II, shared that poraon'
l fortpne and lost large portion ~ hts wealth S'ma
wears suce he married daughter Of william K fraVer'
the lady being also granddaughter Of tho H'n Ho'-
rrdy Johnson
uecser is a man rather small stature but ia roof
| looking. and generally known "hdy's man" H'
said N excel m social accomplishments and u known
"a a ,,ood syyordsmau and m1rksman. Tho ahlr has
c-eatad great sensation I'm the circles IN wbich thc
nartcipa rfs move and has iOcen the theme or genera
scpssion in Wast at the CLUBS. aud even IN mansions
ON Fifth-aVe Many OF the friends OF the prncpa ana
ecords ca led t their places OF resort tO cOndoe Wth
or gratsc them, but without success 40 al engaged
m thu contest retired from their us'A hadhls auo
we're not 10 bo seen. , 49,, Al -.
yrnds of the contestant: No challenge plssof ~ cue
s.afa OF Nsw-YOrk Al tho word ire Mr. HccAsier us
.arafaIv discharred his pistol tuiO the grouhd anu
.tood 40 receive hrs opponents hro Al the wOru ono
Mr. Grly ired. Garrett yingstCn. ths second Oh at'
Htcksher. then asked % yoI el a. ~ Sr,v r,sed
flenOn z" Mr Gibson, the second OF Mr cray thSnl
h. h.t and said We cannJt." Mr. HacBner VINO
"a NJ ol,itted bis position then said, Il think that
"tn mi The hall OF Mr GrEy was iouni 60 nave et
t1s rlnthes az Mr. Hecksher the left thRh WItloHi
hn,,eyer iudlcung any wound. They then qutted tne
ga on leaving "a on ent8ring they r4.sed Ih9r Hls
u,th a merely formal sglutat0n