, 1873-07-14
AN AUSTRALIAN DUEL.

An American Shoots Il We1shnnAns-
The Wclshmnn the InsR1lter--They
Fight with Pistols Blindfold--Tho
xyolsla1nnn Killed mt the Second Fire.
Melbourne {lfoy ~ Correspondence ef tho NeU York
On the goth ult. ono Walter Rodney, q Welsh-
jobbor named Trunk Cole. This affair of honor
mainly arose ont of dispute on International
matters. Several wecks ago Cole, who had beon
strictly temperate man for oye. & year, nogG'n
Il Rodney, % tho e'' welahman,s With whom e 1e
watch, one ono containing slOo and the
other valued at eco or $3.50. Rodney asaerted
by Cole, ''that damned American" as Rodney
smoke OF him. Cole heard Of this and instantly
mado his way to Walter Rodney to demand OF
him an apology or denial Of tho report. Kod-
nov compromised between tho apology and do
nial by IN orortto explain how Colo had taken
tho watch and the money, but with an intention
Of restoring them whom ho had recovered a. from 5e4
his sproo. rhereupon Cole knooked M q the =, Welsh
spectacle public houso, and tho friends OF both
mon promptly intorfored by separating tho COM
hatants. Rodney, on arising: attempted - to
but was taken from hm aTs
proved it by striving to shoot me while am nh
armed." Rodney replied that no "would shoot
down any Yankee as he would . dog" Cole
.bsfadea h to s5s S F9Eh yoe eano5 @o25 hs 1sna s
naturally,":: said Colo, twill you give mo q
chance with piBtot2" Rodney agrood, asking
vi On and whero ssHero and now, answered
Cole. Several OF those present sought to pooh
pooh tho affair, but the majority stoidly accept
cd the ultimatum. Pistols Wero procured. amt
Rodney ofrared to give Colo his choice. saying.
IT can shoot against Yankees eyerY day IN the
| week. Cole seemed to grow whito with anger,
but did not answer word. a long room in the
rear Of the house was the place OF meeting, aud
only twelve paceR Wero measured oil. Inc COM
batants wore bltndfoldod and placod sideways to-
"One, two, three, y IN q slow and measured man
nor, and tllroo was the cue to tho trigger Th'
first fire ondod literally in smoke Each com
blatant, pa1e and anxious pulled OIL hia mask
expecting to find a corpso before him. Blu
neither Of them had been touched. Here SOM
cept tho result aa providential aud shake hands
Cole bluptly refused, and, turning to bis secon
(James Z. Hardin, OF Portland Mc J, he said
! hFj1 this handkerchief around my eyes, and 30
that 1t is done there too {pointinE to Rodney
+, for. I must have satisfaction" This time Rod
"throo" was fairly uttered. but he missed. Col
fred on time, and shot Walter Rodney IN tn
. right lung--h wound from which he died sbou
| an hour afterward.
The socond firing waB hoard BY = constable
and the locality discovered. Frank Cole WaH ~
rested, togather with tho proprietor OF the pul
!, | Ito house and four others.
Walter Rodney leavos one daughter, his onl
! child. to mourn the result OF hs fatal tnbolenc'
:. Cole, though he be = foreigner to tho flag
: Australia, IL not without eyInpathtzera anon
! tho most earnest Englishmen IN the colony.
Ia expected that he will escape extrcnlo pHnief
!, lnent, and this expectation ia raised by the ~
y that Rodnoy'e missing purse and gold watc
= havo boen found in the possession OF his Oh
: daughter,