The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-12
The Duel On the York River Road.
AHTEslE.sEENG RETAILS OF THE
MEETING.
TIE PARTIES AND THEIR SECONrSt
ALL CONCERNED ARRESTED
AND BAILED.

ALL CONCERNED ARRESTED
AND BAILED.
The duel between w. Page McCarty and
John r. Mordccai has caused great excite
mcnt in our community, and all day Satur-
dav on our streets might he seen groups OF
Young and old men discussing the ctu>c>
which led to this mGCh-tn.helrErcttcd event
and a>kin" the condition oi the wounded.
Both o! The prlUcllml> arc young men highly
c>pcccd. aud The sad occurrence has cast
@Ioolu over not only the friends OF the par
ties but the community generally.
THE CAUSE OF THE DIFFICULTY
dates back some time in February last. at
which time 4 challenge passed between the
parties. when mutual friends interferrd and
the matter was adiu>tcd aS was then hought.
amCuhv.
On Monday evening last Il second difficulty
occurred tctwccu the two gentlemen. and 1t
is reported that tight of short duration was
the result. when the parties were Separated
1t WAS hoped that nothing serious would
crow ont OF this affair, and that the matter
would thc, he finally dropped. But not
only The citizens generally, but the friends of
the parties. were startled late Friday night
and Saturday morning with the account of Il
duel between the gentlemen and the severe
WolIn,l!n- nt both.
frum what we have been able 10 gather,
THE rltL
W,l> lull"ht an the York RlcrIailroad about
a hlEt-mll" below Richmond and 20n yards
L. lhr left or the track. 1t occurred about
G:lj u'clock Friday evening. -Four shots
| were fired. the weapons chosen being Colt :
navy pistols, ut ten PAGES distance. The
principals were placed in position. and the
words were given. "Gcntlcmcn, arc you
ready: the. one, two. three. At two both
pistols tired, i'ul neither party WAS hit. The
seconds then stepped forward aud asked each
oi the Gentle
ARE IoU SATISFIED!
Mr.. MctAriy dcmlndrd Il second fire.
which was promptly accrGrl TO- and nj the
next iir 10th fell wounded. Major Poe,
who had heard the ri>tol-Shots is hc was
hurr>iug towards the tirld, now arrived and
lollnd Mc>>rs. McCariy aad Mordccai lyin.
nn tilt Ground III pretty Elr'ch ih" same rcla-
tiyc po~iioa> iE"y must have occupied when
iiin.r.
He immediately placed under arrest
Mr>>r, John :. Meredith and W. T..
rabb. acting for Mr.. McCarty. and W.
l.. Royall and W. K. Trigg, acting for Mr..
Mordecai. who promised TO report at the
second policc-Station - soon is they had
taken their wounded friends home, which
was immediately donr.
Mr.. McCarty icd Il good deal OIL the
field When Mr.. Mordccai was struck he
turned 10 the left and fell on his face. His
first words were. :" DOCS he demand another
fire." And then he added, Ii your hold
me up I'll give him another" Both parties
behaved with the most undauntcd GOODNESS
in tie field. The surgeons who accompa-
nicd The party TO the place of meeting Wccr
l,r>. !. ). b. Cui.cn and Hunter Mcguire.
MAJOR roE'S ACTION
Wa based upon very vague rllmor com.
mlnratcd 10 the second station-housc by
policeman Tolcr 10 the effect that Il drcl WIS
about to lc fought at or near UakWood
Cemetery. The information was telrGrlphed
TO police headquarters at Il few minutes only
before Is o'cIcck. aud Major Poe ut one
mounted his h,r:e and @allorel to the
cemetery. Arrived there, he found no signs
of a duel, and was unable TO hear anything of
the tlucllsl>: hut when almost ready TO be-
liryc IL" rciUlt Il canard he met Il man who
said lie had but short time since seen
carriages yOn" in tie direction of Blakcy'S
mill.
The Major rode OF in that direction, and
when near the milE heard two simultaneous
pl>toI.shots. apparently in the woods beyond.
Finding it difficult 10 proceed on horseba"k
through the thickct, he dismoilnted, and
made his way on foot in the direction of the
reports. At this iunctIre he beard two more
simultaneous reports, which gave him un-
crrin2 direction TO The spot choSeh by the
,arties. and in Il few minute, mere he ap-
pcartd upon the scene.
THE HOSTILE MESSAGES.
There is reason to believe that no written
challenge passed between the lmr'les, ana
the whole transaction was kept 30 secret tll't
even their intimate friends knew nolii'nS oi
the affair until ii was all over.
ABOUT THE worSps.
In regard To the wounded gentlemen, Dt.
j. =. Dorsey cullen, who Is attending lltiil'
informs Its that Mr. Mordecai'S wound Is III
the abdomen about three inches from tic
hiI.-honc and mcicau lInc. 1t had on FRI
day night all The appearances ana >vinptoni,
of pcriuraling the cavity, but saturday HIS
pl, >iciln> wcle encouraged 10 hope that tue
worst might not happen. We were then told
that linrss fatal symptoms SuperNencd In
lwcnt, -iour or thrty.,iN hours the patient )
chances would turn III his favor.
Mr.. McCarly Wa, wounded IN the hip te.
tween the two bones which form the Felfis.
No bones were broken, and he is doing well.
The ball, are in both gentlemen. but this
fact with surgeons has not the impOl lance
yhi,h the unprofessional attach 70 II. Al
O'Clock Yesterday morning the physicians
made encouraging reports OF Doth pa''eh's'
ARREST OF THE PARTIES.
warrant was issued against John ):
Mcrcdtn, W. B. 1abh, W. l.. Royal ana
". II. Triyg. charged with unlawiuliy al,
vi>in., encouraging. and promoting a''e'
between Page McIarty and John Is. MOI
dccai on the 9Th Of May, 1913, ana the par
lies being arrested were haicd I" appear
before The Police Justice this 1o:nln@.
y: Page M,Carty was Oh SI;uldty morn
in. plarrd Enlcr bonds i'll The SUN oi S',ooo'
willi Walter II. Martin and Pc!t"n "'fs as
S;rclirs. ID
THE PRINCIPALS AND SECONDS.
Mr.. McCary is..atout thlrly-three years
old. and the son cfs lon. William Mctarly OIL
Fairfax county, Na.s "no was for some time
in The senate Of Virginia, aud several years
in the Congress Of the United States. He is
now Mt the residence of his mother, on Main
street near Second.
Mr, Mordccai is u resident Of uenlco