The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-08-06
A Duel a 'l'6utrance.

gives the details or desperate en-
counter between two desperadoes,
Hugh Anderson, Of Texas, and
Arthur MoClusky, Of Kansas. Sever.
nj years since Anderson shot three men
in dance house and fled. One of
these men was brother Of McClusky,
and MoClushy determined to avenge
his death. MoClusky discovered An
derson at Medicini Lodge Indian
Territory. and challenged him to
deadly combat. The challenge was
accepted. The parties wero to stand at
twenty paoes, wheel and fire, and then
continue tho combat with pistol and
bowio knife. The description is taken
from this letter.
THE DUEL.
McC husky was the first to fire
wheeling as he did 90, though the
smoke had scarcely curled up from,
his'pistol before the report Of Ander-
sons weapon followed. A momcn-
tary pause cnsued, each Of the an
tagonists closely scanning the other to
note tho effect of tho shot. Across
:.Anderson's check doep furrow, from
which the blood slowly began to
trick:e down, told the work Of his an.
tagonist, while MoClusky remained
standing in his original posture, to !
all appearances unharmed. But this
was not the fact. Those nearest to
hin fancied they saw sudden spasm,
as Of pain, pass through his frame,
nnd his face certainly blanched to
,death-like pallor, but just where |
the ball took effect they could not
tell.
At the second fire MoClusky again
anticipated his opponent, and taking
a more deliberate aim succeeded in
breaking his left arm. Anderson
uttered sharp ory and sunk on one
knee, but quickly recovering himself
returned tho FIRE, and this time with
q horrible effect. The ball passing
through MoClusky's mouth, carried
away with it several of the olenched
teeth aud a portion Of the. tongue,
finally lodged in the base of the skull.
.MoClusky staggered forward wildly a
few steps and made desperate efforts
TO steady himself. The blood poured
tn torrents from the wound and stain
ed his hunting shirt and drippcd from
the muzzle of his pistol; but with he.
roio courage he confined to advance,
ppitting out lnouthfuls Of blood and
teeth at every step. .
During tho interval thus gained,
Anderson, who, in his crippled state,
had every reason to shun a hand-to-
hand encounter, had not been idle, but
fired another well-aimed shot! which
broke McClusky's left shoulder. As
if this was not enough, he sent still
another ball after him, which, strik-
ing him in the pit of the stomach,
paused him to fall forward heavily on
his face. McClusky was now mortal
ly wounded and momentarily growing
weaker from loss of blood. Tearing
open his shirt in his agony crimson
spot on his left side indicated the
place where Anderson's first shot had
taken, effect. lie still, however, re-
tained the grasp of his pistol, and by
IN effort superhuman in its GOODNESS
and deliberation fred at hid aritago-
mist his third shot.
The latter had been closely watch
in for this, and cndcavored to savc
himself by suddenly dropping to the
ground. Too late, however, Nc
Clusky's finger was already on the
trigger and his eye long tho sights,
and when his adversary's body reach.
ed tho earth it was Heavier by Colts
pistol ball. A scream Of pain follow
I'D and the spectators saw the figure
of a man clutching wildly with his
hands at tho grass and writhing and
twisting in horrible bohtortiods. The
bullet had struck him full in the ab
domen and like his antagonist, An
derson was now a fast dying man.
At this junoture it seemed as if tho
6rowd would interfere, but Harding
STORMY bade them keep back and
leavo the men to settle the matter in
their own way. AS mono cared to de.
pute with the gigantic hunter. the
mandate was obeyod, though univer.
sal expression of horror ran through
the crowd Of spectators, a number of
whom wero the engineers and attach
es of our own party. Still, horrible
rs was tho scene, no one thought Of
foaving the spot. An irresistible fas-
oination to soc it out bound ono and
NIL alike to the blood stained locality.
But tho finalo was at hand-the cur
tain almost ready to drop.
McClusky, snmmoning by a supreme
effort his remaining Strength, drew his
Knife and began to crawl feebly in
IN tho direction of his antagonist.
Phe latter, who had raised himself to
sitting posture, saw the movement
and appeared to meet it. Both had
dropped their revolvers, leaving to
tho cold stool the completion Of tho
work.
BY this timo it had growh quito
dark, and to distinguish the move