The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-07-10

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Victor tierodias,
Colonel Rhett was seated In one Of
| che passenger coaches, cOnVerslngWltll
u gentleman near him, Tie seemed
quiet aud most solt-possesscd but qua
not apparently have great deal to
say, The friends Of both gentlemen
! use the word not IN III technical
sense, hut mean gentlemen friendly 10
ench--Wpre scattered throughout the
train, hut nothing in the manner of
any Of them indicated That anything
unusual was about 10 occur From the
general bearing of the passengers
! although there were not n great NUM-
her upon the train would suppose
them to have been quite ignorant of
the deadly mission, rs the matter did
not seem 10 be n subject of conNorsa-
liOn
The vicinity of Montgomery station
Is Il broad stretch of low, level land,
sparsoly populated, and filed win
pine trees, not however 10 lhicily rs
to obstruct the view There Is bat one
hnbiIaton In the ncighborhood, u one
story, Implanted frame building To
the left OF the rond looking toward
/ Mobile. This and the stutiOuhouse, II
small similar building 10 The others
along the route were the only edilices
Of any character IN the vicinupe
THE SCENE
When the train stopped twelve OF
fifteen persons descended. | am not
personally acquainted with nIL They
seemed to he friends of the two Ecntlo-
men, but majority came in the capac-
ity of spectators. Upon their landing
it was intimatod quietly by one of the
seconds that according 10 the terms Of
the agreement no one but those im-
mcdiutely interested should bc admit
ted to the ground, and Of course, IN
obedience TO his suggestion, Il majority
remained quietly at the station house
The party brought with them two
colored servants who carried two sets
of doublc-burclod guns, the umnuni-
ton and other nccoutremcEts,
Theymoved TO II spot between eighty
and one hundred yards distant from
the station, and about twenty yards TO
the right of the road, that l., on the
side nearest Mississippi sound which
Is probably n milc ana y ual' away
The site chosen Is an ordinary SUPP OF
pincy woods land, win lltIle or no pc
culiar characteristics pom II 'osS
Judge Cooley won the Noru ana rhoic'
of position.
And very shortly aftcward Col,
Rhett was placed by his second with his
back to the railroad and ~ seemed to
ma nnor 81 ninc tr"n Iudoe Coolnv
was placed forty yards distant with
his back to the bay and iacing Cot
RhetI Two OF the seconds lilen occll-
pied positions facing each other and
cqli-dlstant between the Two conteSt-
ants, put outside of me me OF IRE.
The other seconds, | think, took posi-
tions near the principals, mt ! was 50
deeply interested in watching the oth-
ers that did not particularly observe
them.
The two gentlemen stood g0zing NJ
each other with the brcechcs Of their
shot-guns draWnup TO hcsjouldcEand
the muH2lcs pointed 70 the ground
while Or Bruins, IN n clear andaUdnle
voice. read the articles Of acrCemc0.
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At the second discharge the same
formula was repeated, and both guns
were simultaneously discharged.
With u convulsivc turn To the left,
Judge Cooley fell
The friends and spectators who, in
the meantime, had remained in the
station, now approached. ThesecondS
of both parties publicly proclaimed Che
fact that everything had been con
Quoted in strict accordance with the
terms of the written agreement, and
without any attempt at unfairncss ON
either side. Saving this, they shook
hands and parted.
on behalfof Colonel Rhctt, his sec
onds rendered the friends Of Judge
Cooley the use OF IA carriage, but ii was
dcplincd md that PARTY retired in the
direction of Bay st, Louis.
When reached judge Cooley's side
| found him living ON his back, insen-