Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-07-06
President Lincoln's Duel.
From the Baltimore American. June Z.

From the Baltimore Anerlchn' June q
Strangely enough, the murder OF
Mansfield T. Waiworth by his son re-
C lis the story Of Abraham Lincoln sduei.
The mother of Frank Walworth Is the
daughter Of Colonel John j. Hardin, who
sav.d Mr. Lincalu from the remorse which
would have overshatowed his HE II he
had killed General Shields. Colone, Hir-
din was q prominent Wing politician. and
was esteemed 1.-THE bravest man III Iiil-
nois =" He was killed At the battle OF Bntnh
Vista. andin his death fairly earned the
distinction which his adnairinS friend mad
given him while living. Mr.. Lincoln WIS
his intimate friend, and both men Were
gifted with II large sense OF humor, winch
they turned to good account.
The hostile meeting between Mr.. LIN
coin and General Shields was brought
about in this way: A witty young lady
wrote a communication for one of the
Springfield papers, in which there were
several passages which the General was
pleased to consider rs personally onen-
sive. He WAS testy Irishman, who had
Il great deal of troublesome dignity, and
could never appreciate joke at his own
expense. He forthwith went to the
newspaper office and demanded the name
of the correspondent, and, this being re-
fused. he gave the editor three days IN
which to make up his mind. either to re-
fer him to the writer or to take whipp n
himself. The poor man WAS greatly dis
tressed. He did not like to be guilty of
the ungallant act OF betraying his lady
correspondent, and he did not care to
have u fight with General Shields. who
WAS n much stronger man. In this diem
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use of the sword. but with his trem H.
dous reach of arm and great muscular
strength he would have cut off General
Shields head before he got himself into
position for one OF his scientific thrusts.
The time and place of meeting We're
agreed upon. M. Lincoln went to the
ground early with his second, and there
being some bushes in the plat selected
for the fight he set to work to clear them