Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-05-20

al appear W III niS. duu lO LilHc was
wasted in the vain endeavor. The
preliminaries were promptly arranged,
and the whole party, in carriages,
were carried to
THE FIELD OF HONOR
Friday afternoon late, attracting no
attention beyond that aroused by the
ordinary sight-seers that are contin-
ually driving about our city environs.
The place selected was sequestered
vale southeast of lakewood Cemetery.
beyond BIakey's Mill, rot far from
the line of the Richmond and York
River Tor Richmond and Chesappake)
railroad. The Weapons were Colts
navy ievolvers. carrying army balls.
aud the distance ten PAGES. 1t was
about 2. NJ when the first shots
were exchanged neither taking effect.
A second exchange of shots followed,
on the demand it is said, of Mr.. Nc
Carty's side, both the combatants
falling to the earth-Mr. McCarty Sc
verely wounded in the right hip, and
Mr.. Mordecai dangerously, if not
mortality, wounded in the abdomen,
the ball penetrating near the naval.
The almost
UTTER sECREsY
with which the matter had been con-
Quoted up to this point had kept all
intimationS of it from the police until
late Friday afternoon when Police
man Toler, of the second district,
received vague hint that duel was
about to take place near Otkwcod
Cemetery. This was promptly tel
esraphed from the Second police
station to the Chief of Police. Major
John Poe, a few minutes before 6
O'Clock, and Immediately afterwards
IA citizen gave Ma jor Poe further and
corro5Ordting information. upon which
he acted promptly in person. He
rode on horseback rapidly to the
scene Of action. Arriving at Oak
wood Cemetery, he failed to see any
indication Of the meeting. but soon
met a person, who, in answer to in
quires, said he had but a short time
since seen carriages going in the
direction of BIakey's mill. The
Major posted off in that direction.
and after having reached the vicin-
ity OF the mill heard two simultan-
eous pistol shots, apparently in the
woods beyond the mill Finding it
difficult to proceed on horse back
through the thicket, he dismounted
and made his way on foot in the drec
! ton Of the reports.
At this juncture. he heard -wo more
simultaneous reports. which gave him
unerring direction to the spot chosen
by the parties, ard in few minutes
more he appeared upon the scene.
Before him lay the two wounded men,
attended by their seconds and sur
geOns.
HOW THE PARTIES WE'RE DISPOSED
OF.
The wounded men. after having
their wounds temporarily dressed,
were placed in garages and brought
to the city at a late hour of the night.
Mordecai being carried to the resi-
dence OF his cousin, Major Ed. T. d
Myers, at the head If Franklin street.
and Mr.. McCarty to his mothers, on
Main, near Second street Col. Tabb
and Mr.. Meredith appeared at the
tie Second Station house about
o'clock Saturday morning, after
having comfortably disposed of Mr..
Mccarthy, and were bailed by the
Police Justice in the sum of $500
each for their appearance before him
this morning. Messrs. Royal and
Trigg, who had been detained with
Mr.. Nordecai, reported at a later
hour, and were bailed in like amount |
to appear at the same time and
place.
On Saturday Major Poe got out |
warrants of arrest for both the prin~
cipalS, serving the one on Mr.. Nc
CIrty, 3 hO was billed in the sum OF |
$1,000. The condition of Dir Nor
decai made it unnecessary and I'M
proper to serve the one on lin. and
it was not served. The surgeons. as
is usual in such cases, were not ar
rested at all, if, indeed, they were
present at the affair, or acted as aiders
and abettors in it IN any legal sense.
THE CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED.
Mr. Mordecai's wound was inflicted
by "a round bail. from navy revolver
of the largest pattern, which penetra
ted the walls of the abdomen three
inches from the hipbone and near the
centre of The abdomen. 1t had many
of the symptoms OF peiformatln of tie
cavity, such as expressive pain and
nausea, but wanted the characteristic
symptoms of collapse OF pulse and ex>
preston of the face, Wounds OF this
class generally prove fatal in about
tMenty-four hours, and as the length
of time which had elapsed on Satur-
day evening since he received the
wound had developed 10 alarming IN
djcatiops in Mr.. Mordecal's condl-
ton, it is hoped that the fears at first
entertained in regard to him will not
be realized. lie was doing remarka-
bly, we'll all day Saturday.
Mr.. McCarty was wounded in the
right hip. between the hap Joint and
hip bone, the bail seeming to have
buried Itself in the flesh OF the but
took after glancing from the bone.
be does not suffer much, and is dong
well. being in no danger, it is beile'-
Cd.
The popular idea that the patient
is IN danger until the ball is found Is
an erroneous one, more mischief be-
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