The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1874-08-26
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d,ialsa III, ,INSoN,aa W ,,ia g
belonging to a highly respectable afaniiy
lii NasfvilIe. and tine ajttnior' OF JaclSsoh
tJy several yearsse At,achedItoia different
aniihostiIe faction, lie'imaginesl asrivalry
wllereneneaealN existed, ,and being in
the habit IF, drinkipg ,t9o freely, occai
sionally made remarks which would mol
Bear ryesppetition. Of course tiiey Mere re-
peateds sSKa tcfke.Sfie 0faIf sothers most
deeply interested. HiBi
snAvhtalfhelfirst .ptflencrdf thissnrttfans,
pired Jacksou went 10 oDickinson'sifafhe
in-law, .toldwftlt heihAd heafdan,f begged
IiimifpossiiIl.stIguiirt agliilsta similar
oeetnp,,ee III tile future. Tire warning
was 81 no avail ,slfor wilens thtg wineasas
agaiii IN ire s,scendantIDickinsoti threw
5tit che sanie 'siurs, and thistinse they eosi
him his heart sblood.sa " 2 ia7Hiilqaio9
e'The sdner osteusfbiy originated I'M
horse, race, i@iiich, BY the way, wiis neyyeel
run; but the aliiiplis 81 1t So far az Jackson
was concerned, lay III tl.e fact that Di:kin-
son lad spoken i'll Of Mrs. Jackson. Dick.
inson was n dead shot; could hita half dol
lars at len PAGES Kill birds on lie wing, and
psr(9rm miraculous feats with the piSt Of
He was as braveald rs cool as he was skill
fui al.a neyefriitertained u doubt ~ d the
result o. file aconbat. phed arranghielit
was that wlieii ltile word was giisnothey
conid iire assadn srsihey pleased. Jack
son knpwing pickhpsprssug,erior quick
mes with bis Yeappp Il resplyed not 40 ai'
tempt to get the iirst fire, but e, take the
chances Tor d secdiid. psse Z es9sa = 'a@ >
sii4'he flstaiit The signal was lshonteti
DieEinson fRea. sflie ,Alst flew from tlne
breastof tiielioosesfitting .blackl frrck enat
which Jackson wore, but he .stoodihefe
hkeapillar Of asiaInantp uapparently fun-
harmed. 4 Dickinson, startinyss lack IN
Horror AMI amazemeut ,gxclaming my
SOD liaye missed him. iIis stsal aud
aidreieinhig iiiftagohist aook tiehbefste
af.nuanag pulled sthe tiiagr4s 11'hepistol
sahhnsst rtSpnnd. sIic lnokedland founait
Mss onIy, stiilalf cock. AiseeopAiiae lle
took aim, and as lhe. sharp crack rang out
am0ng tile silent wonds where the deadly
scene was laid Dickinson tcttered aiild fell
into the AIMS oflil freud. He dietithe
same qaight.i q ~ iEdt 1paEm 1so aas61
HJaciann wins aBle m nlouBtiiis horse and
tri,iellama inext OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sfsrIhe
bullet (which. seemed ~. miss him had
really passed through the fieshy part Of
his breast and cut the breast bone. His
slpes Va. full Of l';9od When. he -walked
fruhi tie fatal field; but lie cuiicedietf the
fact as hssslid, .sbecmise he ditinotwant
Dickinson d " hagei illel salisfactioll0l
knowing t5at he ! had ,lit him ~ nll III
answer oihe question how he could after
receiving such Il shocS relani his Stead
mess Of nerve, he fepfiesf; II believe !
siiouidhaSe kiifed him ahads shesh0t Ane
through the brainJ staiagsSa taFsaiiaas
.rsThe wound nevsr h6iiled dproperIs; was
ihs ocuasioliu of .leauent lhrmnErage ~
later years. aud sq9,lnsly ,caHsed hls
iieat p.4sipus &c dsiu siaesA sd ei.fi rs.s.,s.
There Is no evidence going ioshow That
Jackson ever repented 'tliis inel. Dong
indeed, ongy a4ew weeksbe
I,ire hc diedAa fsIenl sisitinlsishissiek
chamber happened @ pickup sanlroldpis-
toIlyinepa the nianllei Thsk kgutgyed
il,yllla saw the mqys,psnt aull ysnaTksd
quietly That Is The pistol with which l
killed Mr.. Dickinson