, 1874-04-09
i" HONORABLE SATISFACTION,

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f'9". W.. "1o Nss u',ea'.s a .,"e'' Ap'mo. ,
on tno 1bs aay OF 0n1Y' 1871, Judge Wlltam Il.
Cooley met his death In a duc1 at the hands OF
R. Darnwo'l Rhott, Jr. It was tho FIRST fatal
:. ',a ssa - aooa1 SoalH, aaa Al'
49, s,ns,, "a ~ eo'o'ut .ouso'aon ~ ~,
tno 'nolo OF hohor, 1t was nut matched until
yesterday, Whom, at tho same placo,-tho village
of Bay st. Louis In 1lssiasippi,- MIR. Alfred D.
pAillips, IN astornoy-nt-law in Nav Orl.ans, anot
ord ,nstont,v l;,tod NJ Arot,5s .1ss
~ As s,4' 'l'Au ~ '.'uo ouvsnu' a'so
ot ta's c'sy' III n,oetng ot . similar nature.
About two wochs ago there was in progress
trict Court. tho caBo Of Madame olympo-tho
Canal ntroct .nodiste-ys. Mr. Ariytido Dionyouu.
whorciu p]aintir caimca sum Of money for
millinery and drcss-mnking account contracted
by Mrs Biouyonu. Mr.. A. 3. Phillips was plain
ti1Y q counsel. At the trial wero present Mr. and
Mrs. Bienvenu, and upon it's close tho lnttor pro-
ccodod 10 tho Clerks Office. whittier. Mr., Pill
lips directly following, ho was straghtway
mot by tho lady, who, from upbTaiding
him for tho courac hs had pursued iu tic
case, involving m alleged nttschmont for her
horses and carriace, drittcl into violent nbnee.
which embodied tho application to Mr Phillips
Of all the unpleasant epitlota in tho cnlondar,
that, his assaiIant being woman, Lo could offor
no renont,nent. but that ho wouli notify her bns.
band that ho must restrain such exhibitions.
Leaying tho oloo for tho courtroom, to place
sontona Il tue threshold Of tic door, es Coming alas
toward him, aud to him said: 'Nir. Dlenyonu,
your wifo las groBaly insu!ted mo, and desire re-
you to prevent any further repetition OF such
conduct
insulted you, she has done just right, md N.Y.
solf will take occasion to insult you still more"
No soonor did ho utter these words, tllan Mr..
nhill!ps. provoked beyond endurance, knockod
yociferatng hor Indignation, naao rush Tor
AIr. Phillips, with intent to atthck him, but be-
ing Mt once prevented by bYBtnnders, committed
no damage. Meanwhile, Mr. B., rising to d sit
weapou but those standing by restrained his
| movements in that ditection,--Afr. Phillips
standing his ground quietly, but making ilo
euort beyond his iirst blow. He then Loft tho
apartment, as did tho other parties shortly there-
alter.
Tho result OF tho episode tranHplrod yesterday
in u duel to the death.
Alr. Bfonvonu sought tho assistance Of two
Saturday, April 4, namod as the date, shot guns
aud ball al tho weapous forty paoos tile dig
tanco. and Bay st. Louis nB The place.
The parties, with tlor friends, assembled at s
o'clock .. m., yesterday. at tho depot Of tho
New Orleans, Mobile i Texas Railroad, at the
foot OF Canal street, IN time to tako tho train
which was destined to hurry them to the arena
OF blood. AleHsrs. DuDertrana and Charles
D'Arnas acted as seconds, and Dr.. 1aaao Scott
aB surgeon, to accompany dir. Phillips !;
Mossrs. Leopold Lango and Charles
Nsi!hel as seconds, and DR.. 1luard
al surgeon. accompanied Alr. Dicnyonu. A
number of other gentlonen went ns spectators,
apparently actuate1 by d dosiro to cffcot a COM
n nm ftyf,ItI
ehould occur. Among others wero Col. Jack
Wharton, Col. Morrison, Mr.. ONeil, Mr. Bangs,
Mr. Bigger, and brother Of tho docoaaed, Mr.
Bionyon',, aud aolno, othSr gentlemen Whose
time, aud tho trip was mRdo without any oc-
curreuco OF mo1nont up to tho titno Of arrival ut
Nicholson ayonuc, at Bay st. Louls, whore tho
party left tho cara. Tho number Of pcrhonst all
was lovely aud bright, aud d casual observer
would lave failed to notice anything unusual,
or calculated to excite u suspicion as to tho
dreadful fnale impending.
seconds proceeded to select aud measure tho
ground. They located tho spot for the conflict
vt about 100 ynrds distance from and Gu tho
south Bdo Of the railrond. The ground WAS
position and the word was had which was won
by tho scuoul OF Mr.. Phillips. This delay occu-
piod about half an hour. During tho time the
rest Of tho company had brokon iuto groups,
alu Hofe lounBlu6 around as CASUAL spectators.
The principals appeared to bo uuexcoptiouably
cool, calm, mud collectetl Neither oyilencod
tho slightest symptom Of nervousness, or gave
though there was no ievity Of mauor but, o1, tho
contrary, rather eoriousnoaa of muuner iu
kooping Win tho terrible tragody 80 near
guns, wore duly loaded With bali by tho seconds,
aud The principals wore placed in position. Mr.
Du Bertrand thon briefly stated the torms Of tho
cartol, which stipulated that tho combatantB
should stand with their weapons held in such .
mautlor tint tue ulzzcs should Ibo .pointing to
tho ground that tho words should 10 ''Gontlo-
men. nro YOU really 2" that vlIouco would bo ill.,
torprotetl into collsont, when tho words Firol
one, two, threo !! =" would bo given that they
could raiao their Weapons and fire after the word
q Fire u aud boforo tho word "Tlrao," Mr,
Du Dortraud tlon gave tho mnnner III which tic
wor.l was to DO giyeu, which was dono In az
rnpld manner Us tho circumstances Of tho case
would permit, evidently with tue hope Of tho
gentleman, il possible to prevent b!oodnhed.
But, alas! this effort proved futilo, as tho &c.