The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-25
THE CODE OF HONOR AGAIN
Words THAT UERE 4 STGNAL FOR
DEIDLT SHOOTING.
The Duel between Two Uot-Biooded Mer-
chants of Augusta city, Gn. On Of the
ftEhicrs lnhurl ~ d the Oiher Killed.

famn Augts't S.pLn,i. Hee.1s
a paragraph appeared in the Chropicic
aht > u,Hd Yesterday morning Announcing Shat
adncl wnich hid rccn on the tati- II tween
Messrs. G. ID. Tilly an Geors" =. litclin, OF
THIS CITY mad teen settled. Such " the inn
ircsslpu ut late hour on Wednesday uignf, VI
heiug pretty general v known That a challenge
which nd hceu ras.cd had teen wit ldrlwn.
Bat as the roqucl showed. tais withdrawal was
orl7 temporary, and tn affair crdrd In hostile
meeting AZ sand Bar Ferry on thursday after
noon.
The affair was kent very quiet. and it WIS not
until the afternoon Of Wednesd " tnat hilf
dozen pcr'nns. exclusive Of thnse Interested,
YOUNG gentlemen well known In this communi-
". Mr. lillN i- n'cmber Of the hftu of II rris
q itllf. cnmriis-iou mercnants. MIR. ltit I'm Is
aCn. 'nn hfoksr ni the iirin ~ te' rGe J., Rat
cHc Co. Mr. lilly IL n native VI ireland, and
Mr.. RtcliIc iS Mars lander Bltn have re-
sidci IN Augusta for several vea's
After reaching tue ground. Mr.. ). W. II rris.
MT. lili3 : second, won the word or choice OF
near the extreme eastern end. about 10 yards
from the road. About quarter to three several
carriage and buggics with gentlemen from the
city arrived. ard in u fw minutes there wero
punctuall,, the seconds wi II their principals
RACES at the northeast 'rn extremity 81 the
ncd, and advanced to the de.ienatci
prnv-~-Yii po-+4on. Nh. al, -.soi nearer carer
he fence IN the eastern side, f.cinx the wc-t
facing the cast. Tho sky WAS overcast with
clouds, ANA the sun WAS not Visible. After
tnnt ne would ask. "Gentlcmcn, are Won rcadt2'
ans immcdiai IS would give the word. Fire
tween the words "hrc" AMI "stup," and not
aiterward. Etcu party w, t. Ere only once.
This expl nation over, sir. Harris said, Gentle
Mr.. Rttclife ausw rod "Rcady." Mr.. Tlly
said nothing. Roth men were remarkably cool
aud collected. Nr rillN rolled up n cigarc. te a
few minutes before. and Mr. Rttrlifre ON taking
position quietly kickrd out Of the way stick
glUup Of Neither nfppurtl ID lac
the least degree nervous. Zach DISPLAYED a
cool bravery which WIS commented upon by all
present. Mr. Harms gave the word FIRE
one, two, stop" Both fred between the
words "hre !" and zone" Tue two shots ap-
he Impression was that Mr. H,tclire died
slightly before Mr.. rlly. sun they
close together that T. was lmust impossible
To tell Each sec nd walked az to his prin-
cipal. IL was nrst thought by the spectators
tnHt neither n1d ocen ~. 80, 2 stood perfectly
Nj N.Y. the latter nut his right hard. which
stiil grasped his pis'ol.to III. side leaned heavily
against Nr. II rr.s. aud his hegn gradually sank
u on that gentiemau's shoulder. II was "a u
known that he had been STR icS. Mr. THY de.
handed another IRE. but Mr.. Harris. who per
ceived that his principal had been seriously
wounded aud would Oe unable to stand w to
deliver another nrc. eciarcd that as blood had
been drawn the requirements ~ the code nod
been complied with. lie therefore announced
to Mr. ". Il. Chew. MIR. Ratcltfe's second, ina.
Nlr. R,tcliGc and Mr. Harris then walked N.
and the Corner Got into lis carria-c ani came
pal i'm toe carriage he returned - where Mr.
my WAS. cordially giuspcd MS hand. aud re-
gietcd That he had been Wounded. M. iilN's
friends arranged number OF cushions AZ bis
carriage. lifted MIN INTO the vehicle. and iced
nm upon tncm Mr.. Ili', WHO had been
shot IN the right side. Ist above the hip,
was now considerably Irlstr ted. The car
rae VS. drive slowly across the field To the
road. A. IL reached tire highway IL was met hv
Dr. Ford, VINO jumped out Of his buggy, got
into the carr Es with the wounded man, and
administered restoratiyes. The carriage wds
then SLOWLY driven the Mr. ItllX ~
carried to his room at Mrs Dc Lalgles's corner
OF Greene and Monument streets, wucre he has
been toarding. He was IN scmi-unconscious
condition, and was taken into the house on
stretcher The tall entered the risht side just
above the hip. and LODGED under the skin on tue
left side. II was extracted by DIR. Ford soon
alter Nj. Tilly WIS carried into the house. MIR.
1ily died to-day.
In the CORRESPONDENCE which preceded the
duel Iily stated that rumors detrimental TO ms
character had cone to his ears as having teen
repeated bv Rttciifc, demanding Of the latter
them base, false, and malicious. In reply Rat
ellie stated that the rJinors referred TO came TO
his ears in the shai G oi common report, and
such were repeated uy him, tia
OF the kind compelled Tim to decline go
attempt L. cite any speciu auttori-
Is. 70 tins THY re-upnded tNat Rltchf"'s
note added Insult a. iuJ RS, anding salts
faction for the wrong done him. and n % ii. his
friend j. w. III ms, as authorized to M b. ar
rahcem-nts for hostile meeting. Mr.. Kafr ife
Tcullcd tta' the tcmunI fOr satf- faction f.r tine
unrHut which Iiilg thlugh' hc lad piiccI % uu
hun would be dulv ace rd"d, and named H. lls
1llcud - arran-e the prellntnarics ". II. tucN.
II Re- friend, iuterpu~cd attn the hppr - pa
sui, and Il WIS arranged that tna due. should
taNr 4 zoe ISL sand Bu Ferry, turcc iuitc- fr.tu
Auel-t'. "A, l.. ~. ltur-4 49,. the weapons
h'in- A-inch navy pistols and tue cisian.c ten