Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-12-02

ssAn Affair 81 Hemor."
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| Two FoRHioN dkNTLHxKN INVADE TEE sTATl
TO sHooT AT BACH orHKn-HoNoa sAfIsY1kI
WITHOUT BLOOD.
Monday evening, after the last edition Of the
COMMERCIAL had gone to press, and the last co.
py had been printed, We learned there had been
duel fought near the city just before noon, the
particulars Of which, studiously kept secret
for several hours, had escaped all our vielant,
Arsus-eyed, and ubiquitous reporters. Tuesday
we spread them before the world.
On Sunday evening three men arrived at the
Clayton House. registering themselves "a J. IL
son, Ill Of Philadelphia They remained over
night. and Monday forenoon, one Of them in.
quired Of the clerk what the penalty for duoling
was. by the laws Of this State. The clerk did
not then know, (though he subsequently looked
up the matter,) and the anxious inqriyvr, after
going ont said on his return that he mad learned
from lawyer that it was
$1,000 FINE, AND THREE MONTHS ENVIRONMENT.
He presently asked for carriage, aud one being
obtained, Of Mr.. Seal, with adriver, the latter was
directed by the party to drive them to Edgemoor
station and started OF. Proceeding up the Phila-
delphia pike, they stopped, however, At Shellpot
woods. secluded and romantic locality, and
very safe place for quarrelsOme folks with their
honors damaged to shoot at each other. Here
keegAn and Henderson got out, leaving Reed
(whom they called Doctor" in the carriage,
and proceeded to Join two other men, who
appeared to have been waiting for them, near
by. The four then went into the woods
out Of sight, and remained few minutes. dur
Ing which interval the driver says he heard two
pistol Shots quite close together, and presently
his two passengers lreturned, when. In answer
to eager questions from their companion, they
replied that the other party had sustained flesh
wound. They then got into the carriage. re-
turned to the Clayton House, and took dinner,
laughing and talking so much and 80 nervously
that the attention Of other persona was attract
ed. In the afternoon, they left town.
THE PERSON WHO CALLED HIMsELF REED
promptly sent full details to the Philadelphia
Telegraph before leaving town, and told 30 much
that he must be very enthusiastic journalist,
unable to hold himself in when he knows of
good item, or that the party were quite anxious
to have their exploits appear in priut. Accord
ing to the several stories, Colonel KeepHn WAS
one o. TIE PRINCIPALS and the other, who was
Baylor, Of Norfolk, Va. ''ons Of Mosby's men" du.
ring the War. Baylor, and his second, DR.. j.
v. Creighton. Of Washington, had driven from
New Castle, and had arrived on the ground near
ly an hour before the trio made their appear
ance from Wilmington. On going into the
woods, Henderson and Creighton measured OF
Inc ground. twenty PAGES, and the two fierce
combatants
WERE STOOD Up TO POP AWAY,
keegan holding Smith 4 Wesson seven. shoot
Or, and Baylor small Colts revolver. Tho |
rst fire was simultaneous by both, Bsylor's ball
grazing Keegans left hand, and inflictiDg such |
1smage on his coat.tail a. only patch could |
repair. At this the seconds asked their prin-
ipals II they desired more honor salve,
Ind both declared they did that they were just |
beginning to feel interested. They therefore
we're directed to fire again, after an interval Of
bout three minutes, and this time the shot |
we're again simultaneous, the consequence be- |
ng that
BAYLOR ePUN AROUND LIKE A TEE ToruM, |
slapped his hands to his watch-pocket, and fell |
o the ground, producing the impression for |
IN instant that damage had been done |
o his physical economy sure enough, |
md that the Colonel bad snuffed out " one |
'ver, disclosed that Baylor was still intact In
,ody, though the ball had damaged his clothes. |
L appeared that Keegan's bullet had struck him |
ust below the lower left rib, penetrating through
lis under coat and vest, and passing through an |
lccount book in his vest pocket had grazed |
'ither his side or giancing or had drawn blood |
rom the neighborhood OF his vaccination mark |
The question WAS again put whether this |
vculd satisfy the demands OF honor, and the |
'hootists concurred in thinking it would, the |
seconds being by this time very urgent that
NO MORE PISTOL PRACTICE
hould be INDUCED in. They therefore put up |
he " weepins," and parted, Baylor and Creighton |
.oing back toward New Castle, and Keegan 4 |
10. returning to the Clayton House.
II IL said that there was ia woman in the |
ase," that the two duelists qnarreled about |
Ter. on Saturday evening, in Philadelphis, and
hat blows were exchanged" This may be,
IF 1t may not be. We presume it Ia not vitality |
Important whether they quarreled and fought |
IN that or some other subject.
reporter Of the COMMERCIAL, looking up the |
natter, on Tuesday, found all the facts in the
arc with some difficulty,
THE IGNORANCE OF ZONE PERSONS
rho might be supposed to know about them be-
ny quite painful. There seemed to be fear
hat somebody might be indicted by the Grand |
nry, and tried at Court, but AZ nobody but petty
ffenders liz convicted, in these days, we don't |
90 why they should be concerned about it.
An account in the Philadelphia Times says |
brighton did not know there was duel intend |
d, that when he was told to step of the twenty |
aces, he WAS terribly frightened aud protested, |
tut in vain, and when they stood up to shoot,he |
lodged behind tree 80 AZ not to see tho |
laughter
FUSS AND FEATHERS OVERWHELMINGLY
STEPS TO THE ARREST OF THE Principals.
A special telegram from this city to the Pha-
elphia Times, Of this morning, says
Quite sensation was created here this after
oon BY the appearance in town Of two we'll
nown detectives from the lower part OF the
tate. and their searching inquiries at the hotels
nd elsewhere for the traces left by the pripci-
ais and seconds in the recent duel
t Edgemoor. Having learned all
hero was to be learned one Of the men left in
he afternoon for Washington and the other for
philadelphia 1t is stated by those in their con-
dence that the detectives are armed with all
Ittorney General of the State (who is the pros
cutting ollice) for the arrest Of any and all the
arties concerned in the affair. Under
lie Delaware law the officials will have
he power OF taking the participants into GUS
ody wherever they are found, aud bringing
hem to New Castle for trial. under the section
n criminal code of the State, which imposes a
'enalty Of thirty lashes, one hour in the pillory
nd three months imprisonment for participa-
ion, either as principals, seconds or lockers
NJ in duel. Whether tho officers will bag
heir game you will be better able to tell than 1.
PNIoss THAT THE DUEL WAS sHAM-uow SOME
OF THE PARTY BLUsTEnED.
The above Telegram" to the Times is doubt
ess humbug. 1t bears that character on its
ace. There has been no action taken, it is safe
o say, by the State officials. Tho opinion pre-
ais that the whole affair WAS substantially q
raud, and that the parties had no idea of hurt
ng each other. Two of them were in the bar
,er-shop, at the Clayton House, on Monday
morning. and were vaporing and clustering
bout the proposed duel IN q manner which men
eally bent on such business would not have en-
,loyed. They appeared, besides, to be under
he influence Of liquor.
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