Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-01-01
An ImprOmptu Duel-An Old Feud
Ended.
From the Omaha Bee. December.

From the Omaha Bee, December.
For several years past bitter feud
has existed between Tom Keeler and
Dan Parmalee, both old citizens Of this
and very widely known. Sat
urday evening about 5 o'clock, near Elk |
horn Station, about twenty miles west
on the Union Pacific railroad, the two
men met and the feud terminated IN
fatal duel, in which Keller was killed.
1t appears that Mr.. Parmalee, although
living in Omaha, has grain warehouse
at Elkhorn, and farm about four miles
from Eikhorn, adjoining Tom Keeler's
place. The old feud between the two
men, originating in dispute, as some
say, about piece of land, had been kept
alive and famed into greater bitterness
bv Keeler's attacks and Parmalee's de-
fences. Mr.. Parmalee left Elkhorn, at
about o'clock, in spring wagon,
while Will Philpot, young man IN his
employ, was driving team OF mules
ahead with a load of cobs. About the
same time Tom Keller, who was at Elk
horn, also started from home, and drove
his team ahead of Philpot. Parmalee
came up and told Philpot to stop, when
Keller asked Parmalee if he wanted tC
fight, and told him to say eyes or no. :
Parmalee replied, GO to hell" Botf
parties then drove on short distance
and again stopped. Parmalee picket
/ up his Winchester rife, sixteen-shoot
e er, with which he always went armed
as he had been threatened so often b.
!. Keller, who had warned several time
!. to heel himself, and jumped to tn
$ ground, and ran to the right side of h
s wagon. Keller, who also always wei
If armed, had revolver strapped to h
hip, as usual, and also double barrele
/ shotgun loaded with buckshot. Gral
h. bling up the shot gun, he almost at Il
o, same instant sprang out to the left SIC
IS of his wagon, putting young Philpot b
d tween the two men. Having thus simu
l. taneously taken their positions, it won
appear that each had come to the co
q clusion that the hour had arrived VIII
St their differences must be settled
le. blood. Parmalee who is man of gre
IL GOODNESS and remarkable nerve in tin
by of great danger, raised his sixteen-sho
err er to his shoulder and opened the d'
ces by blazing away at Keller, the two m
by being not more than ten rods apart.
ion quickly fred again. Both shots stru
en- Keller, but did not hurt him mu
led merely grazing and glancing off. Kt
re- err returned the fire, the buckshot sc
at tering, one hitting the arm of Parmal
i've making a slight scratch, and others
.ich ting Parmalee's own team, which st;
en- ed on a runaway. Keller emptied
Itch other barrel of his shot gun, miss
NAL Parmalee, but striking his own te
with some of his shot, causing them I
we'd to run away. Parmalee now got
rant drop" on Keller, who, instead of ]
,eco ling his revolver, no doubt thinkin
"To useless at so long a range especially
-e of opposition to Winchester rifle, sta
and and ran toward cornfeld. Parm
,em- covered him with his weapon and Sc
and ball after him, hitting him in the b
, we passingout in 'front.' and putting dayl
! the clear through him. Keller had {
1 the out for mercy, asking Parmalee to 5
Il be him and not to kill him. Two /
pro- shots instantly followed from the de