The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-26
A Desperte Duel.
From the Alexandria, (va.J Sentinel

- 'N'H WV N''N"huiiet NNh'O Nchtlhel,l
IL is now over thirty years since one
of the most remarkable desperate, and
murderous duels that ever took place
IN this or any other country was fought
IN Nicksburg One of the parties was
iormly New York boy, who was grad.
uate from one of the Wall street banks
After filling all the desks of the instit
ntion with singular ability from col.
lectmg clerk up TO the position of first
teller, while still quite young man he
was appointed cashier of bank in
Nicksburg which gave offence and
caused great Jealousy among the senior
clerks Of that instution, and they tool,
every opportunity to oppose and insult
him
This became 30 marked and un.
beapble in its character that the Presi
dent finally told the cashier thar
he must resent it, and that lac would
stand by him lie had anO ccasion soon
after to give one of the tellers speci.
men of his skill in theart of selfdelense.
This resulted in challenge for Il duel,
which was accepted and was fought af-
ter three days of constant pistol pmc.
ticc, resulting in the death OF the teller.
He had numerous relatives that, one nf
ter another, came forward to oyenge his
his death, until four duels were forced
upon the cashier from the natural con.
sequences of the first duel, aud still
there were more Richmonds in the
field
\ relative of the first victim, an editor
and successful duelSt, gave out throat
that he was coming TO town 10 avenge
the death of his cousin His great coul.
age and desperate fighting qualities had
been frequently successfully tried, and
were SO well known that something des-
perNte must be done to meet the emer-
gently and if possible to stop any and
all future challenges. The editor ar
rived in town, and lost no time in send
ing his message, which was rs promptly
responded to. Early in the morning
of the same day all the arrangements
were made for q meeting at six clock
the next morning
After making some necessary arrange
mcnts in case of death the cashier went
to bed, and slept until four a. m, hay.
ing all this time forgot the almost
Worshipful love and devotion of his wife
and only child, who we're in prplapnl
ignorance Of his desperate enterprise.
He silently kissed them, and then the
husband and father stole away to attend
the bloody business that he deemed inn
peNtiye accordingto "thecode ofhonor"
and the loose morals of the inhabitants
in that vicinity. He went forth with II
fran discrimination ito conquer or diel'
On arriving al the appointed rpnaes-
vous, he found trench dug six feet
deep, two feet wide and twelve feet
long
In this double grave the two princi-
pals descended each armed with six
shooting navy revolyers and having
bowie knives with instructions to com
menQe fr:pg Of the word and advance
and finish the bloody work viii their
knives, if theirpstols failed toaceomplish
it. At the first shot the editor was NOR
tally wounded. lie drew his knife and
with the ferocity of a tiger sprung for
ward at his opponent just as he fired his
second shot,
He worded off theblow with his pistol,
which had a deep cut in it made by the
heavy knife, showing what q desperate
blow had been aimed at his life ny hi,
adversary who fell dead at his feet
The cashiers mind was so diseased tha
he could not attend to business and by
the advice of his physician took a vaca
ton and change of scene. lie came u
this city and died in lunaetic asylum
on the island about month after