The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-03-30
A Desperate buell..

tits now thirty ye,rs since one of the
most remarkable, desperate and MURDER
Gus duels that ever took place in this or
any other country was fought at Vicks-
burg. One Of the parties was formerly O.
New York boy, who was q graduate from
one of the Wall street banks After fill-a
ing all the desks Of that institution with
singular ability, from collecting
clerk up to the position of first teller,
while still quite young man he was ap-
pointed cashier of bank in Vicksburg,
which gave offense, and caused great
jealousy among the senior clerks OF that
institution, and they took every opportu-
nifty to oppose and insult him. This BE-
came so marked and unbearable in itS
character that the President finally told
the cashier that ne must resent it and he
would stand by him. He had occasion
linen of his skill in the art of self.de-
tense. This resulted in challenge for
duel, which was accepted, and after three
days of constant pistol practice, resulting
in the death OF the teller. He had nu-
merous relatives that, one after another,
came forward to avenge his death, until
four duels we're forced upon the cashier
from the natural consequence OF the first
duel, and still there were more Rich
monds in the field" A relative of the
first victim, an editor and successful duel
ist, gave out threat that he was coming
to town to avenge the death of his cousin.
His great courage and desperate tight
ing qualities had been frequently
successfully tried, and were so well
known that something desperate must
be done to meet the emergency, and
if possible to stop any and ell future
challenges. The editor arrived in
town, and lost no time in sending
his message which was promptly
responded to. Early in the morning Of
the same day all the arrangements were
made for meeting at six O'Clock the next
morning. After making some necessary
arrangements in case of death the cashier
went TO bed, and slept until four q. M,
having all this time forgot the almost
and only child, who we're in profound ig-
norance of his desperate enterprise. He.
silently kissed them; and then the hus-
band and father stole away to attend to
the bloody business that he deemed i'm
perative, according TO 1.-THE code of
honor and the loose morals of the inhab-
itants in that vicinity. He went forth
with firm determination "to conquer or
die!" On arriving at the appointed
rendezvous, he found trench dug six
feet deep, two feet wide and twelve feet
long. Into this double grave the two
principals descended, each armed with
six shooting navy revolvers, and having
bowie knives, with instructions to COM
mence firing at the word, and advance
and finish the bloody work with their
knives if the pistols failed to accomplish
it. At the first shot the editor was NOR
tally wounded. He drew his knife, and
with the ferocity of tiger, sprung for
ward at his opponent, just as he had fred
his second shot. He warded off the blow
with his pistol, which had q deep cut in
it made by the heavy knife, showing
what a desperate blow had been aimed at
his life by his adversary, who fell dead at
his feet. The cashiers mind was so
much diseased that he could not attend to
business, and by the advice Of his pkysi-
clan took vacation and change of scene.
He came to this city and died in lunatic
asylum on the island month after
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