Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-04-16
Jones, of Memphis, Goes for Blood,
but is BulldOzsd by Little
Rockers.
Walkley, Of Little Rock, Whose Re-
latiOns Of Life are Pleasant,
Didn't Want Blood.
So he Got Up q sham Duel to APP
pease Jones' Wrath and Salts
fy Pablo Opinion.
Little Rock Gazette. l4th.I

at the fair grounds yesterday morning
which was unfortunately devoid Of prac-
teal results, other than the arrest Of the
principals and seconds, and their ar
raignment before the court of Squire
Morrison.
The principals we're a Mr.. Seldom L.
Jones, superintendent Of the Wilson
Sewing Machine Company Of Memphis,
and George Walkley, with 7. B. Mills u
Co, of this city. The seconds we're:
For Mr.. Jones, George r Brown, and
for Mr.. Walkley, John 81. Mills.
The origin of the dispute may be traced
TO Memphis, where it originated about a
lady. There the young lady resided.
She was engaged to one Of the combat
ants; the other came upon the scene her
family objected to the attentions OF the
latter; whether her father took means to
prevent the Memphis gentleman from
paying any further attentions to her is
Of no consequence to the public. Walk
ley was sent for and he went to Memphis.
A duel vas arranged there, but did not
come Of. Mr.. WGlkley came back home,
and the young lady shortly after having
arrived, he married her. Some asper.
sions on his courage reached Mr.. Jones
ears, and he wended bis way 10 Little
Rock to prove them false. BE arrived
yesterday, and insults enough we're
offered to necessitate q duel. The time
and place we're agreed upon, and, as
stated above, the parties me at the fair
grounds yesterday morning.
Well, the duel YVES fought, after a man.
ner, and Of course no one was hurt, as
ample precautions we're taken against
such a contingency, as will be seen by
what follows. The affair came to the
ears of Prosecuting Attorney Vaughan,
who lodged information against the par
ties and brought them into court, when
Walkley tried to laugh the matter off by
saying it was a farce, and that no blood
was shed. This made Jones mad, and
he sent back the singing reply: IF you,
Mr.. Walkley, had possessed sufficient
backbone and courage to have stood up
like a man it would have been no farce"
The affair as testified to by the princi-
pal witnesses is as follows:
George Russ Brown-Pretty George,
as be is known by his club-was the nexl
interesting witness. Said he became ac.
quainted with Jones at the capital; car.
ried a letter of introduction to him; IL
fact, to act as his friend in an affair OIL
honor between Jones and Walkley; went
to the fair grounds with them for the
purpose of having q settlement, but
when asked by the attorney what kind Of
a settlement, consulted Mr.. Winfield tc
know whether or not he should answer
which he did after receiving a sugar
plum from Squire Morrison, by saying
it was not a peeunisry settlement. Aftel
reaching the fair grounds they (the sec
onds) paced of twenty steps, and after
placing Jones so that the sun woulC
shine in his eyes, proceeded to load the
pistols, which pleasing duty was per
formed by Mills, George blushingly ad
hitting that be never loaded a pistol il
his life, and didn't know whether the pa
per or the powder was put in first. Mills
loaded with powder and paper and nc
ball. Walkley magnaRimously fred al
the clouds. He and Mills had entered
into an agreement not to put balls into
the pistols; Walkley had led him to be
lieve that Jones understood this arrange
ment also, but from some remarks tht
latter dropped he believed that he die
not. After the firing Jones said it was
farce-that there was not enough powde.
in the pistols, and that be wanted anoth
er shot. Walkley said be was satisfied
and although Jones was not, the Littll
Rock trio out-voted him, and the due
was over.
j. II. Mills, Walkley's second, testift,
next. Said Walkley had come to him Il
act as his friend in the affair; told Walk
ley not to have anything to do with it
to stand pat as he had decidedly tn
! best end of the bargain; didn't want t
, have anything to do with the matter, a
he was not that kind of a boy; but Wall
; ley insisted, aud he consented. MI
Mills then graphically describedhow thI
y pistols came to his hands, the trip to th
iair grounds, the %improvised prelim.
naries; how Jones stood of to one side
j and how Walkley sat on the fence wit
/ bis face in his hands, thinking, perhaps
Of his childhood's days, and probabl
n wishing that he had accepted an invits
ton to Join an excursion party whic.
had left for the south part OF the Stat
the day before. He loaded the pistol
himself, and in them was placed powde
5 and paper, but no lead, iron, brass @
s other metallic substance; understood
r to be q farce, but did not know whetht
Jones so understood it.
. George " ..lkley was the next witness
After considerable shillyshallying he az
United that there was q want of COZ
n diality between him aud Jones. Jone
came over from Memphis the day pr
vious; had met him friendly, aud had
talk and a cigar; had agreed to hay
their trouble out in an affair Of honor
he (Walkley) didn' understand it to be
deadly meeting; to be intended as MOI
OF a farce than anything else; as JOINT
was a stranger, proposed to furnish hi
with a friend, aud did so in the person
G. Russ. Brown; didn't think JON
thought it was a farce; didn't kno
Jones wasn't satisfied after TIE first sho
was willing to stay there all day al
shoot with him-with blank cartridge
/, be got his pistols from a gunsmith's, b
had gone after DR.. jennings 6rst-cla
Il pistols, SO as to give the affair tone;
was not q custom of his to fight duels
settle matters of this kind this way, al
u now thought the affair a little disgrace
q full; he was not in earnest, but agree
to this thing because it was rumorC
. that matters had weRt so far betweG
Jones and himself that it was the on
way of satisfying public opinion, al
r. the plan was q safe one from the stan
Q. point which he understood it; he ma
. unanimously held the muzzle Of
o. weapon at an angle of forty-fye degre,
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