Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-01-20
The May Duel.
They ELUDE THOSE on TIE WATc11
HAVE THEIR FUN-TnE "BrG
BoBBER" PRoBABLY WouNDED IN
THE RIGHT Arm.

I BOBBER" PROBABLY WOUNDED IN
/ THE RIGHT ARM.
/ New YoRK, January 9.-The
latest reports regarding the Bennett
May duel are rs follows: Mr.. Ben
nett icft here Thursday and went to
Boston. This was rusc to draw of
the attention of the public. lie did
mot know where the combat would be
fought, the arrangements being left
to his friends, Mr.. S. H. Robertson.
Mr.. Fred. May, of Baltimore in the
meantime arrived as second, and
with Mr. Robertson, the terms Of
meeting Or details OF time and place,
and weapons, c:c., were arranged
The place selected was Slaughter
Station, Kent County, Delaware, not
far from the arylanJ line. This
region is very spars"ly settled. Nj.
May offered to provide Il brace OF
.duclliGg pistols and his offer was ac.
;certed.
B On Friday night Mr.. Bennett,
effcctually disguised, returned from
Boston, passed hurricdly through
New York, and took the night train
ON the Pennsylvania Railroad, hay
Ing been joined by his second and by
DIR. Charles Phelps, who went in the
capacity surgeon. They went to Balti-
more, where they received a letter
from Mr.. Fred May, of that city,
containing formal announcement to
the second Of the Bennett party Of the
precise time and place. The parties
arrived at Slaughter Station ycstcr-
Sday morning, and the duel was fought
mt two o'clock in an open space in the
woods.
Mr.. May. lis second, Fred aIay
F''tr4 n. T;~h!nmnn his surgeon. were
first OH the ground. ! lie mon were
placed hack to back at ten PAGES dis.
tant. Robertson gave the word, and
the two men turned and fired aim nst
simultaneously. May staggered, hut
Bennett stood for Il ,nn,cnt holding
his sill smoking pistol almost in the
position in which he had fired. DR..
Tighlamun ran forward to AIR. May
and examined his wound. lie thought
it would not prove fatal, but wns Of
such a nature as to prevent him from
having an equal chance with his
antagonist Mt second shot. L he
wound was in the leg. Mr.. Bennett
and his party Immediately rctu rned
to Philadelphia, and May was carried
to .he house Of IL relative.
LATER -BESNEr'r'r SURGEON IN
TROUBLE.
New YcRK, january 10.-Dv.
Charles Phelps, who was connected
with the May Bennett duel, was sub
p~nacd before the grand jury today
by the district attorney to testify con
ccrning it. lie refused to answe r
any questions, on the ground that he
would criminate himself, and being
brought before Judge Gil,lersleeve in
the Court of General Sessions and
still refusing, he was committed to the
city prison for thirty days for con
tempt Of court.
The counsel for DR.. G. Phelps ap.
piled to Judge Donahue of the
Supreme Court for n writ of habcas
corpus. The petitioner says he was
subpnnaed before the grand jury and
asked to answer certain questions
tending 10 show that he was cogniz-
ant Of some alleged crime which had
occurred out pf the jurisdiction Of this
court, which lie refused to answer,
and was committed for alleged con-
tempt of court. That the grand jury
had no jurisdiction to inquire irto the
matter, because the answer to their
questions would tend to expose him
to prosecutions in another State for
felony, wherefore he prays for q writ
Of habcas corpus, &c. Judge Dona-
hue granted the writ and made it re-
turnablc i'll The Supreme Court Thurs
day morning. The following are the