The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-08-04

COrONf''.
Morristown (Tcnn.) Gazette, 18th.
If your account in the last number
ofyour paper of tie fighting at Nicks-
burg was to be taken as evidence at
the Day of Judgment, it would be
rather hard on some of the boys. AS
lived at Nicksburg at the time Of
these occurrences, and was personally
acquainted with all the parties, will
try to set you light. In the first place,
YOU call my old friend DR.. Hagan
Hogan, and you say he was from the
North.
DR.. Hagan was an Irishman, and
came to the United States after he
was grown: l owned the building in
which his paper was published for
many years. While publishing his
paper at Vicksburg he made Il visit to
Ireland. On his return he gave me a
very amusing account of his utter
view and dining with DR.. Lever, the
novelist. He said Lever was just the
kind of a man | would expect to sec
after reading his writings.
Now, after your blood-and- thunder
account Of DR.. IIaSan, you will be
surprised when | tell you that he
never killed a man. The Doctor die
do some rough and tumble fighting
in which there was some shooting
and fought two ducls one was will
Flagg, the editor Of the opposition
paper. 1t was understood that the!
were to meet on the street opposite
the Courthouse, armed with double
barrcled slIotguns, and to blaze away
My brother loaded lIagan's gun a
HIS request, aud as he handed it tt
him he said, "Hagan, you can't shoe
worth dam, but | have put charg
in that gun that will kick you out Q
range of the other mans shot.
FIasg was slightly wounded. Hi
} other duel was with my old friend
COL McCardlc. Nc. was wounded j
the hip. Col. McCa,dle is still living
and has edited a paper in Nickshur!
, except at short intervals since 1885
DR.. Hagan was killed by Dan. Adams
who was the Gen. Dan. Adams LEI
. for dead at the battle of Shiloh. II
D recovered with the loss of an eyt
After the war was law partner o
Gen. Harry Hays at New Orleans
He then went to New York and prac
!, tced law-now dead. Hagan ha
# said something in his paper abo'
Judge Adams, Dams father, who liz
ed at Jackson, Miss, Dan went
Vicksburg and asked some one
~ point out Hagan to him. Hagan wa
. crossing tho street when A. attacke
n him; both were armed. They cliucl
}, ed and fell, and while both wei
down A. shot him in the head. d
II. had a very reckless way of e!
pressing himself in his paper. | hav
IS often told him that | would not il
o sure his life ~ hours for SO cents G
}. the dollar. lie was small, qui
:. hammered genetleman-was new
10 married. James Fall fought tv
duels with Tom Robbins. In Il
first fight neither was hurt. TT
" next time ditch was dug, and thu
Il fought in the ditch.
- Fall was shot in the knee. TO
~ Robbins married niece of Jeff D
e Wis. He died in a lunatic asylum
l. New York. l saw Robbins after t
!, fight, and asked him why he foug
in a ditch. lie said: You know
10 cannot shoot on the wing, and +;
6 would not stand still. in the spril
g of 1867, | met Mr.. Fall at tho
!. Charles, in New Orleans. had n
- seen him for many years. He to
70 me he had been in South America.
II noticed that he walked lame, al
1t I asked him how he got hut.
is He looked surprised and said, do'
= you remember; this is Tom Robin
}" work. James Downs, law stude
10 of s s. Prentiss, was wounded in
y duel with Tom Robbins. They foug
=. with rifles. D. was shot in tho brea
i, but recovered.
Walter Hickey had q street fie
with DR.. McLin. l witnessed it, NJ
Lin was killed. James Rian "
y, killed in a duel by Dick Hamme
" (Rian, editor Of Sentinel; Hamm
ID editor Whig); they fought with p
tolls fired three times-Rian wor
use a short eigth-inch barrel pis'
no that he was used to; he cut Ha
~ NETS coat at the small of his ba
10 every fire. At the third fire Ri
rs was shot through the heart. G.
Jenkins was killed by Henry Cra|