Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-01-20
The Bennett May Duel.

AND HAVE THEIR FUN-THE "B1G
|, BoBBEn" PROBABLY WOUNDED IN
1 TIE RIGHT Arm.
!; New YORK, January 9.-The
latest reports regarding the Bennett
May duel are rs follows: Mr.. Ben
znctt left here Thursday and went to
SBoston. This was Il ruse to draw of
!the attention of the public. He did
mot know where the combat would be
fought, the arrangements being left
to his friends, Mr. S. II. 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, were arranged.
The place selected was Slaughter
Station, Kent County, Delaware, not
far from the Maryland line. This
region is very spars"ly settled. Nj.
May offered to provide brace OF
5duelliTg pistols and his offer was ac-
.cepted.
On Friday night Mr.. Bennett,
eflectually 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
DR. Charles Phelps, who went in the
capacity surgeon. They went to Balti-
more, where they received letter
from Mr.. Fred May, of thnt city,
containing formal announcement to
the second Of the Bennett party of the
precise time and place. The parties
arrived at Slaughter Station ycstcr-
day morning, and the duel was fought
mt two o'clock i'll an open space i'll the
woods.
Mr.. May, his second, Fred May
sr'iH''s n- T;rhlonnn his surgeon, we're
first on tile ground. ! lie men men were were
plnccd hack TO back ut ten PAGES dis
tnnt. Robertson gave the word, and
the two men turned and fired aim ost
simultaneously. May staggered, hut
Bennett stood for Il moment holding
his still smoking pistol almost i'll the
position in which he had fired. DR..
Tighlnmnn ran forward to AIR. May
and examined his wound. lie thought
it would not prove fatal, but was 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 rncd
to Philadelphia, and May was carried
to The Il ousc Of Il relative.
LATEH-BESNEr:r'T SURGEON IN
TROUBLE.
New YoRK, January 10.-Dr.
Charles Phelps, who was connected
with the May Bennett duel, was sub
pGnacd before the grand jury to-day
by the district attorney to testify con
ccrning it. lie refused to answer r
any questions, on the ground that he
would criminatc himself, and being
brought before Judge Gildcrsleeve i'll
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 Il writ Of habcas
corpus. The petitioner says he was
subp@nacd before The grand jury and
asked to answer certain questions
tending TO show that lie was cogniz-
ant Of some alleged crime which had
occurred ont IF 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 20 their
questions would tend to expose him
to prosecutions in another State for
felony, wherefore he prays for writ
Of habcas corpus, &c. Judge Dona
hue granted the writ and made it re-
turnablc in The Supreme Court Thurs
day morning. The following are the