The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-04-27
SOME NOTABLE DUELS.
Daniel O'Connell's Only Shot...Ho'
race Walpole's Swordsmanship.
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Ireland is the home Of the modern
duel. 1t hourishes here to an extent
OF dreamed Of elsewhere. 1t was in
Ireland, and as late rs 1912, too, that
the Jud &c said from the bench, in a
trial for murder in duel, to his jury:
"Gentlemen, it is my business to lay
down the law to you, and will. The
law says killing a man in a duel is
murder, aud | am bound to tell you
that it is murder; therefore, in the
discharge of my duty, l tell you 50;
but at the same time say to you that
a tairer duel than this | never saw in
the course of my life"
IL Ireland is the home Of the duel,
Sir Jonah bennington may he called
the father Of the code. His utterun.
ces upon this subject are law all over
the world. bennington himself had
several duels. He was once called by
a Mr.. Daily to the field without having
seen him. When lie reached the
ground Mr.. DAILY announced that Boz
ringtou was not the man he had in
tended to challenge. bennington in
sisted, however, upon proceeding as
by rule 7 of the code: "No apology
can be received without exchanging
shots after the parties have met" Ht
fred and wounded Mr.. DAILY, ant
then accepted his apology. At anoth
or time he went out to fight one Nc
Nally. His ball struck McNally, Wit
instantly cried: II am hit" But tn
ball had struck the buckle of his gal
| lows. aud had not entered lis body
: Thereupon bennington said: "You arr
+ the first rogue McNally, that eve
! saw sarea by the gallows." Boring
= ton survived all his duels.
John Phipot Corran was exceeding
" happy on the field, and usual
went into bis "affairs' laughing. H
once fought a Mr.. St. Leger. He IT
ceived his antagonists fire witlou
fliuchiug, but did not return it. ether
was no necessity for me-to do So" u
/ said. 81 was perfectly certain that b
would die of fright at the report of b
own pistol.' On another occasion /
went out to meet John Egan, who
described as a great bully, and
enormous size. Egau complained
the great disparity in their size, al
- said: III could rs easily hit a raz
edge as him, while he can take me
|. easily as turf stack" Curran, vi
an air of charming candor, advance
and said: III wish to take no Adva
OF tage that may be offered me IN 20
size, therefore, am willing for a SC
ton of your body just the size of mi
to be clalkec on you, and every D.
that l lodge in you outside ofthe cha
lines shall count for nothing"
O'Conuell, the Liberator, fought O
duel and killed his man. In spec
once he spoke of Dublin as a "b'
carly corporation" He was aim
imme diately served with challer
from DEsterre, a member from d.
lin. O'Counell tried in several VI
to avoid the meeting. The meet
i however, was insisted upon. WI
on the field O'Connell made a spec
in which he said the duel had b.
arranged by the political opposit
to take him off. "They have reckY u
without their host" he said "for I
en- one of the best marksmen 10 1lela
4 to shall kill my opponent" His We
IT,. Tue proved true. D'Esterre fell at the
i ;'Ips fire, mortaIly wounded. OCon
Re- had one other meeting with Sir R
lied ert Peel), which, however did
come to shots. He always decli
thereafter to accept challenge. 10
wing blood upon my hands" he 6
l. . 81 have registered a vow in hea
day. never to meet another man in mi
'M,, combat"
; !a1! The duel between the Duk'
' '6I, Buckingham and the Earl of shr
r st. bury is one of the most Iemarkab
,tive all the annals. The Duke VAS
'Tet- yicted in adultery with Lady Shr
nors' bury, and was by her husoaho G.
"pIes to the field. At the word, the sec
as we'll as the principals became
gagged. Shrewsbury and one Of
m seconds we're killed. All the col
O tauts we're wounded. It is said
nteeo Lady Shrewsbury saw the duel
thichet near BY, where, disgois
box. page, she held feet horse fol
paid, naraIuour's flight, in case he al
lsh in a.on, i nacassarv 10 f1v: that all,
l II .a ~ carried by Buckingham to bis
y .v. on the night Of the duel, and wit
'' own hands took off the clothes
crimsoned with her slsin hust
> blood.
H. A we'll accredited story is to
FELTON,, tue fanatic who assassi