Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-01-15
Alexa1oria 6ax&tt&
TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY l5
ADuel in Georgia.

About 2:3O O. clock Saturday afternoon duel
was fought at the iue,ion of the Atlantic and
Georgia a5d Savannah and Charleston hal
roads, three miles from Savannah, betweeo
Walter s. Harley, lawyer. aud Robt. Fish
burue, Clerk Of the County Court of Walter
borro', Collector county. S. G. The parties ar.
lived at Savannah on different trains Friday,aud
proceeded to the grouod 10 carriages next morn
ing. Harley's friend was c. Fl. Farmer a
Young lawyer. Fishbutne was accompanied by
W. NJ. Rivers and bis brother,F. G. Fl'hburnc'
a trial Justice of WATERFORD. Dolly one sur.
peop, Dr.. Dunbar. accompanied the party. ne
ia friend of Fsbburne. They fought at Ten
PAGES with Colt's revolvers. Harley expressed
his intention 10 note to his wife to hre 10 the
air, and did so, Fisbburne's pistoi, Delog o's
CHARGED At the samelime Harley fell MORALLY
wounded. He was brought by his second to
tho town and taken to an io6rmary. The ball
entered the tight side. severed the bowels. and
Iod.ed in the abdomen. Flshburns and bis
party returned home.
The parties arc brothers.in law, haviog mar
ried sisters The difficulty originated about
difference 10 politics. Both parties are Demo
GRAFT, The offensive words used by Harley
were. You and w. F. Fishburne are mean
and cheap copies Of the Rhetts, without their
b,ains or courage" A refusal to retract the
iosult resulted in Fishburno challenging liar
ley The affair was kept very quiet, and the
only intimalion Of the hostile meeting was
made known 10 WATERFORD by dispatch to
Harley's brother announcing his fatal wound
ing.
The challenge was the result of the offensive
words used to FishburIo in the office by Harley
on the evening Ct the 8th instant; On me morn.
ing of the 9th Mr.. Fishburne addressed 9 note
toMr. Harley, referring to the Objectionable
language used to him. and requesting fetrsc'
ton or withdrawal Ct the same. In 1eply mr..
Harley dsclaimed any recollection OF having
used the language quoted. and added: IWha'
did mean TO say Was that you ana w. ~. y.
Khett family, withouttheir brains or courage. and
must positively and emphatlca'ly decline to
Withdraw anything that I said on that occasion: "
This was followed by other correspondence. IN
which Nh. Fishburne expressud the de;ire 70
know when and where outside of the State the
correspondence could be concluded. MI. Harley
reioinder was, he regretted he could not i'm
medislely name time and place as requested,
but would do 30 at the very earliest moment
that circumstances would permit adding: III
I would suggest that this matter be settled in
Colleton, as we could apprehend no difficulty
from such an arrangement if it is managed
quietly"
This was followed by challenge on the 18th
from Mr. Fi.hburne. which concluded as follows:
II demand that you meet me at the junction
Ct the Gulf and Savannah and Charleston Rail
rosds 10 morrow. Saturday. the 18th inst at y SO
o'clock to give ms satisfaction for the insult Of
fsrsd, Ny friend, Mr.. William NJ: Rivors, who
will hand you this, will arrange all the details "
The chsllonge was accepted and the duel fought
as stated.
SAVANNAH, Ga Jan. IA Harley, who was
shot in duel on Saturdays still alive but ply
eicians say Re cannot survive the night. His
wife arrived last night