The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-10-02
ON THE FIELD OF HONOR.
A COMBAT All TEN PAGES WITH
HEAVY HDUELHNG PISTOLS
HTS RESULTS.

| Two gentlemen, Creoles, residing In the
Third District had an animated discussion
] together some day last week, and separated
with the intention Of meeting each other again
on the field of honor. After friends on both
sides had tried in vain to reconcile the gentle
men, it was agreed that each Of the two with
a couple Of friends should adjourn to the City
Park on Monday morning early, there to set
tie the misunderstanding In some definite
manner. Punctual to the hour named every
one was at the rendezvous, but some other
parties, known as "peelers,"
WHO HAD NOT REEN
| invited, being also at hand rather llncivily,
the party broke up, and principals and seconds
| jumping into the carriages, returned to the
city. what is deferred is not lost" says the
old proverb rather wisely, as was proven by
the sequel.
The same gentlemen were seen on Monday
In the cars OF the 8 o'clock Mobile evening
train. When the train had left the city ten
miles distant and had stopped, the party
alighted and walked to the rear of Michaud's
plantation, in Orleans parish, a place on the
line OF the railroad.
The desired location having been secured,
preparations were made for single combat,
and In a few minutes the seconds, each
WITH A HEAVY DUELINe. PISTOL,
faced about readily and steadily ten PAGES
from each other both resolved to go through
all the formalities and courtesies Of the Code
of Honor with the proverbial courage of
houisianians Both were cool and nerved for
the deadly encounter. At the words, "Are
you ready ?' the weapons were raised almost
simultaneously with q firm and determined
grasp. When the command Fire was given
the pistol fell from the hand Of one OF the
cOmbatantS, who was found to have received
the ball in the right arm, the missile entering
underneath the elbow, glancing upwards, and
lodging in the muscles under the shoulder
blade. This put an end to the duel and honor
was satisfied. The doctor in attendance
DRESSED AND BANDAGED THE WOUND,
but preferred to wait until the removal of the
gentleman to the city before proceeding to
GUS. The whlom enemies were then recon-
ciled and mutual courtesies were exchanged
between them. The wounded man, together
with his seconds, was conveyed to New Or
leans on a. railroad hand car, as there is now
no night train from Mobile to this CITY, They
arrived at 8 o'clock, q carriage was procured,
and the victim of the code was taken home,
where the doctor who had attended him pre-
viOusly pronounced him out of danger, as no
bones had been fractured and no vital spot
injured. The other parties who had remained
with their uDiniured friend repaired to @
neghboring house where they remained till
dark, returning to New Orleans
IN A WAGON
by Ii CLOCK.
Thus this unpleasant misunderstanding be-
tween two gentlemen extensively known in
this city ended to the satisfaction of all with
out any serious result and with only the in
convenience to one of the principals Of a
painful, though not serious wound in the arm.
curious circumstance connected with the
duel is that the injured man would infallbly
have been killed had he not held his arm
slightly bent, thus covering his right breast
which the ball would have pierced through
and through considering the distance Of only
ten PAGES, and the heavy calibre Of the
DUELING PISTOLS.
The cause of the difficulty is known only to |
the two gentlemen and to their seconds, but |
now they are reconciled, and it is hoped by all |
who know the principals that the affair is |
ended as matters now stand.
YESTERDAY EVENING
the physician attending the wounded party |
stated that his patient WAS resting easy |
though the ball had not yet been extracted
1t ls rumOred that in o few days a. couple of |
We | known gentlemen will follow the exam
pie of the two spoken of above, though no |
definite conclusion as to weapons, time and |
place has been arrived at.
It is O. remarkable fact that q duel Is sure to |
be followed by another and yet another until |
what may be called an epidemic of dueIing
has run its course through lack of material |
From those who were present at the time OF |
the duel, it is learned chat both men behaved |
and showed the greatest courage,
GOODNESS and courtesy possible under the cir