The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-15
iADuel ii, sssorsia.

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pETwERMsTwo SOUTHERN DEAocRATs--H0N
BRoTHEasslN-LAW SETTLED AN ISsULT--oNE
oF THEss A0RTAIi,y WOUNDED.
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SAVANNAH, GA, January IL. This after.
noon about 2:30 o'ciock a duel was fought
nc the junction OF the. Atlantic and Georgia
and Eafaanah and Charleston railroads,
three miles from this city, between Walter
g. Harley, iayyer. and Robert Fishburne,
clerk or the County Court OF WATERFORD,
Collision county, s. g. The parties arrived
here ON different trains last Friday, and pro.
ceeded 90 the ground In carriages thismorn.
ing. HarieY's friend was G. H. Farmer, a
Young lawyer. Fishburne was accompanied
BY w. M. Rivers and his brother, T. G. Fish.
burne, trial Justice OF WATERFORD. Only
one surgeon, DR.. Dunbar, accompanied the
party. He is d friend Of Fishburne. They
fought ut ten PAGES with Colts reyolvers.
Harley expressed his inter ton, In a note to
his wife, 10 fire In the air; and did SO,
Fishburne's pistol being discharged ut the
same time. Harley fell MORALLY wounded.
He was brought by hissecond to the town
aud taken to- the intirnary. He is dying
tonight. The bull entered the right side,
severed the bowels, and lodged in the alb
domen. Fishburns and his party returned
homo.
The PARTIES arc brothers.in-law having
married sisters. The difficulty originated
about ds6erence, in local politics. Beth
parties are Democrats We offensive words
used by Harley were, ss You and w. 7.
Fishburne are mean and cheap copies of
the gRhetts, without their brains or cour-
age.' a refusal to retract. the insult re-
suited in Fishburne challenging Harley.
The affair was kept very quiet, and the only
intimation of the hostile meeting was made
known in WATERFORD by dispatch to
Harley's brother announcing his fatal
wounding.
From the correspondence between the
parties, in possession OF Mr.. Harley's second,
aud which your correspondent has been
enabled TO examine, it appears that the chal-
lenge was the result OF the offensive words
used to Fishburne in the Office by Harley on
the evening OF the 9Th instant. On the
morning OF The 9th Mr.. Fishburne addressed
q note to Mr.. Harley, referring to the obiec-
tionable language used to him, and request
ing retraction or withdrawal Of the same.
In reply, Mr.. Harley disclaimed any recol-
lection of having used the language quoted,
and added ssWhat did mean to say was
that you and W. j. Fishburne are weak and
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their brains or courage, and / must posi-
lively and emphatically decline TO withdraw
anything that I said on that occasion"
This was followed by other correspondence,
in which Mr.. Fisbburne expressed the de-
sire to know when and where outside OF
the State the correspondence could be con-
Guided. Mr.: Harley's reioinder was, he
regretted he could not Immediately name a
time and place us requested, but would do
so at the very earliest moment that clrcum-
stances, would permit, adding: eff it
would not seriously interfere with your
plans I would suggest that this mat
ter be settled. in Colleton, Is we
could apprehend no difficulty from
such an arrangement If it is managed quiet
lY.' This was followed by a3peremptory
challenge on the 18th from Mr. Fishburne,
which concluded as follows: 81 demand
that yow meet me at the junction Of the
Gulf and Savannah and Charleston rail
roads tomorrow Saturday the 18th in
slant at 1890 O'Clock, to give me Satisfac-
ton for the insult offered. My friend Mr..
William NJ. Rivers, who will hand you this,
will arrange Ill the details" This challenge
was accepted and the duel fought as. stated.