The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-08-04
SATURDAY MORNINGS DUEL.
The Cause of the Meeting, How the Prin~
elpaEs acted On The Ground,
and the Result

TBae cause of the MeEaimss HOW the RFfm"
elpais acted On the saround,
and the Result.
About ten days ago the passers-hy and the
residents of Exchange Alley, near Custom
house street, were somewhat startled and
alarmed by the furious onset If Mr.. John o..
Golding upon Mr.. Benjamin ORGY, q notary
public doing business In that vicinity. The i'm
plement of castigation usnd was cane. which.
according to the bystanders, was most vigor-
ousIy applied After the rencontre the gentle
men were conducted In different directions. and
nothing more was thought of the matter. But
the day before yesterday Mr.. Golding received
q message from Mr.. ORGY. through Mr. Alfred
Gautreat1, demanding
HOSTILE MEETING,
which Mr.. Goldiug accepted. and the meeting
was fixed for Saturday morning. at Chattawa
Station, Mississippi on the line of the Jackson
Railroad.
Mr.. Golding was represented by Mr.. Pope
Lula AMI Mr. Miles Sharkey. and Mr.. ORGY BY
Mr.. Alfred Gnutteau and Mr.. -, DR.. Warren
Stone having been called In
AS SURGEON.
At the enrly hour of O'Clock the parties
started, DR. Stone taking g cab from In front Of
the Crescent Hall. Mr.. Golhing and his seconds
proceeded IRON his residences to the depot #
train at Kennervle, Mr.. Grey and his friends
boarded the train. and the whole party pro
caeded thence to Chnttawa, Miss, where. when
the train arrived the uarty disembarked.
Il was about 1890 O'Clock when the party ar
rived at the station, and after some patley and
discussion between the seconds e. to the, best
rotd near by. about 100 yards from the depot,
which was covered and Enclosed by trees and
shrubbery. There. inclosed rs 1t was by the
outrageous shade and leaves Of the
sTALwART OAKS,
rh iph ara indignncus tn the soil these mon
prepared themselves for the deadly contest
The seconds proceeded at once to measure of
agreed upon befort. Mr.. Goldjng being the
challenged party chose navy revolyers. After
the distance had been measured Mr.. Gliding
won The word, The men were placed. and Dr.
Stone. the surgeon, stepped to one side so as
to be immediately between the parties. but out
side of the
RANGE OF FIRE
Mr.. Lula, the principal second Of Mr. Gold
ing then said: Gentlemen. are you readg?'
The reply was Yes "Fire-one. two. three. ;
And between the words two and three, tbt
both parties, Mr.. Grey firing q little hefore Mr.
Golding and
DRAWING HIS FIRE.
AS soon as, the shots had beer, exchanged Mr.
,ding exclaimed Doctor. I've got 1t in tht
Dr. Stone at once rushed to his side and found
that he had been shot In the lover part Of tht
house, which h. was perfectly able to do, rs hf
had not moved from his position. where hf
would dress bis wound. On arriving there tht
doctor probed and found that it was merely q
FLESH WOUND
in the hip. and not at all dangerous.
After it was dressed the party fingered abou
the st tion until the evening train arrive !
which they boarded md proceeded to the city
which they reached ahouts:15 O'Clock last night
DR.. Stone says that both Of the principals
acted in the most
COURAGEOUS MANNER.
being perfectly cool and collected.
There was no hand shaking or making up OF
the part Of either, and although both parties
came to the city on the same train. neither o
the principals had
ANY INTERCOURSE
Mr. GoIding was Immediately taken home b.
his friends on the arrival of the train. and will
no doubt from the slight nature Of his wounds
soon be on he streets again
Fortunately AT afflir which promised to b.
serious has ended without auY material harm
to either patty.