The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-11-22


The heso II The foliov,ne sketch sa.
natIss II ksniurhs ilis father was
tasinsf IN mu4lrfai. circumstance.
living tfs miles srstn l.aais,iilr. ~l,n
innnsrrsl ~ great inisf anil ~fs,ia,lt,ns
ssonvins Il risr his fasnfllv aud ilr~l.
birth san nn excellent education. en-.
lnwrinr The ,lrrf,v vi ,ln,sias N ms,l,.
zine Young Mrnef.s' hal ,onns anil
beautiful sister wlin wa~ BETRAYED TN 4
fashionable villain III Louisville, ono
james Murray, lawyer. amt universal
II regarded ~ the must ,ieSp.rn,rl,
brave dnelist Tint k.nincky, the land
~ prndigM ~ such hrrpes. ever pra.
,iurc,l.
While the father and mother ~ III.
ruined rifl WERE Weeping tears N ,lss.
pair. John. then only y, YEARS old. armed
himself, and proccr,lc,l In search II hi.
enemy. H. found him In tho Court
Honsc. immediately nfter nh adjourn.
mcnt. AMI. without nttcrinH Il single
word. attacked mud hclainrrd him dread.
fully Will, cowhile. Murray On his
part Tough. like fcn,l. Int In vain fnr
tl,c iicry desperation III fierce aud con.
sentntcd wrath appeared h have given
young M.mfee thu strength III d dozen
men, liz blinded his antagonist with
quick AMI countless blows. dashed from
his hand every pistol the other succeed.
VI IN drnwing from Ills packet, mud nnu.
ellatcl him Till hc was literally covered
with blood
\ challenge was the consequence.
Mcncfce accepted on these conditions
That the meeting should take place III ii
certain spot the ensuing morning. iii.
r.rilv after sunrise. Three pistols we're
70 ~ loaJeI each wn~ u take one anil
iir. ny turns ~ u mark ten PAGES distant.
whoever hit nearest the center should
then have tn. remaining pistol. and
shoot ~ his n.l,rrxrv's head. II hc
missed, thu other should b. entitled IL
shot, and - On ~ alienation iii one
81 them should fall ieal These Zero.
cions terms we're mutually settled and
the principals and their seconds met me-.
cor.linRly On the hunks ri Tho Ohio
river ~is miles below the falls.
The seconds measured oif ten PAGES.
and then mule n blaek spot with moist.
enel RliipoNd.r, nl,nnt ~ high IN n
mans liearf, nii II slender oak tree.
They then loaded the three pistols,
handed ON ~ caeh principal, and r..
inined thu third ~ h. given To tie slle
ceSsfnl mnrksman. The antagonists
then clit Il puck 81 cnr.ls for the first
shot, Murray drew tlr queen 81 din.
monds. Menefec tho Mce III spnslcs and
- won tho first firc HI Immediately
took his stand, turned Ills right side IL
III" tree, let The hand which gr,rped the
weapon, now n full cock. fall until tIe
mnzzle reached below his knee, fixel
liiH flashing blue eye steadily moment
On the mark, and then, swift a. Il
Thought. raisel and pulled ihc trigger.
Unfortunately. thu pistol "hnng fire. =
~ u u called In the lakewood. that
~, The fIush In the pun VII. seen first
and fs,en the explosion III the load In
the barrel. sounding long. like double
report Under such circumstances most
persons wonll have missed Iii. tree
bnt, ~ II VIVA, Mencfces bullet barely
cut the upper edge Of the mark. An
excellent shot
Murray now took hiH position. III
VIVA u famous level shooter" having
previously slain three men IN IN man,
slnsls, sending his ball directly through
their brains. HI raised slowly. poisc.l i
deliberate MIN. stood several nec0n,ls
mnsinnles. ~ tho tree nj which tht
nnxzlc u his pistol war pointed. and
fired. Tho crack VIVA short aud shnrl
M tho peal III hill: and when the blue
~rcath~ u curling smoke we're cleared
away thu blaek spot on thc oak was no,
- b. seen the white bullet hole bnret
into the srlintercd wood occupied II,
place.
The seconds then gave Murray III.
third pistol, and be- stationed himself
ten step. from hts nnarmed adversary
who In the meanwhile seemed calm mn.
fearless, ~ II m nncnnrerncd spectator
without the slightest symptoms ~ either
alarm Or surprise According ~ III.
terms stipulated, Murray might hcoos.
his own time. after the elevation ri hi,
weapon. 10 fire; and tho thought MI
peared to CROSS hiS mind ID torture hi
antagonist by cruel and mnnccesnar,
delay. lie raised his right hand eya4ln
Mlly. and fixed \ mortal aim NJ Mcnefee,
hrMd, In which position he continue.
fur moro than twn minutes. lint Meme
~ still betrayed no emotion. Not
nerve Hhook hiS face rMled not q shade
4 hitter smile ~ ncorn writhcL his l,ar
ple lip, and his cleaning blne eye, eax
ing tifrcsly into TINT of his deadly fbe
seemed ~ the wondering second. like
lAll ~ Hire. - intense anil vrng.ful wa
IN glare. Al length h. called ont. In
Voice piercing and xhriIl W the shrek o
y trumpet:
Murray. yon I'D coward, why don
yOn nhootY Arr You afraid 10 shoot Z
And whether II was TINT the position
u Murrny's arm. ~ long extended
affected tho nerves, Or that h. lDecmm,
excited by thn mockins tannt. or VIM
surprised II the terrible tones III hi
enemy. voice. ~ qnailrd with prefer
natural drrad before thc lightning d
bin burning blue eye, n Ii impossible Il
say: bus 1T least. whatever might bc thu
sai,Sc. remarkable change passed ovel
bin features. His cheek grew paIlid !.
hiH pale lip qnivcred his hand shock
Hi fired Thu bxll merely graxed
Mcnefce's left temple without injury.
Then the seconds reloaded Tho pfstol
and placed II III thu hands NJ Mcnefee
and thr pArties again assumed their
proper stations The youthful avengrr
III i sister. shame waited not an instant
H. waA III too great hurry 10 finish hia
work for suspense. Quick ~ the fash
Of = sunbeam. hc elevated bis weapon
and fred. With the ro4r ri the explo.
.inn Wilh0nf 4 ni0h ar 9runn Murray