The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-03
SOME NEW YORK DUELLISTS.
4 BULLET Nv THE LUN0s THAT SAVED
A WfN'S LIFE
The Meeting between DE wit Ciinto md
Jodn swurtwont = Almost Incredible
Mark smnnship OF Capt. Martin scott.

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hi.,nnrry,ultihn," Ihi,v,n "Iinmil,'n and Bur-
W"pia nay, zen om.,cni tni1n %i
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i"ntrJ Cin,m,o 'nhh,ms ac",n,, on thn nsId
Clinton ,n,n,,r .thnt IT, viahrI no had The
principal DUR, before nim," If his Wan lad
h,nn ,,r", Gi th.re ~ XIII, d,nt, tL,' H. fn.ni
prce,iSion OF scot wQgld hag,lc put Burr where he
lar r NJ s,var,,,nn, ss',n" ,t H. sty u
have en- apology, AMI pr"nSred one me ihat he in.
course deelineI nnd The narii.s want 10 mo
neid. 80 u''''''''' "'' '"' '"'''eS went " '"o
or. ~ p smith VINO was Swnrtwouts SECOND;
ssny"' A,. ~ Ren"siGn We. ."s.,,ors ani hrei
NJ a' e rii.t., ~ fii. iu"i Irin,si' hskei
~ ',W'r wont ~ r. WIS '.''ll g. ne nnSWer,
n III ~ u 'S'' w., 49, r. - 90 Wns m.eI
| WlnpN' 'ieo,. ,lt IVY ~ - r, HN'u'Wout !,
u" WE Shtlsn'I. re l"p.io9' IN ho', any
| We thir. shgtt w,s rN ,nansed without Ihlnry,
lh"l ,"s4tt W.. NW4rtWpu', Ar, YOU shtrlnc,
| sur Nsr rlri nm not N.t,cr stall
| mandrd. Uunlirrn we must proceed" ( tben
| pr seni"l q popert o. Mr., kik"r.or Mr.. Cintpl's
| otsrryin. the; this 7nner mus ho aligned cor va
| wouu lrvc'"i. Asr. Nlih'oii d"'Aren ~ wunid
mostly - Mr.. SNartw0ut ana would Willingly
| shake hanis iH9 ar" io meet IN tan score OF
| ihe signature h. .i.e apoiu..y ana Mr. Clinton
! d";llr!Hg. i.cy stood nt thrir lusls ana FRED
i"urth ,"Sot. pr ow,irlWpH' vas, Wounded III
| ,'H lcit neg Ht'Nt hfo h'H'S p,,pW ne kh'u:
! b'ihg JsH'n J. n' was s''.-hrd nr. SWaftWout
/ r"pi ri: y is u-"i'sS :" repeat ,ilr question;
| my dot rmirht"n - hf"d. ana neg we may
proceed Nr. cunt "a r'pra'"d 'iat u" mai no
an!nqs ~ neainst Mr. s2arwogi; WIS sorry
! iur ,WhH hhd % 7srd; PROPOSED 10 iAly"nc"
During tiis c6ny.issi on mo sarscon. tncoling
| ut hi. ,l". cXirncted the nnll from VI. Swart-
| wouts (. The nm shot heinz Hrcd, MI
| nMHt,Wnut reetiV't y u"i IN tnS iWt ,rE nnout
| Hvr lnrnes NOV" . ine h,k'@. S'll however.
r.. " II To- ~ a., ~ , ,uo
rr1u. 81 q ,; e. N,."r. i,ssrd Nr' you shtls.
not. Proceed" Mr. Clinton then quit his post
! w"uld i'r" no inor' Mr. Swartwout expressed
| himself SURPRISED thnt Nr. Clinton would
hoiin@r ap9iv-,I' nor give ''r sa'i,s,Nrtlon re,
! CURED. and. addressing me. saul; nat snail
| ! do. ny ismudt' answered; Mr.. Clinton
| dr"inre making tho apollo ~ required. refuses
| taxing hia position. AMI positively declares he
viii ii@nt 10 mora; his SECOND appearing 10 ne
quiesrr IN the disposition ui his prln ipal. thrrs
Ia noihing further Tor You "a do now but to havo
ing Dir, -sAd i. woun H. AMI the gentlemen re-
turned ~ thrir rr-p""tiyr hars"s To th"cit
one -, t." post wildly nNn inrn %. any
! time - CNpf. Martin oft. N'in scott was
from ~ earliest .inNs g r'iqHri huly nne pistol
lay h. rarrly,,d rlirr VIII IA rnrluerd MIN nis
| COMMISSION = ensign ~ tll" United states
! army. he nHd rHv'r tupl'"d Tot thls position.
ana to- me my - ms dr'ti n"Nrr knew h3wt
/ how"Nf AMI Was 5000 famous inrohghoul tho
WU".r 4rny a. IL. 10 - sl,1t 81 MS aay; Upon
| army. viii s.vr saiopir oi this shoot ng A
/ naylnx card. with spot about the size OF n
/ dime. Vas tdckrd upon tr-r seventy five yards
distant. Capt. Scott ,n-n took muzzlc- loading
! squirrel rihr and proposed To sre how quickly
he conld lrNd aud G,r three times Tie begar,,
9nd m one miugir aud twenty seconds hal
u AIDED nn' n'"l tht-" tines. Oh course his
was very qucE wols. allowing hardly any timo
| tor aim ng Tine Hiring " - almost instautnne-
Gus. Mn"h '9l Mercy went Z" examine ths
iMrs' found ,,nr "a, !e 'Sa q, y la me r,intrr II
~" imi.s -" ~ rrmnrNcd. however mat the
oiu"r w. siois Hn ''ltH.d tho target antlrely
SnW. Sntil ,inll"d 'all"i i4r an axe; split mo
log. an i"uhi llr lnrr' bans imprtded IN mo
shsl h'l". Ih"-' sl,is were az nlhand.
CO.. NeiY says t.ni h' iia, zen nllcrrs VINO
sci cop'. 'ou q" 30: lie wound take two po-
ig,r,s. ana proving them into The ar success;
item as thew err ssad in Inc air. ono going up
and ON. coming down
The frs, luel ia waich Capt. Scott was eL-
gagged WIS uha"r the following circumstances.
ne WIS stWion"I ~ ~ iron,rr, NJ military
most q tom. fona Of sorlal glass. and pd-
dirt"d tn ara PLAYING. aud they considered u
man who ahsainei entirely from ike indul-
genes n wanting IN the rruprr spirit. Capt.
ilav,si q game Of tnrlis. and v.iiic he was very
ll"ru 10 Ms iutrrrOursr with his brother oil
ii'ers IA" was exceedingly pAr~imuuious In his
nWn ~ ,h9' 'Ei"ns,s The onirrS around
lirW rom ai mt rodrsr WAN MIN. until no
No, also. toy pui into roYen;tX hv all save
fora long time torn" insults aud rcr.rcutions.
.ne ti'. ii',d :, .""a III % wnr w'ih hi- three
Thry told hIm thut only ;No alternatives w"rs
.et h.n'-"n" WIS IT, throw ~ MS commission
iaoi SHOULD nt him. Il" ri W. cRo 'S' ' ihe
ini"I cur. ana ~ dol'rWnNuon became
narG nni nis nndoun.'d ncrve protected
h.n ir s2,d W,, n. onn arnG T. need
noring i"-i. WING Was n celebrated shot anl had