The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-05-04


~, .;uu. d their respective frirnls: All
,st Thr weapons used shall be Rites, All
# :. diameter of bore not rSrre'l',S .!''' Br
# H., hullcts which have been eXh,o'tr" b.
" the friends of the parties, '"ao'o WIZ" Br
>iuu]r hall, in the presence 81 'he B.,
friends Of the rrSpectiv" pAi'l4. b.
3D. The plnrt shall he the savanna" BIZ
,n the plantation of Mr. Emile >""'p'?- B,
~ The t;uc shall I've We nrS'3y b;
next \thr lrth) at "''"cN' b,
,,h, The dixt"n~ forty PAGES l. T. one y,
hundred AND twenty f'rt:) ~. b.
:;,h, Tine ground t" be wr''p'" ny s.
fine rv<,,r,ivr principals shall be aS'f'u 81
nn,,,, hy r;.rir friends. and after S"r' Il
.,',,.,.nrn, the choice "t ground shall oe C.
','.,.,,,iu,d Lv lot. and the party WIZ. G.
niny shall immediately select '"c S'" '''''' {
or po>ition of his principal: i'll" n''N' G
his selection known I" the other party c
9Th, The word shall he as follows i
sara Won ready ;" lwhcn either party' I
e NOT prepa,.d, may reply in the mega I
tive hut if no reply BE- given, an assem- l
shall he prv>,mrd) "Eiw' ONE: t"o' T
three, STOP" Neither party shall com,
nrurr el.vating his rifle before the woro
fra is uttered and either may shoot al +
any time between "onc' and stop
Should either party shoot out OF the
t;mo a, prescribed in this rule, ne shal'
hc accounted disgraced aud dlshonoreo'
eth. 1t shall DO determined ny 'o;'
which Of the parties shall have the wcru.
sth The friend Of the party winning
tho word shall. after both principals nave
taken their ground, and before af''''Hs'
rrneat 1t in distinct and ant'o!e VOICE.
IN the manner in which he will give H.
9th. After the principals Shaii rave
taken their ground friend snail pre-
ssnt to each the rifle to be used ny nun;
Cooked and sprung, which shall be hcId
il 10th hants with the muzzIe 10 the
cround. and the stock at or near 'nc
10Th, Each principal may assume an!
standing position that. he may Preitr
l. Int f. Shall not be admissible tor ELMER
f uarty to change his position a. # having
n.srnted TO the demand "whether ne "
ready :" AZ prescribed to he mace III
y Rule s. ;.,,or Marty
II III
u sh.l, Ia 20 clad that his dress may d.
n vert the course, or impede the eftect OF a
* ball: and it is further stipulated !na'
, either party will submit to an eXa'hlAa-
~ tion to he made by friend OF MS or!o'
,e nsnt to ascertain whether the first sup
, m]ation of this rule is complied wlth' III
~ tho event of such demand being made :,
r. y. Not more than four persons snal'
~ lie present as spectators, except the M
- 1ers;vued and the Surgeons of the par
a. +;.s Two to be invited by each OF th'
IA. ~r;ncinals or his seconds, if he or the!
f. Think proper so to do, and the 1hdei
49, stoned further agree, that should an
IN. nsr.ou or persons other than those III
~ cludrd in this article, intrnde a. III
l., tim. and place of meeting, the nn"el
'"e sirned will unite in preventing such II
OF trusion. Signed in Duplicate
raj Natchitoches, Sept. l6, 1882
1ur LEWIS G. DERUSSEY.
y, F. 3. SHERBURNE.
v J. G. CAMPBELL.
ich V. SOMPAYRAC.
no. s. BOSSIER.
", PA. MORSE,
the a;,
:. The meeting took place accoro''
.hot to the agreement, at point bet~e'
~, Old and Cane rivers, now the "Sava
,n't nah" in rear Of the plantation OF 4
;, ~ late Emile Sompa;,ac ESQ., 1
" n,rties were attended on the grou
-, o" ivy their mutual Seconds and by D
- " F. Johnson, now living in this eli
.,u a. the Surgeon Of Gen. Gaiennie' a
w.; DR.. Ding|ass in the same capacity
Zen. Bossier. 1t cannot now 10
certained who were the 1.-TWO NUT
'A' friends of the parties who, accord
erons to the "memoranda" were to atte
lie on their respective frie"d"' Mr. T. 1
M 40; 81 zin, (also still alvey was one o"
lends, part of Gen. Bossier, the other na
Som ~ one now remembers, and il
' 'no,' tnoueht that Messrs. John Cortez
phanor Prudhomme, both decea'
ER' attended for General Gaieuo'e'
On the field both parties bore to
al hv selves with that coo|uess which
airing Int natural with gentlemen OF
IL we character. Gen. Gaieonie won
horne word and Gen. Bossier choice OF
+ B. sitions. After being placed IN
!, and respective places by their seco
ns. General Bossier remarked 10 a
n At a tone to his friend, P. A. Morse
,onds who handed him his cooked
ed BY sprung Rife; "a|'ow no one u, t.
wore proach me if I miss, but yourself
,nds Of load my rifle for another shot,
,;,o,t the truth of that ntterance tner
hs M doubt, and it but shows
,va;,ed both gentlemen were equally
a. that mined that life should be the
bv the satisfactory atonement to e
t,emeu Gen, Gaiennie requested Mr. {
,onora. hell, who had repeated the {"
70 stain a. he proposed to give it, to ~
nd re- them again SIR which he did
ter a pause Mr.. Campbell
rarche- "Gentlcmen, are you 'e""'
referred principles remained silent; :"
or init. continued sire: one: WV" ". =
k(.>Nn
was q stop" AT the "oru quo
$ ipj"s' Gaiennie delivered '''S u'o ~
gentle ally, at Two: "'", ~;,
d;sposi. f,eshy part of Gen. Gaieon'e'
y peace and passing '"'o's" s,ow,,