The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-15
BILE TINT eentlemen O, tho character Of each Of


any case MS any further firing would reduce
the duel to n conflict for blood, or subject the
parties to ridicule for incapacity in arms" And
grent was the ridicule attempted 10 be hcnped
on Mcssrs. Bynum and Jenifer by the scribblers
OF the day on account OF thoir bad shooting.
But to proceed with tho present casc, We
selected very suitable ground In nm enclosure
SURROUNDED with trees and VOL socluded from
public view about four miles IRON the G,y'
On our return tho writer left Con. Davis ut ms
residence with the UNDERSTANDING that he would
call in an hour 10 receive the reDly to tho com
municnton left in the morning. The writer
accordingly called at the appointed time ono
Was handed reply from %h nd ne psTce,v sps
futile, and nothing remained but TO prepare Tor
the field. The usual terms were at once Drawn
up md signed. Us follows;
govern nght between the Hon Edward stany aud the
AE1clT l. The meeting to take place quarter Of an
hour before sunrise en- Monday m1rng zen ~; ~
AM weapons 70 he used-smooth-bore pistols Of The
An Dsiance,-twel PAGES or ,hirtysiy feet
ARr The wind aud sun TO be equally divided
AIR Pistols to be held perpendcular the muEzles
Ar The word to be gived in clear. distinct and
loud tone. a. follows Are yon ready nre, one two,
ARr I The giving Of the word and t,e ohoicc Of
position to he decided by The toss Of coin; the one win
ming may select either. but not both.
Ar The pistols to he loaded by the seconds in the
AM . Each party, viii be permitted to have on the
ground sgTgeon and n,e Or ak ifePdA ,.,. ,o.,.,
80, ii
Aat ii Tie scconi, % be permitted TO examine the
person aud dress of each principal
A T. II ,ilher pn9sirsl e9w nr nc 9ws r o.
,hc word halt the second OF his adversary may shoot
We the undersigned seconds bind ourselves TO enforce
flS & S ss s s Is sg 20
the meeting at the time specified but the indispesuon OF
ies WV '"''''' Gu Fly La Joss ior Mr. siagy
JurKRsOS DAVIS for Mr. lnge.
For some days rumors Of tho impending duel
had boon in circulation. md the authorities
were making strenuous Efforts to, 9rrest tho
principals. Mr. Stnnly only effected his escape
one night FROM their clutches 10y getting out OF
q hGrk window, and Ind since been Keeping
himself secluded in the rooms OF friend. In
taking the precautions necessary TO reach the
fsd, the surgeon engaged-n very accomplished
but rather hurum- scurum gcntlemen-wlls in
stru"ted to arrange It so rs 10 bc driving by the
intersection OF certain roads on tho ouiskirt OF
hack containing Dir Stanly and his party ~ II
came along, The Importance OF strictly com
plying With this instruction was endeaVOred TO
he impressed on him as strongly a. possible.
In the morning. Just before day. Mr.. Sttnly his
second. aud two iTicnds,,c-ihe Hon. william, Cot
johnson and the Hon. William ), Ashe OF North
Carohnn-cft in Il hack without having attract.
cd the sliellicst attention. When they arrived
at the point where tho surgeon was TO
Join them. he was not to be found.
After waiting considerable time-as long
us 1t WIS prudent TO do so-and no
lot making his npprarance il was decided
to proceed without him. The party arrived on
the ground Il little befvre the appointed time.
make thoir appearance at tho appointed timc.
After Whiting two hours or mOre beyond tho
! time, surprising they must. without doubt. have
| been arrested and abandoning all expectation OF
thuir appearing we were Just nbu ut getting into
our hack 10 return To the city when. 10 our sur
| prise. two hicks and n buggy drove up. Tho
! hacks contained Mr.. lingo. his second and six
| friends the huggy. our surgeon. who explained
! that. not finding as at the point Indicated The
must have arrived there long after the tlmcl. ho
! had come across the surgeon engaged by tho
! other side with whom no had remained md
Nrh he'll hal n u nft ut a lpngn ~
! second Of Mr.. lnge apuloglz'd for his non aD-
! pcaranco nj the time agreed on. md cxplatuo d
| 1t thus: On their way 10 the ground they had
como across our surgeon who had joined them,
stating that We had not passed that they had
marks of q vehicle having passed IA slight drlz-
! z.e had fallen. and must have oblttcratod the
marks made by ours that they had arrived in
/ time at an unoccupieu house near the road. only
| few hundred yards distant from whore Wa
were, from which they could not fail To 500 us
! should we piss that they had come 10 the con-
| clusion that we had been arrested and came to
/ the ground not expecting to find US. but 10
| leaye their card in due form.
| The writer OF this had learned the night b.
! fore that we had made mistake. and had Sc
| lected ground within tho District line and not
/ beyond. rs we had supposed. MIR. lng"s second
wits informed ot this fact. but ut the same time
! told that II there was 10 objection on his part
the affair. He not Directing We proceeded with
| tho lrclimnarics for the light. Tho ground
had boon measured aud the pegs driven the
d the w ord and The dhoce Of position fho Word
was won by 4lr. StaDly's second. and the choice
| OF position by Mr. Ingo's The pistols were
| loaded before doing which thoy were blown out
| with u little powder. which il usual on such oc-
! casions. We were about placing the principals
in their positions aad handing them their pis-
| tois, whom two white men came running to the
| spot who had been sent 10y MI. lnIes surgeon
from the house Near by 20 tell us we were with
| IN tho District oi Columbia. This changed the
aspect VI affairs. Without the presence OF these
| witnesses we mig have gone on, NJ that epoch
/ without much risk OF mourning tho penalties o
tho law. The friends OF each Of the parties II
attendance were in honor bound to keep from
the authorities any knowledge OF what tool
place; tho surgeons were TO keep Just gu
Of sight. 10 be called when their services
We're needed; tho drivers OF the hnck,
stood. could not DO nude witnesses. But now
here were two competent witnesses who wuult
selves 20 be summoned before the Grand Jury
Rai iAyulvc all parties IN n criminal proseru
! ton. These views We're communicated 10y Mr.
Stnnly's second 10 Mr.. lnge's. and the necess q
Of SOLICITING now ground was ut once conceded
| The writer OF tlis mounted the box with th'
driver Of his hark thai ho might have view o
the country as hr led the way in search Of
new Held outside the District limits. As no dit
50 ho said t. Mr.. Stnly's surgeon. Doctor
follow me" which he Thought plain and conris,
enough not - Doe misunderstood. As he passed
through cato % the enclosure IN whlch thel
were. T. "A ruud running directly north an,
south. H. ordered the hackman 10 turn to tn'
let and 70 north. which no did, and We were
immediately followed ~ tho two hacks contain
surgeon passed through the gate he turned t.
the fieut ana went tAuuiuE OIL NJ "a lutillnl
speed T. tha south. We supposed he had gon'
h notify the other surgeon. and that both D
them would follow on, tat thRt WAS the last W.
saw Of eithcr OF them. subsequently w
learned that both ~ the surg Ons, instead %
following US to tho fold. had Immediately re
turned 10 Washington.
determined On time that there should ho NJ
doubt about our grltlng beyond the D'strif
line. we drove several miiesto the north wthou
particularly noticing the ground. and when w
began 10 look put for "a suitable plnce, We had Il
~ milo or TWO further before discovering
what We considered an eligible situation; but
mule suitNbe place iur 81 IA purposes than tn
onp We finally fixed upon could not hnye been
found. Ii was an open. abandoned lev"l ii"ii g.
tine worry poorest Kind Of luud, without a shrub o.
a iWig. and surrounded with woods. and ont q
sight Of any sort OF hahtatiOn. TINS spot, un
hcurd OF before in connection with SUI II n1hirs
became the fold Tor most OF the duels that haW
since been fought
We now again commenced 20 arrange Tor TN
light; the ground WIS soon measured the pis
tolls were already loaded the principals wer
posted, and the word given, both parties nriEl
simultaneously NJ the word One" and bOtl
missing. The writer could not restrain smi
at a remark made by Mr.. lnge. in m apparent {,
SURPRISED tone OF voice, TO his second when hl
approached: Dld missY Tho writer mad
heiorn he had finished giving the word near,
| Dir. lnge's ball. In the distance. striking nmOnl
the tree tops. and knew Immediately 1t had gonl
high of the intended mark.
Tho difficulty between these gentlemen nrOs
4.