The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-01-31

a. the New Orleans Daily States, abor
the city and State printing, resulted i
: q duel last Tuesday between Majo
4 Burke, of the Democrat, and Maio
= Hearsey, of the States, and to the pull
LEGATION next day of the following state
Iment by the seconds of the twe prin
. cipals:
PROCES VERBAL.
Major E. A. Burke having, on tn,
|, morning of january %, 1880, received
a peremptory challenge from Major III
j. Hearsey, By the hand of Hon. Leor
{ Jastremski, at once placed the matter
in the hands of his friends, Messrs
Page NJ. Baker and Richard Weight
man. The two latter promptly waited
upon Messrs. L. NJ. Mutt and Leon
Jastremski, representing Major Hear
sey, and announced the readiness of
their principal to assume any respon-
sibility that Major Hearsey saw fit to
impose upon him, and to proceed with
whatever expedition might he required.
/ They, however, stated that they had
been requested by Mr.. j. ID. Houston
to make an explanation. Major Hear
sey, being in the attitude of seeking
PREPARATION for an affront, he might,
perhaps, prefer to seek it at the hands
of the person from whom that affront
.emanated. Mr.. ]. ID. Houston, pro
prietor and publisher of the Democrat
newspaper, declared himself to be that
person. He was the author of the ar
ticles which had given Major Hearsey
offense, and held himself personally ire
sponsible for them. This statement was
made by Messrs Baker and Weight
man merely in order that the friends of
Major Hearsey might proceed with
full understanding of all the facts in
the case.
Messrs. /. NJ. Mutt and Leon Jas
tremski, in their capacity as represen-
tatives of Major Hearsey, felt that they
had taken the proper steps in applying
to the recognized manager of the paper
in which the offensive articles appear
ed.
1t was therefore agreed that there
should be meeting between the two
principals in the affair at $50 P. NJ.
on Tuesday, the 9th inst, the weap-
ons to be the ordinary smooth-bore
dueling pistols, at ten PAGES, position
and word to be decided by lot.
1t was further understood and agreed
that each principal was to be attended
by his two immediate representatives,
and not more than two friends addi- 4
tional, a surgeon for each being also
provided for, and the usual rules to 4
prevail 4
New Orleans, La, Jan. rs, 1880.
PAGE N. BAKER, u
RICHARD WEIGHTMAH, T
Representing Major E. A. Burke. a
L. NJ. Mutt, s
LEON JAsTREMsKI, $
Representing Major H. j. Hearsey. !
According to agreement the parties r
net at the appointed hour on Metairie r
Ridge, Major Bnrke attended bylIa
hessrs. Page M. Baker and Richard %
and Major Hearsey bvlh
Hon. Leon ,Jastremski and Mr.. Henry 0
5uy Carleton, the latter gentleman c
laving been substituted for Col. L. M. %
Mutt. The necessary preliminaries t:
laving been perfected, the principals b
we're placed-at ten PAGES, as agreed "A
'pon-and shots exchanged. "A second al
hot having been demanded and CON "a
eded, the word was repeated and an L
ther shot,exchanged. sl
After the second shot, in ,conse- il
uence of representations and expos p
ulations made by mutual friends pre- b
emit, and in parley called by the =.
econds of Major Hearsey. lit was pre- q
osed by them, and agreed to by the L
econds Of Major Burke, that the lat al
err, on behalf of their pricipal, should #
2press their recognition of Major ii
learsey as a gentleman of honor and lit
ourage, upon which Major Hearsey's al
riends declared Themselves satisfied, In
nd hostilities were, by general con W
emit, terminated.
And the undersigned hereby take
leasure in testifying to the brave and e
onorable department of both Major az
'nrke and Major Hearsey. 81
Henry cGUY cAREETos, = =
LEON JAsrREMsKI, 4
representing Major lei. >. Hearsey. =
Pace M. BAKER, ~
RICHARD WEIGHTMAN, N
Representing Major u. "A. Burke. y