Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-10-17
El0OnlesS HDUpIS

On Saturday morning LIST MIR. Richard H.
beifno, ono 81 this prOprlol0,s OF The Richmond
State, ard Cap!. IL. IL. Ridduberser met lol
a tuel 90 thu ronu from Richmond to Ashland
about Ok miles from Ashland. Mr. H,ifnt
beng teo challenged party, Ct c0urso had tr
furnish .hc weanons. No isbstc.urred, how
eSGr, because Tie supply. or may DO Tho qualify
OF tho pistol Gaps. prevented suoh from taking
rlAco. B.irnc's s,oond. Mr.. William Ryan, OIL
the Statu staff asked that the matter be u ,st.
poncd awhilo until he could mako tho nc cossary
arrangements, but Riddlebergers second, Col
Robert Richardson. could not aproo to wall
beyond certain hour. as Capt. Riddlebrrgel
nau TO uli 40 eogsgoment mado TO meet Hon
Geo. ID. Wise at place some miIos distant.
30 hlddlebergcf's party left for spot nbou
Two milss from Alloe's Station, near tho Chez
apeAke ard Ohio Railway. whero they wcro tc
m6st Wiso aud bis party at O'clock Beirne
and his PARTY remained on the ground shorl
While otter the other party Left, but subso.
quent!y went over to Atee's evidently to have
no meeting with Riddlebergcr sitter Wise and
R'ddIsbcrgcr bad settled their difficulty. Be-
ioro this WAS done Police Justice Richardson
and officer Mathews. armed With a warrant,
arrested Mcssrs. Beirue snd Ryan, and they
Wora placed under 81 900 bond TO keen the
peace.
The time appointed for Wiso aud Riidleber.
ger TO hoot was 4 O'Clock 10 the afternoon and
tho plaoa ooe mile from Alice Station. Rid
dleberscr and party reached the spo. some time
before the appointed hour, and waited among
tho trees uotl 5 o'clock. when Wiso and his
party arrived. Both parties beiog on The
grould. it was decided not to wait until 4
clock, and accordingly few rolnutcs before
that hour the usual ten psoes wern laid off and
tho principals stepped forward. Mr., Wise was
represented BY MIR. Richard Dunlop, Mr.. Rid
llIoberGOr by Msssrs. Rogers and Jones, and
Dr.. George Ban. Johnston and DR.. Edwards
proaeut as surgsots Mr.. Riddleborser' 4 friend,
MfJr R"gors. gave tho word. Regular duel
log pistols were used.
Alter everything was arranged the command
to tifs was Ilvoo. Both triggers were pressed
| almost simultaneously, but only one loud re-
port rang out upon the cir Wisc's pistol
snapped aod the ball from Riddlobergers pis-
tol barely missed its mark.
Another round Was had. This time both
HcapoHs went CT together and the balls from
esoh won't Whlzzlng through ,ho air close TO
the hehds OF the opposing parties.
Sill another round was agreed upon, and tho
principals again stood erect. firmly c!Iuohr the
deadly weapons awaiting the command to fire,
Clear and distinct the word was given. This
time tho ball from Riddlsbcrscr's pistol passed
through Wise's bat brim aud thss from Wiso's
pistol cut hole through Rid6lebcrgor's GA,
tail.
SSH sno.her rouDd wae ordered, sud again
tho ssme command repeated.
On The tcuith round both hslIs missed end
ulthrut taking another shot Mr.. NdiIeberser
stepped forward and extended his hsnG 10 An
amic,ble msnner towards Mr.. Wss. MIR.
Wis. after few words with lis second, came
forward and took the protfsred hand, MIR. Rid
d'ebmgsr. o. the same time expressing his re-
etcs TOR the publication, sud declaring that al
no lime did he ever doubt the hcutr of Mr..
WISE. The psttes thea separated, snd Can.
tain Wise was shortly thereafter arrested.
The plsce where the duel WAS fought was in
Tho midst of q thick olunp of lrots aRny from
ths siebt of everybody. about two miles from
Atlco's Station. 10 Ha0Cvir county, and about
nine miles from Richmond
All the parties arrived in Richmond about
datk Saturday night. About two hours nf, er
Capt. Rddlebergcr resohei tho city 10 ad-
dfesssd crowd OF about 1000 persons az the
rcataser mass mseIiog near Ford's Hotel.