The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-06-15
Two New Orleans Editors Crack
Away at Each Other.
News and Courier.

News and Courier.
NEW ORLEANS, June IA duel
was fought this morning at the
Slaugbterhouse between Major f. A.
Burke, of the Times Democrat, and
c. Il. Parker. editor of the Picayune.
Pistols we're used aud Eve shots ex-
changed. At the fifth shot Burke
vas shot through both thighs, though
no bone was broken, aud the wound is
not considered dangerous.
On Friday last Maj. Burke, feeling
aggrie7ed at certain editorial articles
which recently appeared in the Pic
ayune, sent peren.ptory challenge
to Mr.. Parker, the editor of the
Picayune, to fight hjm duel. Mr..
Parker accepted, and his represeo-
satiyes, Geo. L. Hall aud Jas. 4.
Renshaw, named Mississippi rifles as
the weapons. Burke had the choice
of distance, aod Jas D. Houston and
Maj. Juo. A. Augustine, his seconds,
fixed it at two and a half PAGES. Al.
though no reasons were given By
BurSe's friends fr- naming SC short
a distance it is generally understood
they did 50 because of the reputed
axpersness of Mr.. Parker with the
weapon selected. The weapon net
being satisfactory, after conference
regular duellipg pistols were fually
agreed upon as the weapons. aud the
distance. twenty PAGES, the grou"d
selected beius in St. Bernard Parish.
near the SIaughterhruse Maj. Burke
and his friends arrived first. aud We're
soon joined by MIR. PARSER and his
friends. Burke's Ses"uds won the
toss for position and Hall was selected
t. give the word.
Everything being in readiness the
principals took the positions assigned
them, and at the word the weapons
we're discharged almost Simultaneous
", neither of the gentlemen being
hurt. An effort was made By the
seconds to adjust the difficulty, but
Burke's friends held that their prin-
cipal had been wrougsd, and asked if
the wrong would be righted. Par
ker's friends admitted that Burke was
man of courage, and they thought
that was sufficient. Burke's friends
claimed that the Picayune's crit
icisms were outside the role Of journ.
alism. Mr.. Parker's friends stated
that be had the right to criticise any
public official, aud still reserved that
right.
As no compromise could be effected
the principals took their positions for
the second shot, which, like the first,
was without result. Unsuccessful
efforts similar to those after the first
followed the second round. After the
third round long parley ensued,
Burke's friends demanding that Par
ker should acknowledge the bravery
and personal and official integrity Of
Burke, which his friends claimed Par
ker had impugned in series of ar
ticIes in the Picayune. As Parker's
friends declined to make satisfactory
disclaimer. no further effort at
compromise was made, and the fourth
and fifth roucds followed.
At the fifth fire Major Burke was
shot through both thighs about eight
inches above the knee, and would
have fallen but was caught by his
seconds. When Parker's seconds dis
covered that Burke had BEEN wounded
they asked permission for their party
to retire from the ground. This re-
quest was granted BY the seconds of
the other side. The parties then sep
arated, Burke being conveyed to bis
residence on Camp street and Parker
repairing to the Picayune Office.
Those who witnessed the duel agree
IN stating that the principals acted
With remarkable courage and eoolness,
and that the affair was conducted &C
cording to rules prescribed by the
Code. Drs. Scott and Loeber, the
physicians in attendance, at once
dressed Major Burke's wounds and do
not consider them dangerous. This
evening he is resting quietly and his
physicians have no reason to appre.
hend serious trouble. The duel was
the ssbject of general conversation
throughout the city today, but the
Evening Picayuae makes no mention
of the affair.