The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1882-11-10

Two Young Farmers of North Caroiin.
Fight for Three Hours, with Horse
whips ~ Weapons -- 10th (ombat.st.
Horribly Gn>hes.
A bico!r. cruel and novel dnni wns fon,h,
this nsriiny IA the lower ,,iy 81 Gnfori le-
tween kaii h Johnston and SIX Wilkins. IVA
Young farmers OF thut = cilun ana rivals M
the affection ~ q yonns lady. HID fcelinp4
hAd cxiSls between them for some time
ending ia harsh words day before ycsioria,
soon after Johnston md d friend ~ will
ams with a letter demanding Il ,cfrac,inn N
certain language used. 1hr Tutor lie lined NJ
withdraw . remarks. ard further CORES
ponirnce result "a HI nm rrr rinrnt 10 m U
N Hostile combat. tho time hcing ix.l ~
thls morn NJ. 4 be- article drawn NJ sr,ci.|
fisd a. tho wcrruns hor~rwh rs s4mefhiny
NJ h.r tofprc lied ty tn. vslr II \, rta|
a ro.ina. These weapon, were chosen il il
u',der~sn "a. IN orsi'r thai thu raitlcs cnull|
thereby syuslc the penalties al The duclnr
Law. which does MT ~ tsify asacnsI., weat,ons|
huise~hIp- Under The rules ~ the hight cach|
man wns require % s'nnsi ,p On 4 | ne traced
upon The ground. making the distance H.
tween the comnatanis al out three IL T. They
wcrc armed with heavy hurscwhips c~pcc Al VI
selec.ed Tor the hight. nnl the second IL rnch|
4 lcl q wAS supplied with an extra win Ill
~ uScd ~ his principal in the event u mol
wrMiinx out or breaking ~ thn weapon. The|
cmbninnis met this ms rnn4 accounting to|
agreement. Tic field selected Mas har,l|
snd level spot about hn'f Il niIc fron|
the main roasi. Tie lines were ma,lr IN I'll
r'fe fastened ~ thu rroun.l with long staples
After a vain attempt h "a bscn made Is thp|
conds - adjust the diihcuiy tae men ok|
places for The night. Eoth were IN IN III shirt
.lceve~. the prn, i~i"n~ N the tgnt being fhat|
no cost vest Or undeis,iri should ~ worn.|
AZ seven o'clock the question WIS asked:|
.Gcnticmcn. are you ready Each man nod
dtd h head. Tn com mani 4 strike was|
then given AMI a. 4 ducllets frli 10 flows With
>iror. Although the blow given We're hcayy|
and fast. neither man fiinthcI pom the|
hands AMI lac ~ the comllaAuf< great wtlt.|
snon rose. ami the shirts ~ The men soon gasc|
et ldclite that blood WAS beng drawn. All
times they vleldci their wcap ms With one|
and then with both hands. ana occasionally
one tho other was forced by tho lcsI
r.rtfc assault Of his adversary 10 fa|
hour time WIS cnll'd "A the inc:. nearly
brenthie>S. were gwen hris.f resting time Thc|
night & ,llflnur'i fur three hours with short in|
ter,al~ for rest The seconds finally dee led|
the requirements ~ the code had liecn comI
piled with. AMI forced the solnlataut~ tudr|
si-t- II H. understood thar Johnston was n.Or,|
severely hut IN an his adversary. AMI fhatI
there d not place on his body that j. not cow
tred with welts. many 81 which have gnshcd|
the flesh IN a horrb BILE manner. Williams Isl
almost in the same confisfipn. and 9th men|
ARE suffering terribly from TN effects ~ their|
wounds. which are such thar they can ely|
le down. Their feet hting almost tnr only parta|
not covered with whip cuts No arrests have|
leen made. and the friends 81 the duelirfs are|
enieavofinx u hush the matfer.--i}re> lsb0r0|
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