The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-11-04
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lhls morning 1he efllehs atavn up ateet
hfi as lhe wsaptns hnfsewhlls sitnrlhlnA
ha hrf lnffu ttnUH ifHdllt tho esale w " ~
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understood. ~ order thal the ratilcs ouilh
ihur,h, nsnde tho panaiiiea " thu duellnH
law, whleh doos M apaplfy ~ deadly weapons
ha,sawhipa tfndat the fules II tho nrht eaet
mau was required 10 stand up un lua traced
tipuh The Htuuni. making the histHnHe 'se
taeun the unmlaianis alutil three feet They
wrtu armed with hrhvt hursewhipa repeulHl
seleoted for the hshi, and tho socund ~ each
duellst WAS supplied with an extra whip To
be- used hy his principal IN the event " the
wearing out uf breaking " the weapon, IN"
eumbatRnls met this morning aeoof'ilns 70
agreement. The Held seleeled was u hard
and level spot about half a mile ftum
the inaln road Tile lines were nada np Of
rope fastened 10 tho ground with long staples.
After vain attempt had been made by the
seconds to adjust the difficulty the men took
| places for the light liolh were In their shirt
sleeves, the provisions VI the fight bnnF that
| no coat, vest ur undcrrhlrt should be worni
| Al Hsyen ncoek the question waA nskehi
"uenticmrn, are you readyf' kach man nod
drd his head The command "Htrikof' wn'
then given and tho duelAta fell 20 hlovH with
yipor Although the blows given were heavy
and fast, neither man tnehed. Upon Tho
hands anil faoss uf the rombalanis grcat weli'
soon roso. and the shirts " the men soon gave
evidence that hlnod WIS being drawn. Al
times thoy wiridel their weapons with on'
and then with bath hands, md ocesslonall,
one or tho other wns iouoi by the dcs
pernto assault of his adversary to fal
hack from his line Attcr nshtins half 81
hour time wns called, Rni the men, nearll
br-athicss, were given brief resting time. IN
night continued for ihrun hours with short IN
tervais for rest The seconds finally dorldc
the requirements Of the code had brcn con
piled with, and forced tho combatanis TO IL
stat. II IL understood that Johnston was NOR
severely hurt than his adversary, and thu
there IL not plaes on his body that il nnt COZ
erred with welis many of which hnvs Rashe
the flesh In horr hlo manner Williams
almost IN the same con luton, nnh oti me
are suffering terribly from the effects nf tn"
wounds, which are atish that they ean srar' ~
liz down, their feet h ing almost the only par
not covered with whip cuts No arresls hHs
, been made, aud the friends Of the duelisfs a.
enieaynrlnK u hush the matter. bftsiiai'Dl
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