The Benton weekly record., 1882-08-10
a DUEL IN VIRGINIA
Between .Johns. Wise, and .Ts1ll1. =.
Crockett.


%E'92 SA~NFt ~ t&A ~S+kA &&S5E
was fought half 4 miIe from I1ere TIL:
morning &c sunrise between Capt. john S
Wise, Matoness candidate for Congress
man 2t Large, and John S. Crockett, Corn
nouHealth's Attorney for Wytlla county.
Both parties, accompanied By thei1 sec
. onds, reached here early this morning and
At once made preparations to fight. Mr..
! e. Crockett Of Wythe was Clockctt,s sec
ondp and 6. Ward, editor Of the Abingdon
Pt1ysn5071, acted for 'Viso. The parties
met In an open field, haif mile from here,
and were on the ground and ready for che
hostile encounter before the village people
were asEir Tuey were acco,,,p pa,ie,l BY Il
surgeon.
I Soon after laayinz the train, beth the
/ principals and their seconds went aG onoe
to the 5is.12 w:ler4, ssLhout any useless
milking a::d asfs! few prelimi1lArie5, The
/ perpetrators i ezss made for rna duel This
t1urrElng vp 2f matters YVES ueoeaszr3 be-
cause 4 djLEi"u;ty bHswcen 25essgs. wise
ard Crockett has j,eat1 ssppr-hendad for
! @0''" ussf 5f5>t, ai1' la4e iaSAot il16 hN9
tuen 5tsl5'E together would have been sui
ticihilT 10 vau2e their arrest. Ii tive min
'lt>& after 1aaehi,i& 5lzn gFeauei, the pr:n4j-
/ pats were t5Ie+. % taise tz1eiE positions. TIE
distance agreed 1tpoa was $e;t pttees, <1s@
weapons s:se;I s2@ra r9go1e@9@ ot .I3o r4zt-
/ lHFitit a145-3r'1
''dent1e5hatts are gou reaz b - 5.55Sssd z4,&
se@ohtlS.
hoEI1 coE5E>>jsstssa ooNS*s{ ~ G21@ atzi"E1s@
Ave.
:, 'Ee---<t1lts---t ss.o-~lhE@e.'
~ Lne !as5 word, ,"Ihtte. = b'tst1 pistols
vent o1f ssitlsoss simultaneously - tla'ss;5lso
! t1at Il vsS q li'sG }to'sg}1z oH2g 9oo 'Tcal2-
o:a pad 1saaa1 s!is@}1af&etts Tile tiro v.as
'F:lt'olit EFFECT .ki:@ 1i1sa W.T." &S5#ut TO-
E*$t5e tF1sItl'o@5EJoss, f'1s. - Crockett 0as
raising }1t@ pistol il vert oil .%c55Esttil$.
4ne 1nen Nttfe a@ait l,lated III position
ans II 1}<' e4n1ts1aaa s&t:l r@ise! biz }.&aan
"n't pS:@ea Ete Trigger. 13l:s t2t1t WISE
pistol failsd to s. OF, ana trotEosss- &1s
dtse=laEEed without effect. Thea Ca'@E@1J
a&ld lle "as satjatled, aud this ei4deH The
duel. The parties Ut ones scattered. Crock
&c and Eis ssef5szs1s TOOK tEla tait Iof zoH1e,
'.ild Y 1sa,s SECONDS stsso left. Ial1t WISE
came mere stnf| At'ts5tss gotlEicaiapH4ah 90
large nioNs3
l3ie ut'el was another il that series Of
political affairs Of }1oIlot winch ha5+a been
so'ng on sluce state politics 1aHe been
raging g lts}sfS III Hlfglh1a. None nave
Fes'litS't fatally asyeF' al1j} it y Q reInaFs-
anie 1ae1 THAR during me period % l0aE
years ~ which ltae1s iiATe at 15fiarettf times
peen 1ougat, fhe only one "Ith fi1Eai etf4ct |
was taat n winch y lady 2z$is concerned,
Itie s7afla:ltE-Aot!tsol ellet last fEoek.
Crockett duel began on the 18th Of tnig /
49,
s1onlNs ~ seems L4lAL NDen W lSe was 10 u
tyythaviiI:, = f4,q <vaa},s aet, d .,f7, tza,.sa.
- 7 'A@N go = - $500 49, : wa &oE1 Saso-
tloa 1ook place between hlnl and Mf.
ofocketf, ~ #hlen me latter alleged that I
W fsee natie use u the expression: lhere
u 20 nohor - t7oll1ics' ! itls 81 t'c4zeFt
mao repeated y coming from Y ise, ana
5llis 1aef I1aa heef1 reported 60 t1le latter.
1hee1'ng VT. CTockett 10 Efae evening on
oi' g -sassi 1ol, s M a11stt ilta1l
aside and IntGTr0gafGl E.iEl about Il. /
5.,.sa7 -, z
1t0th>HSl aehiioN ieusetl thd6 ne nsll h1ades
tha sfs4aFaaIf and thu+ i+ ,+,au +.fa xlfsa |
1A&s go SAtSo - = g = 80 = 91
it tts false and struck at Crockett
=, ,4. ,,
ocaole ttc iatIcf Hau tltiAs 10 RESENT tiiG
plo" a5e fatln was catts1zt w = 3.Aafs11aA
faatss, VINO was sSailoahs elose oy, a1d
then q policeman appeared Oh tEle scene
aild commanded the peace Rerha2s ttie
oaHlealty h11sht nave eflueo mere, o1tt the.
next Gay tile Rlefnohd 1Ehla, Aahone. +
organ, pflnted y telegfalll, ~ @fiitssz VIZ
she i9hoWlns
short m tine after Cart; M Wise eoneIndes his
recently. h asked hin il be had made certain
d snf W. msa t1e I'm ars9o @ ~ t s
spot.
N.1en crockett heard tllis anfs.o5fler re-
ports to tlle erect ti1at &c nad beeta peaten
- WISE ne aHtS. MS trends Eesafded @6}1eh
assertions g i1lT7utafdoI1s upon llIseotfaze.
Ehls feeling was aggravated When the
Richmond VAfg came onf win = second II
srtiele, which said {
The affair was much talked aboat ysateTs5ag q!
VS. VS. the he name q 1s tnc man 4 Whom s. i5e ras
,aa . .'S r a; 5eEe 15 599s1ye
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