Daily globe., 1883-07-01
HONOR" INDICATED,

The Richmond Editors Finally Wipe Out
the Stain of Niger in BIood-One Hav-
ing Been Winged With a Bullet of
Course 1t Settled Which is a Liar.
HoNAH SATISFIED.
STAUNToN, June 30.-Bierne and Elan.
the Richmond duelists, met this morning
near New Hope in this county. At the
first exchange of shots neither was touched.
At the second shot Elan was struck in the
upper part OF the right thigh, and Bierne
escaped unhurt. Bierne then expressed
himself as satisfied, and the parties left the
field in opposite directions. Bierne was
represented, it is reported, by loung.
Chalkley and Wright of Richmond, and
Elam by John Smelling and John F. Lewis
and son. Elan is dangerously shot through
the right thigh, at the hotel at Waynesboro.
and telegraphs for his wife. Bierne passed
Charlottesville for Richmond on the 1920
train.
A sTAUNToN ACCOUNT.
SrAUNTON, Va, June 3O.-When the COM
batants took their position, several gentle
men were present, but not Immediately
connected with the affair. They were
asked to retire and they did so. A ply
sician thsn gave the word: ''Gentlemen,
are you ready? three"
Shots were to be exchanged after the word
fire." and before the word ''three." At the
the word zone" both pistols were dis
charged in quick succession, but without
effect. The same programme was then
repeated, both reports being almost sim
ultaneous and just at the word 'one." AS
Elan staggered under the eff
feet of the wound his
second ran forward and assisted him to
cushion, which laid on the ground. The
wounded man was under the impression
that the ball had penetrated both legs, and
insisted that such was the case. When as
sured by the surgeon that it had not even
gone through one leg, and that the intense
pain in the other was from sympathy.
Elan expressed regret that he had not
demanded another shot. He was perfectly
cool and collected and gave directions in
strong and composed voice
Bierne also acted deliberately, and al
though pale, seemed perfectly cool. He
was taken away by his second directly
after he discovered that Elam could not
again stand. Elan was placed in an am
bulance and started for the residence
twenty miles distant. AS it was doubtful
what the effect of the ride would be, and
in case he was not able to stand it, prepa-
rations were made for his entertainment
at the house of some of his prominent
friends along the way.
The wound is evidently very serious.
only that after the ball struck, Elan gave
one or two steps forward, and from that it
was thought that his leg was not broken.
The sdrgeon, however, stated that the
muscle would Ihave sustained him some
length of time.
RICHMOND ACCOUNT.
R1CHMoND, June 3O.-In the meeting of
Beirne and Elan, Colts fve-shooters, thirty
ne-calibor, were used, at a distance of
eight PAGES. The provisions of the orig
inal cartel were carried out until Elan was
shot. The cartel provided that after the
first fire if neither were hurt word would
be given for the second round and that
then the parties should continue firing and
advance if they chose. On the second
round Elan received Beirne's first shot in
the thigh and staggered and fell and ex-
claimed, Il am hit" Beirne ceased firing
and his seconds declared their principal
satisfied. Beirne then raised his hat, sa-
luted his opponents and walked off to
carriage, which he entered and was
driven away. Elam was helped
to his carriage and taken
to Lynwood, the residence of Lieut.. Gov
ernor Lewis. in Rockingham county, only
few miles from the scene of the encoun-
ter. The ball in E!am's thigh was probed
for on the field, but was not found. The
wound is not, however, considered danger
Gus. Beirne's seconds were Frank Wright.
of Petersburg, and W. Emmett Schockly,
of this city. Elam's friends were D. Shelf
fey, Lewis and j. D. Smelling. The delay
in meeting was caused by fear of arrest,
and three attempts were made TO arrest
Beirne. The parties were nearly 25O miles
apart, and had to come to the place of
meeting in private conveyance, travelling
mostly at night Everybody seems salts
fed that the duel did not terminate fat
ally.