Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-07-04
Peace TlIOlglPiStOls
The Duel Between Messrs.
Beirne and Elan Fought
Yesterday.
TWO SHOTS AT EIGHT PAGES
ELAN SLIGHTLY WOUNDED IN THE
THIGH AT THE SECOND FIRE
-BEIRNE UNHURT.
TWO SHOTS AT EIGHT PAGES
Notes & Incidents of the Meeting.

tIichmond Dispatch, July lst.l
Mr.. Richard +. Beirne, editor oil The
State, and Mr.. William G. Elan, editor
of the Wing, fought a duel near Way
nesboro', iu Augusta county, yesterday
morning. AT the first fire neither was
struck. Al the second Mr.. Elan re-
ceiyed flesh.wound in tie thigh, and
the meeting was brought 10 a close
Mr.. Beirne having received the satisiac'
ZION he demanded.
The affair was the outgrowlh OF poll
tics, ard resulted from a dispuiatlon
that had been going on between the
two papsrs for good while.
The Meeting.
In view Of the great ado made
throughout the country about tie duel,
in concluding new arrangements Tor Tue
meeting il was deemed inadvisabie tC
require e;tler party 10 travel on the
cars, and the only thug lett for them
was TO approach each other over coun'
try roads aud in private vehicles, and
it was agreed that they should mee'
on tie New Hope road, near Waynes-
boro'. and in the neighborhood OF Ham
GERS old distillery-that being, as wei
az could be ascerIained, a hallway
point.
CVER THE VI UNTA1NS.
Recent rains had rendered the roads
almost impass able, aud the progress
was slow. Mr.. B,mne, coming from
Lewisburg, had 10 cross the Alleghan,
10 fountains. Mr.. Fam, going from
Richmond. had 10 cross the BLU
Ridge. There we're streams 10 ford
crossroads 10 bother, inquiries alon!
the route TO be made. al d in sucl
manner as TO avoid detection WheT
they were not sure that they could fn'
shelter IN tie house Of discreet friend
the parties campcd out for tie night
| All, however, was successfully accom-
plished, and Yesterday morning totl
parties Lad gathered near Way nesboro'
which town was wholly unconsciou
that II was soon 10 bCct me cole brate'
in tie press di, patches. There was no
an officer on the lookout; not a sign o
danger; no one TO interfere. The cOun
lersien betFcen the parties so iha
they might know each other any" her
was n Aber One.
THE GROUND SELECTED.
The ground selected was on the farm
of Pull. Klllam:
Beirne passed through SlauntOn Fri
day night in a Jersey-wagon. Arriv
ing near the appointed ground Beirne
the diver Of tie wagon, and a frien'
slept in the wagon 10 the woods. Will
Mr.. Frank NJ. Wright went TO the tow
of Waynesboro', where another friend
F Mr.. W. E. ChoCkley, Of Richmond, al
ready was. and found on the. exact spO
to be used for the duel.
While this was going on Elan, wilt
had been al the house Of John f. Lewis
Jr., in Rockingham, twenty-five mile
from the spot, was coming towards
Waynesboro' in carriage, with Shef
few Lewis, John F. Lewis, Jr., and Dr.
Lewis Wheat.
TIE Elan party and the Belrne part
arrived on time.
The ground is grove not far from
mlll.dam. In this grove is a Sigh
depression, and in that depression tn
men were promptly placed, facing eac
other.
GENTLEMEN, ARE YOU READY?
A toss for the choice of position an
word of command was won by Mr.
Lewis. He also staked off the croun
and placed the men. The weapon
were Colts Gve.barrelled reYolverS, 8
calbre.
t To the question. "Gentlemeu. ar
you ready ?" both gentlemen gave as
! sent. They were 10 fire between th'
words oNE-1wO-TH THREE. Mr.. Elan
fred first, and his ball, ii is believed
touched the skirt Of Mr.. Beirne's sac
/ coat. Mr.. BeiIne's FIRE was inetieC
tual.
Mr.. Beirne, the challenging party, wa
asked if he was salts fed, and said tina
he was not. A second fire was thel
had. Again Mr.. Elan fired little il
advance of Mr.. Benne, but harmeless
ly. Mr.. Beirne'S shot struck Elan /
the hesly part Of the right thigh, as b
was standing with that side advanced
Elan said, 81 am hit" and parle.
ensued. resulting IN Mr.. Beirne's sec
ond saying that he was satisfied.
THEY PART.
The Beirne party then raised thel
hats courtetu<ly 10 tie oil er side an
let the field.
Elan. with a little help, was able +
walk TO lis carriage, and was laid o
the bottom of it. and, with NJ. Lew
and DR.. " heat. was driven down th
road towards the point from which b
had come.
Beirnc was driven to Crimora sta
: ton, On tie Shenandoah Valley raj
= road, whore he took The Train for Mary
land.
Both mtn behaved with courage an
GOODNESS.
J Arrested.
: A telegram from Stanton to this pa
per says:
DAVID Brooks (colOred, who droy
the wagon containing the Belrne part
? from West Virginia 10 the duellins