Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-27
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The fatal duel bstwesn General An
drew jackson and Charles Dickinson.
which VAS fought near AdsirvilIe. Tenn.
on the 5Dth Of MAY, 1905. ranks among
shat are Justly termed the noted Amer.
loan duels no. only on account % the
distinguished character Of the combat
ants. but because they were incsmpu-
ably crack sbots,r aud because each
intended Ia hill the other. Dickinson
had Invited n challenge from Jaek<on
Ivy aspersing the chAraster or social
standing 81 the wife Of the latter. Each
undoubtedly expected TO receive q mis-
chievous bullet, bat hoped. at the same
time. To dan eeroasly wound or kili his
adversary. II wa= understood that there
would be no love or sentiment Displayed
duriug the hostile meeting, and. Of
csuI~r. no vhite feather Both men
wera notorioasly brave aud unspeAk ably
angry. Both we're eHp~rts With rifle aud
plstol and Dickinson, while on his gay
to the rendezvous. amused his associates
by display Tag his wonderful skill With
q pstoi. Once. at = dlssanos of twenty.
four feet. be AIRED four balls. each At the
word Of comsand. into q space which
could tse covered 10y silver dsliar. sew.
efAi NitltgN - tHE et&tn9 ut@NttiNN Hf thN y
string with a bullet. IL L. stated he ieft
q severed cord hanging near n tav-rs.
aud said to the landlord. - he rode IA
IL General jackson comes along this
Rad. he Kind enough to show him that"
The sieetin1 to b place In the morning.
and both parties appeared "a be per
aor~sd apou vas that she pistols we're
A. - a a n a
given to FIRE. thea eaaA man was Ia fire
q. soon m he pleased. AZ som as the
word was given. Dickinson raised his
pistol aud ercd. A qua of dust tisv
from che breast 81 iackson's csat, and
hts second saw him raise his left arm
aud place 10 tishily across his chest.
The General. however, stood Arm, while
Dickinson recoiled, cry ma out Great
taad have . missed himF rnot.snt
after. JRoksou took deliberate aim and
,alled the trigger. bat che weapon stop
sd al halt COCA. tie drew u back 10
,ss place. took ain second time, and
fired. Dickinson reelsd. and his face
turned white, and, as h,s friends hurried
toward hiai, he sank upon the ground.
he mnrdeFous missile had passed
through the body below the ribs. IL
was oniv after this that 10 was dissov
ered that one Ut Jaekson's shoes waa
full 1T blood. Ou examination u was
found that the bullet from piekinson's
weapoa had h,t jackson Ia the breast.
hr aking two ribs, and making . pain
fal but not Dangerous wnuad. ptcktn,
soa lived until aboat = o'clock In the
evening. al which hour he expired
having hlca o. death. II vas ON this
,ecas,on thai Andrew jackson exit NitSd
hss iraa wili by saying 10 his secnnd
that he would have lived lene enough 90
have k,lled his Antagonist even " he
had teen shot tsroagh the heart
Iacksen foash, p,oktnson FOR the hoaor
" Tue woman he laved. A description
af this duel lately appnar~d IN the
Louisville tky.l CssasssT :. sss~al. which
called oat . communication froa \,
fatk Baker, II Yeangssosn. N. Y
which eonaladea ~ follows;
There IL one feature aeoat this duel
with piak,nson, how ver, that seems
little peculiar, and thai 10 tia, GENERAL
iacksen, wha was very spare man IN
hts person, should have bcea dressed Ia
a lc,se tt,sns gown oF coat, 81 that his
Antagonist could not readily tell the h..
cation ~ his body, Dickinson aimed
rssht, aud u Jacksen's body had been
where Dickinson sappssei u was, and
where, perhaps, che Nsfs S'ssile woala
Sas II ought b. have been, there IA ne
jass reason to doubt that General Jaek
ss,a would Al that time have ''pNss. 4 IN
his eheckss" Tor The hall from nscAin-
san's psssal weald have struck his heart
eeyaad any Doubt according h. the ae-
coant et the duel, Now, The criticism
aud reint | mNke In The character af
'tsld atckaEs," In resgsecs ~ this dael.
ia tbs Having ar~sSeSa himself in a
mshnes o. deceive naekin~sn ss ~ The
precise s,sest,sa ST his lJsessenNs lt~say,
and havsns ftceivea ntcktnsanss hallet
without any serious injury. ID wAs a.,
iast and fair thleg in jackson AftetwaFa
~ take aeaie~fate aim ~ psekiasan and
ktil eiaA, No matter ~ At the provSsNa
ttea VAS "a The part ~ Dickinson vetNA
led ~ the dael, u seeaas ~ ne that. nav
sas Fe@Afts<A 81 vhAl was then ssonsa2~g~
ea an henoFaele nsetASsi ~ setting me
aashealss, tAes w~re each hsNaa ~ gave
the ether fair NAV and the cal, excase
~ lasiafoati N cAa AaA tNaf Vae&srsl
laNAsNn tss his a~lissesAts and egeasssa
ltAs,a killsag sf nssktaseaa. Is The tasa
taaI pesAAgs nFsaa general nxsncslAes
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