The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-24
A PISTOL w,rlt a HISTORY.
A Weapon That Has Figured Largely la
some Exciting scenes

A Weapon That Has Figured Largely la
some Exciting scenes
On last Friday, Mr.. James ii. Robert
son, of this city, received by express
from his old friend, e.. Smith Gibson, OF
College Mound, Macon comfy, MIS-
souri,, dueling pistol which has his
toy. 1t was the hlstor cal association
that induced Mir. Gibson to present il to
Mr.. Il. The pistol mas II h'o-lnch bar
rel, walnut stuuk, silver mOuntiugs, hair
trigger, Nuu weighs one pound three
ounces aud a half. IL discharges ny
per ussion and has the name at
the maker j. ldddiebarger, cut
ON the barrel, with the word
uwarrantedn on the lock, aud
! a silver sight. The initial letters OF the
name of the former owner are cut IN
large letters on the silver plate at tho
! butl-cnd of the Ock, as follows: ~. j.
! ~ Ii il Ia good condition, though II
/ shows that IL has been used much and II
considerably worn. This pistol Is the
one USED by Mai. Taylor Berry, of this
county, IN hi celebrated duel win
,mdne Abial, September /, 1924, and one
ol the pair that Dr. Lowry carried IN
his saddlu-pucket Tor so many years,
while he was ut The head OF the old
i,AV.tte regency, Az that time Howard
county was thu trains OF Missouri Here
iivsd in their prime cen. Dun Green,
: tie ReClors, Governors Boggs ana Key
nulds, The Bg tons anu others tqudhy
DISTINGUISHED and talented. ne ushl
chat Missouri made to enter the union
: created bitterness that existed Tor
wears. The Injustice htapeu upon our
Ia. ~ fNn as4H tho NNuTfltf Ii
= win which IL was tescntedctu hardly be
: appreciated now. These usurpatlOns Oi
; congress were rouudly denounced. DE-
: Larry led In these ~ he did ntorward
in AN tho Mrugglvs OF the Democratic
D marty, and particularly IN the grea
p, h,rht which crushed Benton. Ills
l brAins, his nerve md sagaclty did II. III
4 WIS "A nervy, game, Oraiuy man, spleh
oidly educated aud one OF the Dts
writer's aud parllamentarians In TN
! stntn. His enemies called him "a quar-
!. relsome, desperate man. tlia irlenu
a oheyeu and almost wnrshiped hiul. III
i Mas naturally drawn in as friend an'
n surgeon 10 Mai. Berry III tho duel abov
n alhi,ied to. IL IN SAID no dictated th
II cartel betw cen tho parties which pro
L yides "that the arms tn be used shall
n pistols, each party choosing ms ow,
n without restilcuOu, eNNvPv INV ~" T.
q tots are prohibited. Disiance 10
4 PAGES; position. side to side.
n thes pistol of either party sha
=. snnp or fash, II shal. DO consl.
4. cred fire, etc.m The duel was tough
:. thirty miles below Cairo, on VOL, l.
a land. Judge Leonard was not hit Ma
~ berry was shot through the breast ,
M l. said Mai Berry did not die from "
wound, but contracted n cold aud ulo
In from the effects ol II before ho lett ne
d Madrid. Mai. a. Il. Langman was be
~ ryis second, aud I. A. Boggs Leonard
~ lir. Dawson was surgeon Tor tho lait
- and Or. Lowry for thU former. writ
n describes this duet rs follows; ne
Ar on this lone island, IN the shadows
a. evening, on a sand liar surrounded
an an impenetrable forest, with only az
rs ueons and soronds present, THESE ol
10 liant young men fought thls p'oo'
nd duel-ono tn avenga AS insulteu NON
,I and the other to redeem prom
NV made In passion The old heir-lo.
IN before us IL u speaking witness oil
m sad affair, aud was given by Dr.; Low
q, L. his son Dr. Will /. Lowry, VINO "
1t TO Mr.. Gibson.