The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1886-04-17
rhRRIBLE TRAGEDY, m a U. s..
Et y CLERKS OEEICE.
Duel In a Locked Room.

Information from New Orleans says {:
a desperate duel, or shooting affray, oc-
CURED In the Clerks Office Of the United
States District Court, In the Custom
House, I'm which one Of the principals
was killed and tile other MORALLY
Wounded. Both Of them are we'll known
men, Mr. 1s.i. e. Grace was a young,
lawyer, Who had, been the Inspector Of
i s''''::stoms, and j. M. Brou has been for
years one Of the most conspicuous men
h N \ steam g I; sinass Mr., Grace.
who had an admiralty fsqit before Gle
United States District Court, was seated
ln,the private or inner office of the clerk
when tBrou ente1eds The suit happened
TO be against friend of. Brou's, and the
latter had interested himself ID it.
Stepping up to Grace he said: s
You ought to be more of gentle
man than to take a case like that"
Grace sprung from his seat, declaring
That he was as much a gentleman and, as
good man as Brou The latter then
struck him across the face with the light
cane he carried, whereupon Grace drew
his revolver, and fired ut Brou the bull
causing mortal wound. Brou stag
gered, but did not retreata step. Again
he lifted up his cane and struck Grace
across the face. Grace replied, with a
second shot, which struck Brou In the
chest. Indeed, 1t was almost impossible
TO miss him, as the two men stood with
IN few feet Of each other. ..
B,g BgR this time Brou had got out his
pistol, and q 2f;a,S@ber ofshots were fired,
the two men facing eacfirG roshseer rGotshser resolutely.
When Grace's pistol refused to'Sage, he
turned and ran toward the door, as
though to escape from the room. There
We're number of persons in the room
when the firing began, but these had
scattered at the first shot and the, door,
which had spring lock, was thus locked
ON The two mon. Grace ran into tile
outer room to escape, pursued by Brou,
who struck him over the head with the
butt Of his pistol. He tried the other
door, but found it also locked. .,... ..
This was the last Of the fight seen by
the outsiders, for the two men were shut
up in the room together, with all the
doors spring locked. Another pistol
shot was heard and then silenced reigned
within. The crowd without waited a
rev SECONDS and Chen. entesssss q che ioo,1I,
The two men lay OH tile floor close to.
gether-Grace stark dead at the door
which lie had been trying to open, and
Brou .insensible and mortally wounded
in the center of the room, Their fire
had been wonderfully accurate. Every
one Of Grace's bullets had taken effect,
one entering Brou's face, penetrating
from cheek to cheek another passing
through his back and lodging in the alb
dominal cavity, and the third penetrat.
ing the right lung. Grace was shot
through the arm and twice in the chest.
Most Of the shots were fired while the
men were standing face to face and with
their pistols almost touching each others
breasts.
Grace was 80 years Of age, very popu.
lar, and enjoyed good practice. Brou
had been the agent Of the French opera
here, and was in various steamboat en-
terprises. He is creole, 36 years Of
age. He was regarded as a dangerous
man to quarrel with, having been the
principal in several duels, and engaged
last year in a duel with Mr.. Evanste
Poche, whom he wounded. Brou was 6
married man.
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