Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-12
THE FIELD OF HONOR.
PARTICULARS OF THR FRUSTRATED
DUEL AT BUcKR0E.
The Casus Bslli Between Msssrs. Lee ana
whitiBg-A cOlOrsd shsrif stops
the Fight, &c.
tconospondonce Of the Richmond Dispatch-i


FoRr MONROE, Va. Aug. 10, 1888.
As was telegraphed you tonight q
duel was interrupted by sheriff at
Buckroe this morning. The following
are the full particulars OF the affair
Some two or three weeks ago Mr..
Carl Phillips and Frank Lee, son oil
Major Baker Z. Lee, collector OF Gus
toms of the Newport News district. met
at Buckroe and exchanged shots without
any serious results. 1t was was thought
that this would have settled the trouble,
but il appears to have been taken up by
other narties, and another meeting at
daylight this morning was arranged be-
tween Mr.. Segar Whiting, son OF Mr..
II. Clay Whiting. president OF the
Hampton Bank, and MIR. Dixie Lee,
brother Of the former principal.
We have not followed the quarrel, as
life is too short, but it seems to have cul-
minated in n question Of veracity
through some letters which appeared IN
the Monitor. Mr.. Segar Whiting, who
has a wife and two or three children, was
spendinp his vacation with them on the
Eastern Shore, when his iriendsinlormed
him OF the charges which had been made
against him. lie came over to Old
Point Yesterday, and Disgusting himself,
found his way home without attracting
attention. Friends awaited him and the
ureliiaiuaries for a meeting were soon
arranged. it WAS decided to select the
ancient dueling-ground Of Buckroe
ss the spot and the time daylight MS
being the most appropriate to let day
light through each other, so TO speak.
They left Hampton about 3 o'clock
this morning entirely unobserved, as
they supposed, and reached the
grounds as Ola Sol Was just bright
ening mp the eastern horizon.
The grounds were marked of and pistols
wcyo produced when just here dis
cussion ensued which probably cheated
the undertaken Crlt Of fee. IL appears
that a pair OF 32-calibre pistols we're pro-
vided by the seconds, but that Dir. Lee
desired 10 use pistol Of his own with
which he was familiar While this point
was being discussed Sheriff Andrew VIII
hams. q bright colored man, with fine
nose for news, came on to the scene AT
dead run. lie struck the Lee end OF
the concern and captured that party,
while Whiting and his friends beat u
hasty retreat and succeeded in getting
away. Mr.. Whiting subsequently, found
hIs way down the beach to Old Point,
where he took the steamer Northampton
for the Eastern Shore and rejoined his
family.
These ar67the particulars as far rs can
be learned at this writing. There Is still
bad blood between the parties, and an
other meeting may follow.
Buchroe has quite n reputation as
duellmg-ground. or bad before the war.
The late Captain James Barron Hope, OF
the Norfolk LGndmdrk, If We remember
right, net and winged Catesby App.
Jones, OF the navy, and Admiral
buchanan WAS also engaged in an affair
at that point
Not the Only one Arrested.
Special telegram TO tho Dispatch.l
Foer MoNnoE, August ll.--Mr. r. II.
Lee. one Of the principals OF the recent
duel. requests your correspondent TO cor
rect a statement in Your paper OF to-day
10 the effect that he was the only party
arrested. lt'appears that Mr.. Whiting
was the first man arrested, but subse-
quontly escaped while tho sheriff was
looking after MIR. Lee and his friends.