The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-03

This Great Nerve OF Nzissourf's Recentiy
Decreased Governor.
Even III West Point the fighting qualities
OF the Governor were displayed, writes =
st. Louis correspondent 70 the Chicago
Iribaas. II was there that he fought his
fest duel No reference has ever Eeen
publicly made 10 this duel, because At the
time Il was necessarily sub rSsa, for duel
ing was against the rules ofS the inslttn~
ton. 1t WA q big event in the small coteTie
Of eade1e nc -STS 1vEniEMnV on Ine ugnty
but never became known to tho authorities,
or General M~armaduke's career as q soldier
might have ended abruptly. The duel arose
over q slight dispute in which q question OF
personal honor arose with o feliox-cadet
named Presley Craig. A challenge passed
between the two, and was promptly accept
ed. The weapons chosen were pistols, tho
time sunrise and the place Filtration Walk
The cadets met at the appointed time and
place with their seconds and exchanged
shots. Fortunately neither was hurt, and
the seconds arranged q settlement which
prevented q second exchange Of shots,
IT was at Bayou Metre that the famous
duel between Generals Marmaduke and
Marsh Walker took place, in which the lat
ter was killed. The circumstances OF the
duel are familiar. General Marmaduke
made some remark IN regard 10 General
Walker in the battle OF Bayou Metre, near
Little Rock, which the latter resented.
Marmaduke refused 10 retract the remark
and q challenge followed from General
Walker. The duel was fought at sunrise,
seven miles south Of Little Rock. One
version Of the affair is that General Mar
maduke during tho battle was hard pressed
on the field and sent for General Walker o.
his headquarters to know what be should
do, as Walker was the senior In command.
Walker visited the field, but LEFT soon after,
and Marmaduke made . romark which
came 10 Walkers ears.
Another version 10 that an officer visited
the hospital to see . friend, and on leaving
said that the hospital was only ft for wound
cd men and towards. Walkers head
quarters were At the hospital, and the re-
mark became common talk. When told 70
Marmaduke no Endorsed the remark, and
Walker hearing Of it, sent the challenge.
General Walker was determineGto kin
Marmaduke, and as the first FIRE aimed 70
kan, but Marmaduke's pistol was discharged
first, and disconnected him 50 much that ne
failed to hit his man. Marmaduke's qnies
firing was either q lucky accident or II was
l. b ClcVof LrlCh. &c 6ttlhFCu 10 nN9 AtACNMs
that be did not want TO kill Walker, and HE
first shot indicated that such was the fa0S.
When the Two men faced each other atthel
respective positions both were cool andcalEn,
Walker had . determined look on his lace
which boded i'll for his antagonist, while
Marmaduke carried himself smilingiy. Al
j the word Walker brought his pistol down,
and carefully an~ddelicerately took accurate
aim, but Marnadnks simply threw hsA pts'
toll out and fired At p
The discharge made Walker finch, - the
bravcst man win do under similar circum'
stances. and spoiled his aim, 80 that tho bal
let just missed MarmAduko's leg. This rat
tied Walkers nerve 70 some extent and
made him uncertain, but Marmaduke had
been forming his plans for the next shot
He could not see Walker distinctly, but hs
noticed three weeds II line with him Tht
No asadvss a-farInaauke wUro snort ans
the third, about midway To Walker, wa
tall, and hid d small bunch OF seed at Tho
Top, butte n levol with Walkers stomach
The weeds gave him the tne OF his shot
and when the next word was given no RAISED
his pistol IN q line with the nearest weet
aud aimed at the head OF the tallest Hi
aim was true, anathe bullet passed. through
General Walkers stomach.