Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-11
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a q duel between Captain sS'' !, lsa>
handing a Federal s s,asa s'ss
n Try, Comm commanding a conisas.a.a Z
These two men had haa.' -. Isa,,
ct other na,i for six months. with a g
OF battle In favor Of o nm 'Asir
on either side Of LicI ~ vas suss
and and sluggish stream. too s'' ~.
ana too shallow for ! :, oeep u
tn there a bridge spaane I ,asha IT.
the convenience Of the trs ~ s'''a
Each OF them guarded hi i,''sallagt
communication ai should % ns Sneg
nor south, as the railroad q is ,..l
h n 3D. been s,.l broken up msa 'iI,'
After fighting each o,ss
months mont, and contesting t a'a' -
which should hold tie b,; ss'a'
agreed to fight a duel. Tho rugs
hold the bridge undi,ou, so'qss
time being. Jones gave ths !, =
and Fry accepted. The - t,, s'aas
that they should fight with ' n.aa
at twenty yards apart. S AN!
walking toward each other ~
until the last chamber q ,ha "
was discharged. unless ous a :. Y
fell before all the dlscbs. :. .
made. They chose their ss.s
agreed upon rebel surgeon y
the only one in either comm,sM !
tend them in case of danger.
Jones was certainly a tn.l..
fellow with light hair and ii.
five feet ten inches in height \" NJ
every inch the military cbiss s y
was man soldiers would ad Is'a
i"''0s ,oa'u win admiration. | !,
saw a man more cool, deierm,.,
heroic under such ci-cums,,ss..'.
have read of the deeds Of cbiv,r
knight-erraniry in the Middle AZ
brave man embalmel in modern !
but when l saw Jones com, !
duelists' scratch, fighting, moi T.
or supposed wrongs to himself I.
he honestly thought. for ii, !. I
and the glory of the flag, Iesl]
help admiring the man. notwiths.
ing he fought for the freedom 4
negro, which | was opposed 70.
Fry was a man full six feet N
slender, with long, wavy, curtin,
jet-black eyes, wearing a slprs
and gray suit, and looked rstb.
demon than the man.
There was nothing ferocios i,
him. but he had that self-suficie.t,
chalance that said: II will kin II
Without a doubt he was bravs
and collected, and although sus.
from IA terrible flesh wound in n,
arm, received a week before. he NJ
Tested no symptoms Of distrea
seemed ready for the fight.
The ground was stepped of II
seconds, pistols loaded and exeb,a]
and the principals brought face %
They turned around and walked,
to the point designated. Jones vi
had the word Fire" and as be a
said "One-two-three fire.
simultaneously turned at the Vi
One" and instantly fired. Nd
was hurt. They cooked their ID
and deliberately walked toward 4
other, firing as they went Attki
shot Jones threw up his right y
and, firing his pistol in the an,
down. Fry was in the act Of iirE
last shot, but, seeing Jones fall saa
lowered his pistol. dropped It a
ground and sprang to Jones
taking his head in his lap as be
down and asking him if he was hus
l discovered that Jones was
through the region of the stomach
bullet glancing around that orgalr
coming out to the left Of the qa
column; besides he had received u
other frightful flesh wounds ia U
portions of the body. l dressed
wounds and gave him such stlunla
as had. He afterwards got well
Fry received three wounds =
his right arm. one the lsfp
the other in the right side. ~
months of suffering he got well 2
fought the war out to the bitter =
and to-day the two are psrtnen y
Wholesale grocery business, and ~
lying the sentiment of Byron, Iha \
soldier braves DEATH" etc. -tsf
Union.