Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-01-06
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MARMADUKE'ST TWO DUELS
THE DEAD GOVERNOR WAsA MAN OF
GREAT NERve.

He First Appeared on the Field OF Honor
at west p~ofnt-story OF His Quarrel
with Gen. walker. md the Duel at
Bayou Metro.
Sc. Lunis latter: II ID as a man OF
unf1inching nerve that Governor Marina
duke is best known. He was a tail,
slender young men of twenty. when he
entered West Point, in june, 1858 Gen.
Gooding, the police commissioner, en-
tered at the same time under an appoint.
ment from the late Vice President Hen
bricks. The friendship formed between
the two men then was renewed wnen
Gen. Gooding came to st. Louis about a
dozen years ago. One of Governor
Marmaduke's first official actions, after
his inauguration, WAS to appoint Gen.
Gooding police commissioner Even in
West Point the fighting qualities of the
governor were displayed. 1t was here
that he fought his first duel. It was a
big event in the small coterie of cadets
who were cognizant OF the fight, but
never became known to the authorities,
or Gen. Marmaduke's career as a soldier
might hav enaid abruptly. The duel
arose oyer a slight dispute in which a
question of personal honor arose witt a
fellow cadet named Presley Craig A
challenge passed between the two, and
chosen were pistols, the time, sunrise,
and the place, Filtration Walk. The
cadets met at the appointed time and
place with their seconds and exchanged
shots. Fortunately neither vas hurt,
and the seconds arranged q settlement
which prevented d second exchange of
Shors.
IL was at Bayou Metre that the famous
duel between Gems. Marmaduke and
Marsh Walker took place, in which the
latter WAS killed. The circumstances Of
the duel are familiar. Gen. M~armaduke
made some remark in regard to Gen.
Walker in the battle Of Bayou Metre,
near Little Rock, which the latter re-
scented Marmaduke refused to retraet
the remark and a challenge followed
from Gen Walker. The duel was fought
at sunrise, seven miles south of Little
Rock.
Gen. Walker WAS determined to kill
Marmaduke, and Mt the first fire aimed
to kill, but M~armaduke's pistol was dis
charged first, and disconnected him SO
much that he failed to hit his man, Mar
maduke's quick firing was either a lucky
accident or IL was a clever trick. He de-
clared to his friends that he did not want
to kill Walker, and his first shot indi-
Gated that such was the fact. When the
two men faced each other at their re-
spectiye positions, both were cool and
calm. Walker had q determined look
on his face which BODIED i'll
for his antagonist, while Marina
duke carried himself smiiingly. AT the
word Walker brought his pistol down
and carefully and deliberately took ac-
turate aim, but Marmadnke simply
threw his pistol out and fired at once.
The discharge made Walker finch, as
the bravest man will do under similar
circumstances, and spoiled his aim, so
that the bullet Just missed Marmadnke's
@..sss:-=aH 81, mi lie. II ;iker=s nerve TO
some extent, and made him uncertain,
but Marmaduke had been forming his
plan for the next shot. He could not
see Walker distinctly, but he noticed
three weeds in line with him The two
nearest Marmsduke were short, and the
Third, about midway to Walker, was tall
and had d small bunch OF seed at the top,
bat on 8 level with Walkers stomach.
The weeds gave him the line Of his shot,
n when the next word was given he
raised his pistol in lire with the nearest
weed and aimed aI the mead of the tallest.
His aim wa true. and the bullet passed
\ through Gen. Walkers stomach.