Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-13
AFTER THE DUELISTS
AFTER THE DUELISTS.
The Governor Of Alabama VIII Ask
Their Extradition.

Gov. Seay Of Alabama passed through Biz
mingham yesterday en- route to Montgomery,
from which place he viii serve requisition on
the governor of Georgia for the extradition of
Pat Calhoun and Col. J. d. Williamson, the
Georgia duelists who fought across the line in
Alabama last Saturday night. Gov. Seay says
he proposes to enforce the law. The penalty
in this state for fighting duel is two years in
the penitentiary. The friends of the parties
say they fought directly on the state line and
are not liable to punishment
AN EYE WITNESS STORY.
Mr.. Barrett of the Atlanta Consultation, who
was on the field, says:
1.-The bravery shown by both parties in the
fight was simply unequaled They are the two
gamest men ever saw, and in the history Of
this country it is safe to say there never will be
another such duel. Had it not beer for dark
ness both men would have been killed, for both
are good shots. Mr.. Williamson apparently
wanted to hit Mr.. Calhoun before the latter
could get good aim, and, therefore, fred all
i've OF his balls in less than two seconds. He
was familiar with his pistol, having on
the same day practiced twice with o
similar weapon, but his haste was evil
IDENTIFY the cause of his wild shots
Mr.. Calhoun, on the other hand, was
perfect stranger to the hammerless
Smith d Wesson self-cocker. In fact, Capt
Harry Jackson says Mr.. Calhoun not only
never used one before, but never even had one
in his hands, and as for himself, he never saw
one until on the grounds. Capt. Jackson at
first protested against the weapons, but Mr.
Calhoun said he was perfectly willing to use
them. Mr.. Calhoun is a dead shot, and while
he might have shot to KILL it struck me other
wise. After the first shots and when the coll
loquy ensued Mr.. Calhoun simply held Mr.
Williamson's life in his hands. He could have
killed him at any moment and it
would have been perfectly justifable un-
der the code. Whether he ever had
ton. No one knew then, and perhaps no one
knows now. Mr.. Williamsons cool bravery in
telling him to shoot your remaining four balls
and then we shall load and shoot again. fold
ing his arms and standing erect to receive the
balls, was an exhibition Of courage that gained
Tor HIM the admiration of every one on the
held. MIR. Calhoun's action in firing his four
balls in the air was magnanimous and was
clear exhibition OF the pure manhood Of the
man."
just after the first exchange of shots Col
John Seay OF Rome, Ga, rushed up almost
between the two principals and excitedly cried:
Gentlemen, as a citizen of Georgia and Ala
bama demand that this STOP"
1fyou don't get aside" cried Capt. Jack
son, leveling his pistol at Col Seay, 81 shall
shoot YOU"
well, shootr' cried COL Seay.
Just at that moment Mr.. Taylor rushed up
and by main force pulled Col. Seay aside.
The action Of Pat Calhoun in withholding
four bullets while standing as target for the
full number held by his antagonist is spoken of
by those who pride themselves on their knowl-
edge of the code duello as a remarkable exhi-
bition of nerve. He never fnched once The
fact that he did not instantly use his advantage
is variously commented on. The general i'm
preston seems to be that when Williamson
stood with empty pistol and invited Calhoun to
tire away he for the first time realized that to
take the life of an unresisting man was not the
right form of cbivalry, and this explains why
be let the bars down low enough to permit
Williamson to meet him half way in retraction.
Henry W. Grady will publish in the Constit,i-
ton tomorrow an editorial highly eulogistic of
both the dueists.