The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-09-11

read, and on returning II he remarked
that II would be interesting reading 70
many OF our people. Prompted by this
remark, l furnish II for publication, with
the apology 10 those who may feel for the
participants IN the duel that they are all
dead, aud their offspring, ] am sure, will
have no objections 70 lih publicity
ELnERToE, Gau Dot, 70, 1851.
Dear g-i-On my return from Linz
coin court this morning found yours OF
tho nth. Inst awaiting me, | have been
Intending TO send you an account OF the
duel for some time but delayed by reason
OF pressing engagements | am greatly
hurried now for time, but will snatch a
few moments TO give You full history OF
the whole transactions
10 begin AT the beginning, you must
know that both the old paTlles have en-
tirely disappeared In Georgia, The late
adjustment OF the slavery question by
Congress has produced two new PARTIES
one sustaining the Adjustment called the
Constitutional Union party, the other op'
posed 10 the adjustment, called the
Southern Rights party
When the forces were marhhalled undera
new banner, Mr.. Smylhe and myself were
found Just where we we're before, rela.
lively, that 10 In opposite ranka. lie had
been for four years the editor OF a paper
In Augusta called the Republic, u paper
perfectly unaerupnlouh IN ihe matter or
truth, IN fact, dealing by preference In
iioilon altogether. flo had done more
| than any other two presses IN Georgia 10
| deceive the people about the Congreaa'
| lonal measures, and " make them believe
"a lia, 4 resolved 10 expose him thorouhly
| and with that la View, commenced herieh
| OF artloleA ln the Chronicle and Sentinel
over the signature Of doctor He was
very Insulting In bis repl lon from the be.
ginning, and limited broadly at platola.
| Of oOuhe deiled him, and laid ON the lash
hotter than ever. My last arllclea came
| out The 20th OF August, VIII send you the
whole eontroversey II can lay my hands
on the various papers containing H. lean,
however, repeat the paragraph that made
him fight.
|Yoa boaatlngly publish TO your readers
| that you have applied 10 mo the epitheta
''erawlng mlhcrehnt,n and "bahe wreloh,n
and that have remained concealed I'm.
der II, Lot ua see N you will not lilo atlll
under something worae,
"Any ono may apply epliheta 10 his adj
yeraary. The point Ia 10 show they are
deserved and having abundantly shown
Won arc d convicted liar, and an aoknowl.
edged coward, publish you 40 such 10 the
world,n
The same day, he demanded my name,
and hont me n challenge, which received
eleven days after by mall, endorsed In u
note from James Gardner, Jr., (edltor
OF the ConaiiiutionallaD who was his
second. | accepted II by return mail,
and elected 20 meet him with pistols at
the distance OF thirty feet. Hearing that
ho intended TO challenge me, had prev.
loualy written 10 Linton Stephens 10 attend
me on the ticld, and aftor received the
challenge went 70 oCrawfordyllloa and sent
Stephens 10 Augusta 70 arrange tho pre-.
llmlnarlea with Gardner. They arranged
| the meeting ht Vienna opposite Peters
burg, on Saturday the 9th OF Sopt,nt four
| o'clock In the afternoon. We were 10 fire
AT thirty feet with pletola-the weapon 10
be hold perpondlcularly-up,o or down, at
pleasure, The word wag, "Gontomen
lire -three-a'op.h Tho parties
were nt liberty TO fire ns soon aa the word
"hrc' was pronounced, and not after thie
tons, and Smytho the word. Whom we
took our positions, Smytho objected 70 the
manner In which held my pistol, / hold
Il In my right hand, straight up In front OF
mo, from tho time II was handed 10 me,
| lilo held his IN his left hand, until tho word
was qlyon, "prOparo for acti0nn whom he
took Ii la his right hand. Tho objection
no made was Instantly decided against
him, by hla own second, who told him
had the right 20 hold my weapon In the
right hand from the beginning II ! chose.
This little difficulty being decided and aot.
tied, the word was given, Smytno nrcd
aa aoon ~ the word "nron was pronounc.
cd and drew mlno some second and half
before intended 70 shoot. llo ilrod ON.
tirOly without aim and both OF ua missed
clear. had no idea ho would shoot no
quickly, and was bringing my weapon
down 10 u level slowly enough 20 follow
the range OF the barrel with my eye and
rapidly enough 20 fire Just before the word
"two,n but his quick shooting knocked my
plan out Of jolnt-my llngor inyountar-
lly proaaod the trigger and my ball was
thrown away. His sole object seemed 10
be 20 prevent mo from hitting him, for ho
certainly could not have expected 70 hit
mo, firing aa ho did nearly two seconds
sooner than the most doxtoroua mnrlgman
can take an him, Finding ho
was bent upon throwing away his
own ilrc merely 10 draw min0, resolved
| 10 try him on another plan. | concluded
10 fire myself without an aim, after the
manner called lining the object. That IN,
holding tho pistol straight with tho object,
and as soon. aa tho word "nrou Ia pro.
nouncod, bringing II quickly 10 u Lowell and
firing. by this plan, the eye dooa not aid
tho operation further than 10 500 tho
weapon move down 10 loyel straight, In
this mnnnor you can fire about second
sooner than by taking aim, had prac.
ticod In this way, and could shoot pretty
we'll without alto, AZ the necond fire
he again fred frat distinctly, and missed
him again, but my ball cut his pantaloons
In front, about even with the bottom OF
his pocket hole. thought NJ first | had
wounded him, os ho .bpranR, straight up
| from the ground and turned round far
enough 10 present his back square 10 me.
Ho was, however, not damaged In the
llonh, and pretty soon, Gardner called for
the third IRE. A soon aa the pistols
could be loaded, we took our places again,
and no fired frat again, though 10 little
first that the two pistols went OIL with one
long report. His wont OIL first, however,
for distinctly saw the smoke OF hla pia-
tol before pressed the trigger, My ball
took effect In hio right thigh, Just below
the hip Joint, passed. through the limb and
into the loft thigh, lodging noxt the skin,
on the outer side. Tho ball weighed two
thirds OF an ounce. and made very large
hole. II came out As fiat na N II had been
fired against piece OF Iron. II passed
Just behind tho bone OF tho right thigh,
grazing the large artery and In front OF the
bone OF the loft thigh, bpliniorIng its sur
face, though not producing fracture. He
fell instantly with groan and ns his feet
flew up, saw whero had hit him. They
carried him 10 the wator's edge about ten
stepaolf and dressed hie wounds, He faint.
loss OF blood. DR.. Doarlng from AuRupta
who was his surgeon and DR.. Robertson
from Washington, who was mine, had him
fixed up In about ton minutes or less time.
Stephens and myself waited some half
hour or longer, and not hearing from them
left tho groundB without any further inter.
communication. Mono OF his balls touched
mo, nor am able 70 tell, how noar or how