Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-11

put it in further. Well give it to you if
you wish
"When we got along further we saw a
deserted field and alighted Mr. Wise
and | locked arms and stepped off eighty
PAGES. 1t was thawing day, although
there was pretty severe wind. We came
back then TO the middle of the ground,
half from each end, and we tossed up for
choice of positions, the one who won the
toss to chose the position and the other to
give the word. We took our positions,
twenty steps each from the line of fire, be-
tween the two men, on Mr. Cilley's right
and Mr.. Wise on Mr.. Graves right. Each
of us had our dueling pistols by our side.
Mr.. Wise and | met in the center and
loaded the rifles, each in the presence OF
the other. Each one placed his principal
and put the rife in his hand, the latter
holding it at an angle of about IS degrees
from the ground.
~ gave the word thus: Gentlemen, are
you ready? Fire One, two, three;
stop At the word Fire Mr.. Cilley fred
into the ground, not ten feet in front of
him. Mr. Graves drew up and took DELHI
crate aim. As soon as he fired | called,
Mr.. Wise, all right? and the answer was
Yes | went to my friend and he to his.
Mr.. Graves made a dead miss. | said,
Mr.. Wise, hope now you are satisfied
my friend has fired in the ground, not ten
feet from him, and your friend, Mr..
Graves, has taken deliberate aim. | hope
you are satisfied Said he, No, Mr.
Graves requires another fire. | said,
We'll, load up, then We met again,
loaded as before, and l again gave the
word.
"At the word fire Mr.. Graves fred his
gun Off Mr.. Cilley took deliberate aim
and about the word three fred. As soon
as the rifle went off, Mr.. Graves stepped
back little, and | was certain he was
shot. Said 1 All right? Mr.. Wise re-
piled Yes l said to Cilley: You made
a fine shot Yes he said, 4 think hit
him. Wise went 10 Graves and talked
with him. / said again: 4 hope now You
are satisfied We'll, no. Mr. Wise said.
He had talked considerably with Graves
before he came back. / said: 4 think it
ought to stop now He replied: MIR
Graves insists upon another fire. Jim
Schaumberg spoke up and said BY God,
General, think We had better make
general fight of this l demonstrated,
saying: I think this had better be
stopped Wise and John j. Crittenden
and Menafee now had triangular talk,
but Graves insisted on another fire. We
loaded up again and as before l gave the
word.
"At the word three both guns went off
simultaneously. Persons who didn't see
the smoke swore there was but one explo-
sion. Mr.. Cilley fell down. His rifle
struck the frozen ground and broke off at
the breech. 1 said, All right? Mr..
Wise replied Yes, sir
Just as I got to Mr.. Cilley he gave one
slow gasp and was dead. He never
spoke"
''Dd you hurry to him?'
mo, | walked-fast, of course, but |
didn't run. Well, 1 got our omnibus. Mr..
Wise came within twenty yards of me and
said, 'How's your friend ? Said I, He is
dead He went back, came again di-
rectly and said General Jones, have you
any objection to Mr.. Graves seeing Mr..
Cilley ? None at ALL He went back,
and he, Graves and John J. CriItenden
came walking up TO Cilley As they
walked deliberately towards the body |
saw Wise and Crittenden talking, and |
was afterward informed the latter said
Graves, you hadn't better go up and
they turned and went away
did you go right back to Washing
toni"
ayes; no use for doctors. The femoral
artery was cut in two. We put the body
in the omnibus, and came back to Wash
ton and went to Bests, where Mr.. Cilley
had boarded, with the corpse"
"What time was the duel ~
at was, l think, about II or y o'clock.
It was clear day, but windy"
"You were sorroSful party ?"
Good heavens, yes. Cilley was smiling
going out there"
son the following Sunday morning my
servant came to me and said; Mr. Wise, Of
Virginia, wants to see you l went down
to the parlor to meet him. He said Gen
eral are you willing TO join me in making
statement for the public about this
duel =? Our breakfast bell rang and asked
him to take breakfast with me and | would
consider the matter. 1t was Sunday morn
ing. He said he had had an early break
fast in order that he might catch me before
went out. He went up to my room and
l went down to breakfast. I consulted
Colonel Thomas H Benton, President of
our mess and thirty years Senator from
Missouri Who do you think have in
my room p I said. Mr.. Wise, of Virginia,
second for Graves. He came to ask me to
join him IN statement for the public. l
didn't give him any answer. What do
you think about it?' Colonel Benton said
George, my son, that's just right: you
ought to do that He continued When
l had duel with Lucas our parties made
a Joint statement for the newspapers
''AIr. Wise and | spent whole day in
making out that statement. Where We
agreed, we put it down. Where We couldn't
agree, Wise would put it down as he under
stood it, and l would put it down as under
stood it. / had never met Mr.. Wise be-
fore, but from his manner I had formed an
impression that he was disagreeable man.
We become devoted friends, and found
him to be kind-hearted, generous gentle
man. F. M BOYLE