New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-22
4 COW1RDLY DUELLISE
rrnm The DetroIt free Press.

From The Detroit Free Press. IN,
his step he passed slowly along the pavement 9ci9r
The h tel windows. Yet there about him dignity
that no one could OycrltIk, and when he turned ms
eve, 10 the right left 1t was with kccnnc'' which
told that thirty years or 30 ago those eyes must nave
This was colonel Robertson Of certain SonthS %TH
city which shall be nances? We Wcfe Sh cro aS
little group broke up and we went our several ways
~ Here wa typical representative Of the old and
false social system Of the south lie was once Tch III
spite Of all vci'u Lcs ne is 10 Gay wen 6cr At the
bar leader In society, leader IN NE church. ana
man Of the most cxcli plary private me- ,, H., .,
lie owned slaves ard deemed II but right that lie
~, ~ many men treat thcir wives and children
Every night and every morning NJ ms lph-,H'W ni'
.,rnr,ns vice. might have been hc'rd re ding thr "ori
- iIoIv Writ or raised In suppcatou 10 the throne "l
are ,o,ny line no doubt this voice Ia, rlns
ont Vengeance f. mine; VIII repay ~, ~ ~, -, ~
wv Vet mis- man embodied In himself 80 fully thc idcis
~ he society In which he lived that IN ms youlh anu
,rine he was a noted du"l,t. More tldh one ILL., H
.,. u.lrlycn 10 meet his Maker N tribute 10 MS
s,c,dy aim and his cool and fearless Judgment
4 wcrL or q fortnight later r. col1n'is lcl lnN'
led his f,mIlv mock 10 The familiar pew IN CiurG'
ana he ma, PRAYED TO 'he d'TI 10 agals
hi,u believing that in som occult way an oli.n,,.
against personal honor must sl3no bo ,o ir Son
nrver qam6cd never drank to any cAcI' o, mTvy
iwIed never sought quarrel hil ~ncn r' and Inn
VA, forced upon him BE- was Hu'h |" Io''"' "' '
3 G,,' tbn EOS when he went from hi, plantation.
,,ricd bv a youug and beautiful VIC ior irM
,cccEe II recreation In Ncw-OHca' MN" m"n tho
the ccrr. u southern eayely ana FASHION "'i"h wv
"' r tv9o lad been AZ the hotel less Than wcch
, ' ono nirht y man who shared their table came m
flushed with wine ana madc some "''"'''' ''' "
The presence Of The yonh. VIZ, eta, ,,rl, was re-
p~atcd in aggravated form , ,%n ailc to her own
~ aud returning through the corrld1f I'I tHI ,.
NIL 4 staggering blow In TIE lace Ia" '"e i"'''
lac nftyr
pfo," IP r I,tcr challenge hal pa -scd and been ac
corted and at sunrise th" next Wo1le. ~. ~ d..
ird a. his wife the colonel went out 10 hP"' HIS j"
dnG i ,ras seconded bv gentleman from, Aial11
,,aadv gray headed and personal FrI" ", ,nt
ne Rad been Of 9' ihc ground was qny paced
~ 20 dc men placed In position ana one 90 tnc , r
id aCrntlcmcn, will count tnrcc tlrI u't Ge
dmd,,crctef At the fail Of the handkcicn,ii nT,
nam ,cadv Inc coOncl's second st6oH behinu
h,, and a little 81 the right, and ne VINO VIZ ~ 49, 80
| Ia sicnaI was midway between inc contestants ~
| Just out Of range
,r,,n men stood intent and motioncss AZ statues
with arm extended and weapons lo'ehcd'
Ydt a movement of muscle.
TId yeapon Of the stranger dashed, ,ch OF hal ,
| an T,,n, in.t below Robcrson's temple, ana q lrM
' Cn ~ biood rickled down his ear, when .a oeeh
hnt juet touched by the ps,Slng pagp, rIIcd Ills
or,,v cIrare there WA q sharp report from elu
n ard at the side. and his antagonist stasgcrcd Pa,
,nhncr,f on trrcd instantly 10 his second. VINO WAS
coolly replacing pistol IN his pocket pocket
| ,rio nnuct answer came do not shoot men III
| coiJ blood hut give no quarter b. mad doSs'
| .I,,pectod this from the first ana was rc"'y io
~ II will he seen that TIE hands Of tl5 tan ana
dlgnGcd plriarch not sullicd with blood wheh
J he fought his first duel