The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-10-02

AAC "esiieV tnaC the Ouei SaOulO take
place Immediately and the Malbor-
ougi, Road to Baltimore was selected
| as the place. The word was to be
given: Gentlemen, are you ready?
Fire! One, two, three, stopp
Il wrote out the terms of the duel
and then drove to the house on Penn
sylvania avenue where Wise lived
In his room 1 found Wise and w. +.
Graves, his principal, examining a
box Of dueling pistols. Graves left
the room, leaving US to arrange the
details of the duel
Il handed him the conditions as
drawn Up by me.
Rifles? he said. Good God it's
murderous Who ever heard of such
thing?'
81 replied that those were our terms
] and that he could accept them or not,
as he chose.
"He said he did not know where to
get rifle and I left him.
"When l got back to the house 1
found the rifles | had sent for, and
started to tender the use of one of
| them to Graves. But I found that
Wise had already secured rifle. 1t
was then growing dark ana too late to
fight that night and the duel was post.
poned until next morning. After
breakfast we left for the dueling
ground, our party going in an omni-
bus from Fuller's hotel (now Will
lard's,) and Graves and his friends in
a couple of carriages. Our party con-
sisted of Jonathan Cilley, myself as
second, DR.. Duncan, the surgeon, and
Col. James w. Schaumbourg In the
hacks were w. j. Graves, II. A.
Wise, his second, John j. Crittenden,
Manafel aud Calhoun, of Kentucky,
and the surgeon, DIR. Fultz, U. S. N.
"The duel was fought in an open
and deserted corn field. Wise and I
examined the spot, and then locked
arms and marched off eighty steps
or yards, as we then thou ght The
distance was afterward measured and
found to be eighty five yards. Then
we came back and tossed up for posi-
tions. Wise won The principals
were then stationed at each end of the
eighty yards We had stepped off.
Wise and [ met midway between the
two and loaded the rifles in each 9TH
er's presence Then the weapons
were handed to Graves and Cilley, and
Wise and l took our positions at
right angles to them and midway be-
tween them. / gave the word: "Gen
tlemen, are you ready?' Fire! One,
two, three, stop!"
at was the 25th or 26th of Febru-
ary-a raw and windy day. At the
word Fire Cilley fired into the ground
ten or fifteen feet ahead Of him.
Graves took deliberate aim and fired.
l said. sAlI right, Mr. WiseY and he
answered, Yes SIR
Il then said: 'Mr Wise, | hope
now that you are satisfied
"'No,' he replied, 'Mr. Graves re-
quires another shot
ave again met between the COM
batants and reloaded the rifles. l
again gave the word, and Graves fired
instantly. Cilley took deliberate aim,
| and as he shot Graves stepped back
ward, and / saw that he was hit. L
went to Cilley and told him he had
made a good sh"t. Then l again
asked Wise if he were not satisfied
He replied that Graves required an
other shot. Col. Schaumbourg said:
4 think we had better make this
general fight but l bade him be si-
lent Wise held a consultation with
Graves and Crittenden, but it re-
suited in nothing.
"Again at the word both men fired
together. Cilley's rife fell to the
ground. He was shot through the
femoral artery, and was dead before l
reached him.
"Mr. Wise came up and asked how
Mr.. Cilley was. I replied that he
was dead. He then asked if Mr..
Gra res might see him. I gave my
consent. Graves, Wise and Critten-
den came up part way, but turned
back before reaching the spot where
Cilley lay.
eve then wrapped C;illey's body in
| buffalo robes from the omnibus and
drove back with it to his lodgings in
Washington City, on Third street, be.
tween Pennsylvania avenue and G
street
"The result Of that duel caused in
tense excitement throughout the coun-
try. 1t vas the result of that duel
that caused stringent laws against duel
ing to be passed by Congress and in
many States. Wise and l spent
whole day in preparing statement of
it for the public.
ct yet remains to be explained
| what caused Graves to send his chal
lenge to Cilley. When Col. James
Watson Webb, of New York, heard
of Cilley's speech in the House, where
in the charges of bribery were referred
to, he came to Washington and sent
Graves to Cilley with note. Cilley
said: L do not know Mr.. Webb and 1
do not want note from him. Graves
reported this remark at the Kentucky
mess. of which Henry Clay was Presi-
dent. Clay said: The Id Yankee
thinks it is a challenge. Go back and
tell him it is not. 1t is a mere note of
inquiry Graves went back and
called Cilley aside and told him that
note was not challenge. Cilley
again refused to receive the note, and
Graves left, saying that the refusal
put him in very unpleasant position.
When Graves reported Cilley's re
newed refusal at the Kentucky mess
Henry Clay, the President Of the
r,<sa .o;,l. sWoll Graves xo,,,,,o <.rt