The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-12

quit OF Farnham beyond doubt, the court
adjourned until next day.
AS Moore walked out to the vestibule OF
the court room Lamar advanced upon him
and said: -----
Commodore Moore. nv friend Mr.
Farnham. says that your testimony from
beginning TO end is one - lie and /
lndorse what he saws
Voices were heard all around in the crowd
20 the effect that Mr.. Lamar's statement
was generally Endorsed.
Moore, with singular GOODNESS. took out a
memorandum book and said to Lamar:
VIII you kindly give me your name,
Lamar replied in most excited manner:
Ny name is c. A. L. Lamar, and right
here is the place to settle this dificulty.n
THE CHALLENGE.
Moore answered:
mo, this is not the place 20 settle this DIFF
hculty. You are armed ana am not. You
are surrounded by your friends and am
Irlendiess, but you may rest assured this
dlfhculty will be settled and in a most salts
factory Manner
Moore then said TO those around him;
will any of those gentlemen who in
dorsed Mr.. Lamar's statement be SO kind as
70 give me their uames?'
There was a dead silence
wv C0AAobA NdliAc OuL Oh Tue court room
went Immediately to Moore and said:
Commodore, just show this crowd that
you are ready TO put daylight through them
and they Will leave you alonen
Moore Immediately challenged Lamar
and they met next morning across the Sa-
vannah river.
Moore was perfect pistol shot, having
already killed several men in duels and per-
sonal encounters
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Mr.. Lamar through the right shoulder.
but not to kill him on account of Lamar's
kinshlp TO Mirabeau B. Lamar, who had
been the devoted friend of Moore and to
whom he owed his appointment as commo-
dore.
Probably never in the history of duelinp
did two more fearless men ever face each
other than Lamar and Moore
At the command "fire!n Moore's pistol
went off, and the bullet'passed so close to the
ear and right shoulder of Lamar that it
probably disconnected him, for where bis
bullet went was never known. As soon as
1t was found that Lamar was not shot
through the right shoulder Moore looked at
bis pistol and discovered that his second in
loading 1t bad omitted to return the ram
rod to its place, which had lightened the
pistol and caused the bullet to pass an inch
higher than 1t would have done.
AS soon as the smoke had cleared away
Lamar apologized il a most gentlemanly
manner.
Moore said:
"You are lucky man. Mr.. Lamar, the
ramrod was out Of my pistol"
GEN. JACKsoN's SPEECH.
At the conclusion OF the evidence in the
trial Gen. Jackson made the speech of his
life. Ii is said by those who heard it that
for forensic eloquence it has never been
equaled.
His figure picturing the voyage Of the
Wanderer from the eastern coast of Africa TO
Jekyl Island, each mile made by night or by
day, marked by human mile stone, both
in sentiment and beauty of expression, has
never been surpassed. There was scarcely
q dry eye in the court room when he con-
cluded, and SO exhausted was the brilliant
orator that he tainted, and for an hour or
more it was believed that the tragedy of the
Wanderer had eliminated with his death.
BISTRIAL DECLARED.
The jury could not decide. It was whis-
pered that from four TO six of the Jury
were immovably for conviction, and the re-
suit was that they were hanged in effigy in
the streets of Savannah.
During the whole of that trial Gen. Jack
son was in receipt of anonymous letters
warning him that his life was in danger and
logged.
A mistrial was finally declared, and Farm
ham was remanded to jail, from which he
was released when the war broke out.
He went north, and it is said by his biog-
rapher that at enc time he was in command
of the slave ship Wanderer, but that he
always regarded this as one Of the unfortu-
nate mistakes of his life.
This man who had dealt in negro slaves
and stained the waters of the ocean with
their blood, entered the northern army and
rose to be union general, fighting for the
abolition of slavery.
Lamar died as true patriot, fighting in
the confederate service.
KILLED IN BATTLE.
This most lovable man, full OF the nobIest
elements which constitute the patriot. gen.
erously gave his life for the defense of Geor-
Ria in the last battle fought upon our soil
killed by federal cavalrymen.