Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-12
livered his three shots while the school
teacher was firing one.

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teacher was firing one.
Have to Stand Fire Again.
''My principal, with smoking pistol in
hand walked over to receive the congratu-
lations of his friends The crowd rushed in
with shout and filed up the street. A
good many, when they saw nobody was
hurt, hurried into the hotel SO as to get the
first chance at the bar.
ALLISON jumped into the middle Of the
crowd with drawn pistol and commanded
them to stand back. MY man has two
more shotsp he cried. Give him his two
shotsl Put your man up againP
II told my Englishman he must give the
fellow his full three shots and he walked
back, somewhat reluctantly 1 thought, to
the scratch. He had good nerve. Blaze
awayP he calmly said, I'm dead game
mani
'That little school teacher raised his
weapon deliberately and covering the En-
glishman's heart, fired. The wad struck
the man squarely in the breast, nearly set
ting fire to his coat.
''He turned as white as sheet, trembled
a little and involuntarily raised his hand
to his breast under the impression he was
hit.
The Third Shot Wasn't Needed.
'eThe crowd thought SO, too, and yelled
it's appreciation. Many called out to the
school teacher to forego the other shot.
Hes dead man nowr they shouted. The
school teacher fired his remaining shot in
the air and was borne away in triumph by
his friends. They all made a rush for the
bar; all except some sympathetic men who
crowded around the Englishman, who, to
my utmost astonishment, had sunk to the
ground unconscious
"'Could Allison have done this for
joke" That was my first thought. But
that was quickly dispelled by Allison him.
self, who whispered as we bore the body
into the hotel: I'm blanked to blank if he
hasn't been scared to deathP
'The mans friends began to crowd in,
pistols in hand, and looking dangerous
They muttered that granting that second
shot was murder-that the man had no more
right to reserve his fire minute than he
had to do it for a week. Allison declared
he was responsible, and they could take it
out of him if they wanted satisfaction. They
were not disposed to chance this, but
wanted the body of their friend. This they
took away without close examination, Alli-
son being glad enough to get rid of it. But
he first satisfied himself that the English
man was only in swoon.
The School Teacher Escaped.
''The gang of FOUNDERS had gone with the
school teachers crowd and they were all
guzzling whisky. They were telling him
what gallant man he was; but at the same
time advised him to clear out before the
brother and his cowboys came
down from the ranch. 1t was a penal Of
fense to fight duel in Mexico, and as he
had killed man he stood double chance
Of trial and more serious chance Of being
killed by the mans friends. Somebody
raised cry of Sheriff, and astampede now
occurred to get the now frightened Hoosier
out of the waw. We went around and Alli-,
Pom said to him, TIL see you through this at
whatever costP
"Finally we got the school teacher on his
horse, hustling him about SO rapidly he
didn't know which end he stood on. You
see, Allison had privately informed few
choice spirits that nobody had been hurt
and these fellows Joined us in kidding the
teacher. We got him to Jump out of back
window in the rear of the hotel and there
the boys had tied his old pony. He rode
away in his shirtsleeves, with a sprained
ankle and his old Winchester, and has never
been heard of since The schoolmaster's
duel is laughed about in that part of tho.
country to this day"
CHARLES THEODORE MURRAY.