Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-12-01


to the Cause of the Unfortunate
Meeting-Danger That ldcVeagh's
Wounds May Result IN Blood
Poisoning.
Chicago. November SO.-The wounds
Of Paul Tucker Wilkes, received in the
sensational Wilkes McVeigh duel,
fought November y, at Fort Lee ON The
Hudson, were hastily dressed by a sur
geon in the Office Of the Auditorium
Theatre last evening. Mr. Wilkes
shortly afterward left the city for Ken
mcky He arrived in town ON Thanks
giving Day, but his stopping place was
kept secret by his friends His destin-
alton in Kentucky is unknown, but he
viii be the guest of friends at some
country place until the complications
resulting from the duel have subsidized
Mr.. Wilkes's wound has not healed
rapidly, and the surgeon called last
evening was compelled to lance the
arm. Owing to the fact that the wounds
of the other principal In the duel have
taken a dangerous turn and blood poi5-
oning is feared, Mr.. Wilkes was enter
tanned during his stay in this town,
where he is well known, with great
privacy.
The famous affair fought out to q
bloody end in a little grove near Fort
Lee seventeen days ago, was the result
of a quarrel at the Astor House cafe on
the evening Of November y. The ORR
gin of this quarrel never became
known, and not until yesterday was
even hint Of the cause given out by
Mr.. Wilkes.
Mr. McVeigh and myself were din-
ing at the AstOr House" he said. "aud
with MS were Frank Butler and Robert
Ratcl.n'e Owens. Mr. McVeigh. during
the course Of conversation at the table
made a remark concerning a certain
persona remark ] felt I was justified
in resenting. Hot words followed and,
if remember rightly 1 denounced Mr.
McVeigh rs
A COWARD AND A CUR.
There was but one way Of settlement, Of
course, and the dinner party at once
broke up. Mr.. McVeagh notified mo
llAcAl AlI MOuAu otAAA a. IL ANAAA lU " all uINIlA
me with a challenge. 1t was arranged
that the friend should meet me in tho
Hoffman House cafe. Mr. Owens, Mr.
McVeighs cousin, was chosen, and
found me at the appointed hour and
place Mr.. Frank Butler he'd departed
Immediately after, and after q long
search found him at the Standard The
atre. He at once consented TO act for
me, and he and Mr.. Owens were soon in
consultation.
1T was my privilege to name wea-
pOns and terms, and not desiring to-
foolishly jeopardize life I proposed
that Mr. McVeigh and I meet I'm my
apartments at the Jefferson Hotel. strip
to the waist and fight It out with bare
fists until one OF the two of us were sat-
isfied. My terms were refused on the
ground that Mr. McVeigh was a sufferer
from hemOrrhage Of the lungs, and that
such an encounter as I proposed took
him at a disadvantage and might prove
fatal to him on account Of this Physical
weakness. Being informed Of this fac.
1 decided on pistols.
"We met in the morning with the re-
suit which is pretty generally known.
AT no time was it my intention to kin
Mr. McVeigh, and I made a solemn
resolution to fire my first three shots
in the air. This I did, and ] have 'n
my possession afidayits to that effect
from five Of the six persons who were
on the field. Having myself been
wounded
IN THE LEFT FOREARM
by Mr.. McVeigh after l had exhausted
three Of my five shots, l felt justified
in taking sterner measures. I fired and
inflicted wound in my antagonists
thigh.
The duel, while unfortunate. was
apparently not to be avoided and the
comment it has aroused is not unn3t-
ural In view Of the fact that New York
is not located I'm France and is essen
italy nineteenth century in It's views
of things"
Mr. McVeigh is a newspaper man. q
writer Of short stories. and q leading
member OF the Southern society in New
York
Mr. Wilkes is famous throughout The
West as the slayer Of George Shepard
one Of the leaders of the Riel rebellion.
and his second, Frank Butler. rs a lee
turer of considerable ren0wn, a SON of
the late Col George Butler. United
States Consul to Egypt under President
/ Grant and a cousin of Rose Ey-inge
the well known actress