Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-06
1T WAS DESPERATE.


Richmond Times
The recent death OF DR.. David Flour
noy. late Of Brunswick which occurred
at tho Home for the inourables, In thls
city, recalls one oil the forccst and most
desperate dueis that ever took place In
this State.
NO ono who has ever been student Mt
the University OF virginia but remembers
tho story OF the Garth lournoy duel.
which took place during tho session OF
lssi-d. In the long lapse OF years since.
however many have forgotten the true
statement OF circumstances which led TO
II.
AS all the principals are dead and us
recently had the s.ory from De. Flourho, =
lips. 1t Will be OF interest 10 the readcrs
of the Times to hear It.
As nearly AZ possible. give the details
Just as he related them TO me.
One morning early In April. lS5i DR..
ilournoy ana joan ). Carnng,on. OF Ar
/ kuuhas, bo,h htuuunts, mere .ro-..ng l. !,
| street IRON the Oiu bookstore 10 lac unl-
| Netsly stounus, Jusl as Isdgar cara,
VIVA men, nained FRYE, w,Ee dfNihs a
| nero OF cattle over tnu wNsK-Mas. ar
| iihgtoh kiuked one OF tnem I.Om hls ln.n,
| Mactuipqh TARA cursed han, dislnouut-
lhs az .ne same time and dannR t0e NO
| htsuents 10 leave the caInpus, Mnon they
! promptly uiu. without niuun pdO tne IA. I,
| uesan ny nnrtn's aAtatkIng Iafr.ng.on
aha tfye's facing Fiuurnoy,
The latter soon broke frye'a nose with
| pnck, placing hun nUra ae compat, ANA
| ,uthr. ms htlentlsA 10 1nrtn. wNo mean
Tine hhu uowhtd Cagliag .Vn anu was beat
in- l5nl.
With his last brick. riournoy struck
ehtth and mnue hun retreat tie departed
| fornE.
those who knew Gnr,h's reputation as
| u hgntfr lcit certAin OF more trouble no
| Una, when three weeks later he sent the
tMo etuutnts word 10 meet HIM ai,d his
friend ON Sunday morning ain! hght IL ont
ana Carring,on armed themselves, repaired
70 me Appointed place and waited s1mo
hours, hut IN vain Early Monday morn
Ing, however. Garth sent word that II
flournoy came 10 town that day he In
,ondel whipping him. borrowing q bpwio
accompanied by Darlington. armed wi II
pistol. went TO The old Monticello
While standing at tho desk with his
back to the door. Garth. with two OF hia
brothers and two other friends. walked
ska; -' ''1's "'"" '" '"' '"0''S'
You have got TO take curslng or
The renly OF this wlry little virSinlan
waHi
u believe IN light"
Both drew their knives and this most
fearful duel was soon under way. AZ al,
most tile nrst lungc Flournoys knifc
found It's way TO uarth's co.lerbone and
into the street Soon afterwards he droye
his khitn through Harth,s right lung, the
ESh,dnrt, , e9hi ,n CIV nhdsr INC sh9ui1.n.
n revolver.
And right here comes In queer part
OF the story. All through the nght Car
ringlon, with drawn pistol had kept
Carth's friends from coming TO his nssist.
gncc' which, otherTise !hey would have
ringtOn saved his life.
This, dlgressl9n leads TO the ,poInt |
he early pa ne' Of no strasslc. Fi5nr,oy's
knife had cut CAIRNS front pocket, and
pistol had fallen out. This weapon
was picked w by cHrrington, ana when.
later on, Garth began hiring, he handed IL
10 flournoy. who Immediately OPENED lirc
heo mi nus SSSRS e si re ans fysn,l , mat
plying hts weapon, he advanced again to
close quarters, aud darih's pistol being
rs Sm he contest VIII ,hSlf hoWi,s l'S
The rest Gun be briefly told. A'cr n
few passes. Flournoy with one sweep DIS
tried 10 relieve him OF his Knife. but failed,
because nt that time young Eugene Garth
You have killed my brother AMI ! viii
Waving his bloody knife Flournoy re-
u WIN KIN you, too, II you come nearer"
Afterwards Woods Garth snapped Il
pistol al him hut It failed 10 FIRE,
Tho news Of the nght soon Tenohcd the
university, and hundreds OF student sur.
| rounded the jail and many were admitted
to SEQ llOurnoy. tic vas suffering from
fifteen woun ., fourteen being n hts ieft
| or guard arm, and one IN his back.
IL belng proved hat ho was not the ng.
gressor In two days he was released ana
was soon well
Garth was meantime lying at the point
. Of death. Ms he and all others supposed.
and had declared his wish that Flourncy
shnuli not he proEccutcd as the nght was
n fair one and himself tho RggreHeor
IIe lived many years afterwards, but
never fnllv recovered from the Directs OF
his wounds.
Dr, Flournoy further raid that many
students accused Darlington Of hgving
shown the white feather but declared that
l arlington had rived his llfc. IN done
all q brave man should. The latter Vas "A
member OF the well known virginia family
OF that mime. whose father had moved TO
Arkansns. -,-.,.
and came Of race who are rir1ngerg TO
| fear Fer wears nfor 10 his death y" hhH
ieen nm invalid and appeared much older
| than he WIS.
n wps with much difficulty thht ne TO-
= ! lutal the ubONg to