Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-05-11
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ruE LINCoLN.snIELDs DU-L.
Statement by one whs oIsins 10 Have
Bsen an Rye Wttness.

Statement by one whs Cisims 10 HAYS
Keen an Rye witsess.
KANSAS CITY, May lO.-.A srscia
to the Journal from Topeka, Kan.
sayG william q. Southsr, who claim
to have been an eye witness to the his
torical duel between Abraham Lincoln
nd James Shields, has related to tn,
Journal correspondent what he dc.
olares TO be the "Dislng historical
data" OF the historical event. lie tells
an interesting stsry, which differs
materially from Published accounts.
Peculiar Interest has Of late been
aroused In tots affair through q history
OF Lincoln, running In Que Of tho
periodicals., In which the author frank.
ly admits that but moagor detalls can
be procured OF what actually took
place when the'duellng narty crossed
tho Missouri river and stskeI lighting
grounds. Now conner the Topeka man
with detailed story OF the whole
transaction, In which he supplies the
missing historical dsia.
6ouiher, VINO lie Is years old, ha. for
the past eighteen yesrl been a clerk ia
tue ofiice OF the auditor u tue Santa
Ferailway, though the greater portion
Of his lie has been spent ne n printer
aud a newspaper man. Up 70 the time
OF tho arrival Of tho duuling party nj
the.Aliou ferry, ths Story no tells IL
very similar TO the others heretofore
printod, but from there on u uifisrs
widely.
at was on the morning OF Scptem.
81
Shields and Lincoln arrived at Alton.
l was then a printer and reporter on
the Alton Telegraph, anu had received
al iintimAtlon Of tho coming duel,
which made me anxious q see II II
possible. The dueling party took
breakfast Vt tho Franklin house, and
about half.past 10 In the forenoon pr
ceeded 20 the ierryboat, which was
owned and run by q man by ths name
Of Chapman. rho boat was propelled
by two horses, which worked around
windlaRs nj one suj OF the boat
deck, and had mAdu OF.
rapgomenn with Chapman TO drive
THESE horses. Arriving on the
opposite shere, which was n wilder.
ness Of timber, spot partly cleared
was selected AS the battle-ground.
one I'D. ~ IN. cl.a,Ing .n1 IJn,oin
seated hims.lf nm nnotb.r M The nn,,n'
siles aide. Ths ssoond. Ihsn procss1ss
10 cut a pole about twelve iee, lonv md
tvo ,,sh.s u.ys cro,ohsd in jhs .nI
TN, siah,s were dyiysn int M. s,,o,,nd
and Inc role lsid ncrss, Inc c,otchss Az
thai m r,,ied nbont An rec h,.t shsysihs
Rround.
The man we,e IA ,tand IN. nm .,th,,
side Of the pole ami fght aoross A. a
line was drawn On ths gronnd an hoih
sides Tires feel nom Inc mole win In
undo rslandinv that N ,Iih,r ,omh.,sn,
stvrped baoL seross III own iins n ~.
20 10 oopsldsrsd a giving M n, ths
fight.
Alter nil than, ntr.nvem,nt. had
been com pletsd. the seeonds IeIoinsd
tneir pfipeInaIs at tbs d,f,s,e,t si1as ~
the clearing, and commsncs 4, ,sis a.,
low tones. long Win M. ahisia.
marty was 10, n AZ Iton, n, Ai,an
He was yery much onnossa a. a..
duel, and reasoned Win ShisIs. "a,
long time. Aaa Te.uI NJ hIs t.lt 90,
oral notes wrTe passsd brtwasn az.
secopds.
Lincoln remained firm and said that
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pariy a, Iillnnis snd 4, a,s.i, ,a'" ~
euls and oon,.nn, -. 80 %
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will t.ss yo, ss.a.s .,,.' sosno 's
spank Won = ThIs ys.s ~ 49,,
Shields. and b. ni.,Ssa W. inusu IoI
solemniv nTans,si 80 -, how was
I,InooIn ghich In,,,Js.t a, NSiua, 70
author Of IN, pn.n, A., 'n.., No. vas no
colin ,,Tnts \ $780,, - tHts'Os; liz
said mai hsgwns ,a, ~ ~ "nlou 10