New-York tribune., 1896-01-29
A TERRIBLE YANKEE DUELLIST.
THE EXPLANATIONS or HIS SUDDEN CoNVERsio"
To TIE PRINCIPLES or THE CODE.


From The Washington star.
Catchngs of Mississippi. Was telling tho oih'f
day OF some % thc caT} du'..hs ia MN4'T',. A. ''',n T.
Now. man .Oscs his citizenship ioF furl.ins III
that State. but ihefr was time .Nh'h u was
regarded as quite the natural and proper thing
to settle difficulties IN that way.
Young man wno went 20 Vioksburs from some
where East. ew-Ensland or Pcnnsyysnia, some
Was a inatter-of-fAct business man. Young, and oi
quiet. gentlcmanly manners, noi us"l 70 Sp"lh'Ih
there 10 be- cashier u ON OF TIE principal banks
q position which carried with Il good social stan
ing IL the spirit of IN. times 10 WAS determine" !
By the men - the circ.e VIII which De m.rhi b'
expected 20 associate TO max to- OF MS in.ii,
They began hy one Of their number WcAns Il
lie avoiIcl the quarrel AMI did not see i,s pur-
ri,ie. nnon him ,ul ~ insult him Ills only mode
ish ,bem In a short TIM they mad him ostra-
cizcd. lie thought he ostracizng thern lie
NJ dignity or standing In the community ami to
look upon his isolation simpy Ms own voluntary
retirement from what he considered bad comlany.
Meanwhile hc had become An object Of contempt
among the cava.iers. and finally II began 10 r'f It
upon the bank OF which he was cashier one daN,
passed over by him with hls accustomed silent
contempt the president Of the bank took him asl1r
regaIn public respect or he would have to sever
his connection with the bank kobbin asked "nat ts
he would have to challenge one Of the oii'hd"fS
and hgh, duel %.
He gent Immediately challenge TO ihe man VINO
had last put ndignitv upon him. TINS man
was one who had fought before. ana was Re-
garlcd as a most accomplished duel,ist He prompt
Is accepted the challenge; they fought with pls-
tOs. and both Were dangerously wounded As soon
n Robin got wei he took NJ his tormentors n
order. challenging them systematically ana ur-
,ibcrately He tough, eight or ten due.s. KLINE
some and wOunding others Of his antag 1nisis ne
lion OF. He prosptred. became wealthy ana prom.
inent. but had the reputation Of being the most
dangerous ducllisi in the state.
He simply devoted himself TO the code HIEht
challenged men and fought them. II became Is
chief pleasure In Nfe. He built massive stone
castle on the heights. overlooking Nck sburg. when
cost an immens. amount Of money. and was known
fitted up as a library and armory. Here he had
III sorts OF weapons which might be used in due
ling Hung about the walls were broadswor J.:
fois pistols etc. labelled with the particular du-l
The splritess Yankee had become terror. 10
on4 dared 10 offend him He Just looking
around fer some to fight. His extravaganza finally
brought financial rcvcrses upon him. suit was
going to be brought against him In the courts for
a large sum Of mOnev owed by him 10 some parties
outside the State. When he notified Of II he
wrote a note 10 each one OF the members OF the
Vicksburg bar notifying him that any lawyer VINO
took the cas- would have to ngh, a duel But one
.awyer cou.d be- found willing TO take the case.
He was promptly challenged by Robin. Th'y
fought and both were seriously wounded that
they were confined TO their beds for several
Then # was discovered that Robin was in
sane When forced into the first duel the sight
Of his fallen antagonist had unbalanced his min !
and made mOnOmanlac Of him. San" on al
other subjects he had become entirely irresponsible"
on this and his career had been simpy that Of a
due..ine maniac lie ended his days in an asylum.