The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-13

Do %SISi II i have 81 S r. IN, ,9so ,s.s , % s.l Esp - s. X. gg. c,.
been correctly rsPo5t's; mi; note WI! be handed
you " my i''0no o0' r''''' H. IL M II WALKER.
This note I delivered to Gen. .Marmndukc in
person A. his headqusrtsrs, He read It and
give him a reply as soon as possible
-"Ip the moan time Gen. Walker, with his com.
Rang' f Forr St0 sight t or n lISsr m Sha fSs eIEp% L aSfc
Rock, On the next day !Cnpt. John c. Moore, q
member OF Gen. Marmaduke's stat, came into
our camp, bearing, as nonr as ] can remember,
the following reply:
I" Gen. L. NJ. Walker.
SIN: Yours of date BY your friend. Col. Crock.
an earlier reply but ths:t had &c, Sisis my oStposts.
Whilst | deny your right to demand OF mo an cxpia.
frank to ,Sy That your conduct in the retreat from
. SiSH q nssnrs s1 .ha At ne 1 d ssas a % sSG sSrva sF iSRS,r T uDaS of
You. and have, so informed AdJt Gen. snead. This
M Meo So RerS re,p ySa ~ my your iF ossGle G9p ser; JSsn c.
~. 3. MARMAbuKE.
walker insisted that / challenge on this, but
instead | sent this reply for Gen. Walker:
Gen. Us. Marmddute.
Which ISn yn say, In reply to my note; the, my ccndac.
Reeds Bridge was OF suoh a nature that you declined
cepsisls sSn ssris @a' eon nn: ssd; 1s and i' nssatis ,a Is Sps
and ! therefore demand an explicit answer to the in.
i landed Sos so BY my i II %S cci, P e1ssls Tsi' IN R.S ::
tho honor to be your obedion' servant etc"
W. "AIkEH.
This note was delivered. without delay, and
at the request of Capt. Moore I camo to the
Anthony House In Little Rock to await an nm
swer. In a short time Capt. Moore came TO tho
hotel and sent to my room the following:
Col r. Fl. Crockett.
DEAR SIR: Gen. Walkers note OF - date to Gen.
M MSIi.. ann, Eecei SsS,r M ,@.cd hour ,nn Cen asi Marinaduhe,
ard in reference to Gen. Walkers conduct, yet he
nature which may have been drawn S"y from his re u 1ss
prcdicated on Gen. Walkers somewhat more than
danger aaHssn;i in i sSs s an sa Of f Reed! se,d IL All and p Si. t reqs. 81
to come upon the field whom requested nv Gen. Mar
your obedient serv ant. JoHS c. MooaZ.
my answer to the above was as follows:
"DEAR sra: Your note Of this date received at
hour. in reply to Gen. walkers note TO Gen, Marina.
OF Gen. Walker. and without consuit..ion WITTY Wit hin
I have the honor to demand of Gen. Msrmaduke,
an insult offered. I have the honor 70 be. very re-
spectfully. X. II. CROCKETT.
The reply to the above was as follows:
DEAR SIR: Your note of this date received. in which
you demand OF Gen. Marmaduke. in behalf OF Gen.
me great. pleasure. as Ii. friend Of Gen, Marmadgse.
to accord TO Gen. Walker the satisfaction demanded.
Please meet mo Mt your earliest convenience that we
NAV arrange preiiminaries for a speedy meeting. /
"JoHS C.. ,.oonE.
81 sent n request to Capt. Moore to come to my
room, which he promptly did, and VIC ther, So
lected our advising friends, he choosing Capt.
and l taking. Major John c. King. Capt. Moore
then wrote the following agreement:
"AaEEExKSr.
Gen. J. g. Mermatuke agrees TO meet Gen. L. NJ.
Walker on the following terms, to wit:
"pr,ncipais: ssS2nd:; advising friends and surgeons
Weapons to be Colts navy skies, and TO be loaded
on the held.
"PriDsipni IS =, aoi be ' pla seG's ct Sf. @G16 ps Spe s pos,tion,
Weapons TO be placed In the hands of the princi.
dcsres, up Or down, asea'h may choose.
The word to he; .Gent,emen, are You ready,
ing II. can 81 a say: Ready one. two, ,hres-n5s;
wi mnSssI l, ,ss w9 sSs,r .f pIsc.s pH sr.,i may nj, ,s n.e -, at VII;
arr exhausted or one Of the parties shall fall. when
the command stop shall he given.
mo one TO be on the field except the principals. SEQ
onds. advising friends. and surgeons.
principals. seconds. advising friends. or Surr, ons,
shall subte t the person SO infringing to be shot on
PARTIES to meet at the Godfrey Lefevre plsce. seven
miles below Little Rock On the north side OF the Ar.
kansas River.
The meeting to take place between daylight and
sunrise on 9 r. mo.r% .wr morning Sr t. r,su, ,,,n = vo,.
Il. NJ. WALKER. by HIS friend. R. H. Crockett.
ut should BIO remembered that the above cor.
respondence Is from memory. and errors. II any,
iTiovsd that they; are almost verhstim copies. T. 'e'
comms9Iyo , The Il ti Mss that The pTsl,%inariss were
John c. King. and a surgeon. whose name 1
have forgotten, we rode down to Gen. Walkers
heedquarters: reaching there about three hours
before day. ArousinR him from q sound sleep, I
submitted to his Inspection the correspondence
us only remark on reading IT over was: AN
him. Never mind, Marsh; my responsibility il
HE ordered, the horses saddled. Calling up
bis servant and q guide. we forded the river on
horseback by starlight. a DANGEROUS undertak-
Ing. as dye feet either way would have put us In
9uicksand, which might have resulted IN loss OF
lite;, Crossing the river safely, we reached the
quested the use OF a room, which was promptly
duke. his second. advising friend. and a surgeon,
accompanied by an ambulance, arrived and were
eSs,SnSd 10 10 ss en0t Cnpt rc %ooro as , soon m as IL Vas as iis ~
out 100 or 200 yards from the house and Sc.
iected tho ground in an open grove, OF, heavy
timber. We stepped the distance and placed a
chunk OF wood to mark tho positions to be occu,
pied by our principals, making them north and
sition on account Of the rising sun. We then re
turned to the house;and accompanied our princi
enough to see how to shoot. On meeting. Gems
Marmaduke and Walker saluted each other with
a apsrf FFe Gtn. M sGn1,sssEk; 't wi T his " .r 1sS , DsSsi
and Gen. Walker calm and smiling as he Away.
vas %ns; The advising friends King and Price. sal
while, Capt. Moore and myself tossed ed a sIlvcl
word. Cant; Moore being the winner, one tos,
decided, both. The principals were placed, pis
lois III manu-. inc SECONDS taxing positions two
PAGES 10 the right and left Of the line Of fire.
AT the word both fred, the sound being sim
ultaneous. and neither was hurt. There was &
pause Of perhaps a second. and then Gen, Mar
Gen. Walker in the side, no fell on his back. hi
pistol exploding as he fell. Capt. Moore forgol
to give the word to stop, and ! gave II for him
for which he afterward thanked, me, At tn.
word Gen. Marmaduke lowered his pistol.
then rushed to Gen. Walker. and kneeling be
side him, inquired IL he were hurt. He sait
Yes. Bob, am a dead man; nv legs are deac
already, still. smiling, and without groan es
Gaping his lips. Our surgeon coming to his
aid, | arose to my feet, when Capt. Moore an
proGched and said: Colonel, Gen. MoTmaduE'
Gen. M9rmaduke, who still retained his posi-
tion. and he said TO me-: Col. Crockett, arc yor
satisfied with my conduct = l replied: I am
General, Have ! your permission to leave my
tainly, sir. My principalis, fear ,mortnlly wound
ed; and not in condition for further combat
u turned TO go, back to Gen. Walker. wher
Capt, Moore again called to mo and said
Colonel, Gen. Marmaduked desires me to tender
TO you the services of our surgeon and the us,
Of our smbplsnee' In answer ! said; In be
for his courtesy and gratefully accept the use o.