Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-02-17

and S. f. Duffy.
Newbern Journal, Feb. II.
Nearly all the papers IN the
State have had long accounts of
the shooting affair that took place
in this city on Tuesday night.
The true facts had better be
given. They would have been
published by the Journal at once,
but for the request of many prom
inent people.
The story of the origin of the
trouble is as follows; Tom Hill is
related by marriage to F. S.
Duffy. His sister married one of
the Duffy boys. Hill has been
visiting at the Duffy residence on
George street, but his visits were
not desired by the family. Mr..
Hill has not acquired an enviable
reputation. He has a wife living
in the north, and could not be
welcomedin any home under such
circumstances.
Mr.. Duffy notified Mr.. Hill that
be could not come to his home.
However, Mr.. Hill maintained
that his Intentions were honor
able. and that when he obtained
divorce, he wished to marry
Mr.. Duffy's sister, to whom his
attentions were being paid. Mr..
Duffy, however, absolutely forbid
him to come to the house.
Last Tuesday the relations of
Mr.. Hill with druggist G. D.
Bradham were severed, and he
was to leave Newbern the next
day. He, therefore, planned a
clandestine meeting with the
young lady, which took place in
the rear of the residence that
evening after dark. This yard
is a handsome flower garden and
has a regularly used gate which
opens through high fence on
Eden street.
Mr.. T. S. Duffy, however, re-
turned from his drug store while
the tryst was occurring in the
garden and missed the young
lady. He visited several houses
to find her, but could not. He
then went to the foot of Eden
street, to the new Trent river
bridge, surmising that the couple
were together, and thinking they
might be found there. Not find
ing any trace, he returned by the
rear gate on Eden street and
there he came upon the young
couple, seated on a bench an
conversing.
The young lady stepped Tor
ward, but Mr.. Duffy pushed her
to one side, and going to Hill, he
told him that he would kill him
and to defend himselfif he could.
Who fired first IN the darkness
and what was done or said in
that tragic moment even the COM
batants could not probably now
recall, but both men were armed
and were not afraid and fought
at less than six feet. Not less
than ten shots were fired. Hill
received one in his leg and two
went through his coat. Duffy
was wounded twice, once in the
lower leg and once above the
knee, where the ball grazed the
great artery by hairs breadth.
DuffY's revolver was emptied and
he turned back to his house, de.
c,aring that he would reload ano
return.
AIDED by the nervy young wo-
man. and half carried by hel
away from the scene, Hill finally
reached medical care.
He refused absolutely te
say a word about the flair. Ht
would not tell anything by which
even a guess could at first be
made. Hence many theorie:
were started to account for tn,
case. But with several witnesses
of the retreat and with anothe,
wounded man under the DOCTOR
care. the facts gradually came t,
light.
These facts are stated as abov,
as CLEANED from all those in
position to know, with the excep
ton of the two Immediately con
cerned ln the struggle. The,
i have made no direct statemen
| for publication.
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