The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22


Sanai National Bank I he examiner put II
three months on the books and reported to PaTke
mat i;a while he had found some slight irTegH ,s
!eS and there were traces hero and there Of "Eited
checES and drafts, he could get nothing Tangible
ana so the matter went through.
Goaded To madness at last by the incessan
editorn stngs and the much more imporlan
assaults on his financial correctness, Burke chal
ilenged PaIkCt Ills second Was Robert HOUSTON
state Tax Collector, noted politician and hg inter-
now dead. Parker accepted promptly. and namct
pistols as the weapons. His second was Consul
an editorial writer ON the Picamae Quintert
was author Of revised code duelo which still OBJ
tains n the Central American republics; lie, too
Al icdpune writer The duel wns foug ut near tho
old Slaughter House" in the tarondclet neg h
porno9d The WEAPONS we're 2ld,insmoned, ha,r
with great deal Of barrel and very little hand
GRIP his trearm i moi especially accurate, ant
bullet, being o soft lead and Of large caibre ha:
a great shocking capacity when il finds its billet
Ihc distance was thirty PAGES and the hour early
morning gray light, very, excellent for shooting
QuntcrO WAS To count slowly and distinctly "one
Two thee, end the men were required TO IRE be
tween Two and three Parker OF course was
cool and meaning mischief.
II is remembered to-day in Now Orleans, to the
credit OF the fugitive State Treasurer. that he
acted we'll lie was OF a somewhat more cXcitabls
nature than h,s opponent but there has never
been any question of his courage, He was a
brave man. With due observance of the niceties
OF the code, each combatant striving 10 be exactly
fair, five shots were exchanged The men were
not used to the pistols and were unable to hold
them properly. All five of the shots from Burke
struc! the ground IN front Of h y adversary al
distances ranging from ten TO tw mt feet, showing
That ne failed to get the muzAic up. -Four OF
Iarkers shots were at a proper elevation, bu,
they went wide. His Nth bullet struck burke
two inches below and slightly to the rear of the
Ing no bones. The shock knocked him down, he
bed profuscly, and hostliiles were ended. Here
Parker to the bitter grief OF Quintero, violated the
code lie walked up 10 Houston. who was bend
Ing over ms man, and said:
The next rascal shoot is going to be you. and
your shield won't do you any good. You can't
wear mail on your head and that is where in
tend To hit YOU"
This was IN allusion to a report long current in
the city, hut never verified, that Houston wore
constantly coat Of mail, shield under his
shirt The Tax Collector. saying that it was not
principal into carriage, and was driven to town.
liurke recovered after an illness Of six weeks.
me duel put stop 10 the editorial rccriminaton
Between the two papers, and il has never been re-
newcd with anything like the acrimony which
mark'h II then. The dignity Of the Pic" had been
upheld 20 the entire satisfaction Of Mrs Nicholson
and congratuiatUry kilograms poured in.
Thereafter, {. llaiiison Parker, seeing that his
work was cut gu. for him, tcgan 10 prepare for IT,
!. was nof enough iot man 10 be Wiling to shoot
ne must know how TO shoot 1t was his custom
Tor some tine 70 visit the country place Of the pa
per owner az bay ST Louis, fifty miles from y ew
orleans. ana there he INDUCED in practice galore.
IN those DAYS he used 20 fasten a vice to bench
screw the pistol inlo IT, rain il with exacumdc
on a mark and fire it, In this way he came 10 a
perfect knowledge of its idiosynCrasics. This
pistol VS. six-chnmbered Trantrr revolver Of
81 cahhTc. weapon sill to be found here and there
m inc SCUM; but not III general use Ii is proba-
bly, the d"adics. instrument OF iis kind ever man
uihctured. The extraordinary size and weight Of
me pr IeCqle causing even flesh wound to siCken
and disable. Parker did not have Ibis weapon
IN his recent street fight with o Mallcy, else thc
editor Vi The ITEM, who was hit twice, would now
be sleeping above ground in New Orleans Gene
! !ery, by dint Of constant practice lhe editor
IN chiei 81 the BicdBUne became genuinely an
In n
fast, but Is accurate In their duel the other day
nMhliey Sot behind a telephone pile, sens lily
deClinlnS me lnyltaton 10 come out and be killed
swiftly; Nevertheless. he was badly hurt Only
the solid wood prevented him from being bored
Parker, after pcrfecung himself, continued to
take an active part in city and STATE IoliiCs
always on the side Of drcency. law ana order
When the lo"i. lana lottery campaign began he
aligned himself. as n matter 81 course with die
ami nlomcry forces Il is 2v,ned by hose who
"y oG%S hm n MS ." hr St e
and stay Oh! during the fight, and was laughed
at fo' his pains Wishing TO make the fight with
of capital, founded the Np,r Ipjfd. n seven. day
morning paper. which prntcd from eight to twelve
pages on week Days and twenty four pages on
Sundays Itgot It's news over a leased wire from
thc Memphis Commercial, which AT tha, time was
asaiutatory. which all new born Southern papers
deem 1t necessary 10 prin,, Parker announced that
thc purpose Of III" Acr Dciia'S being was 10 hea.
and 10 relieve tho people OF Louisiana from
gamhhng concern which is at once an incubus
and STATE shame" -Four hundred thousand
dollars was the amount behind lhe venture, and
the editorial page was even warmer Than .he
sccthing columns Of the Picdyune during the
Burke emhrosio When the pottery was bcatcn
Parker wrote his "vacdictory." He announced
simply that The purposes for which the journal
was crcned having been accomplished, it would
cease to exist Not another issue was printed
or ever will Re ltwas the only instance In Amer
lean journalism where a large daily sp5ang into
quietly INTO death without gasp.
Murphy j. Foster was elected Governor in this
campaign ard he is still Governor, nca ring the
end Of his second term Of four years. In TeCog-
milton OF his remarkable services Parker was
appointed State Tax Collector for die district of
New Orleans and. IL is supposed, will hold tho
place long the anti lottery forces are in power
or until he loses his life in some dcspera, defence
ton, famihary known as Bob" was col ector
when Parker was 0ppoinIcd. This is lhc man To
whom he spoke when Burke 10y wounded on the
field. He walked INFO the office accompanied by
2 single friend AZ | 80 o'clock on die morning
q the day his appointment was to take effect.
Houston Sot in his accustomed place Parker
looked at MN n moment and said gently:
Il an going To occupy that chair, at that desk,
without moving either. in order 10 aCCcnmate for
tho people OF New Orleans the difference between
us. You have thirty minutes in which 20 clear
Out and YOU must he cerlain TO clear out"
\ half hour later he entered into undisturbed
performance Cf his new duties
lte'a Is man who used to promote. prizefghts
around Chicago. He has been in New Orlt ms
for some time, but he did not know Parker N.ry
well He printed n cartoon, showing Gov. Foster
leading smnI! dog. The dog he'd Parker's face,
was labelled Parker" and die cartoon was titcd
Fosters Ne Too" As a mater Of course. as
10 pump lead into him meanwhile adluring him
TO come out from behind that pole" This Incl
dent has led New Orleans men to infer that Mi
OMailey lacked judgment