The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-15

inson stood near. He turned insolentiy
 to some friends and said:. Yes. and a
 good deal like his owner-ran away with
 another mans wife"
 The Duel With Dickinson.
 Jackson did not challenge Dickinson
 even then for almost nine months. He
 put all his worldly affairs in order first,
 for he expected to die. His hope was
 angel into eternity with him. Jackson
 challenged Dickinson. Dickinson put the
 meeting off week to send for special
 and celebrated pistol to Kill Jackson with.
 They were appointed to fight on the 30th
 of May, 1S06 at Harrison's Mills, Logan
 county, Ky, a long days ride from Nash vile. Dickinson was as certain of suc- cess as he was of the sunrise. He gave to the grim occasion a gala air, and on the way he took occasional and ac- curate aim with his pistol at first one ob-
 1ect and then another, and these exhibi-
 tions had purpose. and a maleyolent point, part and parcel of the plot. It was arranged that Jackson should be in formed of these marvellous shots in the hope that 1t would break his nerve. Jackson's second was Gen. Overton. He was of a serious. indomitable nature, something like Jackson, with a slower cipal. that the yhole affair was a con spiracy to murder Jackson and not a simple duel between gentlemen over a
 point atd or honor siSSa overto1 and, and Jackson for months before 1t occurred. They re-
 solved to take every advantage of the
 would-be murderer that honor and the
 laws Of duels permitted.
 The men were to fight at ten paces. Dickinson had already told his friends which button, the one over Jackson's s
 heart, he would hit. The call was to be: were to fire anywhere between fire" and stop Pegs were driven to mark
 the positions of the men.
 Kill Him Like Dog.
 
 crisis was at hand. Dickson ws known to be so quick to bring up his pistol and fire that no one could equal him. It was his expectation to kill Jackson before the
 word fire. Overton and his principal had argued this also. They had finally concluded that inas much as the lightning
 like Dickinson was bound to fire first: 1t was wiser for Jackson to stand and receive 1t. and if he survived-and 1t was believed he would for minute or two at least-he could take his deliberate time and kill Dickinson like dog.
 Overton had the word. Fire! one!' Dickinson's pistol came up like a flash, and exploded with the first letter of the
 first word. He hit the button of Jackson s coat and broke two of Jackson's ribs with his fiattened bullet. Jackson stood as erect and motionless as a popular. He had not fired. With half cry. Dickin- son started back. Overton stopped count ing on the instant. Cooking pistol, with frown like a cloud. Overton command ed him: Step back to your peg. sir.' Dickinson did so with a shudder; he | knew he was to die. He was caught in ! his own trap. Overton began again to | count. Jackson with face of flint and l death looking from his pray eyes, covered
 his man as certainly and as surely as if
 it had been some inanimate target, rather | than some shrinking human flesh and | blood. Jackson's pistol caught at half
 Jackson reckoned the weapon. Bang! | went Jackson's pistol, and Dickinson,
 shot through and through. died nine | hours later.
 T should have killed him had he shot me through the brain" said Jackson af- | rewards. JOHN F. COYLE