The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-25
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A DEAL DUEL.
Sanguinary Conflict IN
Canadian Northwest


II Count Boni and the French gentle
men Of his class thirsting for each
others gore really wish 70 know how
to nght for honor's sake let .hem visit
Medicine Hat and hear the story OF how
Bulldog" Kelly and Malone. the rtoch-
man. fought for theirs It Is only aeees-
sary to say Of Kelly thar once IN his life
ne figured in = celebrated International
law controversy which the then secretary
OF state, Thomas +. Bayard. ended
His mother was a friend Of John A.
Logan. and one or his sisters was ro-
Gently, II not now, a school teacher IN
this state, Malone was nothing more
nor less than a frontier cattleman. He
met Kelly first at Calgary. where. IN a
dispute over cards an enmity arose he
tween them. Subsequently they clashed
In the Medicine Hat country. ana Ma
hone wrongfully accused Kelly Of steal
ing stock Kelly would have killed him
then and there but for the interference
OF the Canadian mounted police Suisse
quently one Of these policemen suggested
to him that he challenge Malone 10 =
AuNAf anu AAAL AIN1 nave II NuA diNAiH+
Kelly evidently thought well Of the sug-
gestion. for a day or two later. meet
ing Malone IN that isolasad ana abused
town. Medicine Hat, he quietly told him
that he would meet him the next morn
ing as the sun rose on the Tortured
trail and prove to him with a gun that
he was NOT a thief Malone nodded his
head IN acceptance Of the defiance. and
that Nas an there was 10 the challenge.
Kelly slept IN a ranch house that
night, but was up before dawn saddIing
his horse. He carried for arms two six
shooters and a short-hilted bear knife.
He rode away from the ranch IN tho
heavy darkness before daybreak, headed
for the Tortured trail lie was a six
footer, sandy haired. heavy jawed and
called "Bundoe' because he had once
pitted himself against an animal Of that
title and wlippcd lfm IN a free fight His
courage was extreme from the brute
Point OF view TO illustrate this says
II. J. Cleveland Ia the Chicago-Tlmes
Herald. years after this event. when no
was on trial for his life IN a naurder
case he was instructed by his attorney
10 xiii one OF the witnesses against him
IA the court room II he attempted 70
give certain testimony.
'You listen to him." said the attorney.
"and II he tries to testify as to certain
things let him have g."
Kelly. as a prisoner. entered the court
room with a knife up his sleeve and he
SAT through an the proceedings with his
eyes on the man he was 20 watch. This
latter grew restless and when he took
the stand broke down completely and
did rot aid the prosecution at an. Ho
OWNED without knowing Il that 4 no
testified as the prosecution believed he
would Kelly would then and there END
him. And this all took place not In
frontier court. but In court Of the
United States government.
Well Kelly rode down the TRAIN as gay
IN spirit as q man of his nature could be.
He did not whistle for wfistling men arc
rarely brutal But he abused his horse.
and that was the best evidence that no
felt well He watched the dark hang
closer 10 the plain grasses. the stars grow
more brilliant until suddenly IN the cast
n was as II a curtain was drawn up and
the day came with the call OF wild birds
and a wind which rose from the west 10
meet the sun. He glanced toward Medi-
cine Hat. and from that point, out OF the
black and gray OF the hour, rode Malone.
armed as his opponent was. They we're a
mile apart when they recognized each
other. Kelly refined in his horse and walt
ed. Malone came on No surgeons nor
seconds were IN attendance. Medicine
Hat was asleep. Malone drew nearer.
moving a little TO the left as If 70 circle
j about Kelly The latter suddenly dropped
under his horses neck and hred. His bnl-
I Jet just clipped the name Of Mahones 8
horse. Malone gave a wild whoop and
Z fired back. riding. as Kelly was. Indian
fashion, and looking for an opening. Both
Z horses were now In motion and the shots
came thick and fast. Kelly's animsl.went
I down hrst. screaming from a bullet
through his lungs. His rider entrenehed
behind him. Malone made charge and
( lost his own horse. besides getting a buI-
{ let through his left arm. He. too, en-
trenched. In a few moments ono Of his
shots cut a red crease across the forehead
I Of Kelly and filled his eyes with blood.
+ He wiped himself of and tied q handker-
chief over the mark
Each was afraid to start out from his
+ horse. but IN the course Of haif an hour
their ammunition was exhausted. and
then they threw their pistols from them
Z and came toward each other. through
/ the grass. with their kniro- cut Kelly
now had two good wounds ard Malone
had been shot three times They vislhly
staggered as they played for the FIRST
chance to close in. It was almost liko
+ that scene IN "The Dcemster" only. un-
like the two fighting brothers. they we're
not buckled together. Al last the knives
i crossed. and Kelly got the first thrust
and missed for which awkwardness Ma-
J hone gave him a savage cut. They
hacked and stabbed at each other unin
neither could move. and the small popu-
lation Of Medicine Hat. getting wind Of
what was going on. rode out ana brought
them m for medical attendance. Kelly
+ besides his bullet wounds. had fourteen
knife chts. and Malone had fifteen.
They wt4e put 20 bed In The -lmc room
and the same doctor attended boih. For
/ days they laid almost touching each other
and neither spoke. Medicine Hat had
been unable to decide which had tho
better Of the fight. and it seemed az n
Il would be resumed II both livgd to re-