Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-10
DUELS IN THE SOUTH
BLOODY BATTLES UNDER CODE
OF HONOR.
Lives Sacrificed for the Most Trivial
Causes-Veteran Killed
by Boy.

| gentlemen or the code, all OF whom had APP
peared on the field a number of times dur
| ing their lives, CHANGED to meet in a down
town cafe one night the past week. Among
| them was Mr.. F. r. Tanneret, who is re-
membered by the old school for duel at
| Burthes plantation with short swords. Ref
erence was made to some recent personal
controversies serving as a reminder for
| skeleton stories:
For originality of cause and origin the
| Montiague-L alluet duel deserves first place
| among my personal recollections, re-
marked Mr.. Tanneret, leading the CONVEX
sation. "One was a barber, the other was
dueist of rare skill. Although barber,
| Montague was one of the most original
| fellows on earth and he ever doing
what he wasn't expected to do. He had a
| shop on Royal street and his place was
| frequented by the best of the downtown
| population. Lalluet was a duelist who had
| been on the field many times. Both were
| brave men.
One morning Lalluet walked into Mon
| tiagues shop to get shaved. He took the
| chair in the best humor and the shave was
| progressing, when he suddenly took offense
| at something Montague did. A quarrel
was picked and the challenge was passed
before Lalluet had left the chair. 1t was
| the talk of the street.
| The situation was unusual, but the fight
! went Colichmardes were chosen as weap-
ons. They the small triangular swords
| winch nave the shape OF a DaSOneC.
| When it came to the meeting Montague
| had no money to pay for a carriage, and
! he was plucky enough to walk to the field.
| His seconds had to provide their own con-
veyance. In the encounter the barber was
| slightly wounded and the duel ended.
| A Queer Presentiment.
Il remember the Nora auphin duel"
said one of Mr.. Tanneret's companions,
1T was noted for two things-the killing
at ;el,aI ST. ictc
and that he had a presentiment of his fate
| before he went to the field of honor. A
quarrel between Nora and Dauphin took
| place al the old Orleans Coffee House in
| Orleans street 1t was the rendezvous Of
| the jeunesse doree of the town, which in
| English means the young bloods. The
sort was between Royal and Bourbon streets.
| In summer canvas was stretched over the
| street, and, with small tables covering the
| Enclosure, the place was typical French
| Creole coffee house.
I'm the trouble which occurred over
| table, Dauphn slapped Nora. The latter
was a mere boy nineteen years of age. He
was quiet and dignified. He never said a
word unless spoken to and was the last
man to make trouble. Dauphin was quite
the reverse He was a duelist Of long repu-
tation. He had been In many fights. He
told Nora to choose between getting out of
| the door or the window, meaning that If he
did not leave he would be thrown out.
Dauphin declared that he had killed eleven
men and he wanted the twelfth to make his
dozen.
The spot was selected, but the night before
the duel Dauphin, with his eleven trophies
in his belt had strange presentiment. 1t
was not a dream, but 1t came to him as a
vision and told him that he was fighting
his last duel He told his seconds the fol-
lowing morning Of the queer circumstance
and they laughed at him-the brave Dau-
phin!
The fight took place and Dauphin was
killed. Nora proved to be one of the most
formidable duelists.
Justice Triumphed.
1.-THE LIE Blanc-White duel was a case
where right and justice seemed to triumph
in the outcome" added Mr. Tanneret
Packenham lie Blanc and George White
were both well known. Both were promi-
nent in society. and this duel grew out of
a subscription ball in which some gossip
played the fatal role There was a discus.
sion in the committee over the barring of
some person from the ball, and the refusal
OF an invitation. lie Blanc interested him
self and White befriended him throughout
neIore the committee, but he did not know
It: On the contrary, he got the idea that
White was responsible for his embarrass-
ment and the subsequent talk
Upon meeting White in the street. lie
BLANC took a wad Of tobacco from his
mouth and threw 1t into Whites face The
challenge was passed, and pistols were
chosen. They met al Burthe's plantation.
above Carrollton, and lie Blanc was killed
by the first shot
"A rare example Of the trivial causes
leading to some of the duels of those days
Is inStanced in the De Buys Girard fight
We'll known among the gentlemen of the
code John Du Buys was on Royal street
at one OF the intersecting streets A young
man Just over from France, whom he
knew. came up as De Buys dropped a coin
In the gutter. In insolent overbearing
tone he told the new arrival to pick IT I'M
At the instant Of De Buys command Arts
der and saw the whole thing. He inter-
fered; told the young man not to pick up
the money, and instead he bounced upon
De Buys and gave him severe beating.
THE two met on the field, and it proved
a mortal combat with short swords De
Buys received eleven severe wounds before
he fell.
Actresses the Cause.
Actresses have caused many Of the worst
duels in New Orleans. Placide Canonee
was regular theatergoer. He attended
the opera every night, and he was a devo-
tee Of the stage, taking fancies to certain
kinds of acting. When his fancy was es-
pecially reused he would write articles
about the actresses in question and praise
them very much. Mr.. Iriard took exception
to this style of doing things, so he wrote
an article severely criticising people who
contributed sketches such as the Canonee
squ1bs. Canonge took 1T up and duel fol-
lowed. 1t was agreed to fight with pistols
at ten PAGES and three shots. The result
was striking Illustration of how three
bullets might fully satisfy honor
"Canonge's fine beaver was perforated by
the first shot. The second shot cut a but
ton from his coat and the third shot plung-
ed hole through his sleeve. Iriard was
unhurt. Honor was redeemed
Almost Immediately following I.ocauet
challenged Iriard on the same ground
lriard chose doube-barreled shot2uns as
the WeaAons The fight took place at
Burthes famous field and both parties
were killed outright neither living to leave
the field of honor. Locquet's chest was
shattered and crushed with the terrible ex-
plosion from the shotguns. But before he
fell he shot and killed Iriard on the spot.
both sinking to the ground at the same In
slant"