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great hurry II few moments before the
officers arrived, and thus avoided ar
rest. This action OF his ever nfter sub.
jcctcd him to some criticism from the
friends of both duelists. The death or
Stanley really ruined IIenry's life.
Though fearless man, he never after
ward dared sleep alone ut night.
fatal duel took place In 1916 In the
great and lonely Dismal swamp. pre-
ciscly OH the line between North Caro-
lima and Virginia II. 9. Thomas, Il
very ardent politician of Greenvillc. N.
C.. challenged Colonel Edward @. Vel
lowly. grcut planter Of the same
place, tho challenge following q politi-
cal controversy. Yellowly was very
much opposed to meeting ana up to
the last moment cndeuvorcu to effect Il
reconciliation. but to no avail. He
killed Thomas ut the first fire ami this
made him miserable thereafter. Never
thclcsS he had another meeting, with
Ferdinand Harris, member Of the
legislature. and killed the latter at tho
first fire. Yellowly was particularly
fine shot. He was IL man OF very court
ly manners nnd marked bravery, and
during the civil war served In the Con.
fcdcrate army.
! Most of the duels fought In the state
were In the east, where the great plant
crs lived. men who We're literally
lords of the manor" AMI who brook
cd no insult or even Il hint of one.
The Dismal swamp was quite fa-
1 m AL, .,,,I
North Cnrollninns, but for virginians
nugger ansl Drnmgoolc fought In the
swamp. ono standing in Virginia and
tho other In North Carolina. and two
shots were exchanged, Drumgoole be-
Ing killed Mt the second fire.
Fenncr Is. Snttcrthwaitc and Colonel
| Kennedy. both Of the old town Of
Washington. fought II duel about 1850.
They went mp the river near the town
Il little after dawn and fought with
double barrel shotguns. Kennedy was
killed ut the first shot The affair grew
ont of pnlltlcs. Both men used buck
shot. md Kennedy was terribly man
glcd. Some shot grazed Satterthwaite's
shoulder.
DIR. Daniel Il. Johnson and Thomas
s. Jones, both OF the quaint little town
| Of HEREFORD. IN northeastern North
| Carolina, went out OF the state to fight.
Their quarrel growing out OF some do.
nestle troubles. They faced each 9th.
or with revolvers Mt the bloody spot ut
Bladensburg. In Maryland, long known
ms the national ducling ground. John
son was shot through the head ut the
first exchange Of shots.
In the western part of the state there
have been extremely few duels, tho
mountain people having little relish
for that sort of business. There were,
however, at least two ducls carly In
tho last century. III which the old fash
Toned long barrel deer rifles were used.
In one cnsc there WAS duel with pis-
tolls between DR.. james Vance of Bun.
comDc county, an uncle OF the noted
! governor and United Suites senator,
| Zcbuon Baird Vance, and Samuel p.
Carson, IN which the Inter was wound
cd. but not seriously. The duellsts at
once made friends, and the matter end
ed happily
General Thomas l.. Clingman, who
for years represented the mountain
district In congress and who was brig
adler general IN the Confederate army,
wns twice challenger in duels and
was once challenged. lie WIS tout"
three times, but WAS unhurt. All of
| his ducls were fought out OF the state,
ono of them while lie was in congress-.
There were some duels which had
comic side, one Of these affairs being
that III which Shocco Jones figured
ana which grew out OF u dispute about
II pig. In this neither participant was
hurt. Jones WAS Il great plnntcr and
writer Of much local repute, and one
of the oldest books ever written about
tho stnte IL his Defense OF North
Carolina" In which he roasted Thomas
Jefferson on tho ground that he had
been studiously unfair to North Caro-.
llna because OF his intense Partially
TO Virginia. 1t WIS with one OF Jones'
! klnsmen that John Paul Jones, one Of
the most famous sea fighters this coun-
try or the world has ever known, lived
for several years. the home Of the
J0ncs' kindly patron not being far
from Shocco. the "seat" Of Shocco
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