The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-06

The men met near Lexington with
pistols On the first fire Richardson
fell The ball ranged downward and
cut the large artery in the hip. He
was fast bleeding TO death and the
doctor who was present being una bic
TO stop the flow of blood. DR. Dudley
volunteered his assistance to undo
what he had just attempted TO do He
went TO work TO save the life which
he tried so hard TO take, and was sue
cessful- He checked the hemmorhage
with his thumb until medical apph-
ances could be brought to bear to stop
the bleeding Richardson recovered
from the wound. and he and DR. Dud-
ley became great friends afterward.
Thomas Metcalfe kept out of duelS
by reason of the fact that ne was out
for blood all the time and it was
known that when he fought either he
or the other man would be killed The
only occasion on which he was .,hal-
lenged was in ISIS. when. as previously
referred to. he and McDuny fell It
outs. Both were congressman. McDuf-
fy wanted TO kill Metcalfe for some in
suit and sent him challenge II was
promptly accepted by the Kentucl<ian,
who told the representative of the man
from South Carolina that be would
fight with rifles, and at only thirty
yards He refused 10 consider the
challenge unless rifles We're used.
THAT is murder, and not dueling 1t
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fight under those terms.
McDuny lost his ardor for SattIe and
sudden death and withdrew. The facts
connected with the challenge soon be
came known, and after that Metcallfe
was given wide berth when quarrels
We're about to rise.
Not all the duels between Kentuck-
ians were fought in this state Indi
ana was frequent battle-ground after
Kentucky had taken such a firm stand
against dueling. and some of the noted
encounters took place just across the
river from Louisville. The laws Of
Kentucky began TO be so strict and the
punishment 40 severe that the lead
ing men OF the state could not afford
TO engage in duels within the borders
of the state, but were forced TO cross
over into a state where. even If it was
against the law to fight, they could IS
cape at once without having to be kept
away from home.
Lieutenant Roger Hanson of the
United States army, fought with Will
liam Duke in Indiana on Jan. Il. 1913
They had quarreied over some trivial
affair and could not settle it except
with the blood of one or the other
Hanson was shot in the leg and badly
wounded He nearly died, but finally
recovered. but was famed for life by
the ball fred by Duke. Duke belonged
TO "A famous Kentucky family and was
noted for his bravery.
Henry Clay, the famous Kentuckian
who barely missed the presidential
chair. fought with Humphrey Marshall
on Silver creek. i'm Indiana not far
from the Kentucky line. Both were
wounded and the fight had great in
fiuence on the after events of the great
kentuckian's life and career in poll
tics
Both men were good shots, and it
seems strange that neither was killed
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ten PAGES, and was strictly according
to the code.
Another famous duel which involved
KentuclSian was fought outside of the
state William j. Graves accepted the
challenge of Jonathan CiIley, both
being members of congress at the time
and in the duel which followed Ciiley
was killed This duel is given in every
important history of that time. and IN
every treatise on the history of duel
ing i'm America. James Webb. who
fought with Tom Marshall, wrote edi-
torials in his paper criticising Cilley.
who responded with a bitter attack
upon Webb in a speech which he de-
liVered in the lower house of congress.
Webb challenged Cilley. who declined
to fight, saying he was not his equal
and 1T would lower the dignity of Cilley
to fight. The challenge was carried by
Graves and when CilieY refused to
meet Webb, Graves offered 10 take the
place or MS principal. C1lley accepted
the terms and fought the substitute,
thereby losing his life. The duel was
fought near Washington City with
rifles, the distance being sixty yards
Henry A Wise of Virginia was Graves
second, and c. W. Jones acted for Gil
ley.
Few kentuckian duels ended without
bloodShed, and but one famous one ~
given in which neither party was hurt
This was the duel between General
Cassius NJ Clay of Richmond and Rob
ert Wickliffe, jr. They had become
enemies, and a meeting was arranged
near Lexington. Several rounds were
exchanged with pistols, but neither
was wounded, and they both left the
field of combat well as when they
had come out to fight
This duel was III 1S41, and was one of
the last which was fought in this state
or between Kentuckians After that
the general sentiment was opposed to
duels, and formal meetings We're rare.
Instead of meeting with seconds and in
punctiliOus fashion, they shot each
other on sight, after that old-fashioned
code duellO had gone out of existence.
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