The Greeley tribune., 1905-07-13

rest. This action of his ever after sub
!ected him TO some criticism from the
friends of both duelists. The death ~
Stanley really ruined Henry's lie
Though a fearless man. he never after
ward dared sleep alone NJ night
A fatal duel took place in 1916 in the
great and lonely Dismal swamp, pre-
cisely on the line between North caro-
lima and Virginia. IL. c. Thomas, II
very ardent politician OF Grceuville. y.
c. challenged Colonel Edward {. lel-
lowly. great planter of the same
place, the challenge following poiiu-
cal controversy Yellowly was very
much opposed 10 meeting and up to
the last moment endeavored to effect
reconciliation. bur 10 no avail. He
killed Thomas at the first ire and this
made him miserable thereafter. Never
theless he had another meeting, With
Ferdinand Harris. member OF the
Legislature. and killed the latter al the
first fire Yellowly was particularly
fine shot He was Il man Of very court
" manners and marked bravery. ana
during the civil war served in the Con
federate army.
Most of the duels fought in the state
were in the east. where the great plant
ers lived. men who We're literally
lords Of the manor" and who brook
ed no insult or even q hint OF one.
The Dismal swamp was quite Il ia
vorite meeting place. not only for
North Carolinians. but for Nirg!nianS.
pugger and Drumgoole fought in the
swamp. one standing In Virginia and
the other In North Carolina, and two
shots We're exchanged. Drumgoole be
ing killed at the second fire.
Fenner b. Satterthwaite and Colonel
Kennedy. both of the old town of
Washington. fought n duel about 1850.
They went up the river near the town
little after dawn and fought with
double barrel shotguns. Kennedy was
~killed mt the first shot. The affair grew
out of politics. Both men used buck
shot. and Kennedy was terribly man
gled Some shot grazed Satterthwaite's
shoulder.
DR. Daniel f. johnson and Thomas
S. Jones. both of the quaint little town
of Hertford in northeastern North
Carolina, went out of the state to fight,
their quarrel growing out of some do
mestic troubles. They faced each 9th
er with revolvers at the bloody spot at
Bladensburg. in Maryland, long known
us the national dueling ground. John
son was shot through the head at the
first exchange OF shots.
In the western part Of the state there
have been extremely few duels. the
mountain people having little relish
for that sort OF business. There We're,
however, at least two duels early in
the last century. In which the old fash
ioned long barrel deer rifles We're used.
In one case there was duel with pis-
tolls between DIR. james Vance of bun
cOmbe county. an uncle OF the .noted
governor and United States senator.
ZebnlOn Baird Vance. and Samuel r.
Carson. in which the latter was wound
ed, but not seriously. The duelists 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,
was twice challenger In duels and
was once challenged. He was "out"
three times, but was unhurt All Of
his duels We're fought out Of the state
one of them while he was In congress.
There were some duels which had Il
comic side, one of these affairs being
that in which Shocco Jones figured
and which grew out OF dispute about
pig. In this neither participant was
hurt. Jones was great planter and a
writer Of much local repute. and one
of the oldest books ever written about
the state Is his Defense OF North
Carolina" In which he roasted Thomas
Jefferson on the ground that he had
been studiously unfair to North Caro-
lima because Of his intense partially
to Virginia. 1t was with one Of Jones'
kinsmen 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
Jones' kindly patron not being far
from Shocco. the seat" Of Shocco
Jones.-Charleston News and Courier.