The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-01-24
A SAD !. STORY. I:
The Perry-Bynurn Duel of Ante-Bellu.n
Days.
Southern Field.

tue scorn and contempt Of bis people
and every brave South Caroliaian.
| Young Perry had long been expect,
ing this elimination, and was prepsr.
ed for it. Ho was really ct heart a
rave and cool man, but intended to
put Bynum and his hackers Sc clearly
Ia The wrong aB to vindicate himself
should he survive !: that encounter.
Perry promptly requested Bynum to
name somo friend to arrange prelilni.
naries between them, and as Bynum
was the challenged party he had q
choice of weapone, and named pistols.
He was said to be one Of the finest
pistol shots in the South, and could
hit q silver quarter at twenty PAGES
nine shots out Of ten. On the other
hand, Perry had no praotice whatever
with the pistol, and in sending thst
iohallepge it, was generally conceded
chat he had, with his name, signed: his
own death warrant. Bynum was 60
confident Of killing his opponent that
he boasted to his friends how he would
hit Perry's heart at the first gro.
But not content with this, he contiu.
ued 60 practice until the day of the
duel. Perry also secured duelling
pistol and with his second practioed
in the woods around Greenville, but
his poor workmanship vas generally
noted. =, =. ::,. =. :.
TWAS late in tho, afternoon when
the party repaired to that little island
in the Tugalo river, and view Of
which hangs in the Southern Field
office, with the positions occupied by
] the duelists marked. The usual for.
malities were gone through with, but
Bynum would not listen to any settle
ment of the difficulty, for nothing but
Perry's blood would satisfy him To
fact, report says that his friends had
prepared q big. supper 70 Welcome his
victorious return from, the field of
honor. a # s|..s +i :s;i 81. 81
| Bnt Perry was also cool and deter
mined !, and when his ateel.gr eye
and set face met his antagonist B., it
is said for the frat time in his life
! !RsJ;iaa7a R;ia ; ohhs5k fianshed upon the
Geld. The men we're atationed ten
PAGES apart, and it. was understood
that the duel must end in the fali of
one or the other Antagonist. " Those
/ who expected to see Perry disoomated
were srisvoasly disappo pointed. b Hia
;;::sg.as were ss rigid be- Iron, and 81
The words zone, two, three aref' mo
sportsman aiming at d isguirrelS ia g.
tree, ever 4raised his. weapon moro
deliberately, Or took nnofa careful
aim. 81 s. |; s.s 0 # >.;.
S Bath pistols went of simultaneous
". hen che smoke began to life,
Perry ssas aeen standing unnloved, ,:as
s ii, pgsi his his eagie
jeye watching hiss opponent, whose
frame hogan 10 qniger, shsas he drop
ned 81 theS SSeart +. 81 & Perry d bell Ind
sped straigh A e .' iss msrk and pane
sIasea ynnm 20 $ heart bad
$ 1oagns one aqel too many and his aass
ferr friends rnsh sd him gf the
psoo falnsd Island 'as apa he renal
ffen y the
5eiteinens blew o,yer, when he rsturned.
oeaanae one 9f thea amoa lstlnfI
II ulsa ea nsn ln soasp fays
lng Reen honored by his
y the hsst o pes
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tit.S ,l I, return eh atS Geld.
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