The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-10
CALHOUN WOULDN' 7
KILL FOE IN DUEL
Fired Over Enemy's Head When
Latter's Revolver Was
Empty.
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SENSATION IN GEORGIA
Man Indicted in San Francisco
y Had to Prove His
Courage.
Courage.

The public has read with much in
terest the stories from San Francisco
Involving Patrick Calhoun. a former
South Carolinian, who is charged with
being Implicated in the San Francisco
scandals According to tho Rome
Tribune, Georgia paper Calhoun
spared the life of John d. Williamson.
president of the Chattanooga and
Rome Railroad, by firing his revolver
in the air after accepting a challange
to duel with Williamson. The Tri-
bune says:
in 1887 John D. Williamson, who is
well remembered in Rome as having
built the first horse-car line in this
city. was president Of the old Chatta-
tnooga, Rome and Columbus Railroad.
now the Chattanooga branch Of the
Central of Georgia At q meeting of
railroad men in Atlanta, held some
time during the winter of that year.
d Williamson got into an alteration
with Pat Calhoun, who was at that
thine a high official connected with the
Piedmont Air Line Railway, and the lie
was passed
..As it is now recalled, Williamson
Awas the one who charged the other
with lying, and Calhoun issued the
ichallenge for a fight according to the
Mr. Jack King, who was then presl-
dent of the old Merchants National
Bank here and large stockholder in
the Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus
Railroad, as his second Mr.. Kings
death occurred at his home here about
three years ago.
"Mr Calhouns second was Captain
Henry Jackson, one Of Atlanta's most
prominent attorneys at that time.
f&"Revolvers were the weapons chosen
and the spot selected Vas was on IN, the
branch of the Southern. somewhere
between Rome and Gadsden William
son came to Rome In his private car.
1.-THE South at that time, where he made
larrangements for a special engine on
the Rome andsDecatur Railroad, which
[bad just recently been completed, The
engines bore names In those days, in
Astead of numbers. and the engine Sc
Elected for the dueling trip bore the
iof John c. Printup, and who had
money in building the road. ~.
con Williamson's car besides his
second. Mr., Jack King. We're Will OAR
by. a Rome boy. who was then his pri-
ENate secretary, and Mr.. Clarence Wood,
Ianother Rome boy. connected with HIS
|ofnce. 4 surgeon was also secured
here. but 1t is not recalled who went
Calhoun, with his second and an
sn came up the road
abor, the Georgia line. where they
found Wii,amson nno In watrg Both
ION the track while the duel was in
progress. about fifty yards away
Williamson Won the toss for posi-
ton, and as the sun was setting. chose
to stand at the edge of the woods, with
the light behind him. They took their
places, armed with hve- chambered re-
apd hs fhe eSnmba ha
Exhausted or until one or the other
fell. It is said that the seconds be-
came Involved in quarrel themselves
while on the ground, and that pistols
iwere drawn
"At the word fire. Williamson fred
at Calhoun, and then, as fast as he
cea no 1' s res @pe nSf but an at"od
With his re S Saa uRraiSea It. i9oksa a
lmercy, for he was privileged according
TO the code 10 fire at will.
hs Roman is saH Looked
land when Calhoun said. I have nve
bullets here with either rv pne of whe a
"'Fire, sir, am ready to receive
,them.'
"IEor reply Calhoun slowly raised hi.
frevolver until It pointed straight above
lhls head. and then pulled the trigger
I'VE times discharging every bullet il
1.-The air. Williamson was thunderstruCk
land when Calhoun smiled and made
tmotion as though TO approach him, HI
ltook the first step. and they met be
tween the pegs which they had beer
toelng.
s"Calhopn and Williamson returned O,
the latter's car and when they reache'
Rome they were ggain fast friends
and there was nothing to indicate tina
ttev had come so near 10 Rheddinj
each others blood, II Is said that o,
the wav IN several small bottles ,1er
drunk 70 each others health In renew
nj OF their friendship.
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