The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-02-07
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VosSn CnFo1laG Wae ones Eotol -
These ntUs1p xnsoAsAsrs.
North CarOtlna @1s encs the nsst
poted dusling Dtate in ne Union. Up
D the Tine ~ - var Of the rsvoiu
tson swords wese ND sIDost sxciu
siyely ~ dusltsta, though Ia sosas
.ases gums. ptafo1g ana I knivss
wsre used. 1sF exanpls. about 10
years asp. mar ~ ~ toSn Of natA,
ubsrs was ! duel ouk ~ ! o. rrel about
! trining matter. y whic3 their lett
aands ~ hsAS1 tDseher, while
&ach had : daxUoE y he right hand.
Zach dagDsf 40 fasssssd - ths
wrist with 4 lanyard. ~ that II n
slipped from ~ hand Il could b.
xr~spsd. netA nen were killed IN
tails desperate oneountsr. which wa
= messed By several psrseus In the
ccid- bioodsd fashics - th1t tins.
Perhaps The most lntsrsstng Of Ill
ths fatal dueis n ~ 0tas VA that
between Gov. Richard Dobbs Speight
and John 0tanley. This was fOughf
In the center ot ~ historic town Of
Sswbssns In 1904. The challenge was
~ Speight an1 Stanley. exercls
lng Tie right of IL person challenged.
chooo pistols % the weapons. Ths
piacs chosen was = lawn under some
n0bls slmA n tAA rsaf Of the Ma
soa1s IodsA and n II on Of M
straaos facts that complete publicity
wNs elven IL aRaIs ana that not thu
ieaa eGoet Vas nade u stop Il. II
eact . number q prominspt persons
Witnessed II
The friends e otnaIey pleaded fos
. rconcl1ataon. NJ only before the
ret. but while L was In psegrees
.tsf he 0rSt exchange Of shots
which was Intellectual, ne friends ~
Stanley urged Gov. spelght to end Ne
matter and renew The otd Friendship,
but b. refused, and - lss times these
meu took aim at 0ch other ana 81.
changed shots. ~ the nfth shot (ov.
gpsight raised his hands, staggered
and fsll. death resulting In q few mo
msnts. Gov. 0peieht aud stanley
were aristocratA q ~ highest type.
spsight had twics besn governor Of
the state Of California. Members Of
both families yet I've In the State.
4 brother - John Stanley figured
IN another due. also Il Newberns.
his was Wright otanlsy. aud his IN
fagouist was Louis d. Henry. The
fuel grow out of Z tFi1s. A. Z tea party
at which several young women werv
present Henry carsIessly clipped with
- thumb and r. Anger a bit Of bis
.ult across the ...bie into StanIey's
mp Of coffee. STANLEY was deeply OF.
Tended. colored high, rose from me
table, but resumed his seat and 4 IT.
10 later In the evening sent I chaI
Ienge to Henry. This was at once &C
epted and the details were arranged
he next day. In this meeting Stan.
~ was shot dead and Henry ~ .
niger Of the left hand, which was cut
a By the heavy bullet from Stanley's
a fatal duea took place In 49, =
TIE ursat aod lsn&a1 uopnaat Uxpannp,
precisely on the line between North
carolina and Virgins. II. G. Thomas,
I yery ardent polt9ds1 of 0rsenvills.
y. G., challenged Oh. Edward c. Vel
.owly. : great planter or the SALINE
the challenge following 4 poltu.
controversy. Ysellnwly was very
iauch opposed. 20 . 1 ektins and up 10
lie last momeH deavorsd to eject
i reconciliation ut to no avail. He
killed Thomas at the nrst 6rs ana
this made him miserable thersafter.
Nevertheless hs ID another meeting
With Ferdinand / Arris. Z member Of
he legislature. anA killed tAs latter
It the arst nm.