Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-31

All formalitics having been gone through WITH thu
others stood aside and Ccy and Graves were left
face to face with rifles at elbow rest ana muzzley
lowered toward the ground. Attic word of command
boil, swung quickly into position.
Ccy M expert with his weapon, drew his trlr.
ger first He remained With the rife at lis SHOULDER
until Graves had fred about two seconds later Each
lowered his arm and looked across at the OTHER Both
had missed.
Representative Jones &interposeds with the suggcs
ton that the honor and courage Of the gentlemen
concerned had been fully satisfied and established
He pointed out. with words Of praise for both sides
that Ciey and Graves, were: not personal enemies
nor was their dispute OF kind that must be fought
to the end as in the case Of mplacable foes Cilley
received this speech in dignined manner.
al have ever entertained for Mr.. Graves the high.
est respect anu most kindly feelings + he said
Iut Graves and his second, Wise, took m oppo
s,te opinion They declined to meet the view taken
by Jones In this they We're entirely within the pre-
scrptions the code duello strictly interpretela
n fact which Jones READILY admitted The weapons
lin wing been reloaded the principals resumed their
respective stations.
Missed Again.
Again the word was given and again Clley's shot
preceded that of his opponent by breath Staring
across ut each other through the smoke they could
see that the bullets had gone wide once more Graves
6dgeted in i'll umor while Clley showed trace Of
uneasness. His nerve was sound and he was not
used to missing his mark. Jones stepped forward
with another suggestion that differences could now
be adjusted But Graves persisted and demanded
another exchange Cilley assented and for the third
time there the interval of silence, the sharp
word and the two reports
AS the smoke lifted Clley was seen to sagger.
He dropped his rifle lifted his hand to his breast
aud bcckoned to Jones.
II am slot!' he gasped,
Pressing both hands to his wound In agony he fell
before aid could reach him. For three minutes his
surgeon and second worked over him. Graves mean
while remained in his place. but finally walked for,
ward and expressed vaguely a desire to be of some
sistance
"N1y friend is dead. sir was the quiet reply Of
Jones.
z The duel caused Juror of excitement In Washing.
ton and there was considerable feeling against both
Webb and Graves. The affair took place on Feb
ruary 24 Two days later Mr.. Cilley's death was
announced in both houses Of Congress, Senator
Williams of Maine in addressing the Senate on that
occasion rehearsed the quarrel from its inception
He recalled that Graves demanded an explanation
of Cleys refusal to accept Webb's cartel ION
grounds which would exoncrate Mr.. Graves from ali
responsibility growing out of the affair" This he
pointed out Cley could not do without an admls.
sion that he had slandered Webb. In conclusion
Senator Williams declared that "he accepted the
call because the act was Indispensable to avoid dis
grace to himself his family and his constituents.
The part of Graves in the matter was regarded as
reprelensible bysmany. Having made the grievance
Of another his own he had pressed 1t with venom. and
that against fellow Representative whose alleged
offence had been to defend that body from an
anonymous attack. committee Of seven members
of the House was appointed to investigate the due
and its This they did fully, making IL CONF
prchensve report.
They found that Graves had violated the priv
leges Of the House in challenging 4 member within
dismissed thelefrom: That Wise Ind insisted TINT tue
fight go OH while having no full knowledge OF .tha
scensure Of the House: TINT Jones be censured fgf
acting as second. AS TO Colonel Webb. while enter
tanning doubt TINT he had been guilty OF breach
}of the privileges of the House The committee re-
ported that 1.-THE House will consult its own dignity
and the public interest by bestowing upon him suo
further notice" 5
Bell her mother and her father. who had Joined them
within a few hours after It's occurrence. The sf!
knew whom her father regarded as the real cause %
his brother-n-laws death, aud she knew that tlets
would be no appeal from the stern order he issedi!o
her when the news came She did not rebel againstls
stricken the heart she for Matthias Bell WAN
not the sole custodian of the family honor. and ms
bloc. jonathan Cilley was in her. though not ~
her father. When Charles Davis week later soughs
them out and ae5a desperate attempt to see her Is
was her hand that wrote the refusal to his frantic
note.
pops idtSI "
who had been unattached witnesses to the duel calea
another side and asked him to walk TO his rooms
There behind locked doors he brought out II rite.
This belonged to poor C1ley.''S he said. do YOU
remember when he casts aside!
''Ies,' answered the second Representative k58
did you notice how 1t fell?' IN
Now that you speak of 1t remember seeing 1t dfop
from his hand, the butt striking the ground. !" u
And the ground was sOft:' e
8 Yes
Well look here
He showed the sights TO the weapon. They were o
f1in ire q
evident that they had been slightly moved from lns
true. One side of them showed roughly bruised, y
by n blow from stone.
II am going to destroy this said the mrs. ss
current some one would be killed. But remenb,ef.s
for your own private Information that when cue
fought with this bullet Wen two feet Wius
af the mark when he drew a true bead 81