SANGUINARY DUEL AT HAMILTON.
The following particulars of "an affair of honour," at Hamilton, are supplied to us by a correspondent writing from that place on May 13th : — "An affair of honour took place here last Wednesday, on the Rifle Range. The seconds were Captain and Mr. ; the principals being Mr. , of Raglan, and Mr. '■ ,of this place. Having a dispute in the Royal Hotel, satisfaction was demanded, pistols were loaded, and, the two fire-eaters having made their will and testament, witnessed by Mr. , they proceeded to the ground. In the meantime a bottle of blood was obtained from the butcher, and 's pistol waa not loaded but only capped, while 's was charged with powder only. The ground having been measujred, and the usual formularies having been complied with, the signal was given, and fired, theresultteing— through fright or otherwise; your correspondent sayeth not — Mr. f el\ The seconds, being in the secret, urged to fly, but he resolutely stood his ground, saying that for the future he would teach (gentlemen not to insult him. This truly sanguinary affair caused quite a sensation, until the true facts were disclosed, when the would-be desperate fire-eaters we.re disgustingly chaffed. "
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Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3972, 16 May 1870, Page 5
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198SANGUINARY DUEL AT HAMILTON. Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXVI, Issue 3972, 16 May 1870, Page 5
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