The History of Duelling. Vol. 2 (of 2)Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
Philosophy
The History of Duelling. Vol. 2 (of 2)
Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
Dueling
Mr. Adams, who occupies the house above alluded to, attended, and
stated—That about nine o’clock that morning he was in his bedroom, in
the act of dressing himself, when he heard the discharge of two pistols,
which induced him to look out of his window. He saw four gentlemen two
fields off his house, near Chalk Farm, whom he considered in the act of
fighting a duel. As they did not separate or disperse, he was fearful
they would fire again. He therefore finished dressing himself with all
possible speed, and hurried off to the spot, to endeavour to prevent the
shot being repeated. Just as he arrived at the gate, and was in the act
of getting over it, two pistols went off. He observed one of the
gentlemen, who appeared to have discharged one of the pistols, turn
round, and concluded he had received one of the shots. The other three
gentlemen, the prisoners, went up to him instantly, and supported him on
each side, to prevent him from falling. Each of them held him by the
arm. On the witness getting up to them, one of them said to him, they
were all friends. He saw blood running down the trowsers of the deceased
profusely. The three prisoners gave him their names and addresses. He
did not see a pistol in the possession of the deceased, or any of the
prisoners. He invited the prisoners to conduct the deceased to his
house, which they accordingly did. He did not observe any other person
in the field, where the parties were, or near the spot. He observed to
the parties, that it was an unfortunate affair. They all agreed, it was
so. They inquired of him, if there was a house near for the prisoners to
conduct the deceased to, as they were fearful of putting him to
inconvenience. However, there being no public-house near, they supported
him to his house, which was about four or five hundred yards off.
The deceased appeared to him to be in a dangerous state, and blood was
running out of his trowsers very fast. A surgeon was sent for with all
possible speed. The deceased was laid on a sofa in his parlour, and
while he was lying there, he desired Mr. Theodore O’Callaghan to come to
him, and held out his hand to shake hands with him, and said, he had
behaved most honourably. The deceased had observed, that he was sensible
he was dying, and could not live long. After this, he called the other
two prisoners to him, shook hands with them, and made similar
observations to them, and said, he forgave them all.
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