Deseret Evening News | 1900-05-26 | Page 11 | Duellist McCarthy Dead

McCarthy lerui Richmond Va a Ma May Page thY on one of at the In inthe tl the famous dUll duel II dead the rel result ot of 1 a long illness the he duel which tok took place her here In the I spring of wee waa on ot of the melt celebrated since the civil war ar Mo Carthy and John B Moret ware wre both young men ot of go good positIon Thy They had a personal encounter ove over a poem m about n a young woman by Mo abut at which Mr Ir ha had taken offense of After nn an h attempt to eat eattie t tte tie the mater matter by friends of the two te principals the duel Wa was fought rought T TUI Tb weapon UI were revolvers and the dl dig t ten paces Four shots w were fIred no after afler the pcs lat last of oC which both Me Carthy 1 re and Morel Mordecal tell fell dangerously wounded while Mar Mor Mordel del deai l wa was at 01 once dD seen to b be fatally hurt le He diet died within It 21 hour hours while Mccarthy recovered aUe after months month ot of McCarhy McCarthy wee the ln son of WI Wll lam McCarthy ot of Fairfax who wa was I a member ot of ConGeM for tor several terms