Show SEES DUEL TO virginians FIGHT FOR FAVOR OF WOMAN the woman had agreed to leave the field of honor leaning on the arm of the victor emma budow stood by and saw robe t H shepard and L M longford cut each oabe to death in burg county virginia the duel was fought with knives in a lonely spot in the woods six miles from the nearest railroad stat on the meeting a as arranged some days ago it is said and etwas agreed between the that the one who drew first blood and left the field unhurt should have the affections of the buelow woman she was told of the arrangements and agreed to go with the to men and witness the fight she said she would leave the field of bonor leaning on the the fight look place early in the morning just at daylight and both men fought desperately the long charp knives they had selected did their work well shepherd after cutting his adver all over the body plunged hia knife into langfords Lang fords breast killing him instantly after the killing shep herd ran off leading a trail of blood his body was found less than a mile from the scene odthe duel the where of the woman who witnessed the are unknown |