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* * * * * * * * * * * * * ** 3 AN AFFAIR OF HONOR AT * SAND BAR FERRY. * * *1 (From lie A iusta Chronicle of Dec. 17. 1S73.) A short paragraph appeared in the ChrUnicle yesterlay morning an nIneing that a duel which had been on the tapis' between Messrs. C. D. Tilly and George E. Rateliffe. of this cit. had been settled. Such was the impression at a late hour Wednesday night, it being pretty generally known th"at a challenge which had been Pas ed had been withdrawn. But as the; sequel showed this withdrawal was only temporary. and the affair ended in a hostile meeting at Sand Bar Fer ry yesterday afternoon. The entire affair was kept very quiet, and it was not until the after noon of Wednesday that a half dozen persons, exclusive of thpse interest ed. knew anything about it. The principals are both young gentlemen well known in this community. Mr. Tilly is a member of the firm of Harris and Tilly, commission mer ehants, Mr. Rateliffe is a cotton brok -er of the firm of George E. Rateliffe & Co. Mr. Tilly is a native of Ire land and Mr. Rateliffe is a Mary lander. Bot>h have resided in Augusta for several years. The Origin of the Difficulty. As far as we can learn, the trou ble grew out of some offensive re ports repeated by Mr. Rateliffe in reference to Mr. Tilly, affecting the latter's character as a gentleman. These reports coming' to the ears of! Mr. Tilly last Tuesday he at once wrote a note to the author. Mr. Rat cliffe replied immediately, refusing to give the -name. Mr. Tilly then sent a challenge through his sfriend, Mr. J. W. Har-.s, to Mr. Rateliffe. The iatter designated Mr. W. H. Chew as his friend, the challenge was accepted, and an agreement made to meet at Sand Bar Ferry, on the; South Carolinft side of the river, at daylight Wednesday morning. Mr. Ratcliffe having the choice of wea pons. selected Colt's navy six shoot ters. The distance at which the principa!s were to stand from each and deliver their fire was ten paces. The seconds were to toss up for the; word. Everyt,hing was soon arrang ed, and carriages to take the party to the ground' engaged. The matter had. progressed with the greatest secrecy. Nobody but the principals, the sec onds and a very few friends of the re spective principals knew anything' about it. These friends determined to bring about a peaceable solution of the difficutly if possible. and four oft them resolvinz themselves into a board of honor, hreld a consultation and persuaded Mr. Harris to with draw the challenge for twenty-four hours. Mr. Harris complied with the request and it was this temiporary withdrawal that created the impres *sion that the whole matter had been* settled. Btu nothing was effected and at ten o'clock Wednesday night 'the cha-llenge was renewed and an *agreement made to meet at the grounds originally designated-a field on 'the Sout.h Carolina side of the Savannah river, about half a mile from Sand Bar Ferry. at ~3 o'cloc'k p.. mn.. Thursday. Historic. The sp$chosen is almost as his torie~ a dueling ground, as Bladens bu'rg. It was close a.t hand that Red killed Copeland in one of the most sangui nary duels on record. It was within a stone's throw that othea c'ontests of a less bloody termina tion took pla.ee. Sand Bar Ferry is the "Ultima Thule" in all affairs ander t'1he code of honor in this sec tion of the country, in fact combat ants from the interior of the State and from South Carolina have met there. The particular locality se leeted on this occasion was a large. field to the east of the Ferry road,' the rail fence on tihe western side running along the highway. The' field itself is just on the brow of tthe hill beyond an old tumble-down mill. A few small houses once, and per haps now. occupied by negroes, are 'oni thme west of the r'oad. The sp9t is perh'aps not quite half a mile from the Ferr-v. Yesterday morning the question was frequently asked about the. streets. "Has the duel been settled?" As stated above the impression was very general that it had been settled' and only a few had any idea tliat a meeting was to take place~ at three o'clock. But tahe carriages contain ing the principals and seconds, who went out about half past one o'clock were observed going down Carolina Avenue and in a short time a number of persons knew what was about to take place. As previously mentioned the par ties went out early in the afternoon. They proceeded immediately to the grmnnd and set about arranging the ing been repeated by you. makes it obligato upon me to demand of you your authority. What these charges are 'tis useless for me to mention, as I am confident im must be aware of their nature. I pro nounce these charges as base, false and malicious. and I will hold any man responsible for the further re peating of the slander. Respectfully, Chas. D. Tilly. Mr. Ratcliffe's Reply. Augusta, Dec. 14, 1875. C. D. Tilly, Esq., Augusta, Ga. Sir-Your note of yesterday's date by the hand of Captain W. Dan iel was duly received. The rumors you refer to came to my ears in the shape of a common report, and as such repeated by me, so that the dif ficulty that would attend an effort of the kind compels me to refuse to eity you any special authority. The last paragraph of your note is so general in its character, and based so entirely upon contingencies that may arise in the future, that I do not feel called upon to answer it Respectfully, Geo. E. Rateliffe Mr. Tilly's Second Note. Augusta, Dec. 14, 187i. Sir-Your note of this date, through Capt. Daniel adds insult to injury. I 'have to demand satisfac tion for the wrong you have done me. This will be handed you by my friend, Mr. He rris. Respectfully, Chas. D. TillY. Mr. Ratcliffe's Reply. Augusta, Dec. 14. 1875. C. D. Tilly, Esq., Augusta, Ga. Sir-Your note by the hands of I W. Harris. Esq., has been duly receiv ed. Your demand for satisfactior for the affront you seem to think ] have placed upon you shall be dulb accorded. My friend, Mr. M. R Chew, will arrange all preliminaries Respectfully, Geo. E. Rateliffe. The Proposition for a Postponemen1 of Twenty-four Hours. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 15, 1875. As disinterested parties and friends we submit the proposition that th pending matter be left in abeyance and the correspondence be withdrawr for twenty-four hours. C. W. Doughty, J. M. Turpin, . WV. Daniel, Z. W. Carwile, Jr. I consent to the withdrawal of th< correspondence in the abov~e mattei on the part of my principal. J. W. Harris. I consent to the withdrawal of th< correspondence on the part of Geo E. Rateliffe, my principal. W. H. Chew. Between Mr. Chew on the p)art o: IMr. Rateliffe, and Mr. Harris on -the part of Mr. Tilly is 1st. That meeting take place al Sand Bar Ferry at 3 p. in., Decembei 16, 1875. 2nd. Weapon used six inch nava pistols. I3rd. Distance ten paces. 4th. Toss up has the giving o: 1Fhe word or choice of position. 5th. Fire between the word "fire'' and "stop''-no shooting tc be done before "fire'' or aftel "'stop.'' 6th. Four friends only on eaci side allowed to be invited to the ground. W. H. Chew. J. W. Harris. (From the Augusta Chroniele of De. eember 18, 1875.) The recent melancholy occurrence near this city affords another illus -tration of the folly as well *as th-e wickednes of duelling. (Augusta Constitutionalist. Saturday, R eprint in Chronicle Dec. 19, 1875.) IHas the mortal wounding or death of any one man disproved the charges against thim, or at all compensated him for what he has to surrender life, health, lope, youth and many things wh1ielh constitute his physical happiness? Has the survivor better ed his case any? Now that his op p)onent iS stretched upon01 a beCd ot pa.in. which is also a bed of death, does he feel quite as happy as he dia Sweek aao ? We are confident he does not *** It is the concur rent opinion of the most enlightened minds of every land that outside of the tragic nature of the case, duet ling as a remedy for wounded honor is a foolish and unsatisfaetory pro cess. In an address made at the funeral, Rev. W. W. Clark.'2sta ted: We ought to feel ashamed, de pressed penitent, that the condition of society among our people is such as to make that event possible. (From the Augusta Chronicle of Dec. 21, 1875.) We know of no instance where a case of duelling has been tried in Ithe voirts of tis (;"lnntrY. The la-v ample to birealk up a iri:wfnee a, rn,cll ns t is illo.gical, but fhe law ha. never .;aid before. public opilnion must correct the evil and until pub lie opinion ontlens duelling the law will be of no a ail. (Extract of letter Vrom Justice December 22. 1875.) Remorse fill.s the heart of the per petrator of the deed, and although o1u anguish cannot wqiial his, let each one to whom this may apply ask hiraself if remorse does not fill his heart when he thinks of the grievous "sin of omission." The writer of this is not guiltless, and therefc,re shares the vengeance of bitter regret with many others. (From Augusta Chronicle of Dec. 22, 1875.) Epidemics of crime are as common as epidemics of disease. * * * If a man in New York shuffles off the mortal coil by the aid of Paris green ha sets an example which slays a score of men, between the Hudson and the Rio Grande. * * * Let us hope that duelling Purnishes an exception to the general rule. It seemed to us that the recent melan choly oceurrence near the city would hav% made men give their anger pause and reflect before they repeat a trAgcdy whose horror has thrilled a whole community. And yet, scarce 1v is the victim of the last ''affair of honor" in his grave before other parties eome to -the city seeking re Idre;s for real of fancied grievances at the pistol's mouth. Fortunately in the last instance, the officers of the law interefed, and there is rea son to believe that another tenant will noi be furnished for a bloody grave. Can nothing be done to stop these things? Is the law ineffec tual: a-re the officers of the law pow erless? We cannot believe the one thing or the other. The law is am ple; its officers should be vigilant. The sharp cautery of the courts must stop the further progress of this deadly disease. NOTCE O NA SETLEEN -0 (D Cn~ i) s- h give't the qualified administrtor of B. H. ,Amick, deceased, will make a final settlement of the estate of said B. R. 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The seconds then placed their principals in posi tion. Mr. Tilly stood nearer the fence on the eastern side. facing the west. Mr. Rateliffe stood opposite, ten paces distant, facing the east. The sky was overcast with clouds, and the sun was not visble. After plae ing the principals the seconds step ped aside. Mr. Harris then in a dis tinct voice anounced that he would ask, "Gentlemen, are you ready?" and immediately won'ld give thb word "Fire, one, two, three, stop." They were to fire between the words "fire" and "stop," and not after wards. Each paTty was to fire onea only. This explanation over, Mr. Harris said: "Gentlemen, Are You Ready?" Mr. Ratcliffe answered ''ready.' Mr. Tilly said nothing. Both men were remarkably cool and collected. Mr. Tilly rolled up a cigarette a few moments before and Mr. Ratcliffe on taking position quietly kicked out of the way a stick or clump of grass. Neither appeared to be in the least degree nervous. Each displayed a cool bravery' which was commented upon by all present. Both wore dark clothes. Mr. Harris gave the "Fire! one, two, three, stop." Both fired between the words "fire'" and "one.'' The two shots appeared to be simultaneous, though the impres sion was that Mr. Ratcliffe fired slightly before Mr. Tilly. Still they were so close together it was impos sible to -tell. Each second walked up to his principal. It was first thought by the spectators that neither had been hit. Both stood perfectly col lected. But soon after Mr. Harris went up .to Mr. Tilly, the latter put his right hand, whieh still grasped the pistol, to his side, leaned heavily against Mr. Harris and his head gra dually sank upon that gentleman's shoulder.. It was then known that he had been struck. As soon as Mr. Harris went up to Mr. Tilly the lat ter demanded another +'ire, but Mr. Harris, who perceived that his prin cipal had been seriously wounded and would be unable to stand up to de-. liver another fire. declared that as blood had been drawn the require ments of the code had been complied with, and Mr. Tilly himself not being in a condition to proceed further. the matter must terminate. He ihere fore auounced to Mr. Chew, Mr. Ratcliffe 's second, that the duel had terminated. Termination. Messrs. Ratcliffe and Chew then walked off, the former got int3 his carriage and .eame to the city. Aftei Mr'. Chew had put his principal in the carriage he 'returned to where Mr. Tilly was, eordiall:. grasped his hand and regretfed that he had been wvounded. Mr: Tillv''s friends ar ranged a number of 'aushionis in is carriage, lifted him into the vehicle and placed him upon them. Mr. Til lv. who had been shot in the right side, just above the hip, was now con siderably prostrated. The carriage was driven slowly across the field to the road. As it reached the highway it was met by Dr. DeSaussure Ford. Upon meeting the carriage with Mr. Tilly, Dr. Ford jumped out of his buggy, got into the carriage with the wounded man, and administered re storatives. The carriage was then driven slowly to the city. Mr. Tilly was carried to his room at Mrs. De L:i.ile 's, corner of Greene and Monu ment streets, 'where he had been barding. He was in a semi-con seious8 condition and was conveyed in to the honise on a streteher. The Wound. The ball entered, as stated above, the right side j)ust ab)ove the hip and lodged under the skini on the left side. It was extracted by Dr. Ford soon af ter Mr. Tillv was carried into the house. It was thought to be of a very serious nature. The wounded man was doing as well as could be ex pected at a late hour. The affair has eaused a feeling of profound regret in tihe com.munity. Correspondence. 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