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Unfortunate Duel.
As it will be expected from us to give an account of an unhappy affair
of this nature which has occurred on the bounds of this county and the
county of Kilkenny,(We believe at a place called Kilcooly-Grange) near
Johnstown, we lay before our readers the following extract of a letter
which we received yesterday:-
Killenaule Nov. 19th. 1822
Sir-I beg to report to you, that it has been agreed to fight a duel at
Boulick, near New Birmingham, on Sunday the 10th inst. between Mr. John
Shaw, attorney of Killenaule, and Mr. William Cooke, of Pointstown, in
the same vicinity, but by an order from Capt. Wilson, chief magistrate, the
parties were pursued and put to the rout by a detachment of police from
Killenaule, under the direction of Mr. Morgan, chief constable, who
followed them some 30 miles. On the day following, Mr. Morgan received
information that the parties were to meet at the church of Frennor?
(probably Fennor, Mary) near the bounds of of the counties of Tipperary
and Kilkenny, early next morning, but he and the police having arrived
at the appointed place before daylight appeared, the duellists were
obliged to change their ground again, and proceeded to Ballynure, where
they were for a third time prevented from fighting by the police, who
kept a good look out for them.
Here the business rested for a while, one of the
parties having gone to
Dublin on professional business, but it is understood that on Monday
the 18th inst, they were to fight at Abbeyleix, in the Queen's county,
through the exertions of Lord De Vesci they were bound over to
keep the
peace-when the aforesaid parties proceeded to the bounds of Tipperary
and Kilkenny, on the said Monday, 18th, November where they fought, and
Mr. Shaw (I regret to inform you) received a ball in his right temple,
where it remains. Mr. Shaw is not yet dead, but no hopes are
entertained of his recovery, though attended by Surgeons Hemphill,
Going, Ryan and Kelly.
The above letter from our correspondent does not inform
us who were the seconds on this unfortunate occasion, but we understand
that Mr. John Millet, was the second of Mr. Shaw, and Mr.N. Maher that
of Mr. Cooke. At noon yesterday (tuesday) Mr. Shaw. who has been
brought home to Kilennaule the preceding day in a carriage, was still
living, though the ball is said to have perforated his brain.
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