Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1875 — A Texas Duel. [ARTICLE]

A Texas Duel.

Manning and Molett, rival physicians in Giddings, Tex., quarreled, as most rival physicians do. They agreed to settle their difficulty with knives in a quiet place in the woods just out of town. There were no seconds or spectators, and each of the physicians took along lint and bandages to dress his wounds. Their accounts of the fight are alike, and as follows: . The weapons were long bowieknives. They stripped to the waist, and at the first onslaught got such a firm hold of each other that the weapons could not be used. After a long struggle they separated and stood warily watching for a chance. As they at length rushed together Manning received a slight stab in the neck and Molett a more serious cut across the arm. They stopped long enough for each to dress his own wound and then faced for another round. With great caution, and many feints and dodges, they spent what they say seemed like half an hour without coming together. Finally Molett caught Manning’s head under his arm and, while for an instant he was able to hold him in that position, stabbed him twice deeply in the breast; but Manning, with his arm free, was able at the same time to plunge his knife into Molett’s back. These serious stabs ended the fight. Molett was able to reach his surgical appliances and attend to his wound. Manning fainted and fell insensible and bleeding. After attending to his own hurt Molett says he was about to go away and leave his adversary to bleed to death, but his better nature dominated, and with considerable effort he saved Manning’s life. Assistance soon came, and they were taken to their homes, where they will be confined a long time by their injuries.— N. Y. Sun.