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FAMOUS RIFLE IN
NATIONAL-MUSEUM
WAS FOItMKItLY OWNED II V
DAVID CROCKETT, WHO
DIED AT ALAMO.
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Two Paragraph
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I J CILLEY-GBAVES DUEL
.MEXICANS DIE FOR
KILLING AMERICAN
PAY PENALTY. FOK MURDER OF
11ERT AKERS, FORMER
KENTUCKLVN.
EXECDTED IN CEMETERY
Duram Ilrotlicn Curse Americans
As Tlicjr Faco Firing
Spunil.
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Gun TJint Killed CoiiRrChsnwn Made
a IIundrcI Years Ago Dy
Henry Derringer.
El Paso, Tex., Jan. 23. Dcrnado
and Fedorlco Duran, the Mexican
cattle thieves, condemned to die by
the Carranza nuthorltlca for the kill
ing of Bert Akers, the former Ken
tucklan, at San Lorenzo, a few miles
below tho International boundary
Friday, wcro executed at daybreak
in the cemetery at Juarez. The body
of Akers was interred here late to
day. Tho Duram brothers died cursing
Americans. Dcrnado appealed for
mercy on behalf of his brother, Fcd
crlco. "It Is unjust to kill two of us for
one American," ho said. "It is giving
two eyes for ono tooth. I am wllllnc
to die, because I killed the Gringo,
but my brother ought to bo allowed
to live."
Tho bullets of tho firing squad
killed Fedcrico, but Dcrnardo was
still conscious after ho foil and tho
olllcer commanding tho, firing squad
gave him tho "mercy shot" thru tho
head.
Mexicans Hurled.
" Tho bodies of both Mexicans wore
buried immediately, but that of Ber
nardo, who confessed to having fir
ed the shots that killod Akers, wao
exhumed to satisfy a doubt concern
ing tho Identity of the the slayer.
Douglas Downs, an American who
was with Akers, seoking stolen cows,
and who escaped tho bullets of Mex
icans declared last night after see
ing Dcrnardo Duran tho prisoner
-was not tho man who shot Akers.
Downs was at tho Juarez cemetery
when tho face of the executed man
was exposed Into today and admitted
that he had been mistaken last
night.
The certification by American offi
cials whq wero with Downs to see
the slayer had been duly executed
served tonight to a calm feeling at
Ysleta where Akers and Downs lived.
Authorities had feared that the feel
ing of resentment in Ysleta might
result In trouble.
Three Mexicans previously arrest
ed In connection with cattle-stealing
at Ysleta were removed to jail In El
Paso for protection.
Women Attend Execution.
Tho execution was attonded by
fifty Americans, of whom, a number.
were women.
The first automobile carrying spec
tators reached the cemetery shortly
after 3 a. m. It was greeted by a
lone sentry who growled that "the
prisoner had been shot and burled."
Tko. machine raced back to milt
faryb,eadquartera where a drowsy
I corperfcl ruuauu uuiu eiuuiuci uu
kth seer, declared tue uurans wero
tq e shot at 5, o'clock by the provost
guard.
Bugles wero sounding reveille and
dawn was breaking when tho pris
oners, carefully bound, appeared to
take their placo before tho abode
wall, where hundreds have fallon
since civil war began In Mexico near
ly six years ago.
As tho prisoners faced the rifles
of the firing squad, with eyes un
bandaged, Bernardo shouted:
"Watch and see how Mexicans die.
If I had a rifle," he added, "some of
you would go with us."
No Mexicans Present.
There wcro no Mexicans present
except the soldiers and officers in
charge.
Bernardo, tho elder of the Mex
icans, was 24 years old, and Feder
ico, 22. The latter gave a tintype
picture of himself to a soldier to bo
sent to his parents at Santa Rita,
N. M. Bernardo gave his hat as a
present to a policeman who embrac
ed both prisoners as they left the
jail for tho execution ground.
Just Inside tho cemetory "gato the
party haulted for a moment.
"Wo want to hurry up and havo It
over," said Bernardo In a growl, an
swering tho question of an American.
"There Is nothing to say except that
I killed the American and am will
ing to die. We thought tho Ameri
cans wero trying to rob us and that
they wero armed. Tho pcaco officer
with them had no warrant to search
our place. But hurry up and have it
over.
Capt, Alfredo, commanding the
firing squad, offered Bernardo a
bandage for his eyes. Ho refused.
"I want to see," ho said.
"I want to die as my brother dies,
said Fedorlco, who bracod himself
against his brother and said:
"Wo Should Die."
"We are bad men, wo kill tho
American; wo should die."
Capt. Ortiz shook hands with the
prisoners and embraced them. Then
he stepped back and gavo tho orders
to aim and fire.
"Tho Captain stepped to tho
bodies and fired ono shot thru Ber
nardo's head. A shot also was fired,
into tho head of. Federico.
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Southern Inventors,
Tho following patents were Issued
to Southern clients, reported by D.
Swift & Co., Patent Lawyers, Wash
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our road era,
Ky. William A, Adams, La
Orange, Ensilage-protector, Joslah B.
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Tenn. Weston M. Fulton, Knox
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sel. Frank S. Washburn, Nashville,'
making ammonlon phosphate.
W. Vu. Charles O. Blackwell,
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Washington, Jan. 22. Among the
thousands of relics In tho United
fStntcs National Musoum at Wash
ington there are few objects more
repleto with historical lntcrest.than
a certain Derringer rifle, catalogue
No. 9,509. This rlflo was used by
Col. David Crockett, of Ala'mo famo,
and was also tho weapon fired by
the Hon. William J. Graves in the
duel with tho Hon. Jonathan Cllley,
resulting In the death of tho latter,.
It was made about a hundred years
ago, and tho curator of the division
of technology says it is nn exceed
ingly woll-made and finely finished
gun, bolng still In excellent condi
tion. It Is a 44-callber muzzle-loading
sporting rlflo; the octagon rifled
barrel la forty-flvo inches long and
fitted with a full stock of curley
maple, plain opon sights, a percus
sion lock nnd a ""set" trigger.
Col. Wright Rives, U. S. A., who
has deposited tho rlflo in tho mus
eum, states that it was made for his
father, John Cook Rives, by Henry
Derringer, celebrated for manufac
turing superior firearms, particular
ly the well-known pocket pistol,
known as tho Derringer. John C.
Rives was ono of tho publishers of
tho Congressional Globe, now the
Congressional Record, and knew
many Congressmen, several of whon
he was accustomed to take out for
rifle practico to a field, sometime
used for horse racing, near, where
tne corner of Fourteenth streol and
Park road now intersect.
Among them was David Crockett,
pioneer, hunter, soldier and Con
gressman from 1827-31, and 1833
35, who later lost his life at the Ala
mo In the Texas struggle for free
dom. Crockett seemed particularly to
like this rifle and often Joined the
shobting parties to keep himself In
practico.,
Tho circumstances which led to
the fatal duel between Messrs. Graves
and Cllley, of tho House of Repre
sentatives, In which this rlflo figured
so conspicuously, were qulto unusual
and more or less complicated. Tho re
port of the investigating commltteo
appointed by tho House, covers the
story of this duel well; an abstract
of it taken from "Notes on Duels
and Dueling," by Lorenzo Sabine,
follows.
On February 12, 1838 Henry A.
Wlso, of Virginia, presented to the
House a copy of the New York Cour
ier and Enquirer charging a member
of Congress with corruption, and
asked for an investigation of the
charge, Mr. Wlso stated that the au
thor of the article was vouched for
by the editor of the paper, nnd that
the House was called upon to defend
its honor." Jonathan Cllley, member
from Maine, opposed tho resolution,
and in dobato said that if It was the
same editor who onco made charges
against ascertain institution, and lat
er received facilities amounting to
152,000 from tho samo institution,
which ho then gavo his hearty sup
port, ho did not think tho recent
charges were entitled to much cred
it in an American Congross. Mr. Cil
loy was In ordor; he was quoting a
published Houso Committee report
on the subject, but a few days later
the editor of tho paper, Col. James
Watson Webb, addressed a note to
him asking If ho were the editor re
ferred to, and, If so, demanding an
explanation.
This note was dlecrtly responsible
for the duel between Mr. Cllley and
William J. Graves, of Kentucky, who
undertook its delivery on the floor
of the Houso for his friend, Col.
Webb. Mr. Cllley refused to receive
Uhe noto, because, ho chose to bo
drawn into no controversy with Col.
Webb, stating that by so doing he
meant no disrespect to the bearer;
but ho refused to affirm or deny any
thing in regard to Col. Webb's char-
actor. Mr. Graves was not satisfied,
however, and several notes between
them wero oxchanged, with tho re
sult that Mr. Graves finally challeng
ed Mr. Cllloy, because ho would not
Bay whether he refused the note on
tho grounds of any personal excep
tion to Col. Webb as a gentleman
and a man of honor. '
Naturally Mr. Cllloy dented Mr.
Graves tho right to demand an ab
solute "yes" or "no" answer, and
accepted tho challenge. It. was a com
bat under tho duello or code, upon
a mere point ot honor, there boing
no real difficulty between Graves and
Cllley at any time.
Their seconds, tho Hon. George W.
Jones, delegate from Wisconsin Ter
ritory, for Mr. Cllley, nnd tho Hon.
Henry A. Wise, of Virginia, for Mr.
Graves, arranged tho dotallB of tho
duel, which was fought with rifles at
a dlstanco of about nlnpty yards,
pear tho rond to Marlborough, in
Maryland. Mr. Wise experienced
some difficulty In securing a rifle for
Mr. Graves' use, but finally succeed
ed In borrowing Mr. Rives' Derringer
rifle, which Is now In the section of
gunnery of the museum.
The duel was scheduled for 3 p. m.
on February 24, 1838, and the two
parties met near tho boundary lino
of tho district, on tho Marlborough
road. Mr. Cllley was accompanied by
Mils second, Mr. Jones; his friends,
Mr. Bynum, of North Carolina, and
Col. James W. .Schaumberg, and by
Dr. Duncan, of Ohio, as his surgeon.
Mr. Graves was attonded by Mr. Wise
his second, by his friends, Senator
Crittenden and Mr. Mcncfcc, of Ken
tucky, and Dr. Foltz, of tho City of
Washington. Tho ground was mark
ed off and tho contestants took their
places with rifles cocked and triggers
set. Mr. Jone3 gave tho wora Mr.
Cllley fired first, and Mr. Graos a
second or two after him, but both
missed.
Despite tho efforts of their friends
to adjust tho matter after each had
been exposed to the flro of the other,
no satisfactory arrangement could be
made, and the parties reasgymed
their positions and exchanged shots
again, also without effect. Still being
unable to agrco after further argu
ment, their rifles being loaded, they
went to their positions the third
time. This time they fired very near
ly together. Mr. Cllley was shot
through tho body and expired a few
moments later.
The congressional committee
found Mr. Graves guilty of a breech
of privileges in the House, but held
that Mr. Cllley had remained within
his rights. They recommended the
expulsion of Mr. Graves from the
House, and that tho seconds and
friends bo censured. Such is the story
of the Derringer rifle now to be seen
In tho National Museum.
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