1896 duel
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1896 duel
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Classification: Death
Surnames: Rives, Buntly or Runtly
Macon Weekly Telegraph
Macon, Georgia
May 25, 1896
Neighbors in a Duel
Nashville, May 24: News reached here today of a serious shooting affray near Petersburg in Lincoln County, Tenn., Saturday afternoon in which Hon. N. S. B. RIVES, ex-member of the legislature and Democratic nominee for re-election, was probably fatally wounded by JAMES RUNTLY. The two men lived on adjoining farms and trouble arose over some hogs of Runtly’s breaking into the wheat fields of Rives and destroying part of the crop. Rives began the firing and had shot at BUNTLY / RUNTLY twice before he fired. Buntly only fired one shot, which took effect in Rives’ abdomen.
Macon, Georgia
May 25, 1896
Neighbors in a Duel
Nashville, May 24: News reached here today of a serious shooting affray near Petersburg in Lincoln County, Tenn., Saturday afternoon in which Hon. N. S. B. RIVES, ex-member of the legislature and Democratic nominee for re-election, was probably fatally wounded by JAMES RUNTLY. The two men lived on adjoining farms and trouble arose over some hogs of Runtly’s breaking into the wheat fields of Rives and destroying part of the crop. Rives began the firing and had shot at BUNTLY / RUNTLY twice before he fired. Buntly only fired one shot, which took effect in Rives’ abdomen.