Lawyer vs. Lawyer
Gonzales, TX, 1854
A Duel Prevented -- On Wednesday evening last the preliminaries for a duel were entered into between two lawyers of our town, A.J. McKean and Samuel Lampkin, esquires. The weapons selected were double barrel shotguns charged with buckshot at the distance 10 paces. Both gentlemen had started for the ground but fortunately for the honor of our town and th…
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