Daily Alta California, 4 November 1851
Another Duel— Man Killed. — We extract the following account
of a duel, on the Yuba river, from the Ne-
vada Journal extra, issued on Saturday evening :
A duel took place on the Yuba, about eighteen miles
from here, on the spot of the disputed Chinese claims, of
which we have frequently spoken, between a man nam-
ed George M. Dibble, formerly a midshipman, and E. B.
Lundy, familiarly known as Jim Lundy, a Canadian,
both of this city, the former of whom was killed.
A trivial dispute had arisen a few evenings previously,
during a convivial party — on a conundrum — during which
Dibble called Lundy a liar, and to which Lundy replied
with opprobrious epithets. In consequence, Dibble chal-
lenged Lundy, and the challenge was accepted— the
second of Lundy being C. E. G. Morse of this city. The
preliminaries were arranged by Gen. Morehead, the sec-
ond of Dibble, and Lundy’s second— the parties to stand
at 15 paces, and use Colt’s revolvers. At the signal
given, Lundy fired, Dibble reserving his fire. He had
previously declared his intention to draw Lundy’s fire,
and then shoot him. After L.’s fire, D. called out, with
an oath, ” You have fired too soon.” His second asked,
” Are you satisfied ? at which D. opened his coat and
showed where a ball bad passed into one side and out of
the other. He pushed aside those who stepped to sup-
port him, and walked about 120 yards, and expired in
about twenty minutes.
From information laid before him, Justice Anderson is-
sued a warrant this morning, but the officer arrived on the
ground too late to make the arrest. He however took
Lundy in charge, and the seconds came voluntarily. Mr.
Lundy was formerly a resident of Sacramento.
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Another Duel. — We have to record another duel,
which puts all the preceding ones to the blush decidedly.
Result, one colored gentleman badly wounded in the
shoulder. It was a dark deed, but injured honor has been
satisfied. Revenge has been sought, and blood — blood
has been had. A ” lady “of course was in the case. It
seems that the pangs of love had pierced the breast of the
fair one of dark complexion, and the visits of her gallant
grew more and more frequent. We are informed that
the uncle of the lady learned that the gay Lothario was a
“sporting man,” and forthwith forbade him the house.
The dashing young gentleman thereupon deemed his
honor touched, and forthwith selected his friend. The
formality of passing the notes was gone through with,
the pistols were borrowed, and to insure against arrest,
the parties betook themselves, early yesterday morning,
to the Presidio, or the Mission, or some other fashionable
locality, we did not learn which, where the ground was
staked off, the word was given, ” Are you ready, gentle-
men? — Fire! — one — two — three !” and one colored indi-
vidual was borne from the field with a ball in his shoulder.
That individual was the uncle. We suppose now that
the ” gentleman ” is not a sporting man, and that his hav-
ing shot down the “lady’s” protector entitles him to her
fair hand. Duels, we believe, have now been run into
the ground and broken off.