A Chinese Duel.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 158, 19 November 1872, Page 7

A Chinese Duel.

A fight at Virginia, Montana,, between two | Chinamen named Mini Gee and Ching H<>, I is thus described by the Montaidoii: —ThrowI ing aside their outer garments, and each i armed with a huge knife and ugly looking hatchet, they faced each other fot#tbe fray —the women, meantime, viewing the preparation with unconcern. For a moment I they stared at each other like wild beasts over disputed prey, and then sprang forward with | uplifted weapons. In the first onslaught ; Ho's nimbleness of foot sa.ed his worthless I carcase, for, stepping quickly to one side, the | hatchet of Mun Gee cleft nothing but the air, and Ho buried the blade of h's knife in the i cheek of his unwieldv adversary. Withdrawing it he stepped back into position. Howling vengeance, and with a torrent of i blood gushing from his frightful wound, Gee | rushed up to his man, and with a dexterous blow which would have been fatal had it ! reached its mark, laid a three-cornered piece of Ho's larboard ear on the floor, and rci ceived in return an ugly gash in the right 1 shoulder from Ho's knife. Gee was bleeding

freely, and with the (ebbing" of the crimson tide oozed his strength and discretion, He fought wildly, while his wily antagonist rained with his hatjhet blows fast and sure, cutting Gee in a terrible manner about the face, hands, and neck. At last, as Gee endeavoured to grapple his opponent, he received a deadener under the right ear from Ho's hatchet, Ho, fearing arrest, fled. About this time the police arrived upon the scene. At the request of Mary, Geo was put into his little bed for repairs and a physician summoned; Although horribly mutilated, Gee may possibly recover. The wound in the neck is not so deep as was hoped, and his jugular vein was unfortunately missed, but his facial attractions will always lack their usual amount of cheek, and his genial voice will be marred by the absence of nearly all his front teeth. The section of his left ear is the only relic the authorities have of Ho, and even that will be relinquished to the medical faculty on application.