HORRIBLE DUEL IN MOROCCO.
A desperate duel between two inhabitants of Morocco is reported from Oran. The two principals, both occupying a good position, were enamoured of the same lady, and agreed to fight for her. The combatants met at a short distance from Mequinez, each being armed with a carbine, a revolver, and hunting knife, and mounted on horseback. The duellists rushed at one another at full speed, which resulted in one of the horses being killed, and the fight was continued an foot. After the two men had received several bullets in different parts of their bodies, they closed, and commenced a violent and horrible struggle with their knives. One of the men thrust his knife into the other’s throat, aud received a cut from his enemy which opened the whole of his chest. Too weak to use their arms, the (lying men took to biting one another, and expired, the ono with his teeth closing on the other’s clmek, who gave up his last breath in endeavouring to rip open his adversary’s body. The object of the encounter was thus gained, each prevented the other obtaining the baud of the girl.
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Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 142, 30 July 1880, Page 1 (Supplement)
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194HORRIBLE DUEL IN MOROCCO. Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 142, 30 July 1880, Page 1 (Supplement)
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