DUEL TO THE DEATH.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 41, 9 July 1914, Page 6

DUEL TO THE DEATH.

TWO YOUTHS KILLED. THE WOMAN WOUNDED. In Lexington, Kentucky, oil May IP, two lovelorn youths fought a <hi«l, killing eaclu 'Otho r and wounding the iblond.i divorcee about whom they had quarrelled. The dead duellists we.ro Hubbard Miniard (17), and Henderson llensley (18), both member of prominent eountv families. They had hol.li been lifelong friends. The'woman over whom they fought is Mrs. Martha Adams (it;, who was separated in the. lourts early in the year fiom a man r.uicli her senior and sir-, 'was aware that both the youth* wei'.; ir. love with her. Mrs Adams did not, believe, she says, that their rivalry war of. a fijfhtinjf nature. So she invite;! both: to spend the afternoon with her and several girl friend*. 'When young Milliard saw Mrs. Adams in whimpered elinff with his rival, the jealousy which had been Miionhlering in his breast for weeks bro'ko forth. He uttered a violent oath, ajid challenged Hen-ley to a duel. Both the youtlis, chivalrous 1 youns poutbe-rners, quieklv "trow theiv revolvers and fired. Mrs. Adams ran between them. The yotin;; men Iried to dodfie round her in an effort, to hit each other withoui- endangering her. lif-i. They did not "live her, however, for il'.e was struck three time.s. One bullet entered her arm. another her face. and :i third her lejf. She sank to the floor, while the lads continued theiv desperate efforts, to kill each other. ■ Finally vonnEj 'Milliard fell, pierced hv four bullets. Then, in a minute or two, ITenslev fell, also moria'ly wounded. Mrs". Adams was assisted to bed, ami is reported as- on her way to recovery. The wiills of the room in which the ii;«' took pla.M were marked with blood, The furniture was-' broken and thrown about. The families of the duellists soon arrived, and -each! cave the other what consolation, they could, their longtime friendship not Sieins brok"ii' by the tragic events. No blame attaches to Mrs. Adams, the authorities say. as -he did not encourage the attention of t'.ie bovs.