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A Strange Duel Ends in Death and a Mother’s Elusive Mercy
In Louisiana in the mid-1800s a widow Mrs. Stewart faces a determined suit by Forshay to win her hand and his stake in the family estate. The duel is set for five paces with masked pistols. At the signal the widow reveals her face and Forshay falls dead. She explains she acted to save her son Fitz Hugh, who would have been forced into a deadly feud.
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Leonard Mulloy
American Press Association
Louisiana
Stewart
Hugh Stewart
Stewarts
Pinkton Forshay
Forshay
South Carolina
Fitz Hugh Stewart
Fitz Hugh
Forshbay
Hugh
Walter Langstaff
Fitzhngh
Porshay
Fitz Mugh Stewarts
Langstaff
Peter
Fitzhugh
Mrs. Stewart
Langstaffs