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The Daily State Chronicle
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
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In Indiana, neighboring farmers Wake Sprinkles and William Johnson got drunk in Petersburg on Saturday, argued while returning home in a buggy, and dueled with revolvers a mile west of town, resulting in both their deaths from gunshot wounds.
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[By the United Press.]
Washington, Ind., May 25.--Wake Sprinkles and William Johnson, neighboring farmers, went to Petersburg Saturday and became very drunk. They started home in the former's buggy and seemed in the best of humor, but when a mile west of town a dispute arose which terminated in blows. Finally each drew his revolver and a duel took place. Johnson received three balls and fell to the roadside a corpse. His companion received a ball in the left side, and died a few yards away.
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Petersburg, Ind.
Event Date
Saturday
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both men died from gunshot wounds: johnson shot three times and fell dead by the roadside; sprinkles shot in the left side and died a few yards away.
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Wake Sprinkles and William Johnson, neighboring farmers, went to Petersburg on Saturday, became very drunk, and started home in Sprinkles' buggy in good humor. A mile west of town, a dispute led to blows, then each drew a revolver and dueled.