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"The Star of Pascagoula" April 25, 137*+ quoting from Shieldstoro "Sea Coast Republican"
The parties, ten in number, were admitted to bail in the sum of ^500 each, in default of which to te imprisoned in the jail in Jackson County.
if ' m The "Times" (!T.0.) Account of the Eal"hemin-\'ood Duel.--The 'r- genial, unlucky reporter of the New Orleans Tires is inaccurate /?	in two or three particulars in his account of the V.rood-Balchemin
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'	_ In the first place the Judge (Chandler) did not claim that all
innocent spectators of the Duel were criminal, tut he called upon the party to point out the principals, seconds, and surgeons, stating that all others would te released. The whole party declined to make any admissions or disclosures; then it was that all were ordered to te held in custody until they gave tail, or identified the persons participating in the Duel.
The statement that the representatives of the press were released "after a protracted parley with the Judge," is equally inaccurate. After the case had teen disposed of, these unlucky Bohemians, finding it more difficult to give bail than they had supposed, returned to the Judge, accompanied ty !’r. '-’ood, who gave his word that they were representatives of the press, and in no way connected with the hostile meeting, and instantly their release was ordered.
But that "Mississippi humanity" p-ragraoh was a poor return for the courteous and even kind treatment extended to the whole, party ty every officer they came in contact with. Read it:
"One thing for which the officers of the law into whose hands these ‘gentlemen were unfortunate enough to fall, are justly censuratle is the manner in which Mr. Eachemin was treated, for though suffering from a very severe wound in the thigh, he wns incontinently ordered into court on arrival at the Bay, and there detained for nearly an hour, despite the psin which this entailed upon him, and again later in the evening, when it was made^necessary to repair to the temple of justice, brought forth and arraigned with the others."
Now the truth is the whole party were silent, or distinctly denied that any duel had teen foueht. When the Judge inquired if one of the party was wounded, no one responded affirmatively, tut negative replies were made in effect, ty a numter of the party; and Fr. Eachemin concealed his wound so well as to leave the^ impression that he was not wounded at all, or that his injuries were trivial.