Court Humor
Duel: Magistrate Winburg: OFS Republic
Abstract A humorous account of a nineteenth century Winburg magistrate and his clerk whose duel was abruptly ended by a mysterious shot. Excerpt In Winburg’s tense moment of absurdity, the magistrate and his clerk faced each other in a duel that promised scandal and tragedy — until a single thunderous shot rang out from nowhere, sending both men fleeing and restoring peace to the town.