Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-03-12
From the San Francisco Bulletin Feb. s.
Duel betHveem the EreMsh Editors of San FrancIsco

A Duel between the Editors Francisco.
The quarrel which has been going for the last six
months, between the conductors Of the French papers,
LIE PhSre and LIE Specate to a sort of crisis this
morning, the shape of duel, fought by Mons. A. III.
Rapp. and Mons. Theodore Thele in San Mateo Coun-
y 1t is well known that the most bitter hostility ex-
listed between the two Journals and that each
gulary filled with abuse of the conductors of the other
Charges of the vileSt character ndulged in, and
the abuse of the most aggravating description The
whole trouble to have arisen out of personal diff
iculty between Mons Leon Chemin editor of LIE Phdre
and Mons. Thiele editor of LIE Spectateur.
The last issue of LIE Speciate contained reflections
upon the conductors of LIE Phae for which Mons Rapp
the associate editor Of LIE Phdre felt called upon to hold
Mons 1hele to personal account. He appears to have
done this partly his individual account and also
because he considered himself the fighting man--Mons
Chemin having been priest and being opposed to duel
ling. Accordingly, Mons Rapp, Monday challeng-
ed Mons Thiele to mortal combat and authorized his
seconds to settle the preminares Mons Thiele accept
ed the invitation to fight and named several seconds to
settle the terms of the hostile meeting his behalf
The seconds, two each sde met and several pro-
positions were made one to fight with small swords ;
another to fight with dueing pistols at from ten to f
teen PAGES distant to fight with revOvers, and
on. The seconds of Mons. Thele unwilling to ac-
cept the offers made the ground that their principal
had affection of the eyes, and could not to fight
the ways proposed Arrangements could not be made,
therefore that tme and the matter dropped for the
time being. Under this state of facts Mons Rapp ac-
cused Mons. Thiee of cowardce, and this Immediately
brought matters to head Mons Thele at once dc
cded that he would fight at all hazards and the prelim
inaries were settled that fight should come off with
rapiers or small swords this morning.
Early this morning, accordingly, several carriages
containing the principals, their seconds and surgeon
proceeded towards San Mateo county, and the duel took
place in that county, few miles beyond the Mission
just ct daybreak.
1t is little difficult to recount the exact particulars
of the fight but it appears that after making several
unges each other the sword of Mons Thiee struck
Mons Rapp in the mouth the point passing out at the
angle of the jaw, under the lett The weapon
withdrawn and the parties went at each other again.
and after several passes the sword of Mons Thele
struck Mons Rapp in the lower part of the abdoman
Mons Rapp with bis left hand is said to have seized
the blade of the deadly Instrument and saved himself
from being through and at the time thrust his
sword into Mons. Thiees right leg, short distance
above the knee.
The ruddy tide spouting from the wounds
of both parties Honor fully satisfied and the par
ties considering the whole quarrel for and all ad-
usted shook hands and swore friendship. They were
then respectively borne to their carriages brought back
to the city, and put to bed where they still remain un-
der bandages and water grne treatment doubtless look
ing back with satisfaction to the sublime spectacle which
they have presented to the world. These wounds are
d" not so deep as well, wide as a church door
but tits enough twill serve"