Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-09
A DUEL BETWEEN FRENCH EDITORS
WITH SMALL RWORD D6

The quarrel which has been going on for the
last sax months, between the conductors of the
French papers, La Phare and La Spectateur
came to sort Of crisis this morning. in the
shape Of duel, fought by Mons A. Ri. Ram.
and Mons Theodore Thiele, in San Mateo
county. 1t is well known that the most h;ttar
hostility existed between the two journals, and
that each were regularly filed with abuse Of
tne conductors of the other. Charges of the
V,iest character were INDUCED in, and the
aouse r was OF the most aggravating description.
Inc whole trouble seems to have arisen out of
personal difficulty between Mons Leon Che.
min, editor of La Phare, and Mons Thiele, ed.
ltor of La Spectsteur. ..-
The last issue of La Spectsteur contained re.
heotions upon the conductors Of La Phare, for
which Mons Rapp, the associate editor of La
Phare, felt called upon to hold Mons Thiele to
personal account. He appears to have done
this partly on his own individual account and
also because he considered himself the fighting
man-Mons Chemin having been q priest and
being opposed to dueling. Accordingly Mons
Rapp on Monday challenged Mons Thiele to
mortal combat, and authorized his seconds to
settle the preliminaries. Mons. Thiele accepted
the invitation to fight, and named several sec
onds to settle the terms Of the hostile meeting
on his behalf
The seconds, two on each side, met, and sew.
eral propositions were made, one to fight with
small swords; another to fight with dueling
pistols, at from ten to fifteen PAGES distant:
one to hight with revolvers; and so on The
seconds OF Mons. Thiels were unwilling to &C.
cept the offer made, on the ground that their
principal had an affection Of the eyes and
could not see to fight in the ways proposed.
Arrangements could not be made, therefore, at
that time, and the matter dropped for the time
being Under this state of facts Mons Rapp
accused Mons. Thisls of cowardice, and this
Immediately brought matters to a head. Mons
HppIHaH hat ha u
all hazards, and the prelimnaries were settled
that fight should come off with rapiers or
small swords this morning
Early this morning, accordingly several car
riages, containing the principals their seconds
and surgeon, proceeded towards San Mateo
county, and the duel took place in that county
a few miles beyond the Mission, lust Mt day
break. 1t is little difficult to recount the ey.
act particulars Of the fight; but it appears
tnat, after making several lunges at each other
the sword OF Mons. Thiele struck Mons Ram
In the mouth, the point passing out at the angle
OF the jaw under the left ear. The weapon
was withdrawn, and the parties went at each
other again, and after several more passes, the
sword Of Mons. Thiele struck Mons Ram in
the lower part of the abdomen Mons. Rapp.
with his left hand, is said to have seized the
blade OF the deadly instrument, and saved him
sell from being run through, and at the same
time thrust his sword into Mons Thieles right
leg. short distance above the knee.
The ruddy tide was now spouting from the
wounds of both parties. Honor was fully sat
ished, and the parties considering the whole
quarrel for once and all adjusted, shook hands
and swore friendship. They were then re.
spectlvely borne to their carriages, brou ght
back to the city and put to bed, where they
still remain, under bandages and water Cruel
treatment, doubtless looking back with salts.
faction to the sublime spectacle which the have
presented to the world. Their wounds are
. not 50 deep as well, nor so wide as a church
door, but tits enough; twill serve. San
Francisco Bailetiu