The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-17
KILLED IN A DUEL.
A Young Italian Advocate Pierced Through tho
Heart by tho Equsrry Of Ismail Pacha.
An Old Feud About Young Women-A Hot
Remarkable Affair dHonneur-De-
mands Satisfaction, Forces Re-
venge and Meets Death.

mands Satisfaction, Forces No
venge and Meets Death.
CAIRO Egypt, Dec. %. 1871.
Gobettt, an Italian advocate, has been slain In
duel by Artim Boy fav0rite equerry to the vicercy
The tragic affair occurred yesterday morning g
nine O'Clock in an obscure hall Of the town.
and the body OF Gobetti was hardly PROSTATE be-
fore the news was broadcast throughout Cairo. ex-
citing o profound sensation. Both were well
known in the highest circles as being dashing. cu-
tivated young men, with certain tendency to che
fast" and eacn had obtained the reputation or
being In deadly hostility to the other.
THE VICTIM AND SLAYER.
Gobettl was about twenty five years OF age. stghr
In ngure, with gentemanly carriage and fsi .
but not handsome face. Artm Boy, heavier. broader
older, has long been In tue service OF the Woo
roy as equerry to HIS Highness, and ne ie reputed
to have an income OF $4,000 . year and TO 10
one OF the richest men in Egypt GObetrt on tha
contrary had been In disgrace, though ne, too lad
been an equerry, but to the Prince. he was. from
all accounts, an amiable pleasant open-mannered
young man, out dlssO lutte and reckless. The two
opponents did not hav to seek causes for quarrel
They can always be found in Egypt. by any one de-
string to dght, though anr0nts generally given
here by men who are "t0o much embarrassed By
other consderauons.n Cairo contains more men
who talk
PISTOL AND VIOLENCE
and use neither than any city OF the world. So
l0athsOme Is this habit that one can hardly sls
down IN popular resort without listening to this
volatile bravado duel therefore seemed impOssl-
BILE. when heard 1t whispered AROUND town, night
before last that GObetu had challenged Artim Beg.
Indeed though the case had been an aggravated
one, nobody believed 1t would have fatal termina-
ton.
WHAT LED TO THE DISPUTE
1t appears that during the last season G0bettrs
brother. still equerry to the vicerOy was walking
one day In the public park with women Of bad re-
pute, where he met the Prince The fact being
reported to the yicerOy GObetu was dismissed the
service. By using some influence which he nad ~
ha nd ne was restored, not to the service Of tna
ever, never gave him any employment The Couns
de Sala and other attaches OF the Court In good
with this GObett brother OF the deceased, and NO
one was louder or more persistent In mis- manners
tween the Gobetti brothers on the one hand and
Antlm Bey on the other. G0bettl, the equerry, dad
the practice OF fencing IN order to become an ex-
pert Time worked on-Gobetti. the advocate, try
Ing to ind reasons for
Four days ago the late adversaries met under tho
ro e enca e
young GObettt That ne had been lndiscreet"
Goes bP b ana
elere.n Loud and angry words followed, when
the best pred declared that he desired 81 ne
twenty minutes for me purpose Of
SHAPING HIS FACE.
Arttn did not deem II advisable to put his face In
that position; 50 young Gobettt remained twenty
throughout Cairo:
THE NEXT MORNING
thule Of the New Hotel" when Gooetti came N
and, addressing his friends IN loud voice. re-
tended slap Artm's lace the first occasion that
might arrive. l observed then from his manner
that he was determined to nave duel and that re-
venge for real or fancied Insult was his ultimatum.
subsequently the enemies met In front OF the
more powerful than Gobetti assaulted the deceased
and this. OF course. only sped the Hrsate.
AN AFFAIR DHONNKUR.
Correspondence now in the possession Of the Vice.
roy, was opened, and night before last 1t became
ranged. Intelligence reaching the viceroy of the
intended duel, he ordered the Egyptian police to
stop at all hazards and to arrest the equerry. BY
ExTERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
the government had no right to arrest Gobetu, con-
sequently the Italian Consul General mad his police
thorltes the cOmbatants, ut an early hour yester-
dav morning, moved from the open ground they
fencing hall near the Ell Dorado concert hall, tho
neart OF Cairo Here the bloody work WAS aone.
Each party was backed by TWO seconds those Of
Artim Oeing uerries OF the courts, those OF Co
and Oriental boats was invited to be present TO re-
pair the butchery. He consented, but only upon
first blood. Unless it should be conducted upon
this principle ne would Withdraw after tue first act.
Thus. with four seconds and the doctor, the duel
Though Gobetu mad, by sending challenge.
gwen the challenged party right to select the
weapons, Gooetus seconds insisted upon swords
s1c4a Rss ns ssd the Rsss
the choice The reader, in forming any
GObetn had been practising Ior this very duel for
| weeks The antagonists were thus armed with the
deadest weapon IN the world-a foil witnous
(raplers) could De found In Cairo. Artim Bey was
STRIPPED THE WAIST.
| and GOoettt was nearly so. They came up &C the
call and went through the salute, neither, however.
being good fencers, Artim being the worst OF the
Gobetu drew blood upon his antagonists lett
breast. The doctor declared the duel finished.
npon tt: Xrms seconds likewise sa,a .over" but
| The seconds Of G0bettl and Gobett himself would
listen TO nothing but to go on.
| AN AFFAIR OF HONOR BECAME ONE OF REVENGE.
Gobettl now followed up his adversary and
wounded him three times IN all, when he lGobettiI
| fell under disadvantage and was driven in cor
ner or the room. Struggling by rapid thrusts and
wild movements to gam the centre OF the room he
| rushed upon the fiji a guard OF Artm Bey and the
needle point OF the lou passed through MS heart
| and
| eoBErrI FELL DEAD IN HIS OWN BLOOD.
In twenty minutes Cairo was crazy with excite
| ment and since that moment the duel has been the
| theme. Public opinion has been variable. At 1rst
| the facts acquit him Of any murderous design. The
Italian Consul General brought charge OF murder
e eea aud viii Hi'0' stu i' push It. the vice.
roy told General storing yesterday
| morning that he had seen all the correspondence.
| and that the prOvocaton that Artln hat received
| was an extreme one TO q soldiers sensibllity and
that 1t had been an unfortunate affair. The Minis
tiers say that such duelling does not belong to
Egypt
1 no IRIS a mo- % Sa Thai