The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-12
A BlO0dlesS Encounter Between Two Bel
licoSe Germans Yesterday Morning.
Serious Intentions Frustrated by
Jersey Justice.
Hanover W. Prumia-The Cantankerous Kopke
and the Sapient Embellishments Wsap-
ons and One Ounce Bails-Sharp Pts
tol Practies = What Might
Have Come Of 1.-THE
Encounter Postponed.

| few afternoons since, among 0ther customers
in the lager beer saloon OF jacob stoner. 13 Park
place, was Dir. Andrew KOpSe, butcher who does
business at SO Hudson street and who lives At $50
Second avenue, and Mr.. A. W. Schroeder, cigar
maker, OF Hob0ken. Tn, fgst of these is a Hano-
verian and the second Prussian Getting into
| conyersat on, the two gentlemen began the ever
lasting topic OF the FrancO-Geiman war; and In due
| course oil time illustrated the beauty OF United
| Germany by getting into discussion on tie merits
| OF their respective
SECTIONS OF THE yArERLAND
and the part which each bore In the war. Mr..
Schroeder thought that the courage of the Prus-
slams was incomparaby superior to that OF the
| Hanoverians while Mr.. Kopke contested that the
manly perpe OF the Prussia s bore possible
parison to that OF the Hanoverians. The latter
then cited several instances, notably the battle OF
| orleans, where, ne said, the iIanOverians proved
| the stuif they were made OF when the Prussians
were ignOby routed. He also spoke oil the period
when the Prussians invaded Hanover and were
beaten ut long Odds Mr.. Schroder's Prus-
sian blood could not stand, ani, Ia a general
! way, H. insnuatcd dehantly that the facts pro-
cccded more rom Mr.. K0pSe's lively I'M. gination
than from any knowledge Of what he was talking
about. Mr.. Kopke retaliated by making a distinct
assertion that ii Mr.. Schroeder learned little more
| about the history OF his own country he would be
! worth arguing with otherwise not.
l. THE ROW.
| At tlsis polut matters were getting 10 very
lively focus. Mr.. Kopxe is stout, tall gentleman,
and OF finely physical form. lie has only one arm,
however. The other was lost some years ago in
duel in California. MIR. Schroeder his two
arms, but in physical build is not the equal OF Mr..
Korke. There Is no doubt that, owing to the less
OF his arm, in a scramble Mr.. Kopks would not be
the equal OF his patriotic antagonist. The
late I.O RI En 0.lV nflYA
of this and provoked Mr.. KOpkc 50
much that he Kopke) proposed to wager
several hundred dalIars, and pa up tho money.
that what he sid was core (. To Other not hav
ing the several hundred dollars TO cover. and per-
haps feeling that his historical correctness was
not equal to his bcliicosc propensity, reused, but
at the same moment arose, and said he would Ego
for" Mr. kOpke but for his one arm. Mr. hopae
was not daunted, and dared him TO do 1t, but Mr.
Schroeder sneeringy refused. Before either had
any time to do anything the bc.lie ercnts were
separated, both equally excited. MIR. KOpke said
ne did not want to settle matters that way, but
would be quite VIII ng to maze target OF his
body in case the other gen tlsman was agreeable.
The other gen .leman said he was quite agreeable,
and mere matters rested for the time being. Mr..
Jacob Stoner expressed his Willingness to act as
second to Mr.. Kopke, and Captain HcddendOri
became Mr. SchrOdcr's.
Alter two or three meetings the seconds agreed
on the preliminarics. 1t settled on Goth sides
that the duel should be fought with pistols at ten
races aud that it should take pace at tho hour OF
| seven, on Friday. morning, IN deserted grove
| near the Paterson plank road, Hoboken. rendez-
vous to be at the Plank Road House q. quarter to
seven. The latcness OF the lour was owing to the
TACT that IL was almost an impossiSilify for New
York resident to reach the appointed spot at an
earlier hour. Mr.. KOpke lived up town in New York,
! while Mr.. StoIer, his second and Mr.. Schroeder.
/ the antagonist, lived near the spot Indicated for
| the meeting.
| THE PRINCIPALS ARE SATISFIED.
Both principals expressed themselves as being
perfectly satisfied with The arrangement, ana both
swore on all they held sacred that they would be
ON hand and have tee thing out according to the
most exacting laws OF he cole OF honor. Every
thing looked well, aud there seemed TO be doubt
| that both gentlemen would be satisfied in having
nice, pleasant Little encounter and blaze away at
each other until honor was satisfied In The mean
time all parties were enioined- and promised TO
keep the greatest secrecy about the matter and
In no wise to allow tile authorities to circumvent
their laucabe plans for popping each other on.
| MR.. sCiEoDER'5 TACTICS
It Is said, no one can tell with what degree OF ac-
curGcy, that Mr.; schroeder Tor the past two days
has been at pistol practice in his back yard to such
an unwarrantable extent that the n"ighbors Called
in upon him and protested in body They found
tn, wall OF ms yard. space covering some forty
the mldale OF tn, garden appeared 10 be unln-
jured. The nelghoors Went away with strong
doubts of Mr.. Schr0dor's sanity.
| MIR. KoPXE's MARYsMANsHIP.
On the other hand, Mr.. Kopke, whose hand had
forgotten the cunning OF previous years, has been
making his neignoorhood hlleous, IN second
avenue, by shooting at the Grant cat population,
with differing results. The only cat lie sue
ceeded in killing was his own. which he mis-
took Tor another. There has been trouble
| IN the house of KopSe since. And other sounds
have lately been heard besides those OF
!
did better than his rival On one occasion, however,
while shooting at cat which Cal. lily about i've
feet from the mouth CT his revolver on the top OF his
WALL not IN the least troubled b2 the iact that MIR.
! Kopke ha already fired ten distinct shots at 1t
| and loaded tw.ce, a dreadful sound projected
| IRON the rear house. IL seemed 10 be noise OF
! broken glass; and human yen tnteriningicd. II
! has never found out that 1t was he VINO nearly
killed her baby while starring 1925 mirror.
TIE MEETING.
Yesterday morning, about ha!l-past five o'clock,
! three very disconnected looking lersoBs emerged
the cars. and III the torrents OF rain and the peal
ing OF the thur der rushed back again. one OF the
three went up TO the Terry master ami sad:-
'can you tell me what cars go TO the Paterson
| Plank Road"
the other person said to the ferry MASTER
| Plank Road House iss"
The ferry master looked astonished. The third
Can the Paterson Plank Road House be reached
| within an Loury'
The ferry master looked puzzled. and the three
persons eyed each other suspiclcusly. PRETTY soon
! the West Hpbokcn car Came In. The three persons
went for that car when they got ,n ia they 1oand
! them shufied about the car apparently very ner
| v0us The car travelled about five miles, and
| when the CONDUCTOR shouted "I'l2nk Road
! the three persons jumped up and In torrent OF
rain walked acl oss to the Plank Road l.Ouse. The
arrvai OF these thee persons at such an extraOr-
binary hour seemed to cause a deep impression on
! the andlaiy. These four were the only persons 10
! be seen within miles. Each went over TO 4 solitary
| table, ordered something to gain the good viii or
| the landladv and stared tcrccly at tho other.
! One OF these persons had ono arm and was Mr. T..
| KOpxe; the other was % little German with large
side whiss ers aad proved TO be DR.. Y. Scbeliu OF
| 81 Baxter street. and the third was HERALD
| reporter. IL was evident that Mr.. Kopke looked
| with great suspicion on DIR. Sebelin and the re-
| porter. while both the others were complete mys
ticaOn TO the reporter, and all his faculties were
on The abort 10 find ont all about thcEl. The llttle