Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-06-30
PARIS.
THE RocHEroRr DUEL AND WHAT
INSTIGATED IT.
Troublous Times-swords and Bludgeous-
Koechlin's Letter Aochefort's Re-
ply-Another Duel

shown itself as wise as the people on the
23d of May, all the censure and scandal
which have followed would never have
occurred. When q number of radical Re-
publicans proposed a demonstration at the
graves of the members of the Commune at
Pere la Chaise, the Government prohibited
all manifestation and threatened the full
force OF the law in case of disobedience
That was all that was necessary, for the
radical journals advised their readers to
abandon the project and submit, as the
Government was the stronger and all strug-
gle would be useless. But Mr.. Andrieux,
the Project of Police, with all the impul.
slveness of his meridional blood, who has
been over-anxlous to signaliZe himself
through some remarkable feat aside from
his proper duty of arresting the numerous
murderers wandering loose around the
country, fell with his policemen armed with
CLUBS AND SWORDS
Upon the peaceful promenaders on the
Place de la Bastile. Aside from the usual
passers-by on Sunday, there were only a
number of journalists collected in the
hopes of obtaining an item for the papers,
and as Mr.. Andrieux saw socialists every
where, these poor journalists in spite of
their protestations were maltreated and
arrested. The present Project of Police
has been a demagogue of the worst kind,
of 1,, L,-l a.
ing the basest passions of the people. but
now that their shoulders have hoisted him
to the position he now occupies, he turns
upon them with all the fury an enemy.
No one seems more DESTROYS of crushing the
cdnditles tthe poor people so called under
the monarchy and empire) as does Mr.. An
drieux. His conduct on the Odd caused a
great deal OF scandal, for many peaceful
persons crossing the Place de la Bastile
We're some of them injured, great many
arrested and not released until the follow
ing day; yet not a single guilty person
was to be found, and not single amnestie
was among the number. The Municipal
Council proposed at their first meeting to
address an Interpolation to Mr.. Andrieux.
which this last refused to accept and left
the hall The Municipal Council then
vote the blame on the Project of Police,
which after all amounted to nothing, for
he is the friend of Gambetta and although
all the journals called for his resignation
the Municipal Council were obliged to re-
tract their resolutions and MIR. Andrieux
has been allowed to retain his position.
sustained by an old law which the people
OF France have inherited from their former
ARBITRARY RULERS.
The Parisians were obliged to accept
this state OF affairs, and nothing more was
said about it until the following letter by
Rochefort appeared in several journals at
Paris
To the Project of Police-Sir: Nv Oldest son has
Just come to me at Geneva wounded by two s,ber
cut5-one on the head and the other in the stou
ach received last Sunday at the moment he was
leaving his house, Place de la Bastile where he re-
sides. He is there to prepare for his examinations
He carried no wreath whatever The attempt at as
OF which he has been the victim was
committed by the agent wearing the number 307
Fourth Brigade, who Is precisely the one CHARGED TO
survey OF the condemned having also the gift
OF frightening the fools Who govern Us The miserable
creature who struck him knew then that him he
struck was my child, and it is evidently to revenge
the father who has escaped from your ga lev ser
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pretentiOns OF obtaining justice under Government
which has permitted Your brother ilaw 20 kill wi III
lmpuEity man i'll duel certainly disloyal since
the murderer oids with such care the publicity Of
debates only believe ought to warn you that
render you responsible for the attempt Of assassina
ton perpetrated on my with an undeniable
meditation. As soon as | enter Paris shall return
to you in blows each one Of his wounds. Amnesty
which causes you such great fear, is inevitable at
time more OF less near On that day it shall be on
your ears that shall pay your sabre cuts | be-
lieved that you combatted through ferocitv or stu
pidity. now see that it was through prudence.
HENRI R0CHAFORr
1t may easily be perceived that this let
ter IS letter from wounded father, and
not from the witty journalist. Mr..
as public functionary,
answered nothing, but the brother in. law.
to whose duel Rochefort referred. con.
sidered that he had been sufficiently in
suited to ask reparation by arms. Mr..
Georges kOechlin, whose sister married
MIR. AndrleuX, sent the following letter
Mr. Henry Rochefort, at Geaeva-sir: have
read in the journal, the Iot d'Ordre dated Sunday
May 30th, letter addressed by you 10 the Pref Ct
OF Police as TO that which concerns me. Your let
ter contains insult which signifies stupidity il
contains besides calumny which enters the do
mzin OF cowaTdice. Having lost your former reDu-
tation OF honlf,e desP'tt, would you envy that oi a
cowardE Ii such is not your Object will YOU have
the honor to designate TO Mr. Albert Dubrugeaud
Il rue Bonaparte, at Paris, one Of my friends two
persons, whether at Paris or Ge- eva with whom my
seconds can meet. On the day and at the hour APP
pointed by them | shall be at Geneva
GEORGES K0ECHLIN.
THIS Is THE ANSWER:
To Mr.. Georges Koechlin, at Troyes-Sir
Whether or not may have wit, the drawing up Of
ysur letter abundanty proves that you are not ca
fllf ~ tha Lott
that Mr.. AndrieuX bro her-in law too cowardly
to accept with regard the responsibility OF the
attempt at assassination which he committed on my
son, delegates cutthroatS TO fight in his place You
shouli have understood long time ago that long
as in the contempt of all laws you prevent Justice
from being pronounced on your recent duel you
will remain morally murderer. | could and should
then refuse all meeting with you until the day YOU
shall have publicly liquldated situation which rem
ders you suspicious in the eyes of all men OF honor
| could also invite you to wait until Mr. Andrieux
shall have accorded the reparaton which he legii-
ma;ey owes to a father whose child he has at
tempted to kill. But your brother-in-law and YOU
appear SO little dsposed-he to fight and you TO be
iudged-that we would never finish | shall imme.
diatey write to two Of my friends, who will meet
two Of yours. HENRI ROCHEFORT.
Geneva, 30th May, 1880.
The first process verbal was as follows
After the exchange of letters which has taken
place between Henri ROehefJrt and Georges Koeeh.
gentlemen. Anatole Chafour and Albert Debru-
geaud, seconds Of Dir. hoechin and Messrs Eduuard
Loekroy and CIemenceau, seconds of Mr.. Rochefort,
are agreed to the following conditions: The duel
will take place with swords The combat will con.
tinue until physician of one of the two parties
consulted by the seconds of the party declares
that his patient is incapable of continuing. Rest
Will be permitted on the demand Of one of the two
parties Performed at Paris the 31st OF May, 1850.
Have signed
CHAFFOUR. EDOUARD LnCKROY,
DuBRUGAAUD, CLEMENCEAU.
The following is the second process verbal
Conformable to the conditions stipulated the
meeting took place the sth of June, 1880, near
Coppet C tnton of Vaud At the first encounter Mr..
Rochefort injured in the breast. The physic an
declared Mr.. Rochefort unable to continue.
1t seems the combat did not last two
minutes Rochefort's sword having slipped
from his gloved hand, Mr. Koechlin's sword
entered his breast above the sternum and
false ribs. The wound, although at first
feared to be serious, has proved slight, and
hopes are entertained OF his rapid recov-
cry. About the time this duel between
Henri Rochefort and Mr.. Koechlin took
place, the SOP sent two seconds to visit
Mr.. Lajeune- Vilar, who had published sew
eral injurious articles against him in the
Gaulois. This gentleman constantly avoid
ed the seconds of young Henri Rochefort,
who at last were obliged to retire in draw
ing up a process verbal of insolvency. The
director of the Gaulois, NJ. Meyer, sent
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