Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-31

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officer Of the Imperial Ge,ard-dn Acci-
dent in a Wus=bnr0 shop Grasses u Fatal
Meeting OF FISe PAGES i,s the Gutenberg
Forest.
Philadelplaia Press.
A tragedy was enacted recently in the
little town of Wurzburg, Germany, which
threw the whole population into great ex-
element. While Capt. Emmerich, an
officer of the Imperial guard, was out
shopping with his wife, he entered a
grocery store where he made some pur-
chases, and was on the point of leaving
when he stumbled against student
named Scheyer. This young man felt
himself aggrieved, and said so aloud, to
which the officer, in the presence of his
wife, insultingly responded. The natural
result was challenge. As young Scheyer
knew the captain to be both a good shot
and an expert swordsrlan, he demanded
the duel to take place with pistols at a
distance of five PAGES This novel prop
osition did not suit Capt. Emmerich, and
he wished to ignore the cartel; but meet
ing of honor of officers was held, and they
compelled their brother officer to accept
the conditions, arguing that, as the in
jured and aggrieved person, Scheyer had
the choice of everything according to the
code of dueling. AS refusal would have
stigmatized him as q coward throughout
the regiment. Capt. Emmerich reluctantly
consented to the arrangements. The COM
batants met in the forest of Gutenberg
and the five PAGES were duly measured. At
the word fire they both wheeled, two re-
ports broke the silence, and Capt Emmer-
ich fell to the earth. His second ran to
his assistance, but the fatal bullet had done
its work; he lay dead with a gaping hole
through This brain. The students aim had
been good. He escaped unhurt and when
he found the captain was dead hastily
Quilted his friends and has not yet been
traced. 1t is, however ascertained that he
has left Germany.
The captain leaves a widow and child
who is only few weeks old. Since the
particulars of the affair have got abroad
the officers who composed the meeting of
honor have been severely criticised for
their action in the matter. This system
is unfortunately too prevalent in Germany,
and there seems to be a deal of hostility
between the student and soldier. The
slightest act, sometimes only gesture.
will raise a discussion which invariably
ends in this sanguinary manner. Had
Capt Emmerich refused to follow the
commands OF his brother-officers his life
would have been a source of constant mis-
cry to him. Snubbed by his superiors,
summed by his equals, and derided by the
men under him, he would probably have
ended by taking his own life, as an officer
did some time ago. This officer refused to
submit to some conditions that did not
seem fair to him, and would not fight. He
bore their covert sarcasm for short while,
and allowed the inhabitants of the town to
point the finger of scorn at HIM, but finally
out of shame he committed suicide.
The German laws relating to dueling
are very stringent. but the trouble is that
they are not adhered. to. This last duel
will no doubt arouse the authorities, who,
until the present, have winked at those So
called petty breaches Of the law. When a
man dare not walk the streets on a muddy
day for fear of splashing some hot-headed
and sensitive student, who will immedi-
ately ask for satisfaction, it is about time
for the authorities to step in and inter