Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-22
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NV Yo1x, Dec. "a Paris spsoial
has the following "details Of the Bern
nsrdt matter The book Of CoIombier
begins with Sarah Bernhard in the
sraals. drags her whole life through,
and winds up With terrible sof disanf
prophecy, where Sara 10 represented a.
dying and having cut open her head
and face from striking the bedstead
during an attack of delirium tremens.
The hrst outcome of this aboninable
work vas duel yesterday morning
between Octane 4irabeau. Who wrote q
scathinR criticism OF the boek, and Paul
bonnetain. Who wrote prsface TO the
memoirs. Bonnetain received I've
slight wounds. Bonnetain's seconds
we're Prince KaraeserRevitch and Mar
qais de Talleyrand. The duel vas BE-
gun IN the morning by the men. aud
was continued in the afternoon bv the
women, and under unenviable circum-
stances. Bernhard being told by the
courts that she must seek redress at Law
and that the Law could not suppress the
DOCK. went home. Meanwhile Maurice
bernhafdt, Assuming the responsibility
OF avenxinR his mothers honor. has
tened to the apartment of Bonnetain,
but hnding that he had already gone
ont to Tight duel With 4irabeau be
went 70 the rue dc Thanh, where Colon
bier resided.
shall not lower myself by striking
woman" said he TO her bat warn
you II You talk any more about nv
mother that you shall settle this affair
with me-" Maurice then went homo.
Sarah then went TO Colombier's. Sa-
ran vas boiling over with fury. and did |
not conceal what she meant to do, and
her friends present, Nine. Antoine, NJ. |
Jean Richepin, and Kirbernhsrdt, Who
knew we'll whore woman's anger be-
gins, bat not at all where 1t ends, also
jumped into q carriage and followed
Sarah, and found her face to face with |
Colombier. The two women for An in |
slant eyed each other, and then like q |
hungry tigress, Sarah spranQ at Colon |
bier. tOcifersting murderous epithets, |
and lashed her adversary straight across |
the face with her horseWhip. Colombier |
shrieked with pain and rage. She was
not alone. for n. Jehan Soudan and
Nine. De Fresues happened 10 be visit |
Ing her. N. Johan Soudan burst into
the room to separate the two women, |
and tried TO 9eixe Sarah in his arms. to |
bold her down. but at that moment II. |
Jehan Richepin, who had Just arrived |
behind Sarah, dashed open the door
and clutched n. Soudan by the throat.
Sarah again spranR ct Cslombier, lash |
ing and cutting her With the whip.
Maurice Bernhardt, n. Kirhernhar1 Il |
Nine. Antoine then arrived upon the |
scene Of the drama. C0lombier turned |
and fled, Sarah darling after her with
tho fapidity Of lightning and flashing her |
with her whip. The wild pursuit con-
tinued into one room and out of anoth- |
or, nobody being able TO stop them, S.
rah and her victim jumping over chairs
and tables and dashing into thousand
pieces mirrors, etxQeres and pictures,
Sarah all the time whipping Marie, Who
was shriekinQ with pain and terror.
At last C0lOmbier managed TO escape
by the servants' stairway, and Bern
hardt, utterly exhausted, but reveneed,
withdrew. In passing through the front
door, Sarah showed her horseWhip TO a |
servant, saying: Marshal Canrobert
gave II, but gave it TO Mime. Colonbier
''Nina sahlh.ss
PAINS, Dec. 20.-Ths nov play "Nina
Sabib" waa produced at the Theatre
Porte st. Martin tonight with Sarah
Bernhardt in tho principal role. The
house was crowded and long run ID
predicted for the piece. Sarah Bern
hardrs performance was greatly ap-
plaud0d.