The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-12-27
A PARIS SENSATION.
Marie Colombier Horsewhipped
by Sarah Bernhardt.
A Duel the Result of the Scandalous
Affair.
LCahle dlsnatch from Paris. ]


The scandal of the day is the appearance Of
book called memoirs OF Sarah Barnum,"
by Mile. Marie Colombicr, who writes what
purports 20 bc the memoirs of Sarah Bern
hardt the authorcss' cx-friend and drectress
during her tour in America. Marie Colorn-
bier begins with Sarah Bernhardt in the
cradle, drags her whole life through the mire,
and winds up IA tolerabe soi4iisdm prophecy
where Sarah is represented dying and having
cut open her head and face from striking the
bedstead during q I attack OF deirum ire
mems
The first outcome of this abominable book
was a duel yesterday morning between Octave
Mirabeau, who wrote "A scathing criticism of
the volume, ard NJ. Paul Bonnetain, who
wrote the preface 10 the memoirs. NJ Bon
netain received two slight wounds. NJ. Bon
netains seconds were Prince karagcorge-
witch and the Marquis dc Talleyrand. The
duel begun in the morning by the men was
continued in the afternoon by the women,
and under the most unique circumstances.
Mdme. Sarah Bernhardt went in the morn
ing 70 see VI. Clement, COmmissaire aux Del
egations Judiciarcs, 10 find out whether the
law did not give her the right 10 sciZe the
book and stop its sale. She was told that she
must first take legal proceedings and await
the decision of the Judges.
Sarah, with her blood thoroughly aroused
and too impatient 10 wait Tor legal technical
tiles 10 suppress the book, took justice into
her own hands and sailed forth, armed, not
with a sword. nor IL revolver, nor mltrallle,
but with plain stout hor hip. Sarah
drove straight 10 the apartments OF Marie
ColOmbicr. At the moment of her departure
Sarah, boiling over with fury, did not conceal
what she meant TO do, apd her friends present
namely: Nile. Antoinne, Nine. Jean Ruche-
pin, and KerbernhaI DIV no knew well where
Il woman's anger begins, but not at all where
1t ends-also jumped into carriage and fol-
lowed Sarah. Arrived at the Rue Thanh,
Sarah went up the staircase and rang the
bell. The moment the servant opened the
door she daTtcd into the salon and found her
self face 10 face with Marie ColOmbicr
The two women for an instant eyed each
other, then ike Il hungry tigIesS sarah sprang
at Marie Coombicr, vociierut ng murderous
epithets, and dashed her adversary straight
across the face with her hOrScwhip. Mile.
CylOmbier shTiekCd with pain and rage. she
was not alone, for NJ JChan so dan and Mile.
DefrcsncS happened to be visiting her. NJ.
Jehan Soudau burst into the room 10 separate
the two women. He tried to seize sarah
in his arms to hold her down, but at the same
moment NJ. Jean Richer in, who had just ar
rived behind Sarah, dashed open the door
and clutchcd VI. Soudan by the throat. sarah
again sprang at COlombicr, lashng and cut
ting her with the whip. NJ. Maurice Bern
bardt, VI. kerbernhardt and Mile. Antoiuine
arrived upon the scene OF the drama. Mlle.
COlombicr turned and fed sarah pursuing.
The wild chase continued INTO one room
and out OF another, nobody being able
t. stop them, Sarah and her victim
jumping over chairs ana tables and
dashing into thousand pieces mirrors,
Ctagcrcs. aud pictures Sarah IN tho time
Whipping Marie. At last Mile. Colombier
managed TO @ cape by the servants stairway.
Sarah Bcrnhardt, utterly exhausted but re-
vcngcd, Withdrew. In passing through the
front door, sarah showed her hOrsewhip TO
the concierge, saying; Marshal Canrobert
gave it 10 me, but give il TO Mile. Colom-
bier as II souvenir" An hour la, sarah
Brrnhardt played her role a the Theatre
Porte saint Martin in the dress rehearsal for
Mana Saib."