Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-22
SARA'S ANGER.
How Vile. Isernhardf Ilorsew hipped
Her Former Directress.
CHASE OVER CHAIRS AND TABLES-pUErs
GROWING oUT OF AN AFFAIR BETWEEN TWO
WOMEN.


As stated in The STAR of Thursday. Nile. Sara
Bernhardt last Tuesday wreaked vengeance in
her way upon Nile. Marie ColombEer. who las
saterized her in q recently issued book. A
graphic account OF the affair IS given In a cal!e-
gram from Paris dated last Wednesday, a. FOL.
lows:
The scandal Of the day is the appearance OF a
book called Memoirs OF Sarah Barnum. by Nile
Marie Colomber. who writes with mud aud or
dure what rnrports 10 be the memoirs OF sara
Bernhardt, the authoress' ex-friend and direct
reSs during her tour I'm America. Marie Colorp-
bier begins with Sara Bernhardt in the cradle
drags her whole life through the mire and winds
up terrible sOi-f5SdH prophecy, where Sara Is
represented dying aud having cut open her head
and face from striking the bedstead during an
attack of deirium tremens
The hrSt outcome Of this abominahle book was
duel yesterday morning between Octave Mir
beau. who wrote a scathing criticism of the
book, and NJ. Paul Bonnetaln. who wrote the
preface TO the memoirs. NJ. Bonnetaln received
two slight wounds. NJ. BOnnetain's seconds
We're Prince karageorgcyitch and the MARQUIS
de Iaeyrand. The duel begun in the morning
10y the men was continued in the afternoon by
tle women, and under the most unique circum-
stances.
SARA CONSTLTS THE LAW
Nine. Sara Bernhard went in.the morning to
see NJ. Clement, commissare aux delegations
jndiciares. to find out whether the law did not
give her the right to seize the book and sion is
sale. Being told thar she must first take legal
proceedings and await the decision Of the
Judges. sara Bernharit went home again
Meanwhile Maurice Bernhardt, assuming tie
obligation OF ayengng his mothers honor. has
tened to the apartment of NJ. Bunnctain. lrIt
nndlng that he had already gone ont 20 fElr a
duel with NJ. hirabeau. he changed his mind
aud went To No. Rue de Thanh, where Marie
COlOmbieT resides
Il shall not lowe myself bv striking a
woman" said he TO her. but warn Won II YOU
tax any more about my mother U9'tS Gia,z
GTdre q MOI Maurice then went home.
SARA ARMS HERSELF
Meanwhile sara Bernhard, with her blood
thoroughly aroused and too impatient to wait
for legal technicaIties to suppress the book
took Justice into her own hands and sailed
| forth, armed. not with a sword nor a revolver
nor mitrailleuse. but with plain stout horse
whip. Sara drove straight to the apartment 81
Marie COlombier. At the moment of her de-
parture Sara, boiling over with fury did lot
conceal what she meant to do and her friends
overwhelmingly. Mile Antonine NM Jean
Richepin and Kirbirnhardt-Who knew wei
where womans anger besins, but not at al
where II ends, also jumped into carriage and
followed Sara.
FACE TO FACE.
Arrived at the Rue de Thanh, Sara gllded I'D
the staircase and rang the bell. The moment
the servant opened the door she darted like
lightning into the salon and suddenly found her,
| sell face TO face with Marie COlombier. The two
| women for an instant eyed each other then Ike
hungry tigress Sara sprang at Marie Colon
| bier, yocferating murderOus epithets, and
| dashed her adversary straight across the face
with her horsewhip.
Mile. Colombler shrieked with pain and rage
She was not alone, for NJ. Jehan Soudan and
Mile. Deresnes happened to be visiting her NJ
Jehan Soudan burst into the room to separate
the two women. He tried TO seize Sara In ms
arms to hold her down, but at the same moment
NJ. Jean Richepin, who had Just arrived behind
| Sara, dashed open the door and clutched NJ.
Soudan by the throat.
Sara again sprang at Coombier flashing and
cutting her with the whip. NJ. Maurice Bern
hardt, NJ. kiTbiTnhardt and Nile. Antonine arrived
upon the scene of the drama Mile Colomlher
turned and fled. Sara daTtng alter her with the
rapidity of lightning and flashing her with her
whip.
THE WILD PURSUIT
continued into one room and out Of another
nobody being able to stop them, Sara aul her
victim jumping over chairs aud tables and da-liag
! intoa thousand pieces mirrors, etageres biheOts
| and pictures, Sara all the time whipping Marie,
who was shrleking with pain and terror
At last Nile. COlombier managed to escape by
! the servants stairway. Sara Bernhardt utterly
exhausted. but reyenged withdrew. In passing
| through the front door sara Bernhardt showed
! HeI uOISeNUip 10 the concierge, saving, MGf-
shall Canrobert gayelt TO me. but give ii L. Nile.
| Colombier as souvenir" An hour later sara
| Bernhardt played her role al the Theater Porte
Saint-Martin In the dress rehearsal for Mana
Salib."
| sARA's OWN ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR.
| Mile. Bernhard was interviewed yesterday.
She said Marie Colomber formed a part Of tie
! troupe with which she went to America and
was angry because she was not afterwards en-
gagged tor the European tour. She gave an ac-
count OF her visit to Marie COlomber as follows
IL was only armed with horsewhip and a
cat-o-nine-tails. L used the horseWhip alone.
/ 1t was one that Marshal Canrobert gave me
when used to ride horseback with him and his
4 daughter. rang at the door of Marie Colon
| Ders apartment. maid opened II; Made
moselle Colombier?' l asked. she is here.
| Whom shall announcer she asked. / then
seized the servant by the arms, threw her on
| one SIDE saw door in front and found Marie
Colomber In the salon with NJ. Jehan Soudan.
dashed her with my whip and she fell into the
| arms of M. Soudan, and / horsewhipped him,
| too. Marie Colombier was dressed in her role
de cltdDlbre."
IN. Soudan drew q revolver and pointed Il AZ
me, when Nj. Richepin, who had entered the
! room behind me, seized him by his two wrists.
saying: III you stir Will strangle you. Ne are
the friends of Sara Bernhard. We have come
here to protect her against man. because you
are the recognized friend of Marie CoOmblcr.
such fellows as you should be dealt with only
| with kicks"
WAS the damage done to the apartment con-
| siderable?"
Enormous. Pictures vases. plates. statuary,
6ioelots OF all kinds, were dashed into a thou
| sand bits. / remember her tearing TO pieces the
entire contents OF q wardrobe that had got up
| set"
During the whole affair, what was the attl
tude OF NJ Jehan Soudan:"
THAT Of an ugly coward; he cried out for tie
police he was afraid"
You left before the arrival OF the police!"
| ''Yes; Just before they arrived. Now. U0id
Monsieur YOU have all the details OF my visit,
and thanks TO you, the people Of New York
| will know about this little Partisan story more
than the Par.sians themselves, so / am pleased.
Ii would have panied me very much TO have
| THE AMERICAN PUBLIC,
that so love, and that hope to be with oncs
again-and soon-have wrong impressions about
this affair where my reputation as woman 10
engaged"
Mile. Bernhardt shook hands and as she was
about to say adieu suddenly called "Fellcie!
Felicie!" A femme de cidlibre appeared.
Bring me my cat-o-nine-tails." I'd
The femme de ohdnbre disappeared and re-
turned with cat-o-nine-tails made OF dozen
long strips OF cowhlde attached TO wooden
handle.
"Why this weapon, madamef"
"To horsewhip her wherever find her-ever!-
wherel everywherei everywhere. Lad yesIeIds
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