The daily gazette., 1883-11-08
nrAMOUs DUEL.
The Causes which Led DIR. Rosenberg to
Take tho Life OF Count BaGthyany.

The Causes which Led DIR. Rosenberg to
Take tho Life OF Count Basthyany.
The Vienna and Paris papers received by
the latest mails contain the details Of the
fatal duel al Temesvar, Hungary, on the S3d
iay Of October between Count stephen
Batthyany and Julius Rosenberg, young
advocate, In which, as was announced by
cable, the former was instantly killed. The
particulars show that the tragedy TO have
been the climax Of thrilling romance In real
life, some of the presentations Of which, ex:
eept the successful duellist, are connected
with the highest Hungarian alistocracy.
Last summer Dr. Rosenberg, who Is young
Hebrew lawyer In Pesth. made the aequaiut-
ance at Bohemian watering-place OF Miss
Ilona Won SchosOerger, the younger daughter
Of a rich Jewish banker and landowner
npmed Heinrich Schosberger de Tornya.
The Young people fell In love with each
other. The girls parents, however, infin'
enced by their son-in-lsw, Baron Borne
missa, who had married their eldest
daughter, aud who declared that the mar
riage would be q nesdllidnce and would
Obliged him to break bis (tbe
Baron's) relations with them, refused their
consent. The consequence was that the
young couple were secretly married. lmme-
diately after the ceremony the lady returned
TO her fathers house. DR.. Rosenberg
shortly afterwards appeared there and de-
manded his bride. Herr Won Schosberger
was ready to acknowledge his son-in-law,
but Baron Bornemissa was OF different
opinion, and wanted to shoot the young
plebeian. BY the Baron's orders the young
lady was sent to Paris, and from there 10
one of her fathers castles In one OF th'
widest regions In the interior Of Hungary.
Subsequently it was announced that Miss
Iona Won Schosberger had become Cath
olic and had gone to Wicsbaden, Germany
where che had been betrothed to Count Bat
thyany. DR.. Rosenberg, hearing the rumor
FASTENED there and had an interview witt
the Count, in which he told him that the
young woman he was about to marry was
his, Rosenberg's wife. He appealed 10 hii
rivals honor aud begged lin not to foTc'
the young girl into an illegal marriage
to which she herself was opposed. Th'
Count formally refused TO either lis
ten to him or to pay any attention
TO the challenge which the lawyer sent L
him, on the ground that the challenger wa
not his equal in birth. The mstter was lait
before a l'eourt Of honor" in Pesth, an
after long argument it was decided tina
Rosenberg was competent to challenge tn
Count. The latter still refused 10 pay an
attention to 1t and the lawyer published hi
challenge in all the journals with the adde
, stigma of such epithets as coward" "po
trOon," applied to the Count. The latter
0 friend came to his rescue and q peculia
G newspaper controversy ensued, in the mid
: OF which the Count married Miss yo
Schosberger and started on wedding tot
with her to Italy. The young lawyers vii
0 dictive lampoon must, however, have finall
II induced the Count to change his mind, f
'r a few days before the duel he returned
e Hungary and accepted the challenge. ii
7. conditions were very rigorous. The pisto
n were ri1ed. The duellists were TO Il
u at twenty PAGES. Three shots we
/ to be exchanged, after each one
$. which they were to approach Il
ie PAGES to each other. The duel, as aireat
is stated, took place at Temesvar. The Cou
oi fired the first shot and missed. DR.. Rose
IL berg, without advancing the five PAGES as
ne had right to, aimed at his opponent Al
" fired The ball struck the Counts rig
l. temple and passed through his brai
OF Death was instanta aeous. Leaving [
nc seconds TO take care Of the corpse,
be Rosenberg lett the scene of the tragedy.
ly The next day at o'clock the funeral 81
rd vices of the Count took place at Temesvi
Ir. The coffin was covered with splend
an wrcatbs, one of which bore the inscriptIo
ng ITO my adored husband" After the Gel
OF monies the remains were taken to Buzz
TN Count Batthyauy's father intends shortly
Ace publish an authentic account OF the eau
I'VE which led to the duel. Mr.. Varnay, Ros
I'VE berg's counsel, informed the District Att
AN ney that his client was ready to surrcnd
&C. himself to the courts.