St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-08
UNDER THE OAKS.
a Hostile Meeting and Four Shots
Exchanged.

New Orleans Picayune.
The massive oaks in the rear of the
City park, which have been the silent
spectators of numerous suicides and
duels, witnessed another duel yesterday
morning. The grass was green and
wet, but the duelists. with their friends.
paid no attention to this fact, and as
carriages are often seen in this section.
no attention was paid when the parties
alighted and proceeded to the selected
spot.
The principals were 81. S. Salvant,
aged fifty-twO years, popular and in
huential clerk at the Red Star shoe
store. and G. j. LIE Breton. aged forty
three years, a lottery office keeper at
the corner of Montegut and Dauphine,
a Well-knoWn and estimable gentle
man.
The trouble arose at an election re-
Gently held by the Eagle Mutual Be-
nevolent association, in which both par
ties were candidates for the presidency
of the organization. The election re-
suited in Mr.. LIE Breton being elected to
the Office by one vote. A report
was circulated that Mr.. Salvant
intended to contest the election
on the ground that one of the
voters was under age, and according to
the constitution Of the association was
debarred from membership. The other
side claimed that the member was en-
titled to vote, as he had been allowed to
join while Mr.. SalYant was president Of
the association.
The ill-feeling that existed between
the parties over the affair was brought
to an end last Sunday while the parties
were attending the anniversary dinner
of the Eureka association. During the
dinner Mr.. Salvant, in responding to
toast, it is alleged, said that he was
president of two associations and half
president of another. This remark did
not please Mr.. LIE Breton, and
after dinner he assaulted Sal
want. The latter thereupon called
up MS friends, Messrs. Col. o. P. Pay
reux and L. f. Bouchereau, and they
sought Mr.. LIE Breton'S friends, MesSrS.
G. 3. Bayard and Eugene Leclerc, who
accepted the challenge to fight duel.
The weapons chosen were 4l-calibeT
Colts navy revolvers. The surgeons
selected were Drs. S. n. Charbonneta and
+. q. Marrero.
At an early hour yesterday morning
the parties left the city, and arrived on
the grounds about o'clock. The dis
GdIlCo was QulChIy HledSulbu OH. IuG
weapons were examined and handed to
the principals, and the word was given.
The parties were not injured, and sec
Ond shot was exchanged with a like re-
suit. This was followed by third, and
still no one was hurt.
The shooting, however, attracted the
attention of passing milkman, who
notified Officer Emanuel, who was on
his way to answer roll call Mt the
suburban station. 1he officer was told
there was duel going on, and, hearing
the shots. ne quickly hastened to the
place, arriving just as the parties were
preparing to fire the fourth shot.
He arrested all parties, and on reach
ing the suburban station Salvant and
LIE Breton were charged with fighting a
duel, and the others with being access
cries.
The prisoners were parOIed to appear
in court. They were examined before
Recorder DreuX, and all except the two
physicians were placed under $500
peace bonds. The doctors were dis
charged