Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-05-25
DUEL WITH RAPIERS
Chicago the Scene Of an Affair
of Honor.
AN AUSTRIAN BARON WOUNDED
He Became Infatuated With q Pretty
Young Actress.

4 Young southerner Was His Rival and
They Had ouarrel-They Arranged to
Meet In Jackson Park at Daybreak-
some sharp Fighting In which the
Nobleman Jared Badly.
CHICAGO, May 25.-Chicago was the
scene of a genuine romance early in the
morning with all the essential features-
q wealthy nobleman, a beautiful woman,
o duel and mystery. .as.s5
Baron Rudolf Kalnoly de Korespataka,
a nephew of Count Kalnoky, of Vienna,
arrived here month ago, registering at
the Richelieu merely as Rudolph Kali
noky," of New York. While in America
he became infatuated with Miss Millie
Atherton, a member Of the Duff Com
pany. She led the Baron a doleful life
both here and in other cities to which he
followed her She. constantly Kept be-
fore him that she could never become
his wife, as her heart was already given
to one for whose sake she would shortly
end her stage life. Kalnoky finally be
came convinced Of the truth OF this and
remained behind when the company left
Chicago. -.
Ten days ago, however, he made fly
ing trip to Louisville in one last effort to
conquer the pretty actress. While there
he seems to have met one OF his numer-
GUS rivals, though not the successful one.
Saturday morning he returned to the
Richelieu, having given up his original
idea OF following Miss Atherton from
louisville to Pittsburg. That same night
the man whom he had encountered in the
South dined with him at the Richelieu
restaurant, the two seeming to take a
morbid interest in together drowning
their mutual SORROWS. A too free indul-
Rence in the wine ended in a quarrel in
which the stranger was knocked down.
Kalnoky claimed he insulted Miss
Atherton and asked Mr.. Carlson, of the
Richelieu to act as his second In the
event of the stranger demanding meet
ing. Carlson declined to act in this ca
pacity, and when an hour afterward
friend of the Southerner appeared with
note demanding a meeting, Kalnoky ut
once accepted in a note which he sent to
a friend then stopping at the Richelieu,
and to whom the Southerner's second was
referred.
Rapiers Selected.
The Baron was informed that all the
details had been arranged, and that the
meeting would take place at jackson
Park at daybreak. The weapons selected
were rapiers.
At 4 a. IN. the Baron entered waiting
his second. On arrival at jackson Park
they found the opposite party.
The Baron Wounded.
At 10 minutes past 6 the adyersaries
were facing each other, sword in hand
and barred to their shirts. A moment
later the word was given, and like q
flash the Southerner commenced. After
some sharp fighting, the Southerner sue
ceeded in inflicting a slight wound in the
right leg of the Baron. A little later the
Baron made clever lunge, which prick
ed the skin on the right shoulder of his
adversary. The latter, however, parried
admirably, and at this moment, to the
horror of the seconds, the Baron appeared
to slip and literally to fall on the point
of his adversary's sword, which entered
his neck. A stream of blood gushed
from the wound. The seconds at once
stopped the combat. Baron Kalnoky
was assisted to an adjoining knoll and
his wound hastily dressed.
Kalnokv is supposed to be at the resi-
dence of Hyde Park physician, who at
| tended the duel in the capacity of medi-
cal attendant.
The Southern gentleman left the city
on the Cincinnati train Of the "Big Four"
at $50 a. IN. ,~.-~.-