The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-25
m "gFFAIR OF HONOR. :
Jackson Park, Chicago, the Scene
of a Sunday Duel.
IN AUSTRIAN BlRONEI'S ROMANCE
rnas in the Settlement Of a Quarrel
D with a Rival for the Affections Of
an Actress, According to the code---
rnox Fight With Raplers and the
r,rooct is Badly Wounded.

c,rc,oo, MAY 24,-Baron Rudolph
volnoky DeKorospatak, nephew OF
ronnt Kal noky, Of Vienna, made his
S Sr.t witt to Chicago about one month
40, The object OF his stay in Chicago
vas vas mystery to all except Manager
Carlson, Of the Richelieu hotel, to whom
be partially told his story.
Ealpoky according to his own contes-
,io,. was at one time the staunch de-
fender and passionate admirer OF the
cratic Queen Natalie, of servia, during
Eer.omctimes embarrassing visits to- the
austrian capital. He had also been a
.bo.cn companion in the revels OF the
coy c,'y- yoppg crown prince, whose suicide
Ss Ssis.,iri6cd all Europe. That event only
drove Kalnoky to wilder dissipation.
LOVED AN AMERICAN ACTRESS.
Seeking change in America he acci-
leptally met Miss Matte Atherton, q
member of the Duff company. She led
tbe baron doleful life, both here and
IN o,ber cities, to which he followed
her as she said her heart was given to
another. In Louisville he met one OF
lis numerous rivals, though not the
sareessIal one, and he returned to the
Ricbelieu, having given up his original
iie0 Of following Miss Atherton from
louisville to Pittsburgh. The same
nisht the man whom he had encount-
cred in the South, dined with him at the
Ricbelieu restaurant, the two seeming
IN take a morbid interest in
together drowning their mutual sor-
rows. A too free indulgence in the
wine, however, quickly ended the
friendly character OF the meeting. In
lhe parior few minutes after dinner q
Cry Of rage was heard and heavy fall.
Kalnoky had knocked his companion
down tor speaking disrespectfully of
Inc woman he loved. An hour after
ward n friend Of the Southerner ap-
peared with respectful note demand
insa meeting. Kalnoky at once ac-
Ccptcd. On Saturday night the baron
was informed that all the details had
been arranged and that tho meeting
would take place at Jackson Park at
daybrcak ot theT following morning:
Kalnokvs seconds having the choice OF
weapons, had selected rapiers.
TO TIE DUELING GROUND.
The baron settled his bill, left word
that il he did not survive all his belong
ings at the hotel we're to be sent to the
woman for whose honor he had fought,
and quietly retired to bed. At four
o'clock this morning he entered a wait
Ing carriage and was Immediately
joined by his second and physician,
and at jackson Park they found the
opposite party. A location was found
after some delay, and at ten minutes
past six the Gdversaries were facing
each other, sword in hand and barred to
their shirts. After some sharp
fighting the Southerner succeeded
in inhicting a slight wound in
the right leg Of the baron. A little
later the baron made n clever lunge
which priGked the skin on the right
shoulder Of his adversary. The latter,
however, parried admirably, and at this
moment, to the horror of his seconds,
the baron appeared to slip and literally
to fall on the point Of his adversary's
sword, which entered the neck. A
stream OF blood Gushed from the wound.
The seconds ut once stopped the COM
bat, After ascertuining that the result
would not necessarily bc fatal, the
Southerner and his friend left the field.
Every effort to identity this man has
failed, but it is thought he is the son Of
q prominent citizen Of Atlanta, Ga. He
lett ior Cincinnati at 9:45, two hours
after the termination Of the combat.
Baron KalnOky's whereabouts are kept
seCret