Evening journal., 1891-05-25
CHICAGO HAS A ROMANCE
A Pretty Actress, a Nobleman
and a Duel.
COUNT KALNoKYs NEPHEW HURT

cratic Gore Encrimsons the Tnrf-The
Actress Is in Love with Another Man.
CHICAGO, May Is. r. Chicago was the |
scene Of a genuine romance sunday morn
ing with all the essential features-a |
wealthy nobleman. beautiful woman, a
duel and mystery The affair OF honor
was between the son OF nohleman and
an American gentleman The American
was practically unharmed, while the blood
o. the nobleman flowed freely from q
dangerous wound in then Baron Ru-
dolf Kalnoky dc Korospatak, nephew of
Count Kalnoky, Of Vienna, made his first
visit to Chicago about d month ago, regis
tering ~ the Richelieu merely as Rudolf
KalnolSy, Of New York.
lie was handsome and distinguished, ar
peared TO be the possessor Of unlimited
means and while evidently suffering from
hahitual melancholy, soon became IA
vorite with the few TO whom he gave his
friendship The object Of his stay III
Chicago was a mystery to all except Man
ager Carlson, Of the hotel, TO whom he par
TALLY told his story.
a Champion Of Queen Natalie.
Kalnoky, according TO his own CON
lession, was at one time the stanch de-
fender and passionate admirer of the err
ratio Natalie, Of Servia, during her some
times embarrassing visits to the Austrian
capital He had also been a chosen com.
panon in the revels of the gay young
crown prince whose suicide shocked all
Europe.
Seeking change In America, he accident
" met Miss Mittie Atherton, member Of
| the Duff company, during its last Chicago
engagement. She was the possessor Of "A
voice of unusual power and melody and
charming face.
Her Heart was Another's.
She led the baron doleful life both here
and in other cities to which he followed
/ her. She constantly kept before him the
fact 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 became convinced Of
/ the truth of this and remained behind
when the company left Chicago Ten days
/ ago he again weakened and made flying
/ trip to Louisville in one last effort 20 con.
| quer the pretty actress.
/ While there he seems TO have met one Of
his numerous rivals, though not the sue
cessful one.
Knocked Him Down..
Last Friday morning he returned TO the
| Richelieu, having given up his original
idea Of following Miss Atherton from
Louisville to Pittsburg. The same ni.ht
the man whom he had encountered in the
south dined with him at the Richelieu res.
taurant, the two seeming to take a morhd
interest in together drowning their mutu.
al sorrows
A too free indulgence in the wine how
ever, quickly ended the friendly character
Of the meeting. IN the parlor few min
utes after dinner a cry Of rage was heard
and a heavy fall Kalnoky had knocked
his companion down for speaking disre.
spectfully of the woman he loved.
An hour afterward a friend Of the south.
erner appeared with a respectful note, de.
manding a meeting. kalnoky at once ac
cepted in note which he sent 10 a friend
then stopping at the Richelieu and tC
whom the southerner's second was re
ferred
Rapiers for Two.
With the exception Of the rash act which
gave the excuse for a challenge. the affair
was carried out with regard to every nice
distinction Of the code On Saturday
night the baron was informed that all thi
details had been arranged and that tn,
meeting would take place at jackson parl
at daybreak Of the following morning
/ Kalnoky's second having the choice o
weapons had selected rapiers, the baror
being unfamiliar with the pistol, and tn,
arrangement being satisfactory 70 his op
ponent, who claimed familiarity with fenc
ing through student life abroad
No Interest in Life.
Saturday night Kalnoky expressed tC
Mr. Carlson the intense satisfaction ht
felt at the programme for the morrow II
he had the luck TO fall, he said, his oppon
eut's blade would but take the place Of q
weapon in his own hand, as his wild lif,
had caused him to be disowned by hi.
family, and suicide alone remained fol
one without home or love- Mr. Carlson
. believing that the affair would not ent
seriously, even If il did actually come of
decided to let the matter take its course
! The baron settled his bill, left word that
| If he did not survive all his belongings al
the hotel were 70 be sent to the woman fol
whose honor he had fought, and quietly
retired to bed.
on for the Scene.
at 4 o'clock Sunday morning he entered
a waiting carriage and was immediately
I joined by his second. On Prairie avenue
they stopped to take in prominent young
J physician whom the baron had known
when the former was a student In the hos
{ pitals of Vienna At jackson park thel
found the opposite party. The seconds
walked about for some time, selecting thl
most favorable fighting ground. This WA
at last found close to the Eifty-ninth stree
entrance to the park, just west Of the esmal
! bridge. IL was an ideal spot for an affai
/ | Of honor. On one side it was shielded b,
the high board fence which separates thi
improved from the unimproved portion
Of the park, and on the other by a grea
J knoll surmounted by a heavy growth o
bushes and trees.
Tho Gore Gushed Forth.
At ten minutes past the adversarie
/ were facing each other, sword ia hand an,
s barred to their shirts A moment later Ia
} word was given, sand like flash tn
7 southerner commenced. After some sharl
D lighting the sOutherner succeeded in in
t ficting a slight wound in the right leg o
the baron. A little later the baron mad
a clever lounge which pricked the skin ol
the right shoulder of his adversary. Tn
latter, however, parried admirably, and q
this moment TO the horror Of the seconds
the baron appeared to slip and literally t.
{ fall on the point of his adversary's sword
which entered his neck. A stream o
blood gusbed from the wound. The sec
= onds at once stopped the combat. Barol
kalnOky was assisted to an adioininJ
knoll and his wound hastily dressed.