Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-25
Not Fought in France With Mo-
body Scratched as Result.
THE SCENE IN A CHICAGO PARK
The Nephew of Count KaInoky. the Austrian
Premier, One of the Principals.
The Other Principal Unknown-Believed
to be q Southerner-The Honor ola
Lady of the Duff Opera Com
pany at stake.

CHICAGO, Ill, May 24.-Chicago was to-
day the scene of the denouement OF gen
ulne romance, with all the essential
featmes-a wealthy noble, a disinherlted
son, beautiful woman, duel and mys-
terry.
Baron Rudolf Kalnoky De Korospatal1,
nephew of Count kalnoky OF Vienna, made
his first visit to Chicago about month
ago. registering at the Ricnelieu as
Rudolf kalnoky of New York. He
was handsome and distinguished, seemed
to be possessed of large means and soon
became favorite with the few TO whom he
gave his friendship. kalnoky, according to
his own confession. was at one time
staunch defender and passionate admirer of
the erratic Natalie of Servia during her
SOMETIMES EMBARRASSING VISITS
to the Austrian capital. He had also been
chosen companion in the revels OF the gay
young crown prince whose suicide shocked
all Europe. That event only drove kalnoliy
to wilder designations, seeking change i'll
America. He accidentally met Miss Mittie
AthertOn, q member of the Duff opera com
pany during its last Chicago engagement
She led the baron a doleful life. She con-
Stantly 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 weakened
and made flying trip TO Louisville in one
last effort to conquer the pretty actress.
While there he seems to have met one Of
his numerous rivals.
THOUGH NOT SUCCESSFUL.
Last Friday morning he returned to the
RichelieU and the same night the man
whom he had encountered in the south dmed
with him al the Richelieu restaurant. The
two seemed to take Il morbid interest in
each other Too free indulgence in wine,
however, quickly ended the character of the
friendly meeting. IN the parlor 4 few min
utes after dinner cry of rage was heard
and heavy fall. kalnoky
had knocked his companion down for
speaking diSrespectfully of the woman he
loved. In an hour afterward a friend of
the Southerner appeared with respectful
note demanding Il meeting. Kalnoky al
once accepted. The affair was carried out
with regard TO every nice distinction of the
code. On Saturday night the baron WAS
informed that all the details had been ar
ranged and that the meeting would take
place
AT JACKSON PARK
at daybreak the following morning. Ra-
piers We're selected. the baron being unfa-
miiiar with the pistol and the arrangement
being satisfactory to his opponent. The
baron settled his bill, left word that if he
did not survive all his belongings at the
hotel were TO be sent TO the woman
or whose honor he had fought and quietly
retired. About o'clock this morning he
entered waiting carriage and was imme-
diately joined b. his second. AT Jackson
park they found the opposite party. 1t WIS
an ideal spot for an affair of honor. At G:l0
the adversaries were facing each other
sword in hand.
Barred TO THEIR SHIRTS.
A moment later the word was given and
like fash the Southerucr COM
menced the attack. After some sharp
fighting the Southerner succeeded
in inticting 4 slight wound i'll
the right leg of the baron. A little later
the baron made clever lunge, which
pricked the skin of the right shoulder of
his adversary. The latter, however
pared admirably and at this mo
neut, to the horror of the seconds
the baron appeared to slip and literally fell
on the point of his adversaries sword
which entered his neck. y stream of blood
gushed from the wound. The seconds at
once stopped the cOmbat kalnoly was as
sisted to an adjoining knoll and
the wound dressed. After ascertaining
that the result would not necessarily be
fatal, the Southerner and his friends left
the field. Every effort to identify this man
has failed. With the exception of
KalnOky. he appears to have
been unknown to all concerned.
His appearance. however, leads to the be
lief that he is the son of a prominent citi-
zen of Atlanta. Ga, famous in the South as
the authority in the code duel, and who.
though quite young, has taken part in sew
eral affairs of honor. He is known TO have
boarded u Cincinnati Big Four train two
hours after the fight.