Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-12
WITH THE RAPIER
Mysterious Duel in a Hotel at
Chicago.
ONE OF THE FIGHTERS "PINKED.n

The w ound a Very Slight One, but SUN.
cient to Satisfy Wounded "Honah''-
The Susp icious Hotel Men Raid tn e
Scene of Hostilities and Spoil VIII at
Might Have Been a Very Cory Sen sa.
tion-Fair womon the Cause of the
Trouble.
CHICAGO May I2.-In spite of the pre-
vailing impression that dueling is now
fought with rapiers and intended to be to
a finish, took place last night in hotel in
the business part of the city. At about 8
o'clock in the evening cab drove up to
the main entrance of the Palace hotel, on
North Clark street, and a fashionably
dressed young man sprang out and hur.
Tiedly entered the office. He asked for
room for a small party of gent lemen. and
obtained parlor "B" on the second floor,
room that would seat 900 persons He
gave his name as Chas. H. Miner, of
New York.
A Narrow, Mysterious Box.
About an hour later. two carriages
drove up to the door, and on inquiring for
parlor "B' the occupants were shown up
stairs. There were eight men in all, four
having come in each carriage. They hasti-
l. repaired to the room which had been
engaged and half dozen bottles of wine
were ordered sent up One of the strang-
ers carried with great show of solicitude
a narrow box about four feet long. The
hotel people became suspicious and set a
porter to watch parlor "B." The porter
did so, and in a short time appeared at
tie clerks desk, fairly breathless, and de-
clared that the occupants of parlor "B"
were evidently burglars.
A Raid on the Room.
They are hammering with some sort OF
TOOLS he said. Mr. Newberry, accompa-
MED by posse of employees, hurried to
parlor "B" and found it locked They
could hear scuffling inside, and when
somebody within gave a cry of pain Mr..
Newberry demanded admittance The oc-
cupants of the room at first refused to
open the door, but after threats to call
the police they yielded Upon entering it
was found that all the furniture had been
moved 20 one end of the room, and the
large rug which covered the floor had
been rolled up and placed on the piano
Rather a Warlike Tableau.
men, painting for breath and glaring at
each other All clothing down to shirt
an6 trousers had been removed, and each
one held firmly grasped in his right hand
a long, shining blade OF steel On the
left shoulder of one the white shirt was
discolored by a fresh crimson stain, and
the flow of blood showed that he had been
"pir kedn by his opponent. In few
words, short and decidedly emphatic, Mr.
Newberry expressed disapprobation of
the proceeding, and ordered the party to
leave the hotel at once.
"only an A fair of Honor"
The friends of the combatants endeav.
ored to explain, while the duelisss eyed
each other in no friendly manner.
"Cnly an affair of honor" explained
@Mr Miner of New York" I'VE expect
ed to quietly finish our business and go
away"
ave can go to some other place and fin
ish it, said one of the others.
Its gone far enough now said anoth-
er, who appeared rather frightened
Blood has been drawn and that ought to
satisfy them"
Combatants Shake Hands.
The other members of the party seemed
to entertain the same opinion. and the
to sh axe hands and declare "honor salts
fed The duelists were assisted into
their clothing after the wounded man was
found to have been only slightly pricked
by his antagonists weapon, and they
drove away in their carriages. which had
waited at the door The rest of the party
follow ed as rapidly as possible. The iden-
tity o. no one was disclosed, and not a
name was mentioned.
Fair Women at the Bottom.
The driver of one of the vehicles stated
that he had brought his fares from the
Briggs House, while another of the jehus
said he had been called to the
Brevo0rt House. From expressions which
were dropped by the party 1t seems the
trouble originated in a dispute over q
young woman, a member of theatrical
company. From their dress and manners
all the p arties present at the duel be