Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-10
A SENSATIONAL DIS,
An Enghshman and Russian Count Nice,
with Pistols---Tho Counties. xr.,,


a nerlin special 70 the New York SIN
kusso-P Polish frontier only shart ,i wy
ago, the principals being AN Fnoi;sh
man, The heir 70 a baronetov AMI
Count Pryzenski, a colonel i'm he Rrs
slan army and the husband az n yo,,ns,
and very beautiful wife. The lsdv has 80,
brothers, one IN diplomacy and the othey
an oincer IN the Russian navy. They we're
Doth on leave and on visit to the Countess
L. at Berlin. The Engl;shman was on i'm
Innate terms with the Pryzenskis and
rather too much with the Countess. Berlin
scandal-mongers averred.
=, ball was given nc Potsdam, to which
the Countess, her two brothers. and the
Englishman were invited. The latter
drove 10 the ball with the Countess i'm n
brougham. In the middle of the fesfivi-
ties the Countess suddenly Complained
OF feeling faint, which she ascribed
70 the heat, and begged her hus-
pand 70 allow her 10 60 home. The
Engilshman politely offered to escort the
Countess home, remarking that he. too.
had quite enough Of the ball. The offer
was accepted. When the pair arrived
~ the residence of the Countess in Ber
I'm he was invited bv the latter TO 90 i'm.
He accepted and waited in the drawing
room while the Countess went to her room
TO exchange her ball dress for tea-pown,
About ten minutes later the Countess's
maid, Russian, who atterward deposed 10
the fact, was sent by her mistress 10 ask
her English guest TO come 10 her boudoir
Tor the purpose Of inspecting an object Of
art which the Countess wanted him to
see. Half an hour later. when the hus-
band came home and attempted TO enter
his wife's boudoir, the door was locked
from the inside, and on yielding 10 the i'm
patient onslaught of the suspicious spouse
he saw the Englishman standing near the
sofa, upon which the Countess crouched
with her face buried in her hands. In hi 3
hand was the key of the door. There was
second or two of death-like silence, and
then the Enghshman, pale but firm, made
a statement generating the Countess from
all blame and assuming the entire respon-
sibility for his presence and tho locked
door. The admission was made TO the
Count and the two brothers of the Count
ess standing in the doorway, the indignant
Witnesses OF their SISTERS disgrace.
Thereupon the Count drew a revolver,
and the Englishman. after summoning the
three TO stand aside and the demand not
being complied with, seized a chair, and
whlrling II around, made a dash for the
doorway. The onset was made with such
desperate suddenness that the trio fell
back and the staircase was gained. As the
AuSlllNe ledpeQ 1ehu4OnR uOWn Jne incline
the Count fred three shots, one of which
took effect, but not seriously, and the fugi-
tive made good his escape.
Naturally duel followed. The weapons
were pistols. At the first shot the English
man was desperately wounded. He reeled
ana fell 10 the ground, but by a supreme
effort managed 20 raise himself on one
knee. and In that position fired and shot his
opponent dead. While taking aim he had
his hand tightly pressed against his wound
from which the blood was flowing. and d.
rectly after firing the shot he rolled over I'M
CONSCIOUS TO the ground. For some time af-
terward he wavered between life and death.
He Is said TO have fought many duels. but
Is by no means fire-eater The scandal
mongers pretend that love was chiefly
on the side of the Countess, and it is said
that the lady's sudden indisposition at the
ball was due as much TO jealousy as TO the
warmth Of the atmosphere.