Telegram-herald., 1891-05-26
DUILIAG In CHICAG
BOTH WE'RE SLIGHTLY MOULDED
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Arose Between "a Aastr ian and .
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who Gould Wed Neither Oe.

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who Gould Wed Neither oe.
CHICAGO. May 25.-Chicago was the
scene of q genuine romance sunday
with all the esseatial features -
wealthy nobleman, . beautiful woman,
. duel and mystery. Baron Rudolf
Kalnoky de Korospatak, q nephew of
Count Kalnoky, Of Vienna. arrived here
a month ago. registering AZ the Richelieu
merely as Rudolf KAlnoky," Of New
York. While in America he became
infatuated with Miss Mittie Atherton,
O member OF the Duff opera company.
She led the baron doieful life both
here and In other cities 10 which he
followed her. She constantly KEEP: be-
fore him the fact that she could never
become his wife, as her heart was al
ready given to one for whose sake she
would shortly end her stage life. Kali
noky finally became convineed Of the
truth OF this and remained behind when
the company left Chicago.
Ten days ago, however, he made q
f. ing trip TO Louisville in one last ef-
fort 10 conquer the pretty actress.
While there he seems to have met one
of his numerous rivals, though not tho
successful one. Friday morning he
returned TO tho hichelieu. bav-
ing given mp his original idea
of following Miss Atherton from
Louisville to Pittsburgh. The
same night the man whom he had en-
countered in the south diued with him
at the Richelieu restaurant, the two
seeming TO take morbid interest In to-
gether drowning their mutual sorrow.
A too free indulgence In tho wine end
ed in quarrel. in which tho stranger
was knocked down. Kalnoky claimed
he insulted Miss Atherton and asked
Mr.. Carlson, OF tho Richelieu, to act as
his second in tho event Of the stranger
demanding meeting. Carlson de-
clinea to act in this capacity, and when
an hour afterward a friend of
the scutherncr appeared with
note demanding meeting,
Kolnoky at orce accepted in a note
which ho sent to friend then stopping
at tho Richelieu and to whom the south
erncr's second was referred. Saturday
night the baron was informed that all
the details had been arranged and that
the meeting would take place in jack
son park a. day break In the morning.
the weapons selected being rapiers.
At 4 o'clock Sunday morning the
baron entered a waiting carriage and
was Immediately joined by his second.
On arrival ut Jackson park they found
the opposite party. Favorable fighting
ground being secured, at 8:l0 the ad-
versaries faced each other, sword in
hand and barred to their shirts. A mo-
mcnt later the word was given, and like n
flash the southerner commenced the
attack, though with frenzy which pre-
vented skill. There were lightning
passes in every fencing movement. The
southcrner at last made SUI
preme effort and succeeded in
infiicting slight wound in the
right leg of the baron. The seconds
at once rushed forward and ordered the
com bat to cease. Kalnoky, however,
insisted that tho wound was too insig-
ni6cant to cause even delay. After
the baron made clever lunge
which priclzsd the skin on the
right shoulder Of his adversary.
The latter, however. psrried admira-
bly,, and at this moment, to tho horror
of the seconds, the baron appeared to
slip and literally to fall on the point of
his adversary's sword which entered
his neck. A stream of blood gushed
from the wound. Tho southcrner
turned ghastly pale and the seconds at
once stopped the combat Baron Kali
nolSy was assisted to the adjoining
knoll and lis wound hastily dressed
After ascertaining that the result would
not necessarily be fatal the southerner
and his friend left the hssi With the
exec ption of Kalroky he appears to
have been unknown TO all concerned.
His appearance, however. leads to the
belief that he Is the son of a
prominent citizen of Atlanta, Ga.
He is known to have boarded the
Cincinnati train on tho Big Four"
which left the Hyde Park station at
e:45, two hours after the termination OF
the combat. Baron Kalnolky's exact
whereabouts is kcpt secret but unless
he was able To go east Sunday night he
Is still at the residence of the attend
Ing physician or of friends in
HYDE Park. Manager Carlson. OF
the Richelieu. whiie deeply re-
gretting tho affair and annoyed
that it should have become known, is
assured that the young Austrian has
been we'll cared for and that his life is
not in immediate danger. From con-
vo-sssion with him, however, he fears
that the baron's misplay was not a
NEE accident, but that, finting him
sci. facing ono not his equal In swords
manship. he took that means OF honor
ably ending his life. II that was the
case Mr. Carlson fears that kalnoiSy
may follow tho failure of this meeting
by a successful attempt upon bis own
9fe.
An ola wast Fcirt Instructor Dead.
NEw YoRK. May s5-Col. Henri