The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-06-11
A DUEL WITH SWORDS.
A SUPPOSED ATLANTA MAN AND AN
AUSTRIAN NOBLEMAN.

Having Been Rejected, and Chicago Is
tho Scene of Their Bloody Encounter.
Chicago, May 29.-Chicago was the
scene OF denouement of genuine ro-
nance, with the essential features last
Monday. y wealthy noblcman, dis.
inherited son, beautiful woman a
duel and a mystery. Baron Rudolf Kal-
noky de korospatak, nephew of
Count kalnoky, Of Vienna, made his
first visit to Chicago about month
ago, registering at Richelieu merely as
'liudolp kalnOky. Of New York.
lie was handsome and distinguished,
appeared to be possessed of unlimited
means, and while evidently suffering
from habitual melancholy, soon became
favorlte with few to whom he gave
his friendship. The object Of his stay
III Chicago was Il mystery to all except
Manager Carlson, Of the hotel, to whom
he partially told his story. Kalnoky,
according to his own confession, was
| at one time Il Staunch defender and a
passionate admirer OF the erratic Ma
talle. Of Scrvia, during her sometimes
| embarrassing visits to the Austrian
capital.
lie had also been chosen compan-
ion III the rcvelS Of the gay young
crown prince, whose suicide shocked
all Europe. That event only drove
kalnoky TO wilder diSsipations. Seek
ing change in America, he accident
| ally met Miss Matte Atherton, mem
per OF Dun opera company, during its
last Chicago engagement. she led the
baron dolesul life both here and in
other cites to which he followed her.
She constantly kept before him the fact
that She could never become his wife.
rs her heart was already given to one
Tor 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.a fly
ing 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 the sue
ccSsful one. Last Friday morning he
| returned to the Richelieu having given
up his original idea Of following Miss
ASherton from Louisville to Pittsburg.
The same night the man whom he had
encountered in the South, dined with
him at the Richelieu restaurant, the
two seeming to take morbid interest
in together drowning their mutual sor-
rows.
y too free Indulgence in wine, how
ever, quickly ended the friendly char.
acter of the meeting. In a parlor few
minutes after dinner a cry of rage was
heard and then 4 heavy fall. Kalnoky
had Knocked his companion down for
speaking disrespectfully Of the woman
he loved. An hour afterwards Il friend
of the Southerner appeared with a re-
Spcctful note, demanding a meeting
kalnoky at once accepted in note
which he sent to Il friend then stopping
at the flchclieu, and to whom the
Southrrner'S second was referred.
The meeting took place Monday
morning in Jackson park. At 9:10
o'clock the adVerSarieS were facing each
other, sword in hand and barred to their
shirts. y moment later the word was
given, and like 4 flash the Southerner
commenced. After some sharp fight
ing the SOuthcrncr succeeded in intlict-
ing Il slight wound in the right leg of
the baron. y little later the baron
made d clever lungp, which prickcd the
VcrSary. The latter, however. parricd
1t admirably, and at this moment. to
the horror Of the seconds, the baron
appeared to slip and literally to fall on
| the point Of his auNerSary'S sword,
which entered his neck
y stream Of blood gushed from the
wound. The seconds ut once stopped
the combat. Baron kalnoky was as
sisted to an adjoining knoll and his
wound WAS hastily dressed. After as
| ccrtaining that the result would not
necessarily be fatal, the Southcrner 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.
| Ills appearance, however, leads to the
| hcilcl that he Is Il son Of Il prominent
citizen Of Atlanta, Ga, who is famous
| in the South as authority on the code
ducllo, and who, though quite young,
has taken an active part in several af-
fairs Of honor.
He is known to have boarded Il Gin.
cinnlli train on the Big Four" which
| lett Hyde Park station at 9:i3 O'Clock,
two hours alter the termination Of the
combat. Baron kalnoky S exact where
! ahontS is kept a secret, but. unless ihe
| was able to go east tonight, he is still
at the residence Of Ills attending phys.
cim, or OF friends in Hyde Park. The
manager Of the Richrlcu, while deeply
| rcgretting the affair and the ANNOYANCE
that 1T should have become known, is
assured that the young Austrian has
been well cared for, and that his life is
not in any immediate danger
From conversations with him, how
ever, he fears that the baron'S misplav
was not mere accident, but that, find
ing himself facing one his equal in
sWordsmanship, he took that means of
honora5ly ending his life If this was
the case, MIR. Carlson fears that KalnOky
may follow the failure of this morning
Oy successful attempt upon his own
life.