The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-28
THAT CHICAGO DUEL.
Miss Atherton Tells What She Knows
of the Principals.
From, the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Miss Matte Anterior, the singer and the
innocent cause of the duel in Chicago on
Sunday morning, between a man alleged to
be Baron Rudolf Kalnoky de Karospatak
and hot-headed young southerner, arrived
in this city yesterday morning.
The singer has rooms at 1925 North Thir-
teenth street, where she was found yester-
day afternoon. She is rather tall, with
1.-the and graceful figure and a bright, in
teresting face. of the stage she is not the
conventional actress. She is more like the
conventional women Of society who have a
purpose. She likes to talk of music and de-
votes near all of her time TO its study.
She was reluctant to talk of the story that
came from Chicago. 1t was painful sub
Iect to her. But to a personal friend she
consented to give some details as to the men
who met on the so-called "feld Of honor
on her account.
SHE MEETS THE BARON.
She met Baron Karospatak in the early
part of the season in New York. She knew
him as plain Mr.. Rudolph Kalnoky, and
did not learn until long afterward that he
was an Austrian nobleman and a relative
Of the ex-premier of Austro Hungary. She
met him after performance, together with
several members of the company. They
had little post-performance supper and
then separated. Mr.. Kalnoky was not es-
pecially attentive to Miss Atherton at that
supper. Other little suppers succeeded
these, but there were always other members
OF the opera company present and the Aus
trlan was nothing more than courtly, at
tentive gentleman, although he had come
to attach himself as Miss Atherton's escort.
They parted in New York as good
friends, who mad met casually, struck a
sympathetic chord in their mutual love for
music and parted forever. 1t was with con-
SIDERABLE surprise that Miss Atherton met
Mr. Kalnoky again in Montreal, but as he
was simply travelling through the country
ior pleasure It did not, on second thought.
seem so strange. He again attached himself
70 Miss Atherton's train and during their
weeks stay in the Canadian metropolis the
nooIeman's attentions became more marked.
ne remained behind, however, when the
company left, and was almost forgotten,
Wnen be turned up again in Chicago. This
was toward the end of their engagement in
tne talr city, and there ne met the young
southerner with whom he subsequently
crossed swords. The name of this young
man Miss Atherton refuses to divulge.
AN EMBARRASSING SUBJECT.
The whole subject" she declared at this
point of her recital, with crimson blush,
is an embarrassing one for me. 1t sounds
SO egotlstlcal to give these details. But
can't tell you who the young southerner
vas He was only a youth, and why he
should express the infatuation he did it is
not for me to say. He is the son of promi-
hent Georgia gentleman, and for his
iamilys sake as much as for his own, | will
not give his name. He and Mr. Kalnoky
met while we were in Chicago. In fact,
introduced them. l thought they were
friends. 1t is true that Mr.. Kalnoky came
TO Louisville while we were playing there.
AS TO any declarations either gentleman
might have made TO me. you will easily see
have nothing 70 say. AS TO the duel that
IS said TO have taken place in jackson park,
know nothing beyond what read in this
mornings Press. II seems incredible 70 me
that they should aght about such trivial
cause, said Miss Anterior, with innocent
eyes, but men do many absurd things"
Miss Atherton, who is a Philadelphian, Is
about 20 years old and mads her debut Ia
tlis city about eight years ago, at the Arch
street opera house.