The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-18

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drawn up offering. under the peculiar ciEcum-
to meet YOU or not Forty.eight hours have
or spa ws II
an answer to the proposition contained in our
must decline to ' allow our ep prnepaI to enter
tain any further proposals on your part.
ToJ. COLEMAN DRAYroN. ESQ. Hotel b Orient.
Rue Donau.
THE MOST aR1 v1ous INJURY WHICH ONE MAN
CAN IMPLICIT UroN ANOTHER -" cow
ARD "-"scovNDRE1."
Mr. Drayton replied the same evening. but
judging from the tone and language OF his
epistle he did not appreciate the suggestion to
lay the facts before Jury OF Honor.
HOTEL D'OR1ENr. Feb. Is. 1892
GENTLEMEN: have to acknowledge receipt
Of your note OF this date. The proposal. upon
Hen 9s ' 81 Hnar et the m
tion to Which / have an undoubted right. He
to determine any question between him and
shh sa pres the n sst Sssvs1s
tory where satisfaction could b. claimed with.
sought Il at his so az not
enter upon bubble and argument before any
o9ay q
in forty eight hours. II he declines this prop
osition. l shall make no further proposals to
coward. as we'll as q scoundrel. and shall take
pains to publish this opinion OF him.
adee ot as have
am. yours respectfully, c,n,
To H. vAxE M11BAxK and EDWARD Fox. ''
from to ,oi IS L e Fet sf e. from Paris
AuRELIEs scHoLL AND THE DUO DE MoRSY
CONSULTED.
After reading tho above communication
Messrs. Milbank and Fox decided to close all
further correspondence. but frst took the ad-
vice Of two French gentlemen Of eminent au-
thority on such subjects and then wrote:
HOTEL CHATHAM. Fob. II. 1902.
SIn: We are IN receipt OF your letter OF the
18th inst. which caused Us much astonish;;
ward our principal You should be aware Of
s and ac us DECIDE beher M Boz
's ss4 dsy q oa the ps S W assss
So sSs N and AYE ord
to a Jury OF Honor This your seconds agreed
70; and signed the procss srrSst we drew w w
"a use 81 In c
cordance with the courtesles due from one
gentleman to another In Affairs Of this nature
In order to be assured that the position We
hnys IL correct We sa the ft
highest authorities In France. viz: NJ. Aurelion
Echoll and the Duo dc Morny and they have
decided that the course Of action that we have
taken was perfectly justifable. as they claimed
soSed tSs nae tkS s
had accepted and enjoyed an annual monetary
consideration. debarred him from any reparn-
tion under the code OF honor on the part OF Mr.
We must decline to consider any further
=. VASE MILsANx.
To J. COLEMAN DRAYToN. Hotel D'Orient
THEY sAY this PERSON" HAS FoRFKITEp HIS
RIGHT TO FIGHT DuELs
This closed all the correspondence In the
matter. The opinions OF NJ. Aurelien scholl
and the Duo do Morny were very clear and
distinct. Mr.. Scholl In his letter says:
The meeting upon which you, desire my
opinion should not take PLACE under any con-
sideration whatsoever. Where there Is n
question OF money there oap be ho question OF
honor.
After some other comments on tho facts OF
the case. he adds
There is no longer any honor whore there
tionnlly sold. As to the taunts and insults OF a
man baked in his hope of gain. they are null
on-exlstent without right. and without i'm
port.
The Due de- Morny. writing on the subject.
says:
Mr.. Milbank having submitted the same
case to mo answered him By exactly the same