The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-09
G0UDDUEI.S in FORTY MINUTES.
100 WenGeffaa Record Made ny : French
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|s5 4 Paris lsttsr 70 the London Telegraph
Al NeSss ~ ID greatly to be feared that thu
N1ta weAthsr now prevailing, has had ~
r. 80 of d~svslOpinR the qunrrslsOme ten
1enoiea ~ esrtain temperamcnts. 10 this
Dorhaps, more thaa TO any decline OF French
eourtesy, must be attributed tho four extra
erAinaRy duels which took place at Long
Wers transmitted 10 you by telegraph last
ntghk The series Of engagements, Rooner-
ally described ~ \ ''quadruple duel, are
to-day the talk Of Paris, and Al. Roulez,
- victor. who literally laid low four an.
81 circles and the delight Of his
pWn. He 10 regarded ~ the counter
part Of d'Artagnan, the hero of The
Three Nuskstesrs," Who pulled out his
eWord ~ ths least offsnse and was ever
ssady Tor his ensmiss. The comparison.
however, does not hold good all around, Tor
~. Roulez, although one Of the best fencers
ID I city prolifcin proficient wielders Of
Sho foil and the rapier, ia by no means a
seeker after strife. In any case the four
dusls from which he has issued covered
With glory were thrus upon him in q man
nsr which. to say this least, was not in ac-
cordance with tho traditions Of the famous
French school OF chivalry. This testimony
70 his conduct has been given by men
capable OF judging II and who are loud III
praise e his owes II may % interesting nss
owing 20 the attention which IL attracts as
m event In tho annals OF Partisan dusling.
". Roulez 10 an electrical engineer and an
able inventor. He IL about 81 years old. tall
and thin, and he fought in the Franco-Ger-
man war, gaining the military medal for
distinruished conduct in tho field. He is
m excellent shot as we'll ~ An excellent
1Wordsman. and. according to a leading
authority. his fencing il ths more redoubt-
able owing to HIS singular GOODNESS, his
kill in fixing his eye on every movement
mathematical precision Of his style. 1t was
this man whom the three young Parisians--
NM. Blondel, Dumoulin and eLaolercq-
insuited at the opera tho other night during
= entr'acts Of "Salammbo." II ap-
20 ballerina when the trio
passed by sneering. They made some
Jokes about the age Of MIR. Roulez. who was
o. unknown to them as they were to him.
The engineer, being insulted, called upon
the young men to ietraot their words, but
ativs, and Mr.. Roulez. lifting his cane.
struck his insnltefs several times. There
then ensued a general ~scuffle, and the dis
putants were separated BY the employees OF
the opora. Cards were now exchanged, and
% u. Roulez-having resorted to physical
VlV4000C 4A WIG SOuAS0 VI sAo vcAOnA OAuAIcA
was the offending party, he awaited the
challenges. On Tuesday he received tie
Visits Of six seconds, III the duels were ar
ranged. Each Of the three young men was
badly wounded, and one of their. seconds
havinR-contrary to all the canons of the
duellinR code-challenged the victor on the
ground. threatening to strike hin i'll the
face II he refused to fight there and then,
also ''came to grief" This ge~ntlemaa-a
n. Aviragust-received a deep thrust in the
neck similar to that inflicted by M. Floquet
or Gen. BoulanRer, and his carotid artery
vas narrowly missed. The fourfold victor
was loudly applauded by the group OF per-
Sons who had gathered round the spot, and
the acolamations became more boistsrous
NJ. Roulez still stood his ground,
waiting calmly to give a taste of his steel
70 anybody else who might be inclined to
try conclusions with him. His seconds,
however. had by this time arrived at a sense
OF their duty. and prevented him from &C
cepting n more challenges. Such is the
authentic history Of the famous four duets
fought in forty minutes which all Paris is
discussing.