Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-24
FATAL FRENCH DUEL.
Capt Mayer Killed While Resenting
Reflections On His Race.
BISMARCK GOES 70 MUNICH.
Cleveland, Ohio, Infested With
Fnebugs.
CANADIAN CANAL TOLLS.
CANADIAN CANAL TOLLS.
REGRETS THE OUTCOME.
The Marquis de Morcs Expresses sorrow
killing CAPT. Marcr.

The Marquis de Mores Expresses sorrow 1t
killing Capt. Mayer.
PAAIs, June "A warrant has been issued
Tor the arrest Of the Marquis de Mores and the
seconds In . duel which resulted Yesterday in
the death Of Capt. Mayer Of the engineer
corps. The marquis expresses deep sorrow at
the fatal outcome Of the duel. He saws
that the combat was fought under conditions
that ought to have preventeda fatal issue. The
marquis shook hands with his dying opponent
before leaving the field.
Capt Mayer belonged to the French engineer
corps and WAS regarded by his friends as a
brilliant officer. Capt Mayer was a Hebrew
and the duel arose from the Mar
quis de Mores expressing the opinion
that no Hebrew ought 70 be an officer
In the army. II was agreed that the duel would
be fought with swords. The duellists were not
70 come to the closest quarters and were to cease
when one Of the combatants received wound
that would place him ina position inferior TO that
Of his adversary. When all the preliminaries
bad been arranged and the duellists had taken
their positions the usual signal, "Alez," was
given; The marquis made a direct
parted by Capt. Mayer. The marquis
again made a rapid lunge, his sword passing
through Capt Mayors guard and piercing his
body below tho armpit. The marquis seeing
what had OCCURRED, Immediately disengaged his
weapon and leaped back on his own ground.
Capt Mayer dropped his sword. exclaiming,
81 am badly hit, and fell to the ground.
The marquis advanced to his PROSTATE an
tagonist and bending over him asked: capt.
Mayer, will you allow me to shake hands with
your"
Capt. Mayer sssented to the marquis request
by holding out his hand.
The surgeons who were present at once
attended to the wounded man, and as soon as he
Was made comfortable az the circumstances per-
mitted he was placed in a carriage and removed
TO hospital, where he died at in the afternoon.
Capt Mayer had carefully concealed from his
relatives all knowledge that he was to fight
. duel. When the news of his sons
death was broken to Capt. Mayors father
his grief was extreme. He went to the
hospital and the body of his son was
given him. He conveyed the remains "a
70 his home, where,,the dead mother was waiting
for them. She was in q distracted state OF
mind. When the body was taken into the
house Madame Mayer threw her arms about i,
and covered the face with kisses.
The affair is deeply regretted at the Ecols
Polytechnique, where Capt. Mayer held pro-
fessorship. He was greatly esteemed by hi:
fellow officers. He was q splendid tencer and
had appeared in numerous sssaults-at-arms.
A representative of the Associated Press had
an interview with the Marquis de Mores TODAY
on the subject Of the duel. He expressed much
| sorrow for the death of Capt Mayer and added
| 81 am aware that the authorities will issue
| warrant for my arrest. What does il matter
The magistrates viii not prevent the prosecu
ton Of the work we have undertaken. Persona
questions are nothing; principles are all in all
We are but At the beginning Of a civil war;"