St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-17
A ROYAL SOCIALIST.
Marquis de Mores Fooled in His
Desire to Kill Isaac.

Marquis de Mores Fooled in His
Desire to Kill Isaac.
PARIS. March 16.-Society is greatly
stirred up over the serious wounding of
M. Isaac, the sGbpretect of FOurmies,
by the Marquis de Mores in duel
fought yesterday. Ever since the Four
mies riots. when the military, at the in
stgation, it is claimed, Of NJ. Isaac, fired
among the working people. killing aud
Wounding women and children as we'll
as men, NJ. Isaac has been the object of
frequent and bitter attack on the part
of the socialists. He was upheld by M.
ConStans, and this was one prominent
cause Of that minister's appropriately
and Indirectly of the disruption of
the cabinet. Moles is known to be
an expert SwOrdsman, and has boosted
of his ability to kill any fencer who
should dare TO face him. Isaac, how
ever, did not hesitate. He accepted the
terms and authorized his seconds 10 ar
range the preliminaries. The two men
met yesterday. Isaac, it is said, spenta
good part of the previous night practic-
ing with Well-knOwn fencing master.
1t is usual for duelists to give some
token of recognition before the deadly
encounter, but the marquis would not
even notice his antagonist. and seemed
to wait with Impotence for the word.
From the first the marquis pressed the
fighting. Isaac held his own bravely,
but was no match for the skill and i'm
petuoSity OF his antagonist. The mar
Quis evidently meant to kill, and Isaac
knew it. Both men kept their presence
of mind, or the fight would have ended
at once. for the marquis was ready to
take advantage of the slightest slip on
the part of Isaac, who showed skill
that encouraged his friends and seemed
to astonish De M6fes.
1t was by Skillful teint that De
Mores succeeded in disabling him man.
He made thrust as if at the left breast,
and as Isaac made motion to parry the
blow De Mores, with almost inconcev-
able swiftness, struck tiercely and forci-
Div to the right, pIunging his weapon
into the breast of Isaac. The latter
staggered, the blood pouring from the
wound. lie held onto his sword and
made motion as if 10 attack DE MOres
again. The latter stood calm and turn
ing to his second, asked for cigar, and
lighting it, he quietly smoked while the
condition of Isaac was being examined.
The attending surgeons said the
wound was dangerous, and possibly
fatal if not speedily attended to. They
stanched the blood and advised Isaac to
be conveyed at once to some place for
treatment, but he staggered TO his feet
and insisted on continuing the fight
st was to be a duel to the DEATH"
he said, land it must go on"
The seconds meantime held consult
alton and then stepped up to the COM
batants. 1t would be murder, they
said, for them to permit the duel to be
continued further. NJ. Isaac was dam
gerously wounded and not i'll condi-
ton to offer such resistance as would
Justify his antagonist in proceeding.
De Mores seemed disappointed. He
would have liked, it was evident, to
have the privilege of killing Isaac, but
he knew there was limit beyond which
French law pronounced killing in
duel to be murder. He therefore re-
lunctantly consented to stay his hand.
AS far as M. Isaac, he was physically
unable to resist the decision of the sec
Onds, and ne was removed from the
field. The socialists are making hero
of M. De Mores. M. Isaac is said to be
in a critical condition.