Evening journal., 1892-04-25
DUEL AMONG THE DUNES
Alleged Hostile Meeting Be-
tween Fox and Borrowe.
NEITHER OF THE FIGHTERS HIT.


Close Cali.
New YoRK, April 25.-Two New York !
newspapers publish long cable accounts Of
q duel alleged 20 have been fought between |
Edward Modoc Fox and Hallett Alsop Bor- |
rowe. The encounter is said to have taken |
place among some sand dunes, on the Bel |
gian coast, a few miles from Ostend. A |
peculiar feature of this alleged duel was the |
fact that the correspondent Of these favored !
newspapers were invited TO be present |
According TO these veracious ohroniclers
Borrowe and Fox were attired in Prince
Albert coats, closely buttoned. They also
wore "topn hats. Both men are described
as being exceedingly brave and cool. As a
proof of this it is stated that after exchang-
ing their first shot Fox stood perfectly stin
and Borrowe lighted a cigarette
Neither Man Was hit.
Neither Of the men were hit at the first
fire, but the second bullets were more ef
fective, for Fox's is said TO have whistled
past his antagonists ear. Borrowe's bullet
passed through Fox's coat, but did not
touch his body o. his top hat
The men fired at the distance Of twelve
PAGES. They had remained out Of bed all
night, busy in writing letters. There is no
mention Of any wills, an omission probably
due to the fact that neither Borrowe nor
Fox had anything 10 bequeath.
Fox wrote "deathbedn confession that
he had gone into the Borrowe- Drayton
quarrel at the instigation Of Colonel Tom
Ochiltree, who suggested that the CORE
spondence would be a big newspaper
scoop" No denial has as yet been re-
ceived from the Texan colonel, as he Is
stiii hustling all over Europe in search Of
Fox, Borrowe and Drayton.
The Liar" stin Stands.
The correspondents are very graphic in
relating the conduct Of the principals for
we are told that the day before the duel
there wa an accidental meeting, when
"Borrowe's face was impassive, but Fox
looked upon his prospective antagonist with
i'll concealed contempt In a letter Bor
rowe had declared Fox to be a contemplate
coward and liar. After the shooting Of
Fox's coat Borrowe took back the charge ol
cowardice, leaving the "har" 10 stand
Police After the Dueiists.
The Herald's London special declares thai
, the duel did take place, and says that th'
! police of Belgium and Holland have beei
. looking all day for Messrs. Fox, Borrow
and the other members Of the duelinl
party. They have been advised that tn
duel has taken place and are now desirou
: of making money for their respective state
: in the shape Of fines The minimum fee II
Belgium for dueling rs l,OOOf and on
. months imprisonment. There has bee
] much excitement in the American colony i
London over the affair.
!, The fact that no one was hurt seems Z
! be rather a disappointment to some pei
|. sons, while the majority are glad that n
casualty occurred. The principals fe'
T themselves that the affair has ended in IA
q best way possible. Both Fox and Borrow
10 said after the duel was over that the
: wanted to hit each other, and at first the
= were sorry they did not do so, but later the
4 changed their opinions.
d Two minutes after Borrowe's bulls
- pierced Fox's coat he said to The Herald r,
= porter, 81 feel like a fool" by which
d meant that he WIS sorry the shot had u,
= been better aimed.'
II what New York Thinks Of IL.
Much interest was excited in New Yor
by the reports of the duel. A souther
? gentleman, who has been in several due
himself, was asked:
Does the fact that Borrowe stood up an
permitted Fox to shoot twice at him reliey
Pr him from the charge Of oowardice put O
y him by Coleman Draytonr
mo; Mr.. BoTowe's position is not a
tered in the minds Of Mr.. Drayton's friend
Nov, the idea of Borrowe and Fox meetin
on a field of honor makes me tired. Thei
was no field of honor about It. Let's loc
\ at the whole thing:
', 'sThe correspondence between Borrow
D. and Drayton was made public by Fox. Fc
. declares il was made public by authority
5 Borrowe Borrowe writes a letter and tel
D. Fox he is liar and a coward. Fox cha
. lenges him They invite two reporters
!, see the fight, 80 that il shall have sufiiciei
l. notoriety. They fight. Fox is shot throul
the coattails. Borrowe then takes back q
& that he said about Fox. Fox, wounded
l. he is, takes back nothing Each declare
p his honor satisfied. Each praises the other
courage and they retire. This is fine, isn
itg i do not believe that either man meal
.S 70 shoot the other II either did, then IL
tn clear, considering their sizes, that each mi
r. was too frightened 70 shoot straight"
: "Is an exchange of shots without Il
y spilling Of blood sufficient under the code
Nv wipe out deliberate imputation of lyii
I'd and oowardicef asked the reporter
e "Well, in this case, remember, the co
- tail Of one Of the gentlemen was injure
That ought 70 be considered. ! think tina
- vnder the code, the gentlemen could agr
F, that their honor was satisfied. But Fox,
4. last accounts, reiterated his accusation tn
Borrowe lied. l should say that as long
he continued saying that, so long wou
Borrowe have TO keep shooting at him"
10 Etn.t 4, a nru,nr.n nnur