Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-28

Ridiculous l5rOil.
LONDON, April 2i.-Circumstantia stories
are being sent to newspapers concerning
the duel that is alleged to have taken place
between Hallett Borrowe and Edward FOX.
There is no doubt the men faced each
other on the seashore at Newport Bains,
near 0stend, but there is also no doubt
they never intended for an instant to hurt
one another. go lr-
I3orrowe found IL necessary to do some.
thing to rchabilitate his lost reputation
and fake duel seemed to be about the
proper method, in his estimation. The
idealof mon of honor taking newspaper
reporters with them to see them fight
duel is in itself ridiculous.
THE STORY OF THE DUEL AS GIVEN OUT.
According to the story written by these
self.same reporters. William b. Bacon, Jr.,
of Boston, acted as second for Fox, and
Harry Vane Milbank as second for Bor-
rowe. The story continues TO the effect
that 1t was arranged between the seconds
that their principals should each fire two
shots at IL PAGES. The weapons used were
duelling pistols of i5 calibre.
When the word was given the two men
fired simultaneously, but neither shot took
effect, although the ball from Fox's pistol
is alleged to have passed close to Horrowes
head. The pistols were then reloaded by
the seconds and handed to the duellsts,
both of whom fired promptly when the
word was given. This time Borrowers
bullet is said to have pierced his antago-
nist's coat in the region of the waist, but
FOX escaped unhurt, as was intended from
the first. The seconds, in accordance with
the conditions previously made, then
declared the duel ended.
It is also given out that no reconciliation
took place after the contest, and the duel
lists lett the ground without having spoken
to each other
LONDON LAUGHING AT THEM.
Fox has not yet returned from Belgium,
but BOrrowe is here assisting the yolu-
BILE Edwin Cleary, who went along with
the alleged duellist in the sinecure position
of surgeon, to air in the smoking rooms
amusing DETAILS Of the bloodlcss encounter
About 100 people who got wind of the
affair met Cleary at the station when he
returned tonight and fairly shrieked with
laughter when they learned from him
that the most fatal result of the encounter
was a slight damage to Fox's coat tail.
Nobody in the town believes for one
moment that any more serious harm than
this was intended. Fox was goaded into
challenging Borrowe because Borrowe in
sisted on calling him coward and a liar.
Borrowe is reported to have said to d
friend Just after the duel that he could not
now call Fox a coward, but he still called
him liar.
II is hard to see how either party has
benefited by this dueling tiasco. Ii the
comments made in American circles to-
night are any criterion, both of them will
be guyed more numerically than ever. No
one believes, Of course, the statements that
Fox and Rorrowe were thirsting for each
others blood, and that they are kecnly
disappointed because their seconds pre-.
vented them from firing more than two
shots.
Borrowers conduct on the field gives
color to the general belief that no serious
harm was intended. lie coolly smoked a
cigarette just before the first shot, and lit
another one Just before the second shot.
Fox claims the reputation Of being a
pretty good shot after his alleged expert
ences in the Modoc war, but there is no
indication thJt either of his bullets went
any way near Borrowe.
Mrs. Drayton's friends are disguised at
this renewed effort on Borrowers part to
a expose and degrade her. They feel that
a Borrowc might have borne in silence the
reproaches showercd upon him because of
A his alleged deal with Fox to make money
Va out of an affair of HONOR Mrs. Dray-
ton has persistentiy refused to see Borrowe
since his return to England, and has fully
resolved never to see him again. She has
met her parents frequently, and reliable
reports point to her returning to New
York with them next autumn.
LUCKY HE DIDN'T FACE pRAyroN.
NEW York, April 2i.--An opinion occa
sionally expressed in New York TODAY
was that Edward Fox and Mr.. Hallett
Alsop Borrowe were not heroic figure.
of the field of honor They fought o
harmless duel and they did not shoot very
straight.
Borrowe is an inch or so short Of tive
yards long and is nearly a yard in equa
torial diameter. Edward Fox is two inche,
short OF Two yards long and is a trie NOR,
than yard wide and about yard thick
through the middle. In other words, eacl
gentleman is about one third the size of
barn door. Each man. therefore, had al
ample target to shoot at.
'Borrowe was lucky he didn't fac,
Drayton,n was often heard. ats well 70
Fox that he made his peace with Niilbank,
was also heard, and there was sympatli,
expressed for Fox's frock coat, which wal
so cruelty perforated by Borrowers secont
bullet.
A southern gentleman, who has been ii
several duels himself, was asked: doe
the fact that BOrrowe stood M and per
mitted Fox to shoot twice at him relfev,
him from the charge of cowardice put OF
him by Coleman Drayton."
HoNoR's pEBT UNPAID.
He replied 1.-The fact that he faced Fo,
after refusing to face Drayton seems rattle
70 be an indication that Drayton coul,
shoot.
NO, Mr.. Borrowers position is not alterc
in the minds of Mr.. DraytOn's friends
Now, the idea, this gentleman continued
''of Borrowe and Fox meeting ON a field o
honor makes me tired There was no le
of honor about il.
AS long as Fox continues to say tina
Borrowe lied, so long could the latte
shoot at him, l think, before honor wa
satisfied"
FOX AND oCHILTREE MAY FIGHT
LONDON, April M.-From Ostend Fo
went to Brussels He will come to Ems
land tonight The Belgium police mad
frantic efforts to capture the party til
penalty for dueling in Belgium being
"A months imprisonment and d fine of $40.
The affair is not yet ended There /
now a row between Fox and Colonel Tor
Ochiltree, the former claiming that Och
tree advised him to sell the letters. OchI
tree denies that he did So
Registrars Sworn In.
Az. The following registrars of election an
alternutes were sworn in at the court hols
Saturday: Willard Il, Whiteman, alternat
West Mill Creek hundred Beniami
Haley, alternate West Christiana w. /