The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-03
DAN IN NO HURRY FOR A DUEL.
THE LAWYER QUIET, But THE
FRENCHHAN VERY VOLUBLE.

The Strangers n Swagger Looking
Couple and introduced to the Law
yer by one of the AragOn's Clerks.
The Invitation TO the Ball Extend
ed at the Latter's RequeSt-The
Subsequent Trouble Caused by a
suspicion That They Are Adven-
turers.
Atlanta. Ca, Jan. 2.-To-day's develop
ments in the sensational affair between
Dan ". Rountree. the well known attor-
ney. and Albert Germaine. the French
man who wanted TO call him out on the
field Of honor on account of the insult TO
which he was subjected at the Capital
City Clubs New Year BAH. show that the
reason the Frenchman and his wife were
asked TO leave the ball room was that
the members OF the club had good reason
10 believe the woman whom he passed
as his wife was not such, but an adven-
turess with whom he is travelling over the
country. Gerniaine. with the woman, is
still at the Hotel Aragon. He talks vol
uhly about his desire 10 cross swords with
Mr. Rountree to avenge the insult which
he sustained in being invited to the club
by Mr.. Rountree and then asked 10 leave
shortly after he arrived. The woman is
not visible to reporters. Mr.. Rountree
continues to go and come at the hotel
and no trouble is likely to occur, though
the Frenchman declared to-day that If
the lawyer persistently ignored his in
vitation to a meeting on the field of honor
he would use his fists TO resent his i'll
treatment.
Germaine and the woman who he claims
IS his wife are quite swell looking people.
Mrs. Germaine is strikingly handsome,
and dresses in gorgeous style. II appears
that Mr.. Rountree was introduced 10 them
the evening of the bah BY
oliver johnson, one of the clerks of the
House, at whose request he rendered the
invitation TO the ball. Inc swagger APP
pearance of the foreigners caused the
lawyer to believe that they were people
of some Importance in view of the rep
reservations they made. He had no idea
that they were adventures, and II re-
manned for others at the club ball to spot
them and insist upon their withdrawal.
Investigation has developed that Ger
maine and the woman were asked to
leave the Hotel Granite, where they put
up when they arrived in the city a month
ago. While there their funds ran short,
and the Frenchman pawned a brooch
which belonged to his wife to replenish
their purse. This caused an awful row
between the pair, the woman attacking
him with a PAIR Of scissors
from the room. and in the eX-
citement of the occasion told some
of the hotel people that she was
not his wife anyhow. The re-
suit of this disclosure was that the man
agement requested them to leave. which
they did, going to the Aragon. Germaine
now says that he only said the woman
was not his wife because he was mad at
her at the time He does not deny the
pawning of the brooch, but insists that
he has plenty of money in Paris, and will
yet establish himself a gentleman before
he leaves the city.
1t is said that Germaine has a record
in Russia that makes him a fugitive from
the justice of the car, but this part of
the story has not as yet been established
The affair has been the gossip of the
town to-day. and an encounter of some
sort between the Frenchman and Mr.
Rountree has been much speculated upon
The attorney, however, ignores the
F'renchman's demands for satisfaction
because, he said, that he is nothing but
an adventurer. and, therefore, not worthy
the consideration usual among gentlemen