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icinal assertions as he had only written
about the italian officers and was entirely
willing to give satisfaction to a represent
tative Italian.
The seconds made absolute privacy Il
condition and said that if a soul was pres
ent except the principals, seconds and doe
tors. the fight should be stopped and the
Count of Turin should Immediately re-
turn to Italy and be followed by Prince
Henri 10 fight it out there. For this raa-
son several places Of meeting were men
toned to mislead the inquisltlye, and the
seconds on both sides changed sleeping
nuorters during the night in order to throw
the newspaper correspondents of the
scent.
At the interview between the seconds
Yesterday. one of them became very
much excited and said 1t was now a
uunrrel between the two countries. add
ing:
1--WE wish the whole Italian army
could assist at this duel.
When weapons were being discussed
the Italians stood out for the sabre ana
were with the greatest difficulty CON
WINGED that the French duelling code
did not admit of the sabre except in
the case of cavalry officers.
All started with the utmost secrecy
at 3 o'clock this morning. The parties
arrived at the place agreed on stimuli
taneously about o'clock. Little time
was wasted in the preparations. They
faced each other exactly at . O'Clock.
Angry chances were exchanged, and
both looked cool and determined They
fought in their shirt sleeves. Prince
Henri with bare hands and the count
with gloves.
At the words ".\llez. messeurs," both
I xs,, 10
tonsh and disturb the seconds. 1t was
a thrilling exhibition of sword play, and
Maj. Leontieff, describing ii with extra
ordinary vivacity, says it was terrible.
1t appears that Prince Henris sword
was bent by button of the counts
trousers; but for this chance it seems
there is little doubt that the count
would have been run through or at least
dangerously wounded.
In fact, the doctors and seconds
thought this had happened. When
Prince Henri received the wound in his
abdomen he clapped his hands to the
spot and sank back to his seat. He then
rolled upon the grounds, eXclaming that
he could do no more.
The doctors fear that the wound may
he complicated by peritonitis. and there
is need of extreme care for Il few days.
Both men maintained hot fighting at
every stage of the encounter. When
the counts hand was scratched he ridi-
culed the wound. Towards the end of
the fourth assault the on-lookers be-
came anxious, as the opponents. becom-
ing fatigued, fought with looser guard
and more reckless thrusts.
In the fifth assault the prince. after
feeling his way, began an impetuous
attack, the count defending desperately
and slowly retiring. 1t Seemed the
rounds which had gone before only
served to excite the combatants. Sud
denly the prince made wild lunge,
which the count barely parted. The
latter Immediately returned the thrust
the prince slightly overwhelming him
self, swung back to avoid the blow and
received the point of his adversary's
sword in the abdomen.
The news was not generally known
when there was Il rush of visitors to the
residence of the Due de Charities. Only
Maj. Leontieff was allowed access to
the room of the prince, excepting. of
course. his father, mother and brother
vi. Faure sent Il special messenger to
make inquiries us to his condition.
1t appears that the police had been
active and had ordered the
foresters to watch carefully all places
likely to be chosen for the encounter.
but everybody was deceived by the re-
port from Naples and by the unusually
early hour chosen.
Lieut.. pinis' second has left Paris
in disgust, declaring that Prince Henri
had acted against the rules of chivalry.