The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-17
COUNT BADEST's DUEL.
Details OF nm Encounter Fought According e
the IcIicr of Ihn An.irInn Cnhe-

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Details or nm Encounter Fought According e
the Letter OF the austrian Code.
On Sept. - tho series Of riots generally
known as the sittings of the Austrian Rcichs-
rath eliminated in tho duel between Premier
Count Badcni and Deputy *. II. Wolf. The
fact of the duel was recorded by the cable, also
The fact that the proud Austrian noblcman
suffered n bitter defeat ut the hands Of his 1Ie-
brew antagonist. The Injecting, as reported In
full in the Vienna dailics of sent, ri, is worthy
OF n little more notice, not only because Of its
peculiar origin in the RciChsrath procccdinSa
and because Of the light II sheds on the sheer
indcsCribahlc tumult in which the Austrian
Empire has been plunged by the present i'm.
pcrinl Cabinet, but also because OF the picture
it presents OF n meeting held in exact coufo-n,i-
~ with the VIVA" eiIS nt tho AuStripD code.
AS was told from time to time in dispatches
from Vienna, the liciclisrath was adjourned
some weeks ago, after it had been under mob
rule throughout tho summer months. Any
person who has failed to read the reports Of then
rocccdings cannot have even n faint idea Of
their turbulence. Hours were passed ny tie
Deputies in dcnouncing one another ns knavos,
scoundrcls, and traitors. A debate was i'm
possible, n speech was ont Of all question. In
the reports OF the sittings every printed line
ended with parcnthcscs enclosing tho words.
Long continued uproar, speaker inandible." In
short, every session was "A wild dcbauch Of
political passion compared with which tho
worst Legislature this country: has seen was
as tranquil rs n quilting party.
The sitting with which the Iicichsrath was re-
opened on Sept. "a was n repetition of former
riot and mob rule. The President Of the
Chamber. upon taking.his seat, was hailed as q
traitor. a Slav, IA Magyar, n humbug, a liar, .
rascal, n disgrace to his German parcntagc, and
n COntpInptihlp coward ,yhn ,ynuld bc curaoA
by his children and his childrcn's children.
These cpithcts are quoted as they appeared in
the stcnographic reports Of the proceedings pub
lished In the Vienna newspapers. They show
how wild Is the rage Of the German Deputies
against the Cabinet and its supporters who
would subject the German tongue 10 the sway
Of the Czech in Bohemia. The chief object OF
this rage has been Count Badcni, the Prime
Minister, II high.strung. nervous. sensitive Aus
TRAN gentleman. Before entering Parliament
on Sept, II he told his friends that a repetition
OF the insults that he received at the last ses-
sion would result in n challenge. He went be-
fore the deputies smiling and apparently COM
posed, although. his. friends noticed that his
smile was forced and that, to maintain his out
ward composure he constantly tore papers into
small bits, After th !. session bad 1airiy broken
disguise in the Chamber. In the tumult follow
ing this statement. the German Hebrew, Wolf,
sprang out, in front of the Ministerial bench
and shouted:
Answer that, Answer that! II that is
This was the provocation. For the rest Of tho
sitting Badcni was silent and motionlcss. Tho
moment the sitting closed be went to the head.
quarters. of the Corps Commander. Gen. Count
eAhuell. ana selected The General and Col.
kotch as ii. seconds: They called on Wolf;
and DR.. Lcmisrh as his seconds. The conditions
were: smooth bore pistols; twenty-five paces.
and neither principal to advance during fire;
three seconds in which TO aim: three exchanges.
unless one Of The principals should be hit in the
After the acceptance of his challenge Badeni
called his lawyer and drew up his will, put al
OF his affair of honor TO the Emperor in Buda-
pest, and then went to the theatre.
onAAt At arr q Lcg x, M H. hi IA! imyF + nndf en- w : sec,
large riding hall the duel was to take place.
4 minute later The Count walked in attircd in II
dark business, suit, f"iI oy,rroat, and BLACK
f. had h.,riiiiy IodSed to -, bis =" frisnds whra
Wolf's seconds appeared and nrhini thcmWo!t
himself in rarh,' elaborate toilet consisting OF
black frUck coat. brown trousers. and six hat:
There was n cool exchange. of greetings all
around, and Gen. Count tcNhucll, stepping to
the middle of the hall. called ont:
Gentlemen. please gathe" here 80 as to see me
load the weapons
The loading done, Gen. Count Uexhucll gave
one pistol TO Col. ltcsch, the other to Dr. Syl-
vesfcr; tied a kaOt in one corner of his hand
k%crrhicf, ciaspcd the tn0ttcd corner and AN I'M
knoited one in the palm OF his hand. and an
noGnc"d:
The principals will now be kind enough to
draw lots for the pistols. Trn gentleman who
~" Nv hI'l VIII lt''INt VI llStbl htlu ny
Col. iicsch. The other will receive the pistol
held by DIR. sylvester"
deputy Wolf. rs the challenged man. drew
first. He drew the knot. Az Count Badeni
took the other pistol Gen. Count CeXhucll an
nOunccd:
Il will now measure the distance" DR..
Sylvester stood nj the starting place a. the Cen
cral STROBE down the hail. Where the General
stopped Col. Rcsch took his place. The Gen
cral called upon the principal to take their
places. As they did so the seconds walked over
10 the side wall and stood with the doctors.
inc General iii'nOunf ed loudly:
Il VIII now count one. twn. three, anu after tho
word three each gentleman will be at liberty
10 shoot. Onc-twO=tiirCc
A double report cchued through the riding
hall. Wolf. the Hebrew Deputy. in frnck coat
and silk hat. stood as if pCtriticd in the act OF
firing. Badcni, the Count, the Prime Minister,
The, hiSh-strung rcnIC sCniH'iyc of the mon
arChys anti-ScmitiC ari~tC, Tncy. dropped his
right arm and ciutChcd nj il with his left : his
pistol fell to the floor. An expression of pain
crossed his face. but he recovered almost in
stantly, and, turning 10 the surgeon; who had
hurried TO him. remarked cOldly: II am hit
lie shook hands with Wolf. had his wound
dressed. and rode home. The bullet had
plouShcd half the length of his arm. but the
wound was not dangerous.
That was the beginning and end Of the Wolf.
Badcni duel conducted in every way according
10 the strir' letter of the code AS it is in the
Austro-llunsarian empire to-day.