The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-16
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COUNT OF TURIN AND ORLEANS DUEL.
The Prince Twice Wounded. His Condition. Though
Serious, Not Alarming. Encounter Was Sharp
and Lively, Five Rounds Being Fought With
Swords the Weapons.

PARIS, Aug 15.-The Count of Turin
and Prince Henri of Orleans fought a
duel with swords at o'clock this
morning in the Bois de Marechaux at
Vancresssin. The fighting was deter
mined and lasted twenty-six minutes.
There were five engagements, of which
two were at close quarters. Prince
Henri received two serious wounds in
the right shoulder and the right side
Of the abdomen. The Count of Turin
was wounded in the right hand Prince
Henri was taken to the residence OF
the Due de Chartres and received med
ical attendance. The condition of Prince
Henri Of Orleans is as satisfactory this
evening as could be expected. The
doctors, after consultation, have ex-
pressed the opinion that no important
organ was touched, but absolute rest
! is necessary for recovery.
The seconds of Prince Henri of Or
leans were M. de 1Leontieff, governor
general of the Equatorial Provinces Of
Abyssinia, and M. Raoul Mourichon
The Count Of TURNS were Gen. Count
Avagadro de Quinto and the Marquis
Carlo di Ginori.
The Count of Turin, considering the
letters Of Prince Henri Of Orleans Of
fenstve to the Italian army, wrote to
him on July 6, demanding retraction
This letter could not be answered until
Aug. II, the day of the arrival Of
Prince Henri in France. The prince
replied to the counts demand by tele-
gram, maintaining the right OF trav-
eler to record his experiences.
The official account of the affair de-
scribes the arrangements for the duel,
gives the names of the respective sec
onds and says that at their first ter
view they agreed that the encounter
was inevitable. By common accord the
conditions were settled as follows:
The weapon to be the dueling sword; each
| combatant to use that of his own country,
but the blades to be Of equal length, either
| combatant to be at liberty to maintain the
ground he gains, and each to be allowed the
| space of fifteen metres within which TO ad-
! vance or retire; each assault to continue four
minutes the combat to be resumed in the
i positions occupied and only to terminate On
| the decision of the four seconds or the adj
| vice of the doctor, when one of the adver-
| saries is manifestly in~a state of inferiority
| the conduct of the meeting to be intrusted al
| ternately to the two parties, lots being drawn
at commencement.
This latter feature of the arrange
ment was due to formal objection OF
| the seconds of Prince Henri of Orleans
to the direction of the encounter by a
fifth party. At a later meeting yes
! terday the seconds decided upon the
rendezvous
The process verbal then proceeds to
describe the encounter. It says that
| in the first assault Prince Henri was
! hit in the right breast, though the
weapon did not penetrate the thoraX.
On the strength Of the report of the
doctors the seconds decided that the
combat must go on. The second as
sault was stopped because the com
| batants came into close quarters. In
the third assault the Count of Turin
was hit In the back of the right hand,
but the wound was slight. In the
fourth assault the umpire, Maj. Leon
tieff, declared that the sword of Prince
Henri was bent and stopped the en-
! gagement long enough to furnish the
prince with q new weapon. In the
| fifth assault the combatantS again got
into close quarters and were immedi-
ately stopped, Prince Henri in a
counter blow, being hit in the right
lower region of the abdomen. The doc
| tors on both sides examined the wound
and declared that Prince Henri was
rendered by it clearly inferior to his
antagonist. Maj. Leontieff and M.
Mourichon proposed that the combat
be stopped, and this was done by COM
mon accord While his wound was be-
ing dressed Prince Henri, raising him
self upon the ground, extended his
hand to the Count of Turin, saying:
ALLOW me, monseignieur, to shake
hands with you"
The count extended his hand.
The details of the duel show that
the encounter was very sharp and de-
termined. Immediately on the cross
ing Of swords Prince Henri vigorously
pressed his adversary. The Count of
Turin retreated to the limit of the
ground, and then assuming the often
sive touched his opponent. The third
and fourth assaults ended in long en-
gagements within guard. The Temps
says that the wound in the abdomen
of Prince Henri is serious but not
alarming. Had the Count of TURNS s
steel gone half centimetre deeper the
intestines would have been perforated.
After his wound had received pre-
liminary dressing Prince Henri walked
to his carriage unaided.
The Count of Turin, accompanied by
his seconds, left Paris for Italy this
afternoon. He was not experiencing
any special distress from his wounds.
Both men maintained bold fighting
at every stage of the encounter. In the
fifth assault, the prince made a, wild
The latter Immediately returned the
thrust and the prince slightly over
balancing himself, swung back to avoid
the blow and received the point of
his adversary's sword in the abdomen
The news was not generally known
throughout Paris until about 10 o'clock
when there was a rush of visitors to
the residence of the Dus de Chartres,
but only M. Leon tieff was allowed ac-
cess to the room of the prince, except
his father, mother and brother. NJ
Faure sent a special messenger To
make inquiries as to his condition.
The meeting between the seconds yes
terday was long and stormy, the rep
resentatives of Prince Henri stated on
his behalf, that he could not withdraw
his original assertions, as he had writ
ten only the truth about the Italian
officers and was entirely willing to
give satisfaction to a representative
Italian The seconds made absolute
privacy a condition, and said that If
soul were present except the princi-
pals, seconds and doctors, the fight
should be stopped and the Count of
Turin should return Immediately to
Italy and be followed by Prince Henri
to fight it out there. For this reason
various places of meeting were men
toned to mislead the inquisitive, and
the seconds on both sides changed
sleeping quarters during the night in