New-York tribune., 1898-10-23
IN EXCITING FRENCH DUEL.
PAuLMIER AND TURoT FIGHT AS IL THEY
MEANT TO KILL


Paris correspondence Of The London Post.
NJ Paulmier wounded NJ Turot five times yea
terday in the duel arising out Of the recent at
tack ir the "Lantecne' on the Deputy for CAL
yados and his wife Nine. Paulmler. II Will be
remembered shot the sub-edltor of the journal
In his office account Of the article. and yester-
day her husband did his best TO Kill the author
Of the article There is much more excitement
for spectators in such a meeting than people
accustomed to sneer at French duels may think.
| was one Of some thirty witnesses Of the pres
ent meeting. and am sure that for twenty min
utes there was not person on the ground who
did not expect to see man transtXed The
prcmnaries were rather trying for the prncl-
pals II was only after half an hours driving
about that a suitable place could be found. and
then, after the men had stripped. Comte de
Dion. who directed the combat, had solemny
to recall its stipulatiOns, which were severe, 70
the adversaries In the circumstances NJ. De
Dion's deep voice reminded me. at least. un-
pleasantly Of the Burial Service
However. placing the points Of the swords to-
gether. with the men as far apart as possible.
COme de Dion stepped back and pronounced
the saCramental "AlleZ MesSieurs. M Paul
mier attacked furiouSly at once, while NJ. Turot
trusted to his longer reach to keep his opponent
at a distance. NJ Paumer changed his tactics.
and unless NJ. Turot had been a strong man he
could never have resisted the expert fencer's
enGeavOrs to force his sword aside and then
lunge home.
Somebody will get badly hurt here re-
marked after the first bout to my neighbor. lie
opened his mouth To reply. but no answer came.
and finally choking "C'est terrible" was all he
could say Many Of the spectators were in the
same condition.
In the second bout NJ Paulmier had a narrow
escape which taught him prudence and made
the danger still greater for NJ. Turot In one
of the Deputy's lunges the journalists sword
was seen to bend like hoop. with the point in
NJ Paumers face. Instantly the combat was
stopped and Comtc de Dion and VI. Jean Beraud
examined their man. By a miracle his mouth
was very slightly hurt the blow being more Of
a slap than a thrust wad Of cotton settled
the matter and the duel recommended
Ii sounds melodramatic To say So but death
absolutely graZed VI Turot again and again.
How he not run through is a mystery
Time after time the combat stopped to see
if he was wounded by tn long lunges Of NJ
Paulmier who's, weapon. after Skllful clrcllnSS.
SCENE to 60 through him and stick out foot
on the other side Vet only once on these Occa-
Sions was a Craze visible ON other occasions
four wounds were found. one III the chest an1
the others lower They were not. however.
considered deep enough To stop the duel and Il
was only IN the sixth bout, when NJ Turot had
received another hurt in the thigh. that NJ.
Ief6vre one If his seconds declared that he
feriority few days at home viii restore NJ.
Turot to health.
NJ Turot only wished to afford satisfaction for
A deadly insult for which he had apOogHed,
while his adversary. apparently. intended 10
take as deadly "A reparation. Feeling among me
spectators may be judged from an altercaton
which arose after the duel tall. stout man
EXPRESSED dispeasure that the "scurrilous jour
nalst" had escaped so lightly and A byStander
asked him If he wanted to see A butchery. The
dsputc WAS stopped by NJ. de Blest Cana, who
told the malcontent that he was trying to quar-
rel with NJ Ellie Dufraisse. prev0t Of the famous
Baudry Fencing School