Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-15
COUNT De CASIELLANE
BOXES An EDITORS EARS.
ANNA GOULD'S LITTLE HUSBAND
TOOK OFFENSE AT AN ITEM
IN FIGARO.
A DUEL rs NOW IN PROSPECT
THE EDITOR SENDS SECONDS TO
THE COUNT-AFFAIR THE SEN
SATION Of PARIS.

PARIS March i4.-Count boni de
Castellance thrashed M. Fernand de
Rodays, editor of the Figaro, to-day,
for stating that he IN. De Castellane)
had betrayed the Deroulede plot on the
occasion of the funeral of the late
President Faure, February %, 1899. A
duel is expected.
Count de Castellane interpreted a
paragraph in the Figaro as alluding
to him. He was accompanied to-day
by his father, the Marquis de CasteI-
lane, and a newspaper man, NJ. Morel.
They proceeded to the residence of NJ.
de Rodays in the Rue de La Chaussee
d'Antin, situated in the centre of Paris.
The Count asked to see Mr.. De Rodays,
and was ushered into the writer's
study. NJ De Rodays later received the
party in his dressing room Count de
Castellane said: =
you published in the Figaro this
morning an abominable paragraph
against me"
M De Rodays replied that he did not
understand what the Conut meant, to
which the latter retorted hotly;
will you retract or not?"
To this NJ De Rodays replied by ex-
planning that the paragraph vas cour-
teously couched and that nj mention
was made of the name of the Count de
Castellane. Then, without further ado,
Count de Castellane boxed NJ. De Ro-
eoys' ears severely and repeatedly.
M. De Rodays, who vas seated, re-
coiled, and NJ. de Castellane followed
him up, and slapped his face again.
The Marquis De Castellane and NJ.
Morel then %interposed and protected
NJ. De Rodays from further violence.
The Castellane party then with
drew.
M. De Rodays, later IN the day, said
he had decided to send seconds to
Count Boni de Castellane.
The Affair Is the Sensation
of Paris. Since the speech of NJ. Derou-
lede at San Sebastian last month in
which he intimated that the Royalists
of Paris had notified the police Of his
attempted coup d'etat after his refusal
to allow the Duke of Orleans to appear
in the ranks of the agitators, very
great interest has been aroused respect
ing the identity of the Royalist ennis
sary who approached NJ. Deroulede and
M. Marcel-Habert on that occasion.
The paragraph in the Figaro which
was the immediate cause of the assault
on NJ. De Rodays follows:
People have been asking who is the
person NJ. Deroulede wished to desig-
nate. 1t appears that he is a member
of parliament and it is affirmed that
he is the young deputy whose name is
best known, and who on the eve Of
starting for America with his young
wife last week very Loyalty delayed his
departure in order to reply. If necessary
to the polemics which may develop"
Count de Castellane has written the
following letter to the newspapers
here:
Reading the Figaro, | was filled with
indignation at the perfidious insinua-
ton accusing me Of treachery. I i'm
mediately begged my father and a
friend, NJ. Morel, to accompany ms TO
the residence of VI. De Rodays. The
latter received us and after a few brief
observations TO which he gave unsat-
isfactory answers, / inflicted on him
merited correction. / reserve a similar
n for any person permitting himself
the same accusations
NJ. De Rodays gave the following
account OF the affair:
Il received, this morning, the card
of the Marquis of Castellane, whom /
instructed to be shown in Immediately.
/ found myself in the presence of three
persons-the Marquis, the Count, and
a third person whose name | don't
know. The Marquis said:
You insulted my son"
Count Boni de CasteIIane
then asked me for explanation regard
ing a paragraph in the Figaro. ! re-
piled that the paragraph was In no way
offensive &c him and that, on the con-
trary, it was worded in the most eour-
teous terms and that his name was
not mentioned. The Count then threw
himself upon me and punched me
without giving me time to defend my
self. | believe it vas a prearranged
attack"
Count de Castellane was interview
ed to-day at his residence on the Ave-
nue. du Bots de Bologne. on his return
from the residence Of NJ de Rodays.
He said:
Yes. | boxed NJ. de Rodays ears sew
eral times in the presence OF my father
and NJ Morel, who ID editor OF the
Journal de CasteIlane. They are here
now and al give you particulars OF
the incident"
The Count, Who Vas calm and sniI-