Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-03-18
DRAWS BLOOD.
Count Boni Wins ihe [ueI
With Editor P6days.
Shoots the News[ aper Kal in Tn 'gf
and Escapes Untouched.
Rodays viii Be Well in 10 Days and wi
Let b0ni AlGne.

DouleVardS. lie is beng toasted in alb
Sinthc in every cafe in Paris. For An
ma Gould's chic husband won the ia
nous duel, this afternoon. which has
set the whole world expectant since he
slapped the face of II. de Roday-; -
times in = seconds, for limiting il! the
Figaro that he was traitor
NJ. DE Rodays viii not die. Count
H"ni's bullet hit him in the right thigh,
and tn" surgeons had all they cou. I
DO to stop the hemorrhage
IL" duel WGs fought on the bicvcIc
track at the pare des Princes. Just
outside Paris at 3 p. NJ. The plinci-
pal@ ana their seconds arrived at 2.4J
from opposite directions.
Accompanying Count Eoni dc CastcI-
lane We're his seconds. the noted iuel-
iSt ana aGtomobilist. CGmtc DE- Dion.
and VI. Castor Jollivet. journalist
81 rerut", with a surgeon.
With n Fern1nd de Rodays were NJ
F'..vi"r and NJ. Prcstal and sur
trc tn-
I'm arriving AZ the spot, which Will
y" forever famous In the annals VI
rarisian du"ia. NJ. de Rodaya ~ery
'"urt"pGslv S:.lrted count Eonf dc cas-
th" greatest dignity
'"nnt lie Dion, with VI. Prrst9I
4: sui"i "n n paot-e. the dietan," at
" p -'l tro Iiia iruls Were to fir"
After ti- paccs had hccn M. sured
ptf, TN s", nndS tcrSci III 4 fran. fur
tre choice " positions, and ". a. fto-
days "ot IT," advantage. Then the
principals We're placed on their r"sDrc-
tive spots and the Comtr 4" Dion an
nrt.u'"i the rules governing the firing
Shots were to Lr exchanged aimulta-
ncuusiy M the order Of fire.
1t WAS about I' NJ. when the two
men We're placed facing each other
/, was noticed then that Count POM
De Castrllarc's fac" had lost its pleas
ant smile. which had given place to Il
set expression. He was slightly pqle.
and his jaws We're firmly clenched but
There was 4 fierce light in his eyes as
~ gazed int"ntly AZ the figure Of his
opponent
VI. lc Rodays Was calm. but also
however. was steady. and there was no
room To doubt that he meant to kill
Count Boni if possible. That the count
was equally fixed i'll his purpose to Kill
DC Podays was quite apparent.
Gentlemen" said the Comta de
Dion. you fully know the rules. You
fire At the same time when | give the
word. TWO shots only viii be allowed.
May the right win
Count Boni and NJ. de Rodays bow
ed to the comte. then to each other.
and each stood ready to fire. There
was q moment of intense silence. and
then the comte said in voice that
sounded strangely stern:
TN. dAuX. trois, Feu," zone, two.
three FireD
There was a double report as the
principals brought their pistols rapid
" to fire.
NJ. de Eodays was seen to sway for
a moment, as if 10 step forward. then
halted. turned to a CHASTITY pallor. and.
reelinC. fell heavily to the ground. lie
had been wounded.
De Castellanc stood silent and tri-
umphant. while Comte de Dion rushed
forward. with the surgeons, and ex-
amined NJ. de RCdays
They found that the editor had heen
shot III the right thigh and was bleed
ing profusely.
The surgeons got to work with their
banda geS. All this time Count Boni
stood at his place. never moving. and
exc cpt for the Sardonic smile on his
lips seemingly not aware that he mad
shot his man.
The Cumto de Dion soon arose from
the side Of NJ. de Rodays ana said
slowly. after consulting With the her
sec onds:
We have decided that all the re-
Quirements of honor have been salts
fled NJ. le Comte Boni de Casteilane
has yindicatcd himself ana is at lib
crty to retire"
DE Castellane bowed gravely to the
comte. the seconds bowed to each other
and then the husband of Anna Could
walked from the field TO his carriage.
chatting gayiy with NJ. CASTOR Jolli-
vet and discussing plans for the dinner
he will shortly give in honor Of q Young
relative from the provin, es. whom hn
viii in tilte into the mysteries Of Paris.
The news soon spread through Paris
that the duel had been fought and won
by de Castellane. SwaIms Of friends
called at the Castcllane residence to
congratulate him. They We're invaria-
hlv received by the Marquis de Cas-
tellane his father who exclaimed with
n shrug Of his shoulder to each:
"Eah It is a hagatelle, My Toni
is a brave boy. How could ii he other
wise? This is not his first duel, and
he is ever successful. Swords or pis-
to's, it matters not which. But he is
q brave boy"
Inquiry at the offices of the Figaro
late this evening resulted in the infor-
ma ton that NJ De Eodays was resting
easily, but that he was very weak and
had st much blood. While his life is
not desnaired Cf, the doctors forbid an
interview Of any kind. for fear of IN
duly exciting the patient.
\ friend of de Castellane, speaking
Of the affair. said: The count aimed
to kill NJ. de Rodays. He fred at the
stomach Of his adversary, but aimed
too low. ard hit his thigh De Rodays.
on the other hand, aimed too high and
wide.
His bullet whiz2ed close to the