The age-herald., 1901-01-21
Count LuberSac Wounded by Baron Edmund De Rothschild
RESULT OF AN OLD EEUD
Both the Count and Baron Fought Fiercely, t..e Count Finally Receiv- ing a Sword thrust Through the
 Arm-Wound Not Serious

Paris, January 20. - The long-expected duel between the Count De Lubersac and Baron Robert De Rothschild was fought with swords at Il o'clock this morning on Baron Edmund De Rothschilds estate at Boulogne Sur Seine. The carriages with the principals, seconds doctors and few friends arrived there from Paris shortly before Il o'clock. Count De Lubersac's seconds were M. Schege and Count De La Borde and those of Baron De Rothschild were Baron Leonino and Viscount De Bondy. The duel began at Il o'clock and lasted ten minutes, when Count De Luber- sac received lunge perforating his arm from the elbow to the armpt. The duel was then stopped. Both the count and the baron fought most determinedly, neither finched and neither showed the slightest desire to spare the other. Sixteen engage ments took place.
 Several times they came to close quar- ters and their seconds were obliged to sep arate them.
 At the sixteenth onslaught Baron De Rothschild lunged at the count who tried to parry but failed, and the baron's sword penetrated his arm just above the elbow ana issued at the drnplt lHe SpecldloiS hastened around the wounded man, and two well-known physicians Doctors Ber- ger and Poirrier, examined the wound. They declared the counts life was not in danger, but it was impossible to continue the duel. Count De Lubersac was then driven back to Paris.
 Baron De Rothschild is still performing military service with the Fifty-fourth Reg iment of Infantry in garrison at Com piegne. He only attained his majority yes- terday and lost no time in settling his &C., count with Count De Lubersac. Cause of the Trouble.
 The Rothschild-Lubersac, which brought out a remarkable crop of duels, had it's origin in boys quarrel, dating from the time when Count De Lubersac and Baron Robert De Rothschild were at the same college. They quarreled one day in regard to a tennis court which was occupied by Rothschild and which Count De Lubersac wanted. During the quarrel Lubersac called his adversary "sale Juif'' (dirty Jew). Ill., feeling was revived after they left college -by an expression attributed to Baron De Rothschild respecting Count De Lubersac, which was repeated to the latter soon after his admission to the Jockey Club. The count then wrote letter in which he an nounced himself ready to meet the baron on the field of honor, although, as he ex- pressed it, You know how you and your people inspire me with disgust
 Baron De Rothschid sent as his seconds M Saint Alary and De Nueflinze to the count who appointed Count De Dion and n Ca fal1o I,i de Baron Robert De Rothschild's seconds stated in g. letter that their efforts to se- cure an encounter had failed because of the refusal of Count De Lubersacs seconds to allow the duel to take place when they discovered that Baron De Rothschild was still minor
 Letters of Baron Robert to his seconds and the count added fuel to the flames, and the count announced his purpose to again send his seconds when the baron should attain his majority. He also wrote to Baron Roberts cousin, Baron Eduard De Rothschild son of Baron Alphonse De Rothschild, stating that as the son of the head of the Rothschild family be should hold him responsible and should insult him at their first meeting.
 A duel followed between Count De Luber- sac and Baron De Rothschild on April 12 of last year, in which the latter was slight ly wounded in the forearm in the first bout. Count De Lubersac few days previously fought with and wounded M. Michael Ep- prussi, and third duel was fought between De Dion and M. De Saint Alary, in which the latter was wounded