The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-21
NOBLEME En- IN FIERCE DUEL
BARON DE ROTHSCHILD DEFEATS
COUNT DE LUBERSAC.
One of the Latter's Arms Pierced From
the Elbow to the Armpit-The Duel
the Result OF Boys Quarrel Several

/
Years Ago When the Count Called the
| Baron "Dirty Jew.o
! Paris, Jan. 2O.-The long expected
duel between the Count de Lupersac
and Baron Robert de Rothschild was
fought with swords at II o'clock this
morning, on Baron Edmond de Roth
schild's estate at Boulogne sur Seine.
The carriages with the principals, sec
onds, doctors and few friends ar
rived there from Paris shortly before
eleven. Count dc Lubersac's seconds
were M. Sohege and Count de Laborde,
and those of Baron de Rothschlld were
Baron Leonino and Viscount de Bondy.
The duel began at 11:l0 and lasted ten
minutes, when Count de LuberSac re-
ceived a lunge perforating his arm at
the elbow, to the armpit. The duel was
then stopped. Both the count and the
baron fought most determinedly, neith-
er f1inched and neither showed the
slightest desire to spare the other. Six
teen engagements took place, all of a
desperate character. The combatants
attacked each other furiously. The
sleeves of their shirts were, literally,
torn to pieces by the points of their
swords as the duellists repeatedly lung
ed at each other. Several times they
came to close quarters and their sec
onds were obliged to separate 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 and issued at the arm
pit. The spectators hastened around
the wounded man and two well known
physicians, Drs. Berger and Poirrier, +
examined the wound They declared
the counts life was not in danger, but
that it was impossible to continue the
duel Count de Lubersac was then
driven back to Paris.
Baron de Rothschild is still perform
ing military service with the Fifty
fourth regiment of infantry in garrison
at Compegne. He only attained his
majority yesterday and lost no time in
his account with Count de
Lubersac
The othschid-Lubersac incident,
which brought out remarkable crop
of dues, had it's origin in a boys quar-
rel dating from the time when Count
lie Lubersac and Baron Robert de
3othschild were at the same college,
rhey quarreled one day in regard to
ennis court which was occupied by
Rothschild and which Count de Luber-
sac wanted. During the quarrel Luber-
ac called his adversary Sale Juif"
DIRTY Jew.')
Ffor tGn1r 1oft
olege by an expression attributed to
Baron Robert de Rothschild respecting s
Count de Lubersac, which was repeat G
d to the latter soon after his admis-
ion to the Jockey club. The count
hen wrote a letter In which he an
himself ready to meet the '
aaron on the field of honor, although, +
IS he expressed it, you know how you i
nd your people inspire me with dis S
ust." d
Baron Robert de Rothschild sent as I
lis seconds NM. De Saint Alary and De L
JeuflZe to Count de Lubersac, who
ppointed Count de Dion and Count Il
3oni Castellane as his seconds. Baron b
robert de Rothschilds second stated in {
letter subsequently published that i
nblT chorus " SeCulC GIL CliNpuHNCi ioN
ailed because of the refusal Of Count ii
e Lubersac's seconds to allow the duel v
, take place when they discovered that o
aron de Rothschild was still minor. W
etters of Baron Robert to his seconds q
nd to the count added fuel to the t.
ames, and the count announced his Il
urpose to again send his seconds when
1e baron should attain his majority. u
e also wrote to Baron Roberts cousin, Z
aron Edouard de Rothschild son of q
aron Alphonse de Rothschild, stating q
lat as the son of the head of the D
othschild family he should hold him q
,sponsible and should insult him at
leir first meeting. D.
A duel followed between Count de e.
ubersac and Baron Edouard de B
othschild April IL, of last year, in m
hich the latter was slightly wounded le
the forearm in the first bout. u
Count Lubersac, few days previous pe
fought with and wounded M. al
ichel Ephrussi, and a third duel, aris- u
e from the same controversy was "
ught between Count de Dion and M. re
> Saint Alary, in which the latter was pi
,unded. ~