The Worthington advance., 1901-01-25
THE CODE IN FRANCE.
fFeud Arising from q Boys Quarrel
Years Ago Ii Settled by
the DuellO,

Paris, Jan. 21. - The long-expected
duel between Count de Lubersac and
Baron Robert de Rothschild was fought
with swords at II O'Clock Sunday morn
ing, on Baron Edmond de Rothschild's
estate at Boulogne Sur Seine.
The duel began at II o'clock and last
ed ten minutes, when Count de Luber-
sac received a lunge perforating his
arm, at the elbow, to the armpit. The
duel was then stopped. Both the count
and the baron fought most determined
ly, neither flinched and neither showed
the slightest desire to spare the other.
Sixteen engagements took place, all of
desperate character. The combat
ants attacked each other furiously. The
sleeves of their shirts were literally
torn to pieces by the points of their
swords as the duellists repeatedly
lunged at each other. Several times
they came to close quarters, and their
seconds 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 atthe 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
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 regiment of infantry,
in garrison at Compiegne. He only at
tanned his majority Saturday. and lost
no time in settling his account with
Count de- Lubersac.
THE Rothschild Lubersac incident,
which brought out remarkable crop of
duels, had its origin in boys quarrel
dating from the time when Count de
Lubersac and Baron Robert de Roths-
child were at the same college. They
quarreled one day in regard to a tennis
court which was occupied by Rothschild
ana which Count de Lubersac wanted.
During the quarrel Lubersac called his
adversary 'sale Juif" (dirty Jew) ILL.,
feeling was revived after they left col
lege by an expression attributed to Baron
Robert de Rothschild respecting Count
-
latter soon after his admission to the
Jockey club. The count then wrote a
letter in which he announced himself
ready to meet the baron on the field of
honor. The effort to secure an encounter
failed because of the refusal of Count de
Lubersac's 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 to 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
Edouard de Rothschild, son of Baron
Alphonse de Rothschild, stating that as
the son of the head of the Rothschild
family he should hold him responsible
and should insult him at their first meet
ing. A duel followed between Count de
Luebrsac and Baron Edouard de Roths-
child April II of last year, in which the
latter was slightly wounded in the fore
arm in the first bout. Count de Lubersac
a few days previously fought with and
wounded M. Michel Ephrussi, and third
duel arising from the same controversy
was fought between De Dion and M. de
Saint Alary, In which the latter was
| wounded.]