The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-15
BONI WAS
FIGHTING MAD
Thrashes De Rodays, Editor
of the Figaro.
AND NOW DUELIS
SURE to RESULT
Article in Paper Accused Castel-
lane OF Being Traitor.

Paris. March 14-Count Boni de Cas-
tellane thrashed NJ. Fernand de Rodays,
editor Of the Figaro, today. for stating
that he. NJ de Casteilane. had betrayed
the De TO EIDE Dot on the &C son Of the
funeral of the late President Faure. Feb
%. 1899. A duel is expected.
Count de CasteI1ane interpreted a para
graph in the Figaro as abiding to him.
He was accompanied today by his father,
! the Marquis de Castellane, and a news
paper friend, N MoreL They proceeded
10 the residence of NJ de Rodays in the
Rue de Ia Chaussee d'Antin, situated
in the center of Paris. The count asked
to see NJ. 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
M de Rodays replied that he did not
understand what the count meant to
which the latter retorted notify; VIII
To this NJ de Rodays replied by ex-
planning that the paragraph was cOurte-
ously couched ana that no mention was
made of the name OF Count de Castel-
lane.
Castellane boxed NJ. &c Rodays' ears Sc
verely and repeatedly.
M ue tNOUaNSs VINO was seated, TecOileuf
and NJ De Castellane followed him up ana
slapped his face again. The Marquis de
Castellane and NJ Morel then interposed
and protected NJ. DE Rodays from fur
Their violence. The Castellane party then
withdrew.
M de Rodays later in the day said he
had decided to send seconds to Count
BOni de Castellane.
Created a Sensation.
The affair is the sensation of Paris.
Since the speech Of NJ. de ROulede, at
San Sebastian last month in which he
intimated that the royalists of Paris had
notified the police of his attempted coup
etat, after his refusal 20 allow the
Duke of Orleans to appear in the ranks
of the agitators, very great interest has
Keen aroused respecting the identity OF
the royalist emissary who approached NJ.
de R0ulede and Nj Marcef-Habert. on
that occasion, the names suggested in
GLIDING Jules Guerin, the hero of Fort
Chabrel, while the rOya.liStS denied that
the emissary acted in behalf of them
The duel arranged to take place. posi-
Switzerland between NJ. de Roulede and
NJ. Buffet, the agent of the Duke of Or
leans, IS a direct outcome of the discus
sion OF the question of the coup d etat
which failed.
The paragraph in the Figaro which was
the immediate cause Of the assault upon
NJ. de Rodays was as follows:
People have been asking who is the
person NJ. de Roulede wished to desig-
nate. 1t appears that he is a member OF
parliament and ii is affirmed that he is
the young deputy whose name is best
America with his young wife, last week.
very Loyalty delayed his departure in or
der to reply if necessary to the polemics
which may develop.
Count de Casteilane has written the
following letter 10 the newspapers here:
Count Boni's Explanation.
Reading the Figaro 1 was filed with
Indignation at the perfidious insinuatiOn
accusing me of treachery. 1 Immediately
begged my father and a friend, NJ. MOrel.
to accompany me to the residence of NJ
after few brief observations. to which
ne gave unsatisfactory responses, 1 in
fioted on him merited correction. I re-
serve a similar one for any person per-
hitting himself the same accusations"
co,1Yt of tbe sffSSiT. II ,erei,"gd this
morning che card of the Marquis of
Castellane, whom instructed to be
SHOWN III Immediately. l found myself
in the presence of three persOns-the
marquis, the count and a third person,
whose name 1 do not know. The marquis
= You insulted my son. Count Boni
de Castellane then asked me for eXplana-
ton regarding a paragraph in the Figaro.
1 replied that the paragraph was in no
way offensive to him and that on the con-
terms, and that his name was not men
toned. The count then threw himself
upon me and punched me without even
giving me time to defend myself. be-
lieve it was a prearranged attack"
Count de Castellane was interviewed to-
day at his residence 90 the Avenue Du
Bols de Bologne, on his return from the
residence OF M; De Kod4ys; He said:
Yes, boxed NJ de Rodays' ears sew
eral times in the presence of my father
and NJ. Morel, who is editor Of the
Journal &c CastelIane They are here
now and can give you particulars of the
incident"
The count. who was calm and smiling.
then retired to his study and the marquis
gave the following account of the affair:
Accused of Being a Traitor.
The paragraph in Figaro clearly des-
ignated BOni as the traitor of whom NJ
&c hodlede spoke. but BOni could not
have acted such a role nor be suspected
of so doing. II was "A most outrageous
insult to designated him
"Boni determiEed to ask explanations of
NJ. de ROdays ana begged us to accom-
pany him in order to serve as witnesses
in case of need. We therefore went to
which is on the fifth floor of the house
where we presented our cards. NJ. de
Rodays Immediately received US He had
on gray dressing roDe- After a polite
exchange of salutations the Count de
Casteilane said: You published against
me this morning an abomnable para
iSa, 10 'e '''e ash iO' sA b''-'''''-
m. de Rodays replied: DO you mean
II in.erposed. saying: Have you not
z" Yes said NJ do Rodays. but I do
"EOni then exclaimed impatiently: VIII
you retract2 Yes, or MOP
m. de dOyads began: 7 cannot
, Boni without allowing him to conclude.
said: Can you say formally that It IS
not you intended TO refer to? Reply
quickly that it is not /. Speak quickly, or
e" At the same moment BOni APP
preached him and boxed his ears several
times.
M. dc Rodays recoiled and Boni struck
MIN again. We then interviewed and stood
in front of NJ de Rodays. Then, after
polite salutations. the whole party with
drew NJ de Eodays, who was much agi-
tated accompanying Us TO the door"
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