The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-15
B0NI HAS A FIGHT
THRASHEs EDITOR RODAYs OF
PARIS FIGARO.
THE SENSATION OF PARIS.
DID CASTELLANE BETRAY DEROU-
LEDE's PLOT .

NJ. de ROdays Had Intimated That
CasteIIane Was the Deputy mt
Whom NJ. DerouIede Pointed.
Paris, March 14.-Count Boni de Castel-
lane thrashed M. Fernand de Rodays, ed
itor of the Figaro, to-day for stating that
NJ. de Castellaue had betrayed the De-
roulede plot on the occasion of the fu-
neral OF the late President Faure, Feb.
%, 1899. A duel will follow.
Count de Castellane interpreted a para
graph in the Figaro as alluding to him.
He was accompanied to-day by his faith
er, the Marquis de Castellane, and a
newspaper friend, NJ. Morel. They pro-
ceeded to the residence of NJ. de Rodays
in the Rue de la Chaussee d'Antin, stu
ated in the center of Paris. The Count
asked to see NJ. deRodays and was ush-
cred into the writer's study. NJ. deRodays
later received the party in his dressing
room. Count de CastelIane said:
''You published In the Figaro this morn
ing an abominable paragraph against
me-"
NJ. deRodays replied that he did not un-
derstand what the Count meant, to which
the latter retorted hotly:
"Wll you retract or not?"
DeROdvnys Tried to Explain.
To this M deRodays replied by explain
ing that the paragraph was courteously
couched and that no mention was made OF
the name of Count de Casteuane. Then
without further ado. Count de Castellane
boxed M. deRodays' ears severly and re-
peatedly. NJ. deRodays, who was seated,
recoiled and NJ de Castellane followed him
up and slapped his face again.
The Marquis de Castellane and NJ. Morel
then interposed and protected M. deRo-
days from further violence. The Castel-
lane party then withdrew.
NJ. deRodays later in the day said he
had decided to send seconds to Count Boni
de Castelane.
The paragraph in the Figaro which was
the immediate cause of the assault on M.
deRodays was follows:
'Peopie have been asking: Who is the
person M. Deroulede wished to designate?
IL appears that he is a member of Parlia-
ment, and it is affirmed that he is the
young, deputy whose name is best known,
dIA NHO OiI tHt eve Oh ROT AneTl~
ca with his young wife last week very
Loyalty delayed his departure in order to
reply If necessary to the polemics which
may develop"
Caste1Iane Makes Statement
Count de Castellane has written the fol-
lowing letter to the newspapers here:
Reading the Figaro, ! was filed with
Indignation at the perfidious insinuation
accusing me of treachery. l Immediately
begged my father and friend, NJ. Morel,
to accompany me to the residence of NJ
de Rodays. The latter received us, and
after a few brief observations. to which
he gave unsatisfactory responses, inflct-
ed on him merited correction. reserve
similar one for any person permitting
himself to make the same accusations"
M. de Rodays gave the following ac-
count of the affair:
''Ie received this morning the card of
the Marquis de Castellane, whom l in
structed to be shown in Immediately. !
found myself in the presence of three per-
sons, the Marquis, the Count and a third
person, whose name l do not know. The
Marquis said:
You insulted my son.
Count Boni de Castellane then asked
me for explanations regarding a para
graph in the Figaro. 1 replied that the
paragraph was In no way offensive to
him. and that, on the contrary, 1t was
worded in the most courteous terms. and
that his name was not mentioned The
Count then threw himself upon me and
punched me without even giving me time
to defend myself. l believe 1t was a pre-
arranged attack"
The affair is the sensation OF Paris.
The BEGINNING of the Trouble.
Since the speech of NJ. Deroulede at San
Sebantian last month, in which he inti-
mated that the royalists of Paris had no
tilted the police of his attempted coup
d etat after his refusal to allow the Duke
of Orleans to appear In the ranks of the
agitators, very great interest has been
aroused respecting the Identity of the
royalist emissary who approached NJ. De-
roulede' and NJ. Marcel Habert on that
occasion, the names suggested including
Jules Guerin, the hero OF Fort Chabrol.
while the royalists denied that the ennis
sary acted in behalf of them. The duel
arranged to take place, possibly to-day
or tomorrow, near Lausanne, Switger-
land between Nm. Deroulede and Buffet
the agent Of the Duke of Orleans, is a d.
rect outcome of the discussion on the sub
ject OF the coup d'etat which failed.
CastcIInne Talks About It.
Count Castellane was interviewed to-
day at his residence on the Avenue du
Bois de Boulogne, on his return from the
residence Of NJ. deRodays'. He said:
"Yes, / boxed the ears OF NJ. deRoday
several times in the presence of my faith
err and NJ. Morel. who is editor of the
Journal de Casteilane They are here now
and can give you particulars OF the incl
dent"
The Count, who was calm and smiling,
then retired 10 his study and the Marquis
de Castellane gave the following account
OF the affair:
The Marquis Tells the story.
"The paragraph IN the Figaro clearly
Boni as the traitor of whom
NJ Deroulede spoke, but Boni could not
have acted such a role, nor be suspected
of so doing. 1t was a most dangerous in
suit TO designate him. Boni determined
10 ask for explanations of M. de Rodays
and begged us to accompany him. I'm or
der TO serve as witnesses In case of need.
We therefore. went TO NJ. de Rodays'
residence this morning, which is on tho
fourth floor OF the house, where we pre-
sented our cards. NJ de Rodays imme-
diately received us He had on a gray
dressing robe. After n polite exchange OF
salutations the Count de Castellane said
" You published against me this morn
Ing an abominable paragraph have
come 20 ask for expla nations"
NJ deROdays replied:
do you mean an erticle7'
Il intsrDosed. saying:
Have you not read your papery
Yes said N deltodays. hut L don't