Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-21

pected duel between the Count de Lub-
ersac and Baron Robert de Rothchild
was fought with swords at II O'Clock
this morning on Baron Edmond de
Rothschild's estate at Boulogne Sur
Seine The carriages with the prin-
cipals, seconds, doctors and few
friends arrived there from Paris
shortly before II. Count de Lubersacs
seconds were M. Schege and Count de
Laborde, and those of Baron Roth
schild were Baron Leenino and Wis.,
count de Bondy. The duel began at
lilo and lasted ten minutes, when
Count de Lubersac received a lunge
perforating his arm at the elbow, to
the arm pit. The duel was then stopped.
Both the Count and the Baron fought
most determined, neither flinched, and
neither showed the slightest desire to
spare the other. Sixteen engagements
took pace, 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 lunged at each other. Sew
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 Barons sword penetrated his
arm, just above the elbow and issued
at the arm pit. The spectators hasten
ed around the wounded man and two
well known physicians, Doctors 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 Luber
sac was then driven back to Paris.
Baron de Rothschild is still perform
ing military service with the Fifty
fourth regiment of infantry, in gar
rison at Compiegne. He only attained
his majority yesterday and lost no
time in settling his account with
Count de Lubersac.
The Observation-Disclosures incident
which brought out remarkable crop
of duelS had its origin in boys quar-
rel, 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 Luber-
sac wanted. During the quarrel Lub
ersac called his adversary sale juif"
C'dirty Jew. Ill-feeling was revived
after they left college by an express
sion 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 a letter in which he
announced himself ready to meet the
Baron on the field of honor, although,
as he expressed it, you know how you
and your people inspire me with dis
gust
Baron de Rothschild sent as his sec
onds NM. De Saint Alary and De Neuf-
lie to Count de LubersaC. who appoint
ed Count de Dion and Count Doni de
Castellane as his seconds. Baron Rob-
ert de Rothschild's seconds stated in a
letter subsequently published that their
efforts to secure an encounter had fail
ed 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 a miner.
Letters Of Baron Robert de Roth
child 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 Earon should at
tain 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 he
should hold him responsible and should
insult him AT their first meeting. A
duel followed between Count de Lub-
ersac and Baron Eduoard de Roth
schild, April 18th, of last year, in
which the latter was slightly wounded
In the forearm in the first bout
Count de Lubersac. few days pre-
viously fought with and wounded NJ.
Michel Ephrussi, and third duel,
arising from the same controversy,
was fought between Count de Dion
and NJ. De Saint Alary, in which the
latter was wounded.