The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-09
HAS FOUGHT
MANY DUELS.
Hungarian Lieutenant Shocked
ArIstocracy by Going TO Work.
LEFT ARMY TO PAY HIS DEBTS
On Twsn'y-iIrs Occasions Pistol AMI
Sword Certainly Cut Vsrj COnspcl9Su
Figure and With Effect.

New York. May o.-"I have fought 2.
duels and won them all. Now l am at
last on the soil OF free country. 1 hope
/ will be allowed to earn on honest liv-
ing without insult or reproach. / was not
permitted the privilege In Europe. My
sword is sheathed forever now, and my
pistol win rest in it's holster '-Lieuten-
ant Jean March, de Zoldy. late OF the
Fifteenth Hungarian Infantry.
Hardly did handsome young Lieutenant
de Zoldy. late OF one OF Emperor Francis
Josephs crack regiments disembark from
the big liner. Patricia yesterday, when
he was surrounded by friends His fame
had gone before him.
LINEAGE OF CENTURIES.
Lieutenant de Zoldy Is "a years old. tall
good looking, atheletic. His family is
counted among the oldest in Hungary,
tracing it's lineage back to the 18th cen
tury. In due season he was sent 20 the
training school for officers. and finally
received his commission in the Hungarian
army.
He was young and gullble. lie soon
got i'm debt one day he realized that
the r. 600 florins (s4SOO that he owned could
not be paid on his pya of S5 forms "A
month.
you must live as a gentleman and
an officer Of his majesty's army" said
his colonel. "or there are two alterna-
tives--you can either be called a scoun-
drel or you must blow out your brains"
lie didn't want 90 die and he was averse
To being called a scoundrel.
81 will resign and go TO work, he
said quietly. IL viii pay my debts
Lieutenant de Zoldy resigned. lie cast
about for employment He was vio-
linist of unusual talent. Some one sug-
gested that he get up a band and play
before the public. He agreed and lert
the garrison town where his regiment
was to play In Budapest.
The entire Hungarian army was
aroused An Officer and gentleman en-
gagged in such a pursuit, He was chal-
longed right and left. Three officers
sought TO defend the honor OF his old
regiment. while 26 more sought to main
tain the honor Of the whole Hungarian
army. Twenty-Five challenged with
swords and four with pistols.
PISTOL AND SWORD DUELs.
The pistol duels were bloodless. but
not so the sword duels. The young lieu
tenant leit MS marx or All DI MS - an
tagonlsts. and got of with but one wound
"A cut on the forearm.
Crowds nockcd 10 see the young aris-
tocrat who had defied all precedent. The
miniser OF war was appealed to. but he
found himself powcrless To stop the ex-
officer from performing with his band.
The ex-lieutenant soon made the 1900
forms and paid all his debts. Then he
applied for his passports. The officials
anr,H ~ thppn
II am here for good now" said young
de Zoldy. with a smile. as he left the
ship. II want to live among people who
think that II is not above a gentleman
10 labor for an honest living. | am Will
ling TO do anything. l will play my violin,
/ will give lessons with the sword and
pistol. ! will he a clerk. | Will act as
secretary | have paid the debts that
my army life cost me. and | am reauy
now 10 face the New World. America Is
great. | love New York already. | hope
10 be hoaored with citizenship"
Yourg de Zoldy went last night to the
Hotel St. Denis. He carried a revolver
In his ovorcoot pocket TIL friends told
him II wouldn't be necessary. He was
one OF the most popular passengers on
the big ship. and II took him an hour
to bid farewell to all his acquaintances
I'm the first ca Z In,