The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-01-03
Indulge In Fight In a
Paris Gutter
The Affair Is Likely to
Culminate In a Duel
Which the Gossips Pre-
dict Will Not be Entirely
BIoodleSs.

Paris, Jan. Count Boul do Cas-
tellane, the divorced husband of Anna
Gould. and Prince Helie De Sagan, a
cousin of Count Boni's, and general
ly credited as suitor for the hand
of Nine. Gould. since her separation.
INDUCED In gutter fight on the
crowded Rue de Cheillot shortly be-
fore noon today. The boulevardiers
rolling the details of the encounter
over their excited tongues expect that
q duel will be the inevitable result of
the affair.
II was Just as the congregation was
leaving the church OF st. Pierre de
Chaillot, where a special memorial
service had Just been celebrated in
memory OF Lady Stanley Errington,
the only daughter of Baron De Tai
lyrand, that Count DE Castellane, who
was sauntering by, spied the prince
swagger UP near the church steps.
The men came together and Count
BonR Immediately started In q queru-
lous voice to upbrald Prince De Sa-
gan for some fancied insult. Prince
De Sagan replied tartly and Count
Boni swore at him and spit in his
face.
The men clinched and as they did
30 Count Boni struck his cousin q
crashing blow over the head with his
cane, With their hands clawing each
others coat collars and feet kicking
at each others shins the two men
grappled all over the sidewalk hurl-
ing curses aloud between paintings
There we're very few blows struck,
since neither man knew anything
about the English method OF settling
quarrels with the fists. While friends
OF the prince tried vainly to separate
the two men they worked their blind
way to the edge OF the gutter, rolled
over In a tangled knot of waving
arms and kicking legs into the street.
p since Helie rolled over on top OF
the count and was buslly mauling him
with his fingers when Count Jean De
Castellane, brother of Count Boni, |
stepped in and parted the fighters. |
A large crowd had gathered. mean
while, and was excitedly cheering on |
the combatants when several gend-
armes came running up TO the spot |
and took both men off to the nearest
police station.
Before the commlssaire each fighter
claimed that the other was the ag-
gressor. Count Boni exclaimed that
Prince Helie and some OF his friends
had lain in wait at the church to
ambush him as he walked past. Prince
Helie formally charged Count Bonl
with assault.
After examining them briefly the
commlssaire released them on their
own recognlzance. Both men. pretty
badly battered up. and very much
from the encounter, went i'm
to their respective homes.
Now Paris gossips await the duel
which they believe cannot be AVOID
ed. Since the story that Count Bonl
was the aggressor is pretty generally
accepted II Is taken for granted that
as soon as he can select his seconds
and go through the elaborate prelim-
lnaries demanded by the code OF hon I
Or. as interpreted by the French, I
Prince Helle will challenge his cou- !
sin. This will give Count Boni the Z
choice OF weapons. and this insures
hat It will be a great duel. say the 9
oiterers of the cafes.
The Prince is counted a very dan v
serous man both with the sword and c
'istol. He has accumulated the rep Il
ltation OF being a hairtrigger brawler ]
md stickler on points of honor who n
ms fought almost hundred duels b
nd marked his man more than a 4