The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20

no hats and drcssod quite simply, looH-
ing modest en- ougli, and to the stranger
HARMLESS though every one them
carried dagger In her stocking OF
hair, and was prepared to use II.
The belle of this orgy In low lie
was Casque dor H., or Helen OF the
Golden Hair. as she IL indifcrcntlS
called. She Is notorious for the rae,
that afty or more pitched battles have
been fought in her honor among tne
'Apaches'
Her favorite cavaliers were Ferdi.
nand C,uvIIIier-nicknamed Ternand tho
grcat--and 'sJojo.' whose real name
is Joseph Humbert Both arc returned
convicts, and are well-kno@n 10 the
police. "Jojo' is doing Ills two years
military service, and had obtained
leave for the All Saints Day holiday.
The dancing was over for the even
ing and the dancers were streaming
out INTO the street when Fernand saw
| .Jojo" walk up to Helen of the Cod
EN- Hair and offer her plate OF cake.
Ho walked up to the woman. Come
out ut once and bring him with you
/ he Kissed through his teeth. a dead
silence fell on the crowd. Both men
! were known to be desperate characters.
and there were only two policemen
there on duty, who had seen nothing,
or pretended TO see nothing. For two
/ nen-brave though they might Dc
ito try to prevent an Apache" duel
| would be suicidal madness. and tn"
police knew 1t.
aThc crowd streamed silently into tho
street and formed square, with
,Jojo.. F'ernand, and Helen and a
woman friend OF hers in the centre.
"out of the way. you two growled
F'ernand II have son-ethlns TO say
to Helen"
I Ills hand slipped round into pockes
| but the woman bounded on him Ike
tigrcss. and his shot only Erszed her
! shoulder Then "Jojo." the soldier
| tore his blue military necktic from
his throat, twisted 1t round his hand
! drew his sword bayonet and rushed
at tile other man. who had pocketed
the pistol and had drawn his knife.
The fight was fought in grim silence
] such silence that, although they saw
! the crowd. the two policemen WIG
were only about eighty yards away
| had no idea that Il duel was In pro
| gross.
/ Then OF a sudden. T'crnands foot
slipped and he fell The soldier rushed
\ a, him, but Fernand, lying on the
ground, drew his revolver. and free
4 point blank at him. The shot missed
/ Fernand jumped to his feet again. ant
as he rose "Jojo" hred three shots a.
| him Two of them took effect, ant
4 f'ernand fell to the ground dead.
The crowd had disappeared. Whef
r-ernand fell the first time whisper
of There's something ugly coming,
! cleared the streets in less time thar
/, takes to read the words. The TIVE
policemen had strolled off to con
siderable distance. and when Fernanc
fell and fred they were so far off tina
all they saw when they arrived wa!
the dead man on tho ground.
The murderer and Helen of tn
Golden Hair had. with the othe
woman who had seen the fight, mad
good their escape All three wer
taken later IN the day, and "Jojo
is In prison. The two women hav
. been released already. and 1t is OK
, ,remeiy unlikely that any harm vii
come To the murderer. His plea i
that he fred in self-defense, and &C
tcording 10 the two only witnesses, thi
is technically true.
. He cannot even be punished TO
carrying arms without a license. ii
IS soldier and obliged to carry arms
but as the laws are now in France. tn
police are powerless 20 prevent sucl
fight as that which l have described