New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-09
PRINCE SEES FATAL
DUEL IN HH AVENUE
Duo de Montpensier's Detective
Guides Seize the
BraWIerS.
RoURBON SCION AT STATION
watches Work of Surgeon and
Says Affair Is First OF Its
Kind He Has Ever
Seen

r.. Duc de Montpensier. brother of
.h. Duo d'orleans. who is head Of the
,,,,,hon family and who would sit on
r,cl, throne if there was one, saw
street duel between two men fought
81. os,n street and Seventh avenue last
-. &c the result of which one is dead
-. other seriously wounded.
r.. ,-irce, with two friends and De
.,-.c WILDER and Palt. of the Central
csc WAS walking up Seventh avenue
,.s. night after the party had dined at
r.1ian restaurant. AS they reached
1T street. the duke spoke of the loneli-
- and tough character of the avenue.
1,s,ec1ive WILDER told him of the many
sbootines and Standings which had oc-
.,,--ed there AS he finished. several
erosS yrere heard. The five men looked
,,o-th 10 esth street. and saw a number
If men running. As the detectives start
ed on the run for the scene more shots
mere fired WILDER was leaving the
o-ince's side when he saw a man tot
rerine toward him from the corner. He
srs hbed him and found that he was shot
in the back.
The detective laid the man, who was
fast weakening. on the sidewalk and then
ran to Join Palt who had run ahead
They found uniformed patrolmen who
rad come from the four precincts when
ioin at 9th street, running after sew
eral men.
WiIbar discovered man lying on the
sidewalk near the corner, face down. b
his side was revolver. He was uncon-
scious. and was also suffering from bull
let wounds 4 patrolman ran TO call an
ambulance Patrolman Gallagher. OF the
West S0th street station, saw man
running a.xay from the corner. and
g5ased him. As he caught him. he says,
re found a revolver near him on the
sidewalk
In short time Dr. Baker came from
Bellevue Hospital to the station house
Vhere the police took both men. He
found that the first man, who vas later
Identified by 2 brother as Isaac Cohen,
,rAs Sc badly wounded that there was
70 hope for his recovery. He died in
the police station.
He found that hospital treatment
might save the man found on the cor
--r. and took him to Bellevue in the
station house the second man said that
he was Charles Iedwith- He became
unconscious before he COULD tell any
hing bout the shooting Witnesses told
he rolice that Ledwith was passing the
~,-oer u-re, Cohen insulted him Led
1-i+h shot AZ Cohen. the witnesses said.
and Cohen shot back.
The prince was an interested spectator
in the station house during the proceed
irzs He ~-atched the ambulance sur
peor7 - work with q great deal of inter
st after the excitement was over he
said that il VAS the first time he had
ever seen an affair Of the sort.
He said that at first he and his friends
thought that the shooting was part Of
fireworks display. When asked if he was
frightened at the shooting. and if he
had any desire To run away. he shrugged
his shoulders and said ''Pouf,' He was
asked if he made any attempt to catch
any Of the mon who were running when
h reached the corner. Il did not" said
The duke. I left that TO my friends the
detectives. and they did very efficient
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