The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-01-29
MOVING PICTURES Of
FIERCE FRENCH DUEL
Operator Attends Affair Of Honor
Along With Hot Sausage Men
and 1000 Others.
FOES ADJOURN TO CAFE
Artist Gets Month in Jail for Kill
ing Wife Who Had Law
on Her Side.
FOES ADJOURN TO CAFE
BY PAUL V1LLIERS.
lie tn The Tribune.


PARIS, Jan. 2S.-One OF the most
amusing and interesting deals In history
grew out of letter which NJ. de Jourenal
received from Marcel Hutn. One battle
took place right in the heart OF the city
in the presence OF 1000 men. women and
boys, with reporters, n moving picture
operator and lunchmen on the side, and
also an official photographer. An an
nouncement that nobody would be al
lowed to see the duel naturally made
everybody anxious to be present.
The principals were not expert swords
men. What advantage In skill there was
rested with De Jouvenal. who touched NJ.
Hutin on the chest, and for A moment
everybody was afraid that he had really
been hurt The seconds tore open his
shirt and found that he was not
scratched N. de Jouvcnal apologized.
AT the fourth go, Jouvenal succeeded
in scre tching NJ. Hutin's forearm, and
the battle was over. The two men were
reconciled
They shook hands embraced each
other, showered compliments on the sec
presence. Then they rode in an automo-
bile TO cafe, where they and their sec
onds dined together
On the way to the restaurant the party
was met by policemen. who announced
that they had been sent out 10 inquire
into the facts. They were assured. how
ever, that no one had been injured The
policemen hurried back to the station and
reported accordingly.
One OF the government offices was
the scene OF an excited attempt on the
father. an attendant at the foreign min
istry. The eldest OF his four children is
a daughter. IS years OF age, who appears
TO have given him n good deal of trou-
Die. The young woman has such tenn
per that she could not obtain work ANY,
where She was consequently a burden
ON her father and constantly importuned
him for money.
Gunsmith Prevents Crime.
The father had paid for a room for her
apart, but HIS income diminished he
could no longer afford H. and he gave
notice that he would cease 10 pay for the
room The daughter thereupon rushed
TO The office where he was employed and
made a scene. The father had To nut
her out: The young woman went to a
gnnsmith and purchased a revolver. with
Whlcn she returned to the office Max
ing her way 10 her father she asked
him again II he refused TO support her.
On on his reply that he did. she aimed at
MIN with her revolver and ATTEMPTED TO
rre. but the weapon did not go off and
she was seized by other employees
me iather PROBABLY owes his life to
the prudence OF the gunsnlith, who, see
ing the young woman In such a state OF
excitement. so arranged the revolver
that II ,ould not go off. The woman was
arrested and examined by the police com :
missioner, who sent her to the police
depot on the charge OF attempted parri-
eide which in French law is punisha Bile
with death.
Embezzled 100000
Ferdinand Duez, former liquidator for
the Catholic church property Of the con-
Eresations dissolved by the government
who confessed to the embezzlemeni of
s2.OoO. 600. has been held for trial on
ehyfses Tie,ar OF breach OF trust and forgery;
best of fellows. was a few DAYS ago
fatally shot In restaurant by a man on
won won ne @ nad never set eyes and with
Public opinion here is camoring for Sc
vere legislation against the carrying OF
firearms
Francous Medaille. the artist. who
killed his wife for refusing TO let hin,
see his only living child. Jeanne. a six
teen-year-old girl. escaped with a SEN
volver. He was allowed TO go home at
once. the court holding that inas,nuch
as ne had been in jail awaiting trial for
four months. he had served the sen
tence-
Medaille. man whose pictures have
earned him name and a competence.
married twenty-five years ago. II was
Jeanne who WAS the indirect cause OF
her mothers murder.
Riches Bring Misery.
The painter and his wife lived happily
when they were poor. but the death of
acter and as comparative wealth came
TO the parents the wife wanted more and
more spending money which the painter
considered unnecessary, And constant
auarreling resulted.
In 1907 the quarreIs reached an acute
stage and both applied for "a divorce. Mel
ther husband nor wife could put forward
any real cause for divorce and incompat-
ioiltty OF temper IS not sufficient reason
In French law. They failed at first, but
later secured a separation.
hp fhn
Medaile to her mother. But the painter
had the right to see his daughter fire.
qucntly.
He called for his daughter al her moth
ers fiat. The answer lie got was like a
brutal slap In the face,
The man went to the court again and
on August 8 he and his wife and dauch.
ter met In a judges chamber. The
Judge said ho could do nothing but con
tinue leaving the girl in her mother.
care.
Nine. Medaille and Jeanne went OH
into the great hall OF the palace of jus
tIce. MedaIIe followed his wife and flrec
four shots al her. causing her death
Pays Him to Be American.
Joseph WE'LL has raised successfully Z
new point OF French Jurisprudence Or
July u. 1895, on account OF his alleged
extravaganza. his family applied TO tn,
courts to place his estate under the care
OF trustee Mr.. Weill. then In America
months later he took out naturalization
papers as AN American citizen. He Iatel,
returned to this city and applied to tn,
civil chamber TO have the trusteeship re
moved, The court adopted Mr.. Wcill.
point OF view. on the ground OF his Amer
lean citizenship.
Maurice Faure. minister OF public in
struction, thinks the time has como {
curb the mania for decorations Hi
opinion IS based the fact that fror
1897 to 1907 the number OF awards a
academic palms-little palms TO he wor
in the buttonhole-rosc from 1000 I
$4,000. and there are 10000 application
pending.