The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-23
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leave the kingdom for the purpose Of
lighting one on foreign soil. Three
years ago the national Cortes OF Spain
passed law strictly prohibiting duels
and rendering the principals and their
seconds crimlnally accountable. espec-
tally in the case of fatal duels.
austria, hungary. Italy and Rumana
prohibit. under heavy penalties. tho
lighting of duel which has not pre-
court of honor. Where 'd dueiling 0 cam
not be suppressed altogether. perhaps
the next best thing Is TO make such
affairs perfectly harmless. as is prac-
tically the case in France, where such
meetings furnish material for the comic
papers and arc generally regarded as
attempts TO obtain free advertising.
II must not be supposed, however, that
the French duellist Is more timid than
ms Icuton prototype. The difference
is that he risks his money as we'll
as his life. For he who is unskiifui
or unfortunate enough to kill the
party OF the other part" is liza BILE in
neavy damages to the family OF the
deceased For instance, In the duel
| between NJ. -Asselin and NJ. de ST. Vic
tor, when the latter was killed, his
widow instituted. not criminal. but
civil proceedings. and obtained ver-
dict OF 10000 francs damages. AL
though French duelliSts are especially
anxious TO avoid homicide, it is thor
oughly understood that honor cannot
NC SalISutu WITHOUT the SneOulnG OF
an appreciable amount of gore. To
meet this requirement.. 1t has be IN
humorously said that the attendant
surgeons. who form nm important part
or every hostile meeting, have been
known to carry small botll, or
blood. or fluid of a similar color. in
their pockets to augment the apparent
seriousness of any scratch that did
not penetrate the skin deep enough
to produce n respectable fow II VIII
Dc remembered that Napoleon !. had
not n very high opinion of the courage
of duellists. He remarked that many
OF those who Were the greatest swash-
bucklers. and the most ready TO pro-
woke others TO single combat, appeared
TO be Incapable OF the steady and
sustained bravery that carry an AMI
Ger creiitably through a campaign.
1t Is curious thing, too. that tha
country, above al others. that is fam
Gus for the combatlvcness and reck-
less daring Of its people. was the first
of all those in Europe to abandon the
fashion. The solemn formalities and
etiquette Of the code duello appear
10 have appealed to the sense of humor
OF the Irish. rather than 10 their un-
doubted bravery.
England followed suit. after a duel
in lSi3. In which Colonel Fawcett was
shot by his brother-in-law. Lieutenant
Monro- In 1914, an amendment to the
articles Of war ordained that every
person who shall night or promote a
duel. or take any steps thereto. OF
who shall not do his best to prevent
duel. shall, II an afiicer. be cashiered,
or suner such other penalty as gem
eral courtmatial may award" This
article is still in force.
Lord Howard of Glossop. has. ac-
cordtnS 10 recent dispatches. just OH
,tained a divorce from his wife do
not see how this can Very well be. for
Lord Howard OF Glossop Is a very rigid
catholic. and while he remains within
The folds of that church. he cannot
OF course consistently secure a divorce
! have not heard that h has changed
his creed and become a Protestant He
was educated at that famous Catho-
lic institution, the Oratory School. l2dG-
baston, near Birmingham. The divorce,
If divorce it is. was obtained under
very peculiar circumstances
1t seems that in June 1903. Lord
Howard and his wife made an agree
ment to separate. In may 1907 Lord
Howard received an anonymous letter
giving him certain information lie
Instituted diligcnt inquiries to asccr-
tain the identity of the writer of the
whether the statements therein were
true. At last he discorevcd that Lady
Howard OF Glossop had given birth
to child on the Goth of March, 1895.
but ot all attempts to tint, out who is tho
father of the child, have met with
failure. Therefore suit was brought,
and the decision OF thc court was given
in favor of tha petitioner without the
dent. Lady Howard of Glossop. an OK
trcmely. gifted and formerly very
beautiful woman. is a daughter of the
late MILAN Scott Kerr, Of Chatto and
Sunlawn. toXburghshirc.
In the early part of 1904 the supreme
Court OF Appeals in England rendered
decision in a dispute between Lord
and Lady Howard of Glossop that
may b. of interest to those American
hciresses who have married English
men. 1t was to the effect that such
jewels OF n wife form part and parcel
of the husbands property. since they
We're given. to her to suit her posi-
tiou in society,", and not for her scpa-
rate ownership and use. Lady Howard
Of Glossop had brought suit against
her husband to recover the value OF
a tiara that he had sold prior to their
legal (not jndiciaD separation. without
her knowledge. Lord Howard of Clos
sop was a pupil of Mgr. Capcl the
prominent Roman Catholic preacher.
who figures as Mgr Catesby' in Lord
Beaconsneld's novel .I,othair." and who
died in California about two months
ago.
Copyright 1912. by the Brentwood
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