COUNT AND PRINCE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 70, 21 March 1908, Page 13

COUNT AND PRINCE.

ABISTOCBATS QUARREL OUTSIDE A PARISH CUUKCH. Fashion was strongly r?present?a at the I Paris Coirectioiral Tribunal, when the nirges of assauit brought; by the Prince de fejan against Ms cousins. Counts Boni and jssa de Castellane. were partly heard. | Tie Prince de Sagan wore a top-hat and i .iriite gloves, and his cousin, as if in inten- j tioaal contrast, wore a common bowler and : no gloves. Count Boni. in his trim suit, ■ trcrasers slightly turned up over his ankles. [ ana patent leather boots, nevertheless had ; tie loot of a spirited fighting cock as com- ! pzred wita the larger stature and more : pMegmatic appearance of the prince, and ■ every now and then, when anything par- ; ticulaily stinging was said by counsel for the j prosecution, his eyes glared fire. ' Coiint Boni, with folded arms, told the I following story of the incident: "I was at I St. Pierre.de Chaillot Church at a family [ ceremony. I was surprised to see the | Prince de Sagan among thoie present, for i he 45 nerer inrfea , to our family meetings. ! He.iras so well a'wjrre-of this that he had j .netdared r<? rate his seat in the front row, j vMcb belongs to him by right, but sneaked into the fifth or siith row. " •'Xoi having been invited, his presence ttrald only mean that he intended to pro- I toes someone. After the elevation of the Host he left his sea- and. passing by mc. Etock Ms hat on his head, and looked at | e= impertinently. I have reason enough ] not to love the Prince de Sagan, but if ' i 2 iad not thus publicly provoked mc. I I tiirald not have allowed myself to assault j tin. - "I followed him out of the church, and, j overtaking him, I spat in his face, saying. "Eiiit 13 what my children told mc to give Jonas your Christmas bos." He lifted Ms Efts to strike mc- I parried the blow rtta mine, and with such force that it ; ■sapped in two. the broken half striking I Sim on tie aead. He slipped and fell." j DUEL IMPOSSIBLE. ! lie count denied that he struck the j Prince whilst the latter was on the jronnd, and when it was pointed out that the knees of his trousers bore marks of End, which strengthened the supposition ' fiai be Knelt to strike the prince, the count , KjUed that the mud was the result of kicks 'y the prince. Tne judge asked whether witness could rate ice reasons of the enmity between iiinsdi and the prince. The coan; handc-d ! "c President a packet of papers, saving, . These are photographs of letters written j tsy the Priace de but I do not w;sh tsea to be read aloud, as they have reterpee to persons for whom I have a deep jesjsect." lie Prince's counsel requested to see the W?crs, ana vie prince at once exclaimed, "lie- are forgeries, and I charga you with i "ffog nse of forgeries." The ' defence I Uerespon undertook not to make use of the ! TSe connj declined state the re.isous | g 'at: caajJty between himself and his : b^- ana * he Pradaent remarked. "Well. ! sg - •"- as J' may. I must say that your j % wanting in elegance." , -t *-as more thau inelegant," retort- i « Crant Boai. -t o choose the Police Court ! |||be settlement of such au affai-" d t ?^; irs ct,Cllsel - ■■ all ? ou i ■•ii. 3t ' na your seconds to him " _4 fa ™ it was useless." rctoned the! "-L decLircd before the police eroisjiat be would not a-at, and in any ! py? uor tave beM abie to i iU°W h Jean de Ca ««»ane corroborated Jtafctas eridence. and declared that j,-... ' 10 wilowcd declared that they, Lrotl «- r5 «fk and pummel the I Wtoiss"«'.r'.."it " Vi5S °" zhs --™ I; od. One; ' wa - s dowarlsht savagery." I ■*ty to :,.- r ..;: '': : v, ; ; - a queer! iDL-- ::L ' a nel Pi"g the assaii- ! e *" i£ t v j^w^iiit-UL fe T. But a. r. ■ was eipiaticg toUtefi iUe c r --'-"" «* Sasan had circuipT^L/l^!'V ttilt ie wa * ab to """fs ifcld- W - ia " a tb:it tlio C&e mi, WO:;l!j to some orient be his c . £hb was to llttj « ia chareh P r c y °fced by the or jg, '. or " Butter fight. C ou»ing more « tteu- co- ,- and the cut i ac injuries on »! not belieTe tkat 016 undent j ) . PI - ed ' ln soon after *«» of .octal* WaS Dot a Q°esuon of the ■*• W cUte cwnla S to ; case was for a vecfe.