DEATH OF DUELLIST.
TRAGIC VIENNA INCIDENT. VIENNA, June 16 Cyril Orlof, formerly a Prince of the Russian Royal HoUse, has died of the wounds he received in his duel with Baron Klinger.— (A. and N.Z.) A former Russian Prince, Cyril Orlof. who was a diplomatist when the Tsar reigned, was arrested in connection with tragic events at Raabs Castle in Lower Austria. Orlof was visiting Baron and Baroness Klinger. It is alleged that the baron complained of his guest's attention to the baroness. A duel with revolvers ensued and the baron was wounded very seriously. The sounds of the shots roused other guests, one of whom is believed to have mistakenly told the baroness that her husband was dead. A few minutes later she was found shot dead. It is presumeu that the baroness committed suicide. She left three children.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 142, 17 June 1926, Page 7
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