A POLISH DUEL
PARTICIPANT THROWS DOWN HIS PISTOL (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) .Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) WARSAW, June 15 General Szeptycki ex-chiei, of the General Staff, refused to shake hands with Skrotmuski because the latter did not shelter him against Pilsudski's personal attack.. Friction resulted in a duel. Both stood back to back, advanced 7g paces, and wTfeeled. Szeptycki fired und missed, whereupon Skrzynski threw down his pistol saying: "When I pull the trigger 1 always hit the target. I refuse to kill you. If anyone else in Poland believes he is justified in shooting me he's welcome." DUEL AT AUSTRIAN CASTLE VIENNA, June 15. Prince Orlof died from wounds received in a duel. (The Russian Prince Cyril Orlof was arrested at Vienna in connection with dramatic events at Raab Castle, Lower Austria, where he was visiting Baron and Baroness Klinger. It was alleged the Baron complained of the Prince's attention to his wife and a revolver duel followed.)
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 17 June 1926, Page 5
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158A POLISH DUEL Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 17 June 1926, Page 5
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