HOW DUELS ARE CONDUCTED IN PARIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11710, 20 July 1901, Page 2 (Supplement)

HOW DUELS ARE CONDUCTED IN PARIS.

SPECTATORS AND SECONDS JOIN IN - ' * DISPUTE. # [A. despatch from Paris of June 9 says: — . The duel which ,was begun yesterday in " ' Ihe Pare des Princes between Max Regis (the Anti-Semite Mayor of Algiers) and M. Laberdesque, an Algerian journalist, and which was adjourned after nineteen rounds (were fought, was resumed this morning. M. 'Regis was seriously wounded in the forearm, i» copious flow of blood resulting, and £ *the duel was therefore stopped. - ' The duel lasted.only a few seconds to-day. •; M. Laberdesque, who is a fine swordsman, .yesterday confined himself to the defensive, tout this morning, after half a dozen passes, foe lunged and pinked M. Regis in the right forearm. The latter wished to continue the , duel, but the seconds refused to let the fight- \ - Sing continue. A quarrel then broke out - 'among the seconds and several spectators, '. who included the well-known fencers MM. ■ ,'Thomeguex and Suitzbacher, and M. Malato, " '» writer on the Aurore. Several challenges were exchanged, and finally friends succeeded in leading away M. •Regis, who was furious over the seconds' decision. Before he left the ground M. Regis shouted to M. Laberdesque: — "I fought you to show I was not afraid of 'your sword. You are nevertheless an asvbi- sassin." v. - ■ M. Laberdesque promptly retorted, asking "the seconds to arrange another duel. ' Two other duels are also promised in connection with the affair, between M. Malato and a journalist named Leroy, and between ■M. Laberdesque's secretary, M. Brescher, land another journalist, named Gaucher. • M. Regis wanted to fight M. Laberdesque , 'with fists when the duel was stopped, but (the seconds intervened. • A dispute, between the seconds then arose 'over the second's wording of the official acv count of the duel. Cards were exchanged, ."but' these duels were averted by explanation? by M. Thomeguex, as a duelling au- ; thority. , M. Regis, in addition to fighting M. Laberdesque, !Sas to fight a duel with M. 'Gera-ult Richard,, writer on the Petite Refpublique. A Temps reporter, describing the final scenes, says it was incky the duel did not last another half-hour, or half the spectators would have challenged the other half and the duel would have degenerated into a pitched battle.