How Duels are Conducted in Paris.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume IX, Issue 1114, 29 July 1901, Page 4

How Duels are Conducted in Paris.

Spectators and Seconds join in Dispute. A despatch from Paris on Juno 9th says: The duel which was bogun yesterday in tho Pare dcs Princes between Max Regis (tho Anti-Semite Mayor of Algiers) and M. Labcrd--B’quo, an Algerian journalist, and winch was adjourned afier nineteen rounds worn fought, was resumed this morning. M, Regis was seri ously wounded in the forearm, a copious flow of blood resulting and the duel was tncrefore stopped. The duel lasted only a few seconds to day. M. Labordesque, who is a fine swordsman, yesterday confined himself to tho defensive, hut this morning, after halt a dozen passes, ho lunged and pinked M Regis in 1 1 in rigid, forearm. Tho latter wished to continue tho duel, hut tho seconds • refused to let tho fight continue. A qtmriol then broke out botweon the seconds and several spectators, who I included the well-known fencers MM. Tliimiegnex ami Huitzbocher, and M. Malato. Several challenges were exchanged, and finally friends succeeded in loading away M. llogis, who was furious over tho second's 1 decision. Before he loft tho ground 1

M. Regis shouted to M. Labori dorque : ' “ 1 fought you to show I was not afraid of your sword. You aro nevertheless an assassin. ’ M. baberdesque promptly retorted, asking the second to urrango another duel. Two oilier duels are also promised in connection with tho affair, lietween M. Malato and a journalist named Leroy, and between M.Labordesque’s secretary, M. llroschor, and another journalist named Uauclmd. M. Regis wanted te fight M. Labordesque with fists when the duel was stoppud, but the seconds intervened. A dispute between tho seconds then arose over the second’s workin" of tho official account of the duel. Cards were exchanged, but these duels were averted by explanations by M. Tbomoguex as a duelling authority. M. Regis, in addition to lighting M. Labordesque, has to fight a duel witli F,. Gerault Richard, writer on I the PuUto Republic.

A Temps reporter, describing the I final scenes, says it was lucky tbe duel did not last another half-hour, or half the spectators would have ohallengod tho other half and the duel would have degenerated into a pitched battle.