A DUEL FRUSTRATED.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume VII, Issue 1196, 14 December 1880, Page 2

A DUEL FRUSTRATED.

-As attempt was ! made recently to carry out a duel in Melbourne, but was frustrated by the intervention of the police, who arrested the challenger. It appears that for some time past the social relations between Herr Ernest Speyer, secretary to the German Commission at the Exhibition, and Mr. Max Hirsch, merchant, of that city, have not been of an amicable nature. It having come to Speyer'a knowledge that his honor aa a gentleman had been assailed by Mr. Hirsch, he sent a letter demanding an apology. This was refused, and was-then requested to sigii a . document

withdrawing the alleged caluminous assertions. ■.('This " proposition, was also.- --; declined. -Spoyer jtlienj^in ;the ■ continental m&tiner^sent.ji challenge to; " Mr, -Birsoh by a gentlemaiiri'whora hei named as a second, and awaited 'a' reply. At this stage Mr. Hugo Wertheim was consulted by Mr. Hirsch, and the former .gentleman took the matter in hand and „prevented the .meeting by swearing, an information before Mr. Call, P.M., to "effect that Mr. "" Spey er had unlawfully , iSenb a mesßageto Max Hirach, challenging him to figtit a duel. "t7p\sa'this information a warrant was" issued, and Mr. Speyer was arrested by Detective Catlaghan and removed to the city watchhouse, where Dr. Motherwell was in -attendance, s and at once admitted .the accused to bail, in one surety of £100 and his own recognisances of £200, to appear before the City Bench, """ij^.v ..