DUEL TO THE DEATH.
DESPERATE ENCOUNTER OF I OFFICERS. BERLIN, June 7. j The story of a' sensational duel, 'm which the principals were two arniy offi^ cers, Captain Von Garron and Baron Oswald von Richthofer, has just leaked out. The Baron, it seems, • .was m tempo?*--ary difficulties, and sought a loan from Von Garron. The latter advanced him £20G0, for which ' he accepted . his friend's promissory note, remarking that this was merely a "matter of form." Tiie story got abroad, and Von Garron found himself' boycotted by. his comrades. A few days ago, while "dining m a restaurant, he met the ' Baron, and struck him violently m the face.- Such an indignity as that, of course, could have only one result, and the, duel that was promptly arranged came off on Saturday. The conditions of the coriv bat were that the adversaries were to fight with revolvers, at '15 paces^ and that it was to be a' duel to the death. Several shots were exchanged, until tinally Von Garron fell mortally wounded, and died within "a'few'Hoilrs.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12481, 14 June 1911, Page 9
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177DUEL TO THE DEATH. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12481, 14 June 1911, Page 9
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