A LOVER’S VENGEANCE.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3338, 13 December 1883, Page 3

A LOVER’S VENGEANCE.

The duel in which Count Stephen Batthyany lost his life had its origin in extraordinary circumstances. It took place on Oct 22, at Temesvar, _in Hungary, the Count’s adversary being Dr Julius Eosenburg. The following particulars are given by the “ Deutche Zeitung” County Batthyany, one of the ‘ leading lights of fashion ’ of the Hungarian capital, was married last week, in Wiesbaden to Miss Ilona Schosberger de Forya, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy hanker in BudaPesth. Friiulein Schosberger became the bride of the young Count most unwillingly. Last year she had met Dr Julius Rosenberg, a rising solicitor, at Pesth. He fell in love with her, and his feelings were fully reciprocated. The parents seemed inclined to favor the growing intimacy till Count Batthyany made his appearance, proposed to the young lady, and was accepted by her parents. She, however, declared that she would marry no one but Dr Eosenburg, whereupon her parents took her to Marienbad, where Count Batthyany, a few hours after their arrival, also made his appearance. One morning Fraiilein Schosberger went out very early for a walk, and returned home Frau Rosenberg. Her lover had arranged with her to meet in the neighboring town of Eger,there they were married according to Jewish rites. The young lady not being of age and certain legal formalities having been neglected, Herr Schosberger declared the marriage null and void, departed at once with his family from Marienbad and kept his whereabouts a Dr Eosenberg, however information as to where his wife was hidden, and appeared on the scene —a Paris hotel—to demand her. He was greeted by a revolver, pointed at his chest, and retired. The Schosbergers left Paris immediately after this episode, and Dr Rosenberg again tried to find out where they were, but in vain. The next information he received was the advertisement of a fashionable marriage in one of the society papers, dated from Wisebaden, Oct. 16, containing the names of Count Stephen Batthyany and Ilona, daughter of Herr Schosberger de Fornya. Dr Rosenberg brought an action against the father of the lady he calls his wife, and at the same time sent his seconds to Count Batthyany, whose honeymoon has come to an abrupt end by the bullet of the man whoso happiness he had destroyed.”