AN AUSTRIAN TRAGEDY.
DUEL AND SUICIDE. VIENNA, June 6. A former Russian Prince, Cyril Orlof, who was a diplomatist when the Tsar reigned, has been arrested in connection with tragic events at Raubs Castle in Lower Austria. Orloff was visiting Baron and Baroness Klinger. It is alleged dial the baron complained, of his guest’s attenlion lo the baroness. A duel with revolvers ensued and the baron was wounded very seriously.
The sounds of the shots roused oilier guests, one of whom is believed to have mistakenly told the baroness that her husband was dead. A few minutes later she was found shot dead. It is presumed that the baroness committed suicide. She leaves three children.
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Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16816, 7 June 1926, Page 5
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115AN AUSTRIAN TRAGEDY. Waikato Times, Volume 100, Issue 16816, 7 June 1926, Page 5
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