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Show Tltl II. SHU 1,1 I 1 I Nil. IlartUliltx. ,r lha llmsf l.rriuan SH-lilirr. 1SF3LI.N. Jan. 7. New evidence of tlie hardships of tlie life of German Ger-man privates have just been brought t. lizlit in the preliminary proceed nigs in Darmstadt of a trial for dueling. Hrlnricli LeFevre is the son of a w ealthy Inspector of lusur-auccoiup4uleslu lusur-auccoiup4uleslu Frankfori-ou th-ilaln. th-ilaln. Alter haling been graduated graduat-ed from the Frankfort high mIiooIs, he eutered as a one year volunteer iu a moulded battery ol the Twenty-fifth regiment of anilltry. He wis directly uuder Lieutenant Von Itusjinau. Throughout bis service he wassubjetted by Itossmau to the most degrading In-ults. riieoftlcer addresswi lilm only as 'iilir," "dog," "as-," or by a name reflecting on the honest j of bis jiareuUge. fte-i-eatedly itossmau slapped blm, kicked and jerked him about by the collar. Toung t-e Fevro endured all this without ot-en prot,-st till bis year's service was up. Then he challenged Herr Von Hos-man to fight with swords. On the field the seconds made the usual t (Torts to reconcile the priucirals. Le Fevre demanded unconditional and detailed retraitiuns ol ail the abusive abus-ive names ued by Itossmau. This satisfaction was refux-d. The duel then began. It was fought wltliout bandages, save a small sllK band over the pulse -.ein of e-tcli combaUnt'-i rUlit wrlt. After a fe I jsse-, Le Fevre was shglitly scratched A few more and Itossmau received a cut iu the right band that rendered him unable un-able to hold his su ord. The case of Von rtossruaun was brought before a military tribunal, and ho was sentenced to confinement fora short time iu the fortress. That is, in fait, equivalent to laying a high price for good board aud enjoy iug gent rally a life of clrcuniiribed pleasure. Le Fevro Is before the civil court, however, and despite the justice of bis cause Is liable to get a good doss of real uulsliment for dueling. |
