You see what a solemn thing it is; you see how particular they are; any little careless act can lose you your privilege of getting yourself shot, here.

The Court seems to have gone into the matter in a searching and careful fashion, for several months elapsed before it reached a decision.
It then sanctioned a duel and the accused killed his accuser.
Next I find a duel between a prince and a major; first with pistols--no result satisfactory to either party; then with sabres, and the major badly hurt.
Next, a sabre-duel between journalists--the one a strong man, the other feeble and in poor health.

It was brief; the strong one drove his sword through the weak one, and death was immediate.
Next, a duel between a lieutenant and a student of medicine.
According to the newspaper report these are the details.

The student was in a restaurant one evening: passing along, he halted at a table to speak with some friends; near by sat a dozen military men; the student conceived that one of these was "staring" at him; he asked the officer to step outside and explain.

This officer and another one gathered up their caps and sabres and went out with the student.