The official story is that it happened as a result of a dual. The anecdotal info
has two different stories: (1) the duel was over a woman or (2) his mistress bit
it off in a pit of passion. Again, in the high school classroom, fiction is so
much more interesting than reality.
Ray Rogoway
San Jose, Ca (Where a 23 yr. old computer programmer can by a $500,000 that
original sold for $18,000)