The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-24

An Extraordinary Trial I'm Germnny-The
Skeleton for am Interesting Novel.
lErou Gal0nani's MESSENGER Doc .


skeleton for an Interesting Novel.
From Galignani's Messenger. Dec
to try oppenhelm upon an indictment for stealing q
box from the Baroness de Meyendorf while at the Hoe
DO Msyence at Cologne, on her way from AK Ina
pele TO Paris The baroness arrived in Cologne on the
afternoon Of August 2i and few hours after her alght
cd two gentlemen, who gave their names Kronecker
merchant Of Brssau and Ullmann, merchant Of Ber'
lin. Kronecker Immediately his arrival made mi
mute inquiries about tho baroness particularly to the
baggage she had brought with her. and also to the
stay she meant to make. This stay was very short
she intended to embark the morning in steamboat
going down the Rhine Al six in the morning Of the
into the passage and left there while her valet
her with the bill of the landlord. When ne returned
with the money to pay it, he at once missed from the
heap OF packages small casket which he knew TO be Of
great value to his mistress He Immediately proclaimed
that the two travellers Kronecker and Umann had just
taken their departure in hackney coach and conceived
ket with their own luggage. Esser, man in the
ploy of the baroness. ran after the coach but met it
one of tho gentlemen had got out the way but that
the other had aghted at tho railroad station Esser fol-
lowed the latter and found him in one of the carriages
On being asked whether he had by mistake taken with
him casket that did not belong to him. he assured
thcm that he had nothing with him but the paletot his
Essers suspicious were excited. and taking with him
police officer, he went by the train TO Bonn.
found to consis. of 4 small trunk two sac, null,
which were seized; but the traveller, who had assue4
mining the of the trunk in the presence of
officer, the casket was found in il intact and among
OF Dr. Mendlesohn distinguished Prussan advo.
cate In ono of the bags portfolio containing let
% ana paper. % 10 ana bearing ne name
lin. In the beginning of October and November. we
had several articles giving the details Of this transaction
from which it appeared that the travellers under the
name of Kronecker and Ulmann, DR.. Mendesohn
and M Oppenheim that their object only to
IS ooeE year. granted by the Count dc Hatfield,
cured upon his estates the for which
the Baroness devoid of all means of advancing any
such sum NJ. oppenhsim surrendered him.elf to jus.
however still remained at liberty, though, as rea.
dsrs will recollect, il was at time, thought that he
was caught at Hebersthsl small Prussian town the
Felix Mendelssohn the celebrated doctor Of music
no doctor of law. M ,oppenhsim was arraignsd not
only for stealing the caske but also for having wlfuly
torn during his previous examination documents
laid as evidence before the examining magistrate These
consisted of drafts of letters which were he maintain
ed Of private nature having connection with the
matter in question. NJ: Oprsnheim, on being interro
gated by the president of the court avowed that he had
taken away the caskst but denied that could be i'm
puted to him as crime, a. he merely meant to get
the s Of s ss
Counters de Hatfield upon fictitious confederation
the great OF her and her children and at the
time to avoid the scandal Of suit at law between hus
band and wife. The President observed to M. Open
heinz that appeared from his letters that Of his OBJ
Count de Hatfield The prisoner also admitted this but
declared that i was only secondary consideration with
countess.
charge Of tearing the documents before the examining
magistrate he maintained that he not guilty of any
breach Of the law as they did not in any wise relate to
examination Of witnesses The first called the Bs
roness do Meyendor but she did not appear The rest
Of the witnesses tho valet and femme de chabre of
the baroness, and the officers who arrested NJ Open
helm whose testimony went merely TO the facts Of the
taking away and recovery of tho casket and the
Of the prisoner before stated NJ Windscherf the re-
gistrar of mortgages at Dusseldorf after protesting
against giving evidence of mortgages entrusted to his
nlad hv fh0
court was proceeding to give evidence, when the Pro-
intorposed and admitted that in juno
last the Barones de Meyendorf had contracted Paris
by notoriate act to advance TO the Count de Hatfield
$50 ooof in purchase of rent charge upon his estates. Of
2ooo0L for her life, but that this contract had
since been annulled. He then addressed the in
support of the prosecution and demanded verdict Of
replied In defence OF tho attempt to gain possession Of
the grant OF the rent charge he gave animated repre-
sen'auoh OF ,ne & under wnich the aemp.
into robbery. He stated that the Countess de HAITI.
field, the daughter Of Sovereign Prince of Germany,
was married at the early age of l6 to tho cOun-a
rage that was only the commencement of life of mise
ry Even tho birth of three children could
her from the ilLtreatment Of her husband and in 1893
she obliged to separate herself from him. and 60
live at Berlin with her two younger children. The
instituted suit for divorce, but which she the coun
tess) had defended with success To persecuc her he
had since deprived her Of the society of her chldren
and by the deed of annuity to the Baroness de Meyen
dorf Ind attempted TO rob them Of part Of their nheri
lance He ceased pay the countess her stipulated al
mony, and put her daughter into convent at Vienna
took place and the countess returned to
live with her husband Differences again rose
the count Withdrew from her his chateau Of Schocn
stein She joined him but he mmed lately aer
abandoned her and their children and TO reside
Dusseldorf leaving orders that she should be kept the
chateau prisoner She treated with disrespect by
his servants. In ls4l her family interered and the
count was induced to sign deed Of eparaon, binding
himself to allow her a certain income, which however
be paid in full In is45 he ed 10 his wife
that he would be rsconcilcd her and
TO his youngest that if he remained with his mother
he would lose for the protection OF his father
went TO Berlin and there learned that the count v
ing OF AxlaChspeo with the Baroness de Mey cndorf
end at the same time gained information OF the annuity
deed and letter from the count to tho baroness fell into
her hands, containing the following passage -" be-
lieve love you much because never before loved
any woman. II is misfortune to love well. when
one il obliged to separate from the beloved object
will mako every sacrifice 10 get rid OF that horrible
man and then your future happiness will he secure" -
| Upon this the countess accompanied by venerable
pres went to Aix-la. Chapec, and after some discussion
the count promised to annul the annuity deed but
the following day again repudiatsd his wife and she
turned from Aixla Chspele and the recovery Of the
solved upon To prove that the consideration Of $50 O00f
could not be real the counsel affirmed that neither the
Baroness dc Mey endor her husband possessed any
fortune whatever could the Count dc Hatfield with
| revenue OF Sos 0O0f per annum and enjoying i'm
mense credit, possibly to borrow any sum at the
enormous rate OF 10 per cent The learned counsel then
entered the technical question OF the robbery and
insisted that under no law, human divine, could the
taking away OF the casket be considered crime. The
second count of the indictment argued against by
another advocate, for NJ Oppenhem. The usual replies
wero made and the judge summed up the with great
clesrness and imparsy leaving the decision 10 tho
| pronounced verdict of Not Guilty NJ. Oppsnhcim
| was Immediately discharged out Of custody.
CffNAp SsrrA lena .,.H