The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-19

in daily intercourse with the Governor, / saw her
but twice; both times in the ante chamber of Kos
suth, in company of another woman, who in fact
the principal spy. At one of these occasions
il happened that Kossuth desired me TO give pass
port 10 these two persons IL is, therefore, shame
less arrogance of the pretended Baroness Won Beck
TO give herself out for intimate friend, and for
'the right hand of Kossuth, which, az l under
stand, she dares to assert and even TO have printed
IN England. II is likewise falsehood that she is
Hungarian LADY,
81 am, sir, yours most truly,
"PAUL HAJNIK,
'Late Chef de Section in the Home Ministry and
Member for Waitzen in the Hungarian Diet.
"TouLMIN SMITH, ESQ, Hghgate'
The impostor was equally unfortunate in her
dates, for those which she gave in her narrative
were completely at variance with the facts. He
would, indeed, be able to show that she was no.
thing but paid spy-even a subordinate spy of
the lowest grade-and that she therefore ut
terly unworthy of credit. In another part of her
book she stated that when she came to London she
had plenty of money in her pocket, although the
first thing she did was to commence begging in
that city.
Mr.. Smith then read letter of Ferdinand de
Carl to Mr.. Pulszky, and the reply of the latter
the two epistles showing attempt to extort mo-
ncy. After the examination of several witnesses
proving various impositions of the accused parties
the Gazette proceeds to say
Paul Hajnik was next examined by Mr.. Smith.
lie stated that he was Magyar nobe, and men,
Der OF the Hungarian Diet; he filled the situation of
chief OF the police for the whole united KINGDOM of
hungary and Transylvania; his duty was to main
tain the civil safety Of the country, and all the
prisoners OF war were under his superintendent;
he held Office under King Ferdinand ", until the
lst of January, 1919; he was in Pesth the capital
ON that day; the Hungarian government left Pesth
for Debreezin on the last days of December, lS4S;
he was left in Pesth with Csany, an officer called
the head missioner; the entire management
OF Pesth was in their hands, and they were con-
stantly together each day, from early in the morn
ing until late in the evening; Csanyi had inter
views with several persons during that time, but
never with any person calling herself the Baroness
Won Beck; he was personally acquainted with
kossuth, the Governor Of Hungary, many yeare;
his (witness's) official duties brought him con-
stantiy into communication with Kossuth;
three or four times day, and often at
night, Kossuth sent for him; the govern
ment returned to Pesth in June, lS49, having
been absent from December, 1913, he having been
IN April rcappointed to his office the police.
One part Of hls duty was to grant passports. He
had the exclusive power to grant them He
membered woman at Pesth known by and calling
herself Racidua. He saw her in Kossuth's ante
chamber. He saw the same person last night in
MIR. IyndalPs house. He saw her in Kos
suth's private room, she ever an intimate
friend of Kossuth; if she had been he must have
known it by his public position. She paid
spy, and when he saw her in Kossuth's ante cham
Der there was another woman with her, who was a
principal spy. Racidula was to his knowledge
paid and subordinate spy Kossuth occa-
SION calieu MIN lwltness) AND SAID TO him, please
give these people passes; they will go with you
lie never heard of the Baroness Won Beck. There
was noble family named Beck in Hungary, but
she never belonged to it, did she lose any
estates in Hungary. He knew several Hungarian
generals now in Paris and England. Several gem
tlemen whose names mentioned in the baro-
nesss book had told him that the parts relating to
them were quite false, and not a word OF truth in
them.
The witness here turned round to the prisoner
and asked him If he knew him?
The prisoner acknowledged that he did; that he
was Mr.. Hajnit, of Pesth
The witness then spoke feelngly OF the prisoners
family. He said he regretted very much seeing
him in such position, as he knew him to be the
son of "a distinguished and honorable man; he very
much pitied the prisoners father, who had been
obliged to disown him.
In answer to questions by the mayor, the witness
said he was quite positive there such person
in Hungary as the Baroness Won Beck there was
a family OF that name, consisting of three ladies,
but neither of them was had right to be- called
a baroness-most certainly Racidula who had as
sumed that name in England, was not of that fam
ily any OF the ladies Of the Beck famyin Hungary
had taken the name Of baroness, twould have been
an improper assumption of title; the ladies of the
Beck family all accomplished ladies, and
could no doubt, like other Hungarian ladies' speak
French and most other languages of Europe; the
pretended baroness could not write three lines
and to his knowledge she paid spy.
Alderman Martneau wished to know If the wo-
man had received money for any other purpose
believed not, but that she had received medicine
from Mr. Southall on the representation that she
was friend of Kossuth
Mr.. Dawson ought to be stated that she
brought letters to Mr.. Surge and Mr. Southall
Mr.. Smith said that was all the evidence he
should adduce; upon which the prisoner said Gas
well as we could understand from his imperfect
knowledge OF the English language) that when he
came to England, in April, he was called upon by
the baroness, che had styled herself and she
told him her tale, all Of which he believed, and he
was induced to assist her in obtaining subscrip-
tions for her book General Vote had indeed eau
toned him against her q mere adventurcr but
his circumstances were not very good and he
therefore engaged to assist her in publishing her
new work. He was induced to believe all she said,
and he was very sorry for having made her ac-
quaintance, and for the very bad plight he was
then in She had shown him twelve letters from
several parties, and he astonished when he
found she was such base woman.
Mr.. Dawson said, the unfortunate woman
had died in such an awful manner, he thought
1t was but right to say that there ground
whatever for believing that such an event would
have taken place. On Thursday evening last she
Waiting with spirit; but even if its fatal ter
mination could have been foreseen, it would still
have been their duty to have proceeded they
had done.
The Mayor said the opinion of the court was that
Constant Derra should be discharged
Mr. Smith said il was not, he presumed, intend
ed by that decision, that it should go forth that
they had not proved the charge of imposture.
o The Mayor said the bench showed by their deci-
sion that they not satisfied that the prisoner
had been guilty of conspring with the woman.
He thought they were not only justified in arrest
ing the woman under such circumstances but in
taking the prisoner also. He begged on his part
to express his thanks to those humane gentlemen
who had taken part in afiording shelter to persons
whom they considered destitute strangers. He re-
GREETED for the cause of Hungary, that such decep-
ton had been practised. Had the two parties been
before the BENCH in place of the one, the decision
might have been different
Mr.. Smith wished to observe, in conclusion that
the distinguished gentlemen whose names had been
alluded to, and mixed up in the various alleged
transactions in the book in question, had really
nothing whatever TO do with the woman; and il
was likewise due to Lord Dudley Stuart, to whom
the book was dedicated, to say also that he was
thoroughly ignorant of the mposture He had
also to make an application to the bench to have
some papers which were found in the woman's Doe.
session impounded. They were very mporta M
appertainng as they did to conspiracy said TO
be carrying on among the Hungarians.
The magistrates consulted with their clerk Mr.
Gem, and said the papers might be retained.
iMPoRTANT DEoIsloN. Judge Kane, OF the cir
cunt court OF the United States in Philadelphia, in
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