Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-09-21
Noble Crime in Prussia.

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prnssian University. 1t is reported in :
Strasburs and French papers, and in 4
letters from Rinish Prussia, All the &C I
counts. though some are more detailed Z
than Others, agree in the main points.
The Queen of England with her younger
children. are at Coburg, the birthplace
of prince Albert, her late husband.
There had been engaged as travelling
cook for Prince Alfred, who Is Nlctorlas
second son, and WAS journeying to JOIN
her, young man, named ott son Oh
Strasburg brewer, and, therefore, suo
iect of France. Resting at home, lof
day, as also did the Prince, this Ott IN
vited a few of his own craft TO supper
There were two persons belonging 10
Bonn-Seemet, cook OF the principal
hotel; Joseph, also servant OF Prlhce
/ Alfred, and unfortunate OIt himself
| They were returning home at 10 O'CLOCK
| u. m when they encountered some roys-
| tering bades-all attired in students
garb, except one, who wore military
uniform. Otis party endeavored to get
out of the way of these persons, ana
Weld them the pas. But the gentlemen |
would not allow the survivor and his |
little party to pass on over TO the otheI
side. Herschell, one of outs irlenus,
said to the soldier and students, Gen
tlemen, let US pass we are people OF the
Mace, and we will not fight with you
and they tried again to pass on. Inc
officer said "Get out of the way, you
boar.n Then the students fell upon the
two moor burgesses with loaded SUCKS,
, and the soldier gave OFT two tremen-
dons sabre cuts on the head. Not satls-
r fed however. with this, he rushed at
his victim and gouged one of his eyes
out with the hilt of his sword. The
, moor fellow was taken to the hospltal
with his eye hanging down on his
cheek, and died the next day. A cor
RESPONDENT, in a latter number OF the
e Europe. saws: "Ott had not even cane
e in his hand, and was utterly detenceless'
j. He was taken to the hospital, where
?, his wounds were dressed, and he was
l. then able to go home, but he died the
i next day, as is supposed from tetanus
s. The sufferings Of OFT were terrible
g His strong constitution combatted VIII
y | death, but lock. Jaw came on, and he dleC
i in extreme agony" When OFT wa
te struck down he exclaimed, "They hav
ne wounded me, | know not why, w
I'd neither said or did anything to them.
Sc Witnesses formally declare that Their
til wal no motive for the aggression. Ut
m was aSsassiuated when he had not eve
at q stick to defend himself with the stu
dents are said to have been nearl
es twenty in number, all with loaded sticA'
as When they saw blood flowing they "a
of away.
vi The brutal murderer, who was pc
by forming his obligations Of a years mil
ey tarv service in a cavalry regiment qua
he tered at Bonn where he was also a ST.
oh dent is young Count Gutenberg.
nephew of the Prussian minister OF II
interior. The people o. Bonn gave h
&c, | victim a handsome funeral and, Oh Il
VI day it took place, the titled murd r
at went off to Berlin, where he took retu!
.he in his upcle's official residence. II
or general impression was that he wou
NC get of without any or only nomln
Use punishment 1t was reported that,
loI Queen Victoras name complaint NJ
ave been lodged against him before the Prt
uO- sian Government, but it was not eXpe'
ed that this would obtain the punls
ment Of the criminal for =. man foi
:" his life in his hand in Prussia, unless
'r'- belongs to the privileged and mol
0 class, who look upon the common pe
hen pie as If they were 'mud sills " Z
ing French journals have strongly urg
ves the Empero to take the matter up, a
49, insist pom the exemplary punishme
anu of the murderer (they would hang h
10 England even were lie duke a
liberal compensation to the victlr
ads family. Unless the matter IS taken
has in a very firm manner, Gutenberg "
de- probably escape all punishment
mer Ecause he is a noble and his uncle one
lich the Prussiau ministry. That, stral
Tax as it may appear, has long been the pr
ct tice in Prussia The working elias
not there are worse treated than were
The serfs of Russia. whom Alexander
abin with true christian feeling, has INN
,ita- talized himself by emancipattng.
Can fact. too that the murdered man wa
The the service, if not Of England, at le
now of an English prince, will not has
liam his punishment, for the higher ella:
nta- and nearly all the Government
acts, ployes in Prussia, have a decided
hat like to the English, and this though
pat Crown Princes wife is eldest daugt
his of the Queen of England.-PhIaael
He Press.