Mower County transcript., 1869-12-30
The STORY OF DON CARLOS.
A Father slxns his SONS Death war.
rant
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story: vi IL .as. &
twill be remembered that Gustave Der-
gshroth was epGleed. imam Szaninatioa of
Spenkl.state papers for the Master of the
th6be ginning of the present year at Mad
account of the arrest, trinl and execution
Of Don. Carlos. son. Of King Philip H.,
pu. porting to be written by Fray Juan de
Avila, the Princes confessor, and an eye
Witness of the proceedings he describes. A
summary of this document is given by Mr..
Cartwright in the Memorial Sketch" of
Bergenroth, which he has Just published, =
and of which We shall have further occasion
to speak. In reproducing the substance OF
this vivid and startling narrative, it is
needful to say that -Bergenroth died before
he had fully satisfied himself as to its
genuineness.9 The, story - SasF follows:
''Don Carlos was Young prince veiy much
inclined t1odo what pleased him without
any respect for others. He was, however,
on good terms with his father, King Philip,
until the king married his third wife, Isabel
of France. Isabel was of the same age as
Don Carlos, and uncommoDly handsome
Don Carlos fell in lovePwith her, and made
her declaration in J0r7na, which the queen
was weak enough to answer, begging him
to desist from his suit, because she, being
bound by the most sacred ties to his father,
could never be his. Thialett miscarried,
and came, the priest says he does not know
in what way, into the hands of Philip, who,
finding it by far too warm, strongly repri-
manded his wife and son. and forbade
them, under severe penalties. to see each
other or to write to one another. Don
Carlos, instead Of: repenting, con-
oeived q very strong hatred of his
father, and relished any misfortune that
might bcfall him." One result of this was
that he entered into correspondence with
the Prince of Orange and Counts Egmont
and Horn, promising to join their move
ment, and, it possible, to persuade his faith
er to give him the command Of the troops in
the Low Countries, which he could then
transfer, together with himself. to the ranks
of the insurgents. Again the Prince was un-
lucky in papers revealing the project, or, at
his father hands. First, the King profess.
ed 70 believe that it was a case Of heresy,
and arresting Don Caalos, referred him
to the Inquisition. They pronounced the
Prince to be good Catholic, and the King
next resolved to proceed against him for
high treason. He himself dictated the ac-
cusation, which was signed by three priests
Eof whom one was the Princes own confess
sor, and the author of the memoir. 1.-The
King told them to keep the proceedinee
secret in order not to, make public the
shameful conduct Of his: son, and he add.
ed. although ahsf was perfectly justified,
there are people who would think him
hard and tanRuinaIy il they were to know
tho TRUTH He intended, therefore, after
wards to have the rumor spread that Don
Carlos had died of illness, or something
similar."
Il At first Don Carlos denies categorically,
and in the most determined manner, all
the charges against him. Torture is
threatened, but he still persists in his de-
i. Torture is then actually applied; the
hangman, who, with his assistant, has