New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-11-14
COUNT Won ARNIM.
HIS LATE RELEASE ON BAIL.

CERTIFICATE OF HIS OWN IMPARTIAIifY.
lFRoM TILE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuSE.l
BERLIN, Oct. cat yesterday Count
Won Arnim's prison doors were thrown open, and he
walked out--on bail. reporter for the Spena'scne
Zitung who. in a spirit OF enterprise not often seen
in paper that has bat two DAYS more OF life. had
been lowering about the family mansion in the
Parser Platz saw the diplomatist drive up TO the
door, algh from the carriage, and disappear up the
marble stairway The reporter adds that he walked
with slow but resclute STEP This may well be
believed. That Count Arnim is not well is true
encugb but be is not and has not been sufficiently
i'll TO make his confinement unsafe; and this the
official physicians have affirmed and reaifrmed. His
transfer from the prison to the Charlie, and from
the Charlie to the open air, only concessions TO
public opinion and dccency. The public mind was
shocked at the spectacle OF man like Won Arnim SIT
ting in felons cell for suspected oilense III IS true
that the prisoner himself first made Application 10
be released for his heaths sake; but this was only
a formal proceeding, and one may perhaps believe
that be himself was not sorry that Ii failed ana
thus added additional thorn to his martyrs
But this time his friends were determined 10
have no mistake about the matter. day OF two ago,
when the official press began to hint that Arnims
health was growing worse, and that it might be
found necessary to release him on bail, the hre"S
Zeitun1 came out boldly and declared that the
premises were false. The prisoners health, 1T SAID,
Is not good but il is no worse than 1t was TWO
weeks ago, when the Court refused to accept the
plea for release This created some CONSERVATION.
IL was equivalent to challenge to the Governments
If shame or fear have forced you to set Won Amin
free it seemed 10 say do in an open, manly way.
and acknowledge there is TO jast ground Tor MS
detention but do not try to make his physical con-
N f,r,r aunt IN
This is the Conservative of the latest step in
the case The Government view is different Accord
ing TO tie theory which the Government officials
cxpound in tic clubs. Arnim's release is only the
natural operation of legal processes His arrest and
detention had double object; first the recovery OF
the documents themselves; and, second the punish
ment of the prisoner for abstracting them. 1he
former involves the right OF visitation and search
Bnt this could be exercised with prudence and
efficiency only while the accused was III connhe-
menf since if released on the one hand, or suffered
free intercourse with his friends on the other, he
could easily put the papers out of reach and thus
defeat one Of the ends of justice. Therefore he was
shut up in his cell at the City Prison. or his shabby
room at the hospital, and permitted only to walk
under pair of meager linden trees. The domciilaly
yisitations went bTiskly forward. The country
mansion at Nassenhaide. Won Arnlm's hotel IN Ber-
ln the apartments OF his son. beaTdless lieutenant
and the quarters of all his relations down TO the thd
and fourth generation were ransacked, ana every
thing which was needed was taken away. Notaries
were sent to Paris make formal registry OF tech
meal testimony about the missing papers. And then
il became safe to release the noble prisoner. The
material is all in the hands of the public prosecutors
and while they are making up their Casa task
which may exact mouth-there Is 10 motive 1or
Loon;ro hin in cuph close confinement.
Between these two theories | am inclined, with
ont pretending TO decide to prefer the second see
nothing unreasonable III it, and much that is unrea-
sonable in the first 1t is at least preposterous to
suppose that the release of the prisoner, be 1T
weakness not is such a weakness as Is lmphed III
abandoning indirectly the case against him. The
chief of the Foreign Oice has his faults. 1t is tIue
but to retreat thus early in an engagement Is not
one of them lie has been batfied in the search Tor
the documents it is said, though this ID barren
ASSUMPTION and that is the only check that he has
received. But l do not think he expected to hnd
them Count Won Arnim, whether he believes IN
his own innocence not is too shrewd TO suffer the
papers, on which bis rests, to be dragged forth
into court from hiding place into which people
would say. Only guilty conscience could nave put
them. Ii he is going to use them at all he VIII
use them for grand coup de theatre. tie VIII
choose his opportunity, and submit them just where
their submission will provoke the most sympathy.
No man loves scenic effect better than C0unt Harry
Won Arnim, unless it be Prince Won Bismarck.
Furthermore the investigation has not been con-
dncted solely with view to finding the papers. In
n large measure it has been merely formal, q tech
nical necessity and nothing more. 10 argue that
the investigation has failed because it has closed Is
10 show strange ignorance of legal processes. And
finally there is n civil process coming on in few
days-a process instituted by Count Won Arnlm HIM
self If the civil court should affirm his right OF
ownership in the papers the criminal case would
ipso facto tall TO the ground 1t may be- therefore,
that the prosecution is willing to prepare for an adj
verse decision in that case, aud by anticipating the
prisoners discharge to lessen the ignomlny OF de-
feat or at least 10y releasing him, to allow him prac-
teal as web as virtual freedom OF action. All these
problems will be solved in few days
The criminal trial viii begin, far rs can be fore
seen about the 1st Of December, before the Stddt-
geJich. of Berlin. This is the Court to which ac-
cordng to the temporary arrangement still IN force.
the trial of all cases against diplomatic servants OF
the Empire Is assigned. The official may he Prus-
sian like Count Won Arnim. or he may be Bavarian
like Won Arnims successor, Prince llohenlohe-in
anv and all cases he must be tried by Prussian
Court and under the Prussian code. That code Is
made mp from the ROMAN lt"' tuo 'o"e -'"V"'0'"
and tie original Ldndesrechh In the carly part OF
the case there was good deal of speculation and
even wild insinuations about the Integrity Of the
iudoes who are TO try Count Won Arnim. No
one questioned their superiority TO brides.
bur many questioned their power to re-
sist Government pressure. This distIust,
too was curiously fed by the President
of the Court himself, who published letter on the
subject This was silly blunder. 1t is, so far as
know, the first time in history that ChicfJusticc
has printed a certificate Of character for his own
Court; and the reception given to the experiment