The New York herald., 1874-12-12
Technical Objection Against BiSmarck'S
Power Of Discipline.
An AMBASSADOR UNDER ESPIONAGE.
The Prisoner Accepts the EHtirs Responsibility
Of His Acts in Paris.
The Communications to the Newspaper
Press and to DR.. Dollinger.

BERLIN, Dec II, 1874.
Upon the resumption OF Count Won Arnim's trial
rbis morning letter from the Count to Herr Won
Bulow, Under Secretary OF the German Foreign
once, was read. In this communication Won
Arnim aintatned that after he was placed on the
retired list he was no longer amenable to the dis.
cpiinary power OF the Foreign once.
HOW THE Loss or THE PAPERS WAS AsCERTANED.
Herr Scnevan, Secretary OF the German Lega-
eion at Paris. testified that he first learned that
sne documents were missing from Baron Holstein
also aSecretary, who was searching the archives,
oy order Of Prince Hohenlohe. the Ambassador.
AN AMBASSADOR WATCHED AND BARON IN TROUBLE
AT this point DR.. Dockhorn. OF the counsel for
the defence, stated that In December last Baron
.dolSteln confessed that he had received orders
from Berlin to watch the actions Of Count Won
Arnim and send continuous reports IN relation
thereto.
The Court decided to send telegram TO Baron
'Aossein, summoning him to appear and defend
himself against the charge OF DR.. Dockhorn.
ACCEPTS THE RESPONSIBILITY.
The prisoner here remarked that he had already
stated the whereabouts OF all the documents In
cluded in the third category except few. He
could not reproach the STAFF Of the Embassy for
carclessness ana accepted the entire responsi.
-butry.
Defence OR oFFENcEs
Professor Lewis testified that Count You Arnim
consulted with him as to whether he should wait
FOR the Foreign Ofice to commence proceedings
or take the initiative himself to compel 1t to recog
nrze his right to ownership In the documents.
TIE COUNTS COMMUNICATIONS TO THE PUBLIC
PRESS
Count Won Arntm was interrogated with refer
ence to the authorship OF certain newspaper artl-
cles attributed to MIN.
He admitted that he authorized the publication,
IN the Brussels Echo dc Pdrlernent OF o statement
that he'Was about to resign the Ambassadorsnp
because OF the treatment he received from Paris
IAN society," He said he would call the Secretary Of
State. Th1le to prove that the Foreign once asked
whether he wanted this news to appear In the
German papers, He alterward denied the au-
thorship OF the item in order to mitigate the I'M
preston 1t produced.
He acknowledged the authorship OF the article
In the Cologne Gazette, and admitted that he
wished to influence the press.
He also acknowledged that the letter to DR.. DOL
inger was his, but refused to answer any ques-
tions In relation TO the revelations in the Vienna
Presse tor fear Of compromising others.
Herr Braun formerly proprietor OF the Spencer
Gdzett8, testified tnat In May last Herr Lindau on
behalf Of Count Won Arnim, requested the publ
cation OF an article.
Herr Zehlicke, the editor, repeated the test-
uony given Dy him at the preliminary inquiry.
Herr Won Bulow testified that Bismarck ordered
Baron Hosteins subject to Arnim's approval, to
treat the statement In the Echo de Parlement
ironically and reproduce 1t in the German papers,
Herr Landsberg, journalist, was examined.
He acknowledged that he sent disclosure to
the VSessS0 Fresse. but declined to state whether
Arntm was implicated In the publication. Lands
berg admitted that he wrote the letters included
in the Indictment concerning the purchase Of the
fG0sozat or some other newspaper by Arntm.
The latter frequently spoke on that subject but
the witness never considered his intentions
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