The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-12
FOREIGN.
Trial Of Count Won Arnim.

VI
BERLIN, December ll.-Upon the re-
sumption of Count Won Arnim's trial.
this morning, letter from Count Won
Bulow, Under Secretary ofthe Foreign
Office, was read. In this communication
the Count maintained that after he was
placed on the retired list, he WAS no long
er amenablC to the disciplinary power Of
the Foreign office. Herr Schcvan, Sec
retary of the German Legation at Paris,
testified that he first learned that the
documents were missing from Baron
Holstein. in searching the archives for
Prince Hohenlohe Ambassador at this
point. DR.. Dockhorn, of the counsel for
the defense, stated that in December last,
Baron Holstein, confessed that he had is
sued orders from Berlin, to watch the
actions of Count Won Arnim, and send
continuous reports in relation thereto.
The Count decided to send u telegram to
Baron Holstein, summoning him to ap-
pear to defend himself against the
charges of Dr. Dockhorn.
Won Arnim here remarked that he had
already settled the whereabouts OF all
documents except a few included i'll the
third category. He could not reproach
the staff of the Embassy for carclCsSness,
and accepted the entire responsibility.
Professor Lewis testified that Won
ArnIm consulted with him as to whether
he should wait for the Foreign office to
! commence proceedings, or take the inia-
tive himself to compel it to recognize his
right of owcrship to the documents.
The UltramOntaneS are actively work
inr to secure defeat in the RciChStag of
the Landsturm bill.
Noble ladies OF Westphalia were re-
Gently fined for signing seditiouS address
Is 10 the Bishop Of Paderborn and have
appealed from their sentence.
Count Won Arnim was intcrr"gatcd
with reference to the authorship Of certain
newspaper articles attributed to him. He
admitted that ne authorized the publlcn-
tion. in the Brussels Echo dc PdrLtamcHL
the statement that he was about to resign
the Ambassadorship because Of the treat
ment he received from the ParI>on
Society. He said he would call Secretary
of State Philo, to prove that the iorciSA
Office asked whether he wanted this news
to appear in German newspaper. Tie
afterwards denied the authorship of the
article in order to mitigate the I'M
preston that it produced. He ackw1l-
edged the authorship of the article IN
the Cologne Gazette, and admitted he
wished to influence the press. He also
acknowledged that the letter to DR.. Dal-
linger was his, but refused to answer any
questions in relation to the revelations IN
the Vienna Presse, for fear "t compromlS-
ing Others. Herr Brown, proprietor oi
The .Spcuer Ga1stte, testified that in May,
Herr Lindon, on behalf of Count Won
Arnim, requested the publication OF an
article by Herr Zehliche, The editor re
peated the testimony given by HIM ut
the preliminary enquiry.
Herr Won Bulew testified that Bis
marck ordered Baron Holstein subject /"
Arnim's approval to treat the state
mcnt in the Echo de Parliament ir"ni-
cally, and reproduce it in the German
papers. ..,
Herr Laudsbcrg, journalist, was exam
ined. He acknowledged that he sem I"
disclosure to the Nienra PrcSSc, but de-
cIined to state whether Arnim waS I'M
plicated in the publication. LaudSberg
admitted that he wrote the letters IN
cmded in the Indictment, concerning the
purchase of tha Tagsbiadt or some other
newspaper, by Arnim. The latter RE-
quentlv spoke on that subject, but witness
never considered his intentions serious.
French Politics.
PARIS, Debember I'm. Cornc, the
recently elected president of the Leit
Centre, Mt caucus to-day, stated that
the party had gone to the utmost limit OF
concession.
The Extreme Left has elected NJ. Brls-
son president of the committee OF the the,
Assembly to which was referred the
validity OF NJ. Bourgoings election IN the
department OF Nieyre, and has decided
70 postpone an investigation until re-
suit is reached in the judicial proceedings
against the parties implicated. In the
meanwhile the BonapartiSts Will move
an Immediate confirmation by the AS
sembly of Nj. Boursoings right t" ms
seat.