New-York tribune., 1874-12-12
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

THE TRIAL OF COUNT Won ARN1M.
HIS CLAIM THAT HE WAS NOT AMENABLB TO TIE
FOREIGN OFFICE WHEN he WAS ON THE REIihEl
usT-wHEN THE LOSS OF THE DOCUMENTS "Ar
BERLIN. Friday Dec. H. 1874.
Upon the resumption of Count Won Arnims tr1a
this morning letter from the Count to Her Won
BHlow, Uuder Secretary OF the Foreign ONCE ""s
read. In this communication the Count malnta'h0o
that, after he was placed the retired list ne wa
no longer amenabe to the disciplinary power Oh 'ne
Foreign Office.
Herr schevan, q Secretary Of the German EN-.
bassy at Paris testified that he first learned 'na'
the documents were missing from Baron Holste'n'
also a Secretary, who was searching the archives
for Prince Hohenohe, the Ambassador.
At this point Dr. Dockhorn Of the counsel for the
defense stated that in December last Baron Holsen
confessed that he had received orders from Berhn
to watch the actions of Count Won Arnim. ana sehu
continuous reports IN relation thereto.
The Court decided to send telegram 10 baion
Holstein, summoning him to appear and defend hih'
self against the charge of Dr. DockhOrn.
The prisoner here remarked that he had already
stated the whereabouts of all the documents III
cluded in the third category, except few. TIC
could not reproach the staff of the Embassy for care
lessness, and accepted the entire responsibility.
Prof. Lewis testified that Count Won Arnim con-
suited with him as to whether he should walt ior
the Foreign Office to begin proceedings, or take ING
initiative himself to compel it to recognize his rgh'
of ownership in the documents.
Count Won Arnm was interrogated with references
to the authorship Of certain newspaper articles ~.
tributed to him. He admitted that he authorized
the publication in the Brussels Echo de Par'emen'
statement that he was about to resign the Embas-
10 fIa tran he from
Partisan society. He said he would call the secre-
tary of State Thilc to prove that the Foreign Oce
asked whether he wanted this news to appear IN
tho German papers. He afterward denied the
authorship of the item in order to mitigate
the impression it produced. He acknowledged the
authorship of the article in the R6lnsche Ze'tunq'
and admitted that he wished to influence the press
He also acknowledged that the letter to Dr. D0lli-
ger was his but refused to any questions 10
relation to revelations in the Weaer Press Tor fear
of compromising others.
Herr Braun, formerly proprietor of the Speneroche
testified that in May last Herr Landau. on behalf Oh
Count Won Arnim, requested the publication OF an
article.
Herr Zehlicke, the editor, repeated the testimony
given by him at the preliminary inquiry.
Herr Won BHlow testified that Bismarck ordered
Baron Holstein subject to Won Arnim's approval to
treat the statement IN the Echo de Pdrement roni-
cally and reproduce it in the German papers.
Herr Landsberg, journalist, was examined. dc
acknowledged that he sent disclosure to the
Wiener Presse. but declined to state whether Won
Arnim was implicated in the publication. Lands
berg admitted that he wrote the letters in
cluded in the indictment concerning the purchase OF
the Tagsblatt or some other newspaper, by William
Arnm The latter frequently spoke on that subject,
but the witness never considered his intentions
serious.