Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-06-25
CASPER HAUsER.

A MyRtery that Once Puzzled all
Eur0Pe-s0me Wonderful Develop.
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Emperor Married 10 Prince with
the Bar Sinister.
The New York Sunday Mercury has
come into possession of the following
remarkable story, which elucidates the
mystery of Casper Hauser's parentage;
On the evening of the 26th of May,
1925 casual passenger through the
streets of Nuremberg met youth about
fifteen or sixteen years of age, whose
singular appearance at once arrested his
attention Although strongly built, he
seemed scarcely able to use his limbs,
while his eyes were hardly strong enough
to bear the dim twilight of the late sum
mer eve. In his hand he held a letter
addressed to well known citizen, which
he presented to every passer-by with an
unmeaning stare. When conducted to
the house of the person to whom be ap-
peared to be directed, he was offered
food, but refused with disgust all except
plain bread and water, and throwing
himself down on heap of straw, went
into sound sleep The persons in
whose charge he was left did not know
what to make of him, for, on the one
hand, he displayed the mingled curiosity
and stupid insensibility Of some being
to whom all is new, but who has no per-
ceptible appreciative faculty, while he
could repeat certain words with distinct.
ness, aud in distinct hand wrote down
THE NAME OF CASPER HAUsER.
As an idiot or clever imposter they
finally determined to send him to prison,
where close examination showed him
to be incapable of any attempt at fraud,
but, on the contrary, to be victim him
self of crime. The soles of his feet
we're perfectly soft and white, proving
that he had never beer permitted to take
exercise. II was clear that he had never
seen and never learned anything; he was
complete stranger to the commonest
ties and duties which bind mankind to-
gether, and utterly ignorant of nature,
or even the existence of society or NOR
atty in short, he had evidently vege-
tated in complete isolation, and literally
in obscurity for he could not bear the
effect of light upon his eyes, and neither
knew at first the difference between
night and day, nor could he measure
time. Professor Danmer charged him
self with his education. By gentle de-
grees, armed with the utmost patience,
be attempted to awaken the dormant
faculties Of this extraordinary being.
he learned with rapidly, and vague,
misty recollections Of the long, dreary,
purgatory in which the years of his
childhood had been spent, rose before
his mind. He would often
TALK ABOUT HIS JAILER,
for whom, however, he did not enter.
tain any feelings Of ill.will, but rather
wondered in his simplicity, how he
could have offended him. The Profess
sor, who had entirely discontinued his
researches as to the birth Of his uniortu-
nate pupil, encouraged him to trace
back the depths of his memory, and
hoped eventually to collect the scattered
facts he from time to time obtained into
some tangible shape. Thus three or
four years rolled peaeeably along. The
world, tired of its nine days wonder, had
forgotten all about Casper, and be might
tondly hope that his enemies had done
the same thing, but it was not so. They
had not let any of his movements escape
them, and probably the Professor hopes
had been too loudly expressed, for an at.
tempt was made to
oAssAssINATE THE POOR YOUTH,
which failed, ard resulted in obtaining
for him more powerful protection than
that of the worthy scentist-that of the
Earl of Stanhope, an English nobleman,
who at that time was residing in Ger.
many. On the l4th Of December, 1888.
Hauser, who had been left alone, was |
entced to a solitary grotto by an un-
known man, who plunged a dagger into
his heart. Every effort was made by the
authorities to discover the assassin, and
Lord Stsnhope offered large reward |
for his arrest, but all in vain. Among
those well acquainted with such particu-
lars Of the case as it was not practical
for the strong arm of despotism to sup.
press, but little doubt will be found to
exist that poor, friendless, murdered
Casper Hauser was by birth
SOVEREIGN PRINCE,
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