The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-02

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With fthe utmost pakiobce, .ha at
tempted to awaken the dormant
facul Hes OF this eitsaor dinary be-
ing. He ies1ned with rapidity, and
vague misty reco1lections Of the
long, sdteafy purgatoEg I'M which
the years of his childho ODD had hhsen
spent, rose before his mind. He
would often talk about his jailor,
for whom, however, he did not en-
tertain any feeling of ill-will, but
rather wondered, in his simplicity,
how he could have offended him.
The professor, who had not entirely
discontinued his researches Ms to
the birth of his unfortunate 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 peacea-
bly, along. The world, tired of it's
nine days wonder, had forgotten
all about Casper, and he might
fondly 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's Hopes had
been too Loudly expressed, for nm
attempt was made to- assassinate
the poor youth, whichafailed, and
resulted in obtaining for him @
more powerful protection than that
OF the worthy. scientist that OF the
Earl of Stanhope, an English no.
bleman, who! d. that time was re-
siding in Germany. On the 18th
of December, 1883, Hauser, vino
had been left alone, was enticed to
a solitary grotto by an unknown
man, who plunged a dagger into
his heart. Every effort was made
by the authorities to discover the
assassin, and Lord Stanhope offer
cd q large reward for his arrest,
but all in vain. Among those well
acquainted with such. particulars
OF the case as it was not practica-
BILE for the strong arm of despot-
ism to suppress, but little doubt
will be found to exist that
poor, friendless, murdered Casper
Hauser was sovereign prince of
the realm by birth. New deve-
'lopments prove beyond q doubt
that Hauser was thes son eof. the
Grand Duke Charles, of Baden,
and his wife Stephania, consequent
ly the legitimate heir to the throne.
Charles, who had married Stepha-
mia, the niece of Napoleon the
First, in 1906, was man of reckless
character. Not long after marriage
he became enamored of the b.
roness Geyer Won Geyerberg, whom
he raised to the rank of Countess
Won Hotchberg. This woman at
tempted to poison the Grand
Duchess, and when the latter was
delivered Of an heir to the crown
OF Baden, she caused that child to
be stolen. It was the unfortunate
creature afterward known under
the name of Casper Hauser. The
Grand Duchess was assured by the
physicians, all of whom were in the
pay of the Countess, that her child
had died. She believed it until
her husband died, when she secret
ly caused the infants coffin to be
opened. 1t was empty. Some
time afterwards she gave birth to
another son, but the mother SEEM
ed to believe that her child had
been taken from her and another
substituted. This was really the
case, the substituted baby being an
illegitimate son to whom the
Countess Hotchberg had given birth
about the same time. The bastard
was christened Leopold and became
heir apparent of Baden. The Grand
Duchess never spoke to him, even
after he had become Grand Duke.
She lived in seclusion, and died q
few years ago. Whether her hus-
band Charles ever discovered the
fraud, certain it is that she finally
poisoned him, whereupon her son
Leopold became Grand Duke of
Baden. He had no right whatever
to the position; for the real heir,
Casper Hauser, WQs then alive