The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-03
The AKN1M TRIAL.
A CONVERSATION WITH BARON HoLTzENDoRF.

A CONVERSATION WITH BARON HoLTzENDoRF.
BERLIN, Dec. 10, 1874.
The sentence OF the Court Is to be passed on
Count Arnim on saturday next the trial having
been concluded to-day. IL will be difficult for
foreigners, as well as Germans to get clear In
sight to the guilt or innocence o! the accused
from the evidence that has been given IN the pub
lie sttings OF the Court. The documents which
were read IN the private sittings would, we
Imagine, throw important light upon the case. and
most probably IN Count Arnim's favor. / am lor-
tunately in the position to give you the nature Of
these documents, about which so much secrecy
was observed by the Court. They refer exclusively
10 the Papal election, anu contain views and ex-
pressions which the Count did not wish should be
read by his successor, Prince Hohenlohe, who is q
Catholic. You viii doubtless have received tele-
graphic account Of Baron Holtzendorrs defence
OF the Count. had the pleasure Immediately
after the close Of the trial to-day Of passing few
words with the learned gentleman, and am per-
mitted TO give You his own private opinion re-
speeding the case. Baron Holtzendorf had studied
carefully the papers. and he had come to the con-
victOn that IN them are no sufficient reasons for
the outrage and the reproach done to Count
Arnm. 1t must be Supposed he went on to say,
"tnat other members OF the Paris Embassy had
written indirectly to the Chancellor OF Empire.
with the intention OF showing that the Counts
conducs was tending TO strengthen the monarchi-
cal parties Ia France. From private inlorma-
tion," said Baron HoltzendorL ~ can
assure you that have heard, IN
conversation with most influential
person, that two German diplomatists, at present
in active service, had contradicted each other in
statements asserting that Count Arnim had
favored either the legitimists or the Orleanists,
and the contradictions prove the false basis on
which the assertions are made. On the contrary,
the truth Is that the Count had predicted the
overthrow OF NJ. Theirs at time when no one in
Berlin was prepared for such an eventuality.
This prediction having been subsequently verified.
1t was believed by the Counts opponents that he
must have had early knowledge OF some plot con.
trived to bring about the fall OF M. Theirs. Down
to the present moment there are no facts and no
evidence at all to warrant the assertion that the
Count has been in the confidence OF the monarch
teal parties in France, IL is generally known that
no distinguished Flenchman ever visited the Ger
man Embassy end that the German Ambassador
was very badly received in social intercourse. II
there had been any secret intercourse with
legitmists l am strongly OF opinion that the
Count must have gone about the streets in some
disguise or other or that there was some political
masquerade. II such things had happened then
certainly secret information would have been
brought forward by the Counts opponents before
the College OF Judges" So far Baron Won Holt.
zendorf, who believes sincerely in the innocence
of Count Arnim. perusal Of the speech viii give
you the BarOn's views about the private or oicial
character Of the documents In question. My con-
versatiOn with the Baron was not OF very long
duration; but what he said think valuable to an
impartial judgment OF the case. Baron Holtzen.
dOrf leaves Berlin for Munich tomorrow. His
yesterdays speech Is, hear, to be published in
pamphlet form, with notes and references.