The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-09

saQOr use MS Drains III OIueT u point out the
gers Of policy which he is convinced is danger
GUS, or should he be condemned to be simply q
corporal ambassador to write his reports in the
style dictated to him by his master Apparently
Prince Bismarck only wishes to have very doclle
gentlemen In his embassies. He cannot use diplo-
matists who venture to contest policy they FORE
bode will work out danger. In Paris, however,
Bismarck had two ambassadors-one. Count
Arnim, whose reports he found too con-
troversial. whose conduct he found almost "trea-
sOnable: :" and another, this press Cossack, Herr
Won Holstein whose reports were sent in q
roundabout way to the Chancellor. 'When
came to Paris" said this witness II found that
Count Arnim's political views did not at all agree
with those expressed by Prince Bismarck" Bis
marck thought that the Theirs government was
the best security Tor the payment OF the German
indemnify ArnIm considered Theirs himself to
be weak, but was OF the opinion that no matter
what the character OF the government, France
would pay her debts. Says Herr Won Holstein. al
frequently contested the views OF Count Arnim.
had then the impression that the final question
would be
WHICH OF THE TWO, BISMARCK OR ARNIx
should be the Chancellor" Then ne wrote his
views to Berlin that "Thiers was the best man for
France that Arnim had policy totally at variance
with that which he knew was taken by Prince
Bismarck" Here we see an insignificant Journal
list, or something OF the sort, attached by Bis
marck to the Paris Embassy, and playing o
diplomatic role himself behind Count Arnim's
back, ana finding more considerable hearing at
Berlin than the imperial Ambassador himself
And with the advent Of this creature In Paris the
differences between Arnim and Bismarck con-
stantly grew, and Arnlm fOrebOding the catas-
trophe, gathered together the correspondence re-
latinR to the misunderstanding, and styled them
'Connict Documents" or papers relating to his
conflict with the Chancellor, and which, as the
Judge admitted, the accused Count had SO beauti-
fully described as 'thc grave OF his long
friendship with the Chancellor" All these
papers relating to French politics have
therefore a personal as well as official
character, and the Court freed the Count OF the
charge or enlightenment OF State papers, and de-
clared it's conviction that there was no proof OF
Arnim having had the intention of making mali
cious use of them. In regard to the ecclesiastical
documents, most Of which had been returned to
the Court under protest, the judges awarded the
punishment Of Imprisonment, not because The
Count had any intention OF embezzling the papers,
but bee he had failed to give them up when
requested by the Foreign once, through Mr..
Bulow. And even on this point. for which
THE THREE MONTHS IMPRISONMENT WAS IMPOSED.
there were many mitigating circumstances. The
Count had taken the papers because he did not wish
them to be seen by his successor, Prince Hohen-
lohe Catholic, and these dispatches contained
deep insults against the Catholics and the Pope.
He had the intention to give them up, but his feel
lngs of dignity were hurt when Herr Won Bulow
wrote to him, al the dictatlon Of the Chancellor,
that ne must send back the papers at once, or he
would be dragged before the criminal courts. In
regard to the papers still missing, the Court was
OF the opinion that there were no proofs that the
Count had taken them. But the motives which
led the Court TO mete out punishment you will
have clearer idea from perusal OF the entire
sentence, which / enclose herewith:-"No. for
embezzlement OF off1cial papers, not for misde,
meanor in once, but Tor the offence against public
order I'm not returning the documents when sug-
gested by the Foreign O1ice) was Arnim declared
guilty and sentenced, In the name OF the King, to
three months imprisonment. deducting the four
weeks Incarceration already undergone, and the
payments OF the costs OF the trial."
THE CLOSING SCENES OF THE TRIAL
were in the highest degree interesting. The sem
tence was to have been delivered exactly at Jour,
at which time the court room was crowded TO ex-
cess, while outside. on the Molkenmarkt q vast
crowd of people awaited the announcement OF the
verdict, regardless of the snow that fell and COW
cred the streets ana houses. The advocates
Muncket and Dochh0rn were there; the state At
tOrney, the three judges, the fifty correspondents
were there; but the central figure was wanting;
Count Arnim was said to be Ill and exhausted
that the Court was asked to dispense with his at
tendance. There were moments Of mysterious
whispering between judges and advocates, the
silent hurrying away OF messengers, and your
correspondent fancied in his guilty conscience
that the judges gazed at him in stern and APP
palling manner as II they had something very inn
En- MI
every moment that the Court would be called to or
der and the President would stand up In all his dig.
nifty and begin IN some such q strain as the follow
ing cit has come to the knowledge of this ven-
cradle Court that yesterday evening some foreign
correspondent or correspondents, whose names
are known to this high Court, have sent the sem
tence which Is about to be delivered by telegraph
across the ocean. This Is misdemeanor accord.
ing to such and such paragraph, and the Court
viii Immediately order the criminals arrest"
But the Court mad evidently no such intention.
Young Count Arnim FASTENED from the court room,
and 1t was whispered that the accused Count was
to be summoned and brought to the Court.
YOUR CORRESPONDENT FELT DEEPLY RELIEVED
when the excitement subsidized and the au-
dience began to chatter and speculate as TO the
probable sentence. Some said six months Others
were sure that it would De acqulttal only the
kilograms sent arrived safely at their destination
that the sentence would be three months i'm
prisonment. Does the herald reader ever i'm
aglne the danger at which that news was acqulredP
The penalty the correspondent incurred might be
request from the police to leave the country; per-
haps summons to say how he got his nforma-
ton. The Berlin College OF Judges took three
days to deciae and compose the sentence. The
sentence and the motives thereto were written by
President Reich upon twenty ioolscap sheets of
paper, and these were autographed in two hun
dred copies only the night preceding the iudg-
ment: but these twenty pages did not contain the
Judgment There we're still two pages wanting
ana these were autographed an hour before the
sentence was spoken. Up to that time the Judge
would keep them in his own possession. hardly
remember how the news came to me. knew tnat
the judges had discussed for some hours whether
the four weeks Imprisonment already suffered by
rhe Count should be deducted from the term of the