The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1876-05-18

really proved To be the case; but when
King Christian married the English
Princess Caroline Matilda, Juliana, her
mother-in-law and Prime Minister Holck
began to tremble for the continuance of
their influence upon the destinies of the
kingdom.
The young Queen manifested an evi.
dent disposition to emancipate her hus-
band from the degrading tutelage in
which he was kept by his intriguing
step-mothcr, and on more than one oc-
casion she induced him to thwart the
purposes of the Queen-dowager and of
the Prime Minister.
Shortly after her return from Altoona,
Queen Caroline Matilda gave birth to n
son, which filed her husband with un-
bounded joy.
Fearing that this event would still
further strengthen the influence of the
Queen, Juliana and Holck concoctcd an
infamous intrigue against her. They
bribed IA young officer of the Queens
household (Baron Moltkens) to confess,
under the threats of u sham inquisitor,
that he had Illicit intercourse with her
Majesty, and that he, and not King
Christian, was the father of Caroline
Matilda's child.
This story, which was false from be-
ginning to end, was brought to the
Kings knowledge with such diabolical
ingenuity that he believed it to be true,
and ut first he vas SO exasperated that
he intended to throttle the Queen with
his own hands. But Caroline Matilda
protested her innocence with a very
semblance of sincerity so strongly that
his belief in her guilt was shaken, and
he left her unframed, although he
thenceforward treated her with the most
calling GOODNESS.
Baron Moltkens was sent to a fortress.
but kept there nominally only as n pris-
oner, the Queen.dowagcr having hypo-
critically told her step.son that it would
be best to cover up the royal scandal as
much as possible.
Shortly afterwards DIR. Struensee ar
rived in Copenhagen. lie had made up
his mind to accept the Kings order, and
became his physician. He found Chris
tian the Seventh Il prey to the gioomicst
feelings. The King, who had liked the
young physician from the start, unbos-
omed himself to him fully. lie even
told him all about the Queens alleged
intidelity.
On the following day an event occur
red, which proved the turning-point in
Struensee's career.
The small. poN was raging violently
in parts Of Copenhagen. 1t even forced
its way into the interior of the royal
castle, and on the above mentioned day
it attacked the Kings infant son. DR..
Struensee saved the young Princes life,
and thereby made both the King and
Queen his devoted friends. The King
appointed him rs private secretary,
with Il large salary.
The Queen thanked him with stream
ing eyes for the preservation of her
sons life, and in that hour of boundlcss
gratitude she went so far rs TO protest
her Innocence in regard to the above
mentioned charges to him.
Struensee generously offered to bring
about Il full reconciliation between her
and her royal husband.
"The King will believe nothing on
that subject except a retraction OF the
diabolical falsehood by Baron Nolt-
kens."
Struensce assured her that he would
leave no stone unturned in order TO OBJ
tain such Il rctraction. He went in dis
guise to the fortress, where Moltkens
was kept rs q nominal prisoner. Mott
kens said haughtily to him:
"Who are youPn
81 I'm II friend of truth and the dead
ly enemy Of ~liars!'
"What is that to me?n
"You are the most infamous liar on
earth"
"Sirrah, will make you eat your
words.n
The two clinched, but %Struensce,
who was a very powerful man, easily
succeeded in throwing his adversary.
Then, setting his knees on the fellows
breast, he Kissed out:
"Now, Baron Moltkens, | shall slow.
ly strangle you TO death unless you con.
fnas that yilit. story. ah,nlt thn h,nnps
Illicit intercourse with you was Il wicked
ialsehood."
The cowardly slanderer wa already
turning black in the face. He replied,
in a gurgling tone:
81 will confess ALI"
$50 the Queen is pureP"
81 know nothing to the contrary"
"Who caused you to tell II lieP"
"The Queen-dowagcr did"
"What bride did she give you?"
"She gave me fifty thousand riX dol
lars"
"Wll you swear to this
"Yes, if | don't endanger my life b,
so doing"
"No, you shall have time to leave
Denmark"
The document was drawn up anC
sworn to before the astonished Gov
ernor of the fortress. He wanted I,
detain Moltkens, but S%truensee showed
him his commission as private secre
tary of his Majes' :, and so Moltken
was allowed to depart.
Upon laying the worn retraction o
the libel before the King, Struense
urged the latter strongly 10 Danish hi
stcpmother from Copenhagen, and t
beg the Queens pardon for hG, ne IN
justly suspected her.
The King did both. Juliana had t