, 1876-11-10
Won ARSINf,
1Iln Conviction Of IIIel. Treason.


on hearing that the celebrated stntcstnnn a,hl
personal representative If TIC Elnparnr, wln.
only ehhrt tii,c previously }ttuI occupied such
prominent place IN his co',ntrY's history, had
duetcd to tho metropolitan prison, v Il itln.cnae.
Several weeks parsed by before prclitninarica
we're closed and Count Arnitn Indicted. Tic
9IlIEy lia!| In which, uthles tho Presidency uf
T!Kc. bccauic resort of t1Ir taahonaftc .torltl,
and whoever could obtain nm entrance came To sec
tho C1,tnt wlio: :unbroke not wtllouttlignlty,
stood 6cforo Ills judRcs. Whcnt nnnlly, tho
verdict was 70 be pronounced. the Moikcn.
market ana adjoining streets wcrc dcnsely filled
with curious md e1citod crowd, only prevent
c,l with difficulty from forcing an entrance Into
the news ran like ,wildire over the town, ani
was speedily spread over the whole wurld, that
tito Count had been fo1,n.l rullty. Sinro that
memorable evening when public interest had
yesterday tic High Court Of STATE assembled
to hear the Charge Of treason raiscd against
Count .ArnlH, with the exception Of his only
son, who has throughout displayed tho most
devoted 1--we to Ills fntlisr only solne barrttcss
.nt,al questions wcro at stake. The chargc Of
hugh treason ngainst Count Arn[tn ilaa uisr,-
o1ey for c o5S pulSSpns e q q o Mta dnnsuts ss sn;
for, for ,,,,ghE which tue cx.Amba.sador was
@ ,ns1t The hrs;ent prosseings, .nly instituse,l
Cd 70 him, Is hasel on chnrgo of publishing
official locl'ncnts in bis cafc, thereby cndanger-
Ing public peace, aud an accusation Of having
neglected tho interests Of government In d!plo-
matic Negotiations whcrcwl.ls ho waa intrEsies'.
Against both these polnts Count Arnin .ninuto-
II defended himself III wdtihg by nppealinE to
tho testimony Of trustworthy persons. At tic
first hearing of the casc on the 11th Of May, the
Court of State scctne,l. to be in favor OF the
Count, md adJourneal the trtal With M under
standing tint President Thfcrs should 1ivc cYi-
dencc On tho negotiations ior the treaty Of
ernctati ion, mud several other persona FROM
Switzerland for rcfutatfuu Of tho dcpositiens Of
Arnim's authorship ii "rro Nlhilo." Adverse
influence. however, seem In the meantime to
have bccn cxortel on tho Court, fnr. after de-
clarlnE tho testimony Of President Thicrs lin.
toward tic Count.
Tho sitting was opened nt o'clock precisely.
THO Court. conRlAting of ten Judgca, VITA pre-
sided over by Herr yon Mnhlcr, brother Of tho
public prosecution VIA conducted BY Ilcrr yon
Luck, who Ind oilie!nted already in eiulllar ra-
l'acity IN tho first trial before tho Court Of APP
peals. The 0clchso WIS undertaken by II.
and Herr Qacnktcit, WHO ha1 sa brilliantly dc.
fenled Ills client before tho Disciplinary Court.
ON tue opening OF tic sitting the fnct oi Cu,nt
Arnn's nor-appcaEnncc waa established in t11su
ing .l.e accused: Ills council submitted to tI,p
Court two medical certificates nttehtlng tic &C.
vcrc fndtsposltton Of the Count, who ,yna
detained ut onel.y, and requested On tits
ss ssfeu Ae9 asss soft sSapasn SSs,pssfs H. court Of IT,
cidcd not to respond to this motion, since the
certificates merely stated thnt Incarceration
would be fatal, but not that Journey to Berlin
was Impossible. With unusual severity tho pre-
forbade thu counsel, IN absenco Of their client,
further to address tho Court, and requested
them to )eayc tic acata reserved for the .1cfcuso
AIT! take tl!c1r stand among the public. A
verbal protest against such extraordinary con.
duct was ATTEMPTED, aud on bcing rcpfcssetl
1t Ths delivered In writing to tho Court, to-
,he charge. Before heEinnIne Ills plea The Pub
b1e Mltsb ~ was sn iern,v ~ esrrjr nn ~ ,%a, I
oven Tic o'lIrcrs Of tho Court were .obllscd to
After tbrco hours ac,!hcrns!on tho sentonec
lie slime days hence by being publicly placur,|cil,
Il is rcportcl tlat Count Afnfn, IL XuInj r,iItv
Of hlrh treason and condemned to ,llors tl,ai,
III 3snt.n po"h. sc1,!suue. ~ appSai 1loili
n rn, ee.veu vn,,nt III, Il iana. Puf Will. Gonns
IIctlon of lu Gnnrt. Tia irm.r scnsrnr li hs. H.
ct,,utR Will mn, n t,rv trial will i,nvo n o,,su
FIN rocnainI,a Inv ~" , ,' r W. t u ~
Wick. ,,nicr n, nxclMsion 81 lila hjic rn,.
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illness. wti.o,,t oyc,, nliowM, lin !, .tefm.s. Z
mmiycr5niiy Scns,rI mn, mi ma, ~
So oxnrSsscd tint Ills oxcentsonnl ro,,Tt kinI
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tio of "" o, nsf nn1tat 1 W." rtp ." 'foa ~ S
sh"i Hin r,m,irtmnt;"r ~ ~ ,fo rt ~ oxcisas a
in IcTal circlcs ;,,st conrcrn. ~ for i"s,ca tlte
fn ~ fn,nt asn rn % uvi6 t'! otscs t rr nne
M;,,o !, h"t H. ~. ,xa,. r.,., M"G ~ 5afo,, ,ao
nSE ~ ~ nAs possu, ~ uu.c''se tas
ucpntiatinns for ii,n trnntv n nvn,,,atn ,v II
Tj'iorsi tcstimnnv. ani liz nrcsrnt .tn ~ nv ~
n,,nra3 Inv "I.f a,u .a Tho VI , ~
omGea.lnh o!'el1 WoEen;s. r,'1 lne inoit nllel-
cstnlE partS " ~. lIaets' autograph letter 70
Count AfI'I'l,I hhhucu over 10 tAG Court lhu
kindly placcts at my disposal. reads Us follows:
SIN: In reply TO your questions lately addressed
me conforming nsgotlnt'ons sorrc'i on ln lb1' for
evaca11mn o. pschGh 1sts,infS, Ieg 70 etSle. a.
hst frn1 n ~ Ie'nsnusr ny nTt
sort Inn III ,dIcn,;ir. If ,Go nc1o,sion. ~, un,c t
dIscnsec IN bosh aIc. 10 tcfr fnIJ .ient a..
l,ocialiy With regard Il, Hu,fort, Tie sncey nYacu.
alton Of which wns Vi paramount nicrrst 10
france. W1on first insisted on ts oyncnatinn