Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-06-28

took his seat in the carriage wo-
man in mourning dress stepped up
and placed a petition in his hands.
The king said, Call again in the
morning when he would be in
Bohemial At this moment my
father stepped forward, took the
pistol from under his cloak and
fired twice at the king. The smoke
filled the carriage. Some courtiers
seized my father. One ball pierced
the kings cloak, the other went
through the queens bonnet, re-
bounded on the side of the carriage
and struck the royal arms painted
on the high back of the carriage.
The king was not injured, but he
was sick from the effects of the at
tack. Ny father was taken to the
military prison and l was forbidden
to see him."
"Who was the woman who pre-
sented the petition ?"
"She was from the neighborhood
of the Rhine. There was no con-
nection between her and my father.
Her petition was for a son or hus-
band in prison. My father was ina
prisoned until December, 1874, and
was sentenced to be broken on the
wheel, but was decapitated by the
sword instead, on December 14th,
at Spandau, near Berlin, where ex-
ecutionS usually took ploce. One
hour after the attempt was ar
rested and placed in the room for
female prisoners at the Stadivogtel,
and detained three days. l was
never before accused. Every day
l was questioned If l knew of my
fathers intention. SAID no, for il
l had admitted it, / would have
been beheaded as an accomplice."
"Had he not told you he would
kill the king, and did you not be-
lieve he would try to do so?"
81 did not know; l was in doubt
whether he was in earnest"
:" Did you see or hear from your
father again"
" Yes; ten days before his death
he sent me a letter and a poem
one verse Of which remember
the import being as pure gold
though tried by fire, is indestructi
BILE, and shines the brighter, SO il
the prison by myself, this day viii
be crowned"
She said that the letter and poem
were afterward demanded of he
guardian by the government. Sh
gave an account of two OCCASION
on which she saw her father afte
his arrest. Only at the Hausvogtei
whence he was soon removed, sh
was allowed to speak to him. Pc
lice and prison officials were pres
ent."
"Did he speak of the attack ?
"Only this: IF / had said a
the inquisition that l was sorry
shot at the king, suppose l woul,
have saved my life, but | would NO
save it, And further, he said
with strong emphasis IF you wer
a man / would command you
avenge my DEATH / feel obliged t
tell this in honor of my father.
saw him for the last time at 4 am
When he embraced and kissed m,
as we we're about to part, fel
,, back, half fainting, and was caugh
,, by those present. Ny father agai
opened his arms to me, but / me
toned him away. Ny grief wa
= greater than / could endure"
1t appeared by further inquir
that Tscheck made three copies {
! his biography, all of which ulti
! mately fell into the hands of tn
: government through the fear Of tn
: recipients; that Elizabeth obtaine
. particulars Of the manuscript, an
= supplementing what she learne
!, with her own knowledge of he
j father, she published a book, {
. Berne, in his vindication. AftC
= many yicissitudes, hunted from or
q city or another by the police, sh
q finally came, very reluctantly,
) America. Herman Kompe, no.
= living in Seventeenth street, in tn
: city, was then an associate iudg
= and, on account of befriending he
was exiled with her.
: She has never received any of ht
y fathers property, and letter sci
y to the crown prince in March las
: asking the privilege Of returnir
J and pleading for his protection, hi
, never been answered. She lives |
. occasional work and the charity
y y some ladies. She states that hC
father declared that Prince, no
;, Emperor William, "induced h
= weak brother, the king" to sic
the death warrant.
-
1t Remarkable Echoes.
:. In the Sepuleher Of MetilIa, Il
/ wife of Sulla, in the Roman Car