The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1878-07-13
The Daughter of an Assassin.
New York Tribune.l


The daughter of Heinrich Ludwig
Tschech, who was executed in 1874 for
an attempt on the life of King Frederick
William ", of Prussia, is now living in
abject poverty in the upper part OF New
York. Elizabeth w. Tschech was a
maiden of twenty-one at the time of her
fathers death. She is now a divorced
woman. fifty-fve years old, and her only
companions are brood of half-grown,
half-wild cats, that occupy with her a
low-roofed hut in the rear of building
scarcely more pretentious, in Sixty
ninth-street, near Eighth-avenue.
She uuwound the cotton string which
held her gate when a visitor called
yesterday, and the "reception-room"
was gained. 1t was scantily furnished
the only ornaments being Autograph
of Garibaldi and daguerreotype of
her father, surrounded by a faded
wreath gathered from the prison yard
shortly before his DEATH The following
conversation was had with the woman
by means of an interpreter, after fixing
her identity as Tschech's daughter, for
she now goes by the name of Mrs.
Wellenare:
"Was it temporary madness, as
claimed in some quarters, that prompted
your father to try to kill the King?"
No; he was prepared for three
years to take the Kings life."
"What led him to this determine
tion?"
"He was elected Burgomaster of Ster-
kow, city seven miles from Berlin, for
period of twelve years, and int nded
to make certain reforms. The poor were
overtaxed, and the rich were nearly
exempted from taxation. He wished to
make reforms as far as possible, build
new roads, and make Improvements !;
but he was opposed and annoyed by an
agent of the Government, and so got
into trouble. At last, discouraged by
this constant vexation, he resigned in
1841, after serving nine years of his
term, and went to Berlin TO get some
other place under the Government,
where he could work for the common
welfare. He applied to the various
heads of departments, laying before
them his work as Burgomaster, but he
was refused any position by the entire
ministry. The only reason they gave
was, You have no claims for being
further employed in the State service
In his depression he confded to me that
he should ascend the steps of the throne
and appeal to the King. He sent
two petitions to the King. To the first
the King answered simply, No. To
the second: 1T remains as 1 have said.
Friedrich Wilhelm Nv, Rex My
father resolved to see the King in per-
son, and petitioned the Queen to give
him an audience, and wrote to Alexander
Won Humboldt for his influence for the
same object. Both replied very kindly
that they could not interfere. My
father was encouraged to ask this be-
cause of the Kings declarations of his
royal benevolence to the people. He
thought if he could speak to the King,
and lay his case before him, the King
would do him justice. He could not get
justice from the Government officials.
"Well, what came of it?"
Bye-and-bye it was evident that all
the promises were hypocrisy. From
that time to his death Frederick Will
liam was known by the people as the
Comedian During famine in Silesia
he did not help the people any in spite
of his promises. All this embittered
my father. He took the discomfort of
all the people to his own bosom, and felt
himself destined for the instrument of
vengeance in the interest of the people.
This led him to the idea that all princes
should be killed, and that he would be-
gin with Frederick William. This long
cherished idea grew SO absorbing that he
prepared himself by practising in firing
at the image Of. the King with double
barreled pistol"
Glow did he carry out his plan?"
con the morning of July 26, 1874,
the King and Queen were travelling to
Carlsbad. My father waited at the first
portal of the chateau. At the moment
the King took his seat in the carriage
woman in mourning dress stepped up
and placed petition in his ha, DIS. The
King said, Call again in the morning.
= when he would be in BohemiaI At
this moment my father stepped forward,
took the pistol from under his cloak, and
fired twice atthe King The smoke filled
the carriage. Some courtiers seized
my father. One ball pierced the Kings
cloak, the other went through the
Queens bonnet, rebounded on the side