The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-20
HER FATHERS LEGACY.

SAD FATE or ELIzABEiH IsCEEcH, DAUGHTER
OF rHx MAN WHO A1rrMeTED The LIFE OF
KING FREDERICK WILLIAM Nv. OF PRUSSIA.
Living In u miserable shanty In the rear Of bettor
sort OF building OF the kind IN that locality conspcu
Gus Tor It's squalor and wrechsdncss on Sixtyninth
street, near Eighth avenue. may DO found lone old
woman who has y romantic and sadly interesting
history. To say she lives there ought be qualified
only when she 10 not out seeking some
laborious employment or gathering aims from Tho
charlaDly disposed. But she Is no professional men
dicapt she Tho iavorite cnild OF an opu
lent household in foreign land The approach to
the hovel Is through a narrow lane, which might
have been Tor horsc's pain TO his staolo
ON the approach OF y HERALD reporter. yesterday
through this passagswsy, aud whom directly front
OF tho locality sought the mcditatious OF legion Of
cats have disturbed, Tor The creatures
led IRON The windows and from one point 70 another
as II astoundsd at this uneoromonous INVASION oil
their exclusive dominion.
THE AssAssIS's DAUGHTER
In TINS dismal region, with surroundings OF an
equally rspeIiing character, may DO found . woman
nttyfour years Of age, oat whose misiortunes
make her appear much older. she Is Elizabeth
Tschech, the ouly daughter OF Hainr'ch Ludwig
~ spaodau, near Bernp, December "a lS44
Tor the attempted essasrinaion OF King Frederick
oI Germany, the recent attempt to assassnalc
whom Irosh la the minus OF our readers.
Her iathsr had been wealthy Durgotnas,er In span
uau, nut u moment Of naaness Committed tn. deed
which consigned himself TO lbe scanod, his fortune
connscation aud his daughter 70 bsnishmeut.
talhcring what means she could she went 10 Ant
werp, Dul about New Year 1s5O-5l she was usuicd
Iurlher asylum there BY tne government u
Belgium anu was sout over the BOUNDARIES Of tnat
XII. Joui anu went INTO village Ia Holland. From
that place shc 10 Air Ia. kompe, Ger man reu-
gee Of hign standing ino~ IN THIS ciyL ASKING
lis ii hat "A ttl
a petition III her UeLaf TO the Brussels Ministry.
About week subsequently, Nj kompe received an-
otner letter from Miss Tschecn, III which size
rounced that she had been arrested ny tue Dutch gov
ernmont aud imprisoned M Fort Breda, pre-
delivered INTO the nands OF Inc authorities
oi Prussia. Ar. Kompe again beiriendcd
her by writing letter 10 the eommalaing aen-
erAI nj Breda aud 10 the authorities at Tho Hague,
holland, al the same time laying an exhaustive CON-
Belgium. rns Hague government communicated
win that OF Brussels aud tho commandment answered
that hs had freed Mas Ischech aud hoped That he
would send her back TO Antwerp.
FLIGHT TO AMERICA.
While this matter was penang Mr.. kompc procured
for Mss rscneoa an emiration ticket 70 this country
Ut Mayence, Germany. rnis scarcey done, Mr..
komps was ell Informed by me police director
Brussels that must leave Kingdom account
bis activity behalf Of Hiss iscnccn aud certain
teacher In SAKE, named Theodore thurman. In re-
spouse 10 mis- no permission 70
stay only until the first snip went 10 sea from Ant
wcrp Tor America. aud IN iortyeght hours aiterward
he was on shipboaru bound icr the United states,
where he subsequently arrived safely.
Meanwhile hiss rschecn rescneu New York and
married a man named weenau, ny whom shc had
two children, both OF whom, with her husband, II rs
believed dead For the last ten years sue has lived
alone and has supported herself 40 well ~ she could ny
hard LABOR. Her health mas Tor time broken
down apd sue IL unable 10 40 any severe work. al
though sne attempts what she can aot some limo
ago. before the last attempt at assassination Of The
Emperor William, sue wrote TO Prince Bismarck, ask
ing The rigors OF her exile could nos be aioviatod
aud she be- merc,iuiy silowsd u small pittancs from
the former fortune vi hor iatner, Tor insane
act she was IN no way responsible NO direct answer
was received and now sns oespairs OF any clemeDcy
from tnat quarter.
Among those who have interested themselves In her
pshali may be mentioned Mr.. Herman Gotschalk, No.
3ol Cana street; Dr.. H. Kompe, No 236 Wsst seven
tsensn street, aud several charitable ladies.