The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-08-22
Official Press Of King County
Thursday, August 90, 1878.
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1t wa. hardly to havs been expected
that a criminal who had attained 10 such
world wide n0tOriety as Emil Hodel
whose execution took place last Friday
at Berlin, could have fallen unnoticed,
yet it is a matter of surprise to learn
that snch great importance should have
been attached TO his execution, as TO
suppose that it had any connection
whatever with the assassination OF the
Russian Chief of Police, at st. Peters
burg, on Saturday last The theory
that this fuBctiOnary should have been
assassinated by members of certain
Russian secret societies, as "A retaliation
for the execution of Hoedcl, is "a wild
one and absurd In the extreme. lnas-
much as Hoedel was in no sense a soci-
aiistic leader or "a person OF any intiu-
ence or prominence in any German
socialistic organizations. lie was only
known as a socialist from the fact that
there were found in his possession,
when arrested, a ticket Of membership
to one of the soeialistic organizations
of Berlin and few copies of socialistic
writings. He was mere youth in
years. having not yet attained to his
majority; poor tinsmith by trade and
native of Leipzig from which place
he had wandered to Berlin in search Of
employment. His accomplice was
poor laborer of Berlin, who assisted
him only so far as 10 attempt to facili-
tate his escape from the police. There
is no evidence Of any we'll considered
plot on the part Of the wouldbe
assassin, or that he was even put for
ward az the tool Of any secret organi
cation aiming at the life of the Emper-
or. In fact ho appeared only i'll the
role OF half.iemented, half-distracted
individual, actuated by no intelligent
motive.
1t does not appear that DR.. Nobling's
subsequent attempt upon the life OF the
Emperor had any connection with the
affair whatever, only inasmuch as it
may be regarded as a sort of coincident,
or that the idea OF assassinating the
Emperor was suggested TO the Eighty
brain Of Nobling in this wry. This
much has been established, however,
that neither Hoedel nor Nobling are
recognized socialistic leaders in any
sense. or carry with them the sympa-
thies OF any considerable or even n
feeble majority of the mem bers of that
organization. Nobing, of course, has
some following. A man of his ability
and former standing naturally would,
be his hobbies or notions ever so insane
or atrocious. But there is no COMPARE
son between Nobling and Hosdel, only
inasmuch as they might be regarded
rs both equally demented. Nobling is
the representative of a wealthy and
influential family. He had enjoyed
rare educational advantages. and the
title of Doctor of Philosophy had been
conferred upon him by German uni
versity. Favored by fortune and ripe
in scholarship he was found lacking in
common sense and discretion. he readily
took up with the merest communistic
vagaries. 1t is claimed that he in
herited weak mind from his father
who soon after his sons birth became
demcnted aud committed suicide with
out any apparent reason. One Of
Nobling's sisters died in an insane asy-
lum or committed suicide, while q
second sister was for long time an in
mate of private asylum,