Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-15

Dared and all the CatuOIlC OhCldIS' e"ttPt
Slawata and Martinitz, signed it, and they
persisted in refusing their signatures. AT
Ibis point WencrS-aS Won BudOWec pro-
tested in behalf Of all the Protestants,
against this conduct, and declared: ii ever
in the future the ROYAL patent should be
violated the Estates would be forced to the
suspicion that these two men were the cause
of such violation, and nothing should him
der them from defending with their lives
their rights against all violations. Then
followed Paul Won Rican with the reading
of a declaration which he had drafted be-
!orehand closing with the words That
Slawa,a and Martinitz are to be regarded
as vioators of the royal charter and enc
mics of the commonwealth. putting finally
the question to his friends whether this
were also their opinion A unanimous cry
affirmed the question, with which were MN
gled terms OF regret that The Long One
that is, the Chancellor, who was then So
iournng in Nicnna-was not within thetr
reach.
Thus were Slawata and Martinitz de-
clarcd enemies OF their country, and with
out the protection of its laws, and the exc
cution of the sentence was not to be Ieng
DELAYED. In vain besought the chief Burg
grave the exasperated Estates with tears in
his eyes that they would still not do what
might be followed by serious consequences.
As most of those he saw were related to him
he entreated their aid by the ties OF blood.
FEELS, however seized him BY the arm and
babe him leave the place if he would escape
the fate of the condemned, and William
Won I.obkowitz seized his cousin, the Grand
Prior who had grasped Steruberg S mantle,
perceiviug that all was lost II
the chief Burggrave should retire,
entreated that he would not leave him,
and that he would share the common lot,
whether it were life or death, of the re-
gents. S;ernberg would certainly have Re
NAMED Martinitz was indeed his son In
law, but no choice was left him, or the
Grand Prior either They were crowded
and showed out and compelled to abandon
their colleagues to their fate.
William Won Lobkowitz now forced his
way behind Martinitz, seized both his hands
and held them firmly to his back, while
Thurn grasped Slawata BY the hand, and
both Regents were, with the aid OF the
other noblrmen, drawn to the windows.
With their feet braced against the floor,
and supplicu,iug for mercy. they attempted
extreme resistance. 1t was OF no use; the
two were thrown from different Windows,
from II height OF about eighty feet, into
the castle mCat.
"Whiie this scene was in progress, the sec
retary. NIr Philip FabriciuS, was in the
BACKGROUND of the stage where he ventured
timidlv TO warn some mobiles who stood
near him OF the dangerous consequence OF
the act. When he saw the fate OF his SUI
periors, he pressed his way to Count
Schlick and entreated protection. Just this
circumstance drew the attention of the
Estates and aroused the hatred which they
had cherished towards Michna; and which
they would now crafty upon Fabricius,
whom they had never before noticed at all.
Several sprang towards him with poinards
to stab him, but the request of others, that
the place might not be stained with blood,
caused Fabricius to he seized, and without
ceremony hurled from window 1t was
between nine and ten o'clock in the morn
ing and the execution was complete
"But in marvellous manner the intended
death Of the three men failed of accom-
plishmcut. Martinitz and Fabricuis were
uninjured By the fall, and Slawata was not
so much injured by this as BY striking
against the window mouldings and by
blows received in his struggle to release
himself The feeling of the secretary when
he found himself fortunately lying near the
two nOiemen, was not so much one of
gratitude TO God as of chagrin and aston
ishment that he an insignificant official
should have received like treatment with
the nOhie-bOrn Regents, He gave utter
ance to this feeling in his first words, for,
turning towards Martinitz, he inquired:
What have then done to them that they
Shoud have thrown me OUT Martiuitz
answered: 1t is not time, Herr Philip, to
put such a question and await the answer
Of the Estates. AS Won are the most Wig
orouS of us, We had better Just get up, help
Herr Slawata and carry him into the
neighboring house of the Chancellor wife
He had scarcely said this when several
shots came down. With bOundleSs amaze
ment their antagonists looked from the
windows upon the spectacle which was
passing before them in the mOat In most
of them the earlier excitement had Yielded
to a more thoughtful bearing. but others
would not he satisfied short
of accomplishing the murder and
shot from the windows into the mOat
Slawata and Fabricius were not touched By
a shot. Martinitz was grazed by three
balls, though but slightly injured. Now
came, however the servants of the Regents,
running into the moat to rescue their lords
from their sad plight Some were driven
back by the ceaseless firing; in the case of
others, courage rose with danger; they ran
to their lord, and were followed in this BY
some bold and magnanimOus friends. Be-
fore these reached them, Fabricius had
risen; he rushed without hat or mantle out
Of the reach Of the castle, and, after borrow
ing the two missing garments, fed down to
the city Having taken short rest in the
of Prague, he continued hi,
ourney to Vienna, and was the first to bring
to the Emperor the news of what had &C.
CURED in Prague. Nor had Martinitz any
need of further aid to reach the house of the
Chancellor to which Slawata, being led
and supported, also followed.
The battle descriptions are worthy OF
for their perspicuity and
'ividness of deEneation, and are also emit
led the praise of being concise. The
author seems to fully appreciate the liability
If being actuated by that irrepressible ten
lencv to side with the one faction or the
,ther. which so often displays partial views
o such degree as to merit harsh criticism,
md his effort to avoid being detected as a !
Protestant is at times quite noticeable.
NTH the exception of Schillers History OF |
he Nine Years War;" the plan Of which |
his author seems to have followed in part.
he present work is without an equal and
or completeness of detail probably stands
,re-eminent. In behalf of the translator. 1t
nav be safe to conclude that he has to de- I
;ree succeeded in maintaining Just medium
between entirely covering up the genius
md style of the author and reproducing in
lppreciable foreign ,dioms.-Stanton Il
Davenport. b.