The Butler weekly times., 1889-05-29
HOW RUDOLPH WAS KILLED.
Murdered Ry the UneIe of taroness
Trf>era Nio Loyed her.

Perhaps the most remarkable story
Of all Vienna tragedy is that which
has lust reached Paris SO mary
true stories have been published
about the mysterious death Of Crown
Prince Rudolph and the Baroness
Vetsera that it was thought all con-
ceiyable plots had been advanced.
The latest story, however, and one
which is received with more credence
than any other, is far more tragic
and violent III its details than any OF
the preceding ones. Curiously
enough, the story got to the knowl-
edge of the Partisan public through
two Of the most famous women of
France.
Nine Sarah Bernhardt received IL
letter from rather exalted person
age in Vienna whose relations with
the crown prince were intimate. This
letter she showed to several persons
of prominence, and it has gradually
reached the ears of other people
At about the same time Mime. Judic,
who was playing ill the Austrian
capital, became possessed of SINH
lar story from two men of notable
rank who are more or less in her
train. This story she told in full to
NJ. Maurice Grau, who has since
found it to be identical with the in
formation contained in the Bern
hardt letter.
A few days ago it was announced
quietly in the Austrian newspapers
that the uncle of Baroness Vetsera
had died at Meyerling Until that
time it was unknown that the count
had disappeared, but nobody knew
where ne was. After his death he
was buried without ceremony. The
cause of his death was variously
given, but there was nothing in the
newspapers, and the count was
buried before even the newspapers
knew of his death. The accepted
story now is far more horrible thar
the climax of "Othello."
1t would seem that the count was
IN love with his own niece. Baron
ess Marie Vetsera. She was, as i.
now well known, a woman of singu
lar and remarkable beauty, and tn,
passion which she inspired in he,
uncle was apparently of the mos
violent nature. He was of Hungar
IAN descent, and a man of strong viii
power. The family objected to a,
alliance between the niece and uncle
but the latter insisted on having hi
way. Meanwhile he watched tn
baroness closely, and was the frs
man outside the personal attendant
OF the crown prince to learn of tn
hason between the heir to the Aus
trlan throne and his niece. He sal,
nothing, but watched the pair nar
rowly, and when the crown prime
left the embassador's ball to driy
out to Schloss, Meyerling, the coun
followed in a closed carriage.
He did not attempt to enter th
house where the lovers were unit
very late at night, when he got int,
the princess bed room and foun,
the couple together. There was
sharp alteration. The count. in
tit Of jealous jury, attempted t.
shoot the crown prince, but the frs
bullet killed the baroness. In th
struggle for the weapon which fo1
lowed a portion of the counts han
was blown of, and it was from th
effects OF this wound that he subs,
quently died through blood poiso,
ing. The crown prince was of ligt
build and totally unarmed. Th
count shot him just as the attend
ants ran into the room. Every etfo,
was made to hush the matter up. tl
murderer was taken to a room u,
stairs and put under guard. Pen,
ing instructions from the empero
he went into delirium in the corr,
OF the night and never left the roo
alive. The story is worth tellin
because it is the only one which
now believed, but no mans inrenr
ty can forecast the next history