Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-02-02

Sensational Tale of an Attempted Liasou
aud "a Pursuit by an Avenging Husband.
Shot Through His Lodge window.
VIENNA, Feb. 2.-It is officially announced
that Crown Prince Rudolph committed sui
eide by shooting himself IN tue head. The
weapon used was a revolver.
The Weiner zeitung says: Professor
Wiederhofer, who performed the autopsy GA
the remains Of Crown Prince Rudolph, found
a large wound in the side of the head, which
must have caused instart death. The revoI-
yer, with ono chamber discharged, was found
ON the bedside close to the right hand Of ths
dead prince. Tie position in which it was
found proves beyond doubt that the crown
prince committed suicide. The pericranium
was torn aud the skull bones were partially
shattered. The report OF the revolver was
heard by no one, the crown princes attend
ants having left the house to make prepara-
tions for a hunting excursion
PARs Feb 2It is positively stated here
that the Crown Prince Rudolph was mur-
dered by one OF the highest mobiles Of
Austria, in revenge for the betrayal Of his
wife. The story goes that at a grand bali
given by the German Ambassador the CROWN
prince paid marked attention 10 the lady in
question. Arrangements had been made to
drive him TO his shooting lodge Immediately
after the ball, the object being to enjoy ths
drive in the early morning hours.
After the ball the prince met his conn
panions at the appointed place and told them
Of an engagement he had made with the lady
They urged him 10 come with them, and
warned him Of the consequences Of keeping
the engagement He was headstrong, how
ever, and insisted ON keeping the tryst He
laughingly told them 20 cease their remotr-
strances, which he declared were quite use-
less, and after specially enioining them to
avoid mentioning 10 anyone that he had
| failed 30 keep 10 the original pin Of driving
ont with them 20 the shooting lodge, he dis
appeared down the Herrungnsse, waving In
the air pass key and singing snatches Of =
popular ballad.
On Monday morning az O'Clock one Of the
richest and most powerful mobiles Of the en-
pire, II man Of plincely rank, although noe
n member Of any Of the royal or reign
ing families, was IN the act Of leaving his
palace for the purpose of trying a Young
horse. which, reared in the imperial stud
farms at Godollo, had just been presented To
him by the crown prince, when suddenly ho
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the shadow Of the wall Just under the private
staircase leading up 10 his wifes apartments
The prince sprang forward 10 catch the
q stranger, who endeavored 10 save himself by
flight The prince who was fieeter ON foot,
soon overlook him, and, clutching his cloak,
tore il from him. To his horror he discovered
that the recreant was no other than
the heir 10 the throne The latter, taking
advantage Of the momentary con-ternation
of his pursuer, sprang forward aud quickly
jumping into the plain two horse hacre, which
! he invariably uses ON such occasions, was
driven OF before the wrOnged husband TO
covered his senses
Reaching the shooting lodge at Meyerling
at about 1 o'clock. the crown prince spent
} the remainder Of the day out ON the hills
} shooting. and made no mention Of or references
70 the unpleasant ending Of his adventure to
his friends On Tuesday his old valet, Johann,
who has attended him from his boyhood,
noticed that his master was very much wor-
ried, and on asking why was told rather
curtly that il was nothing.
On Wednesday morning the crown prince
awoke very early and called to Johann to
open the blind. and bring him his letters tt
should be mentioned that the shooting lodge
at Meycrling is a small two story building,
and that the crown prince occupied an apart
ment ON the glutinu nunfs scarcely hNe feet
above the level OF the garden. On opening
the blinds the valet remarked that there were
two strange men ia the garden, and mem
toned the fact 20 the archduke. The latter
carelessly replied that they were probably
some of the heaters come for orders, and then,
sitting up in his bed, propped the pillow up
against the window, and, leaning his head
against it, commenced 10 read his letters.
Johann then left the room to prepare tha
coffee, but, meeting Count Hoyos in tine hall,
said.
E sThere are two men in the garden whom
have never seen before and whose looks
don't like
At this moment pistol shot was heard
All rushed 10 the crown princes room,
where a terrible spectacle presented itself.
2 The window pane was smashed into thou
sand pieces, and the archduke lay dead in this
bed with the back Of his skull shattered and
Z the brains scattered ON the sheets.
The strangers in the garden were seen %
Jump the fence and mount horses. Like
lightning they disappeared into the forest, not,
however, before Count Hoyos had recognized
L in them the husband and the brother Of the
4 princess with whom Rudolph had danced fre-
% uuently at the German embassy ball