Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-20
ROMANTIC AND sESsATIoNAL.
weinert Loved Beautiful Girl
and Killed "A Prince.

PARIS, Oct. l9.-The brief dis
patches appearing in this mornings
papers. giving the fact that Lieuten-
ant Weinert had been tried and
acquitted on charge Of desertiOn,
gave no intimatiOn OF the romantic
aud sensational circumstances be-
hind. IL will be remembered that
weiner fought two duels and then
disappeared. When he returned he
claimed that his disappearance
came from The fear that the death
Of one Of his oppSnents might cause
him trouble and was in no sense in
iluenced by any desire 70 leave the
army or shiri its duties He de-
clarpd upon his honor as 4 gentle
man that the reason for his duels
was family one Of the gravest I'M
pOrtance and should never be made
public.
The true inwardness Of the affair
il now made public Lieutenant
WeineIt il an Alsatian, aged "a.
He 4 considered brave officer aui
served with marStd distinction in
TOnquiu. He Is handsome and has
always been a fSvOTite among his
cOmrades.
In Nav last he disappeared,
AMI for three months there was no
trace Of him and no messages came
from him 10 indicate his where
abouts. At the end Of that time II
was learned that Weinert was then
aud had been at home with his
Parents at S-hlesstadt, in Alsace-
When this discovery was made
tue French papers almost unani-
mously condemned him rs n de-
serter TO Germany. and went 80 far
A. to say that he had sold charts OF
/ the defcnses Of TOulOn 20 the enemy.
His friends were naturally aghast NJ
! the charge. since death alone would
be his punishment II he were
/ caught. As soon rs Weinert saw
the attacks on him he made up his
mind not to delay, but TO return and
face the music, with what res'llt ha'
been already told.
Now comes the love part OF the
story. Some time ago Weinert loved
n beautiful girl, VINO returned III
affection, and a marriage vas ar
! ranged between them, but the vii
lain Of the drama made his appear
auce in the usual style. This one
was an italian prince and he srOr
began 70 pay court 70 the lieuten
ants beautiful fiancee. she VA
| fascinated hy the Italians manner
and title. weineTt would not give
/ her up without n struggle. liz
warned her Of her peril and threat
eued 10 kill the prince II anything
| happened % the girl.
| UpOn is the prince sent a chal
lruec { the young lieutenant, WHIT
| acce' ted it. TIE meeting took place
in the latter's garden and TN
weapOus chosen were swords. Ate
some passes, Weinert ran the prime
through the body and he was car
rigi or unconscious and died sOOi
afterwards.
To avenge his friends death on
OF the Princes seconds sent WEI
merit another challenge, which To-
was accepted. The scene was Tn
same spot in the garden where Tn
: former duel had taken place. II
tins encounter, however, Lieuten
ant Wsiuert was slightly wounded
Lu. his opponent suffered as SER
ously rs his royal friend, and liz
him was carried or the field uGcru
= sri8us and IL j. believed has sine
, died. These are the facts that lc
, b the Licutenant's flight, Fur o
hearing Of the tragic result Of hi
, action he became fearful Of the col
sequence and fed the country.