The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-02

tracing SO much attention:
The tragic story of the sui
cides Of Prince Rudolph. OF Aus
tria, and his mistress, Marie de yetsera,
which appeared in the World yesterday
and Is printed in the London Times to.
day is supplemented to-day by an OK
ceedingly interesting letter from a
former member Of the Austrian court.
This letter will be found below.
In order that is bearing upon the sub
ject may be quite clear brief synopsis
Of Nine. Vetsera's story printed yester-
day is given herewith:
TIE STORY OUTLINED.
The Crown Prince Of Austria in 1883
won the heart of Marie de Vetscra, the
l7-year-old daughter OF noble Austrian
house. Through tho connivance of the
Countess l.arish meeting was brought
about between Marie and the Prince,
md an intrigue began which ended in
the suicides Of the royal lover and his
victim.
Throughout the tragedy the Countess
figures as the evil genius OF the un-
happy girl, and the motive that actu-
atcd her was desire to use the girl in
securing loans Of money from the
Prince.
The last act of this drama in real life
took place in the Princes hunting box
ut Mayerling, where the unhappy pair
were found after having killed them.
selves with pistol.
No efforts were spared to hush the
scandal and no stone was left unturned.
Tho mother OF the dead girl was induced
to leave her home, the corpse was not
allowed hearse for transportation, no
funeral service was read ut the time Of
burial aud the widest rumors were
spread broadcast to protect the Princes
name from dishonor.
Rudolph's body was placed in the
Imperial vault in the Church of the
Capuchens, in Vienna. The Countess
Larish was condemned to perpetual ex-
lie.
A APPOINTMENT AUSTRIAN WRITES.
To the Editor Ofthe World
1t , is with the utmost interest
that have read in to-day's World
the story which the widowed Baroness
Vetsera has Mt length succeeded through
your intervention, and through that OF
the London Times, in placing before the
public. For eighteen months she has
been seeking by every means i'll her
power to secure its publication. In
Paris, ut Berlin, in Milan--in fact, in
every large city Of the continent-she
found insurmOuntable obstacles placed
in her way by the police, acting in
Difference to urgent entreaties received
from the Austrian authorities. And in
such cases rs these, foreign Govern
ments OH the Continent OF Europe are
always ready to oblige their neighbors,
since they never know whether
they may not in their turn be some day
forced 10 make an appeal OF the same
character. With regard to England,
where the pamphlet was on the eve Of
being published a little over year ago,
the aid OF the Prince OF Wales was i'll
voked by the court oil Austria, and at
that time Mt any rate the influence OF
His Royal Highness was sufficient to
prevent its appearance. Its publication
ut the present time in the London Times
denotes either that the influence OF the
Prince hus waned-at any rate in Print
ing House Square-or else that he has
been led by the discourtesy to which lie
was subjected last year by the Austrian
and Hungarian nobility in connection
with his friend Baron Hirsch, US well as
bv tho more rigid attitude OF the inl-
perial family of Hupsburg, to abandon
his efforts in connection with the sup
preston OF the pamphlet-ehorts for
which he has some reason to complain
that but small gratitude has been man
ifested at Vienna.
NINE. vErsERA's OBJECT.
Having been personally acquainted
for many years with the widowed Bar
oness Western, with her late husband,
with her brothers and several OF her
relatives, l am not surprised ut the
tenor of the pamphlet, nor at Nine. de
Ngtsera's anxiety TO secure its publi-
cation. 1t is just what my knowledge
of her character would have led inc to
expect andanticipale. It's sole object is
not 10 exculpate her Inflated daughter,
but herself. Ghoul-likc, she reSusci-
tates the body OF her dead child and
ull the circumstances Of the tragedy for
the sole purpose of removing from her
own reputation the very deep shadows
which rest upon it. The whole burden
OF her story and its manifest aim are to
demonstrate TINT she was ignorant Of
her daughters intimacy with the Crown
Prince Rudolph until Il few days before
the tragedy at Mayerling, in January,
1850. She likewise asserts that the
young people did not become acquainted
with one another until 1855.
RUDOLPH AND MARIE 1X LONDON.
Unfortunately, however, for Nine. dc
vetsera, both l, myself, aud many
others are able to show that, far from
this being the case, the Baroness came
with her daughter to London, at the
time OF the Queens jubilee for the ex-
press purpose Of enabling the young
yirl to meet her imperial lover. The
Jubilee, it will be remembered, took
place in the month OF June. 1887, and
was attended by the Grown Prince Ru-
dolph as representing the Court OF
Austria. During the time that he spent
in London he passed every sparemoment
with Young Marie Netsera, and was fire.
ouently seen and met walking and driv-
ing in her company. Sometimes she
was alone with him, at other times she
was attended either bv her mother or
sister. On two occasions, indeed, the
crown prince strolled along the most
crowded portion OF Hyde Park, along
Rotten Row, In fact, between the two
sisters.