Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-12-08
G0ERDELER SENT BACK
The Man Who Went to Kill the
Kaiser Released.
WAS BIsMARoHs MORTAL ENEMY.

FOR, He Caused the Latter's Downfall and
Then Challenged the Emperor Because
He Did Not Hang the Prince.
PARIS. Dec. S-Richarri Goerdeler, the
American citizen who arrived at Marieu-
werder in July. 1891, and was arrested on
the charge OF leze majesty for having sent
a challenge to Emperor William, is among
the passengers who left Bremen on Dec. :
by the Havel for New York. He was re
leased at the request of President Cleve-
land.
In June. 1891, Professor Richard Goerie-
Ter was professor of music at the Penning-
ton seminary in New Jersey The story of
his life is quite a romance, and it is more
than probable that his troubles unhinged
his mind.
Long before the time he sent a challenge
to Kaiser William-as far back, in fact, as
ls62-Goerdeler was lieutenant in the
Prussian army and at times was brought
into contact with Bismarck.
The American civil war was in full blast
just then, and one day be learned that Bis
marck had ordered cargo of arms to be
shipped to the southern Confederacy When
Bismarck became aware that this secret
at once laid his plans to accomplish the
destruction % the young man.
He Was Prosecuted by bismarck.
| The first step was to get Goerdeier out
| of the army. This was easily accomplished
Then Bismarck set about running him so
cially and financially. GOerdeler was en-
gagged to a handsome young women, and
| after trumping up charge of forgery
! against him she was induced or coerced into
marrying another man. Goerdeler had
some property, but in one way or another
he was wheedled out of 1t, and he was
obliged to give up a lucrative position in
Berlin-that of representative of the
Northern Pacific railroad.
Then Goerdeler came to the United
states and soon afterward obtained EN-
ployment in the insurance departm al
| Albany. He then set his brain 10 work al
devising a scheme for the ruin of his enc
my, the then all powerful Prince Bis
marck, chancellor OF the German empire
He began by writing a letter to the en-
perur, and ait hOush lie received no reply
from the kaiser 1t was not long aftcrwarC
that the chancellor lost his place. and wa,
sent into retirement. and Herr Gnrrdelel
is convinced that his rnerny'> fall from
power w#> The direct Jesuit Of his appea
To William II.
But this revenge dill not entirely >gtisf,
him. He pum,ltrrd over his wroug< au,
finally came to the conclusion that tn,
world was not Zig enough to hold hutl
himself and the eN-chanceIlor Having
lost his position at Albany, Ia. in the mean
time had secured that Of professor of musi,
at the Pennington seminary
From there he sent a long and imperativ,
letter To Kaiser William in which he i'll
formed his majesty that Bismarck mus
h. rI arl baf l. H.. I,
Kaiser. would have 10 fight a duel witt
pistols AT Is PAGES.
Challenged the kaiser.
Receiving lao reply from the kaiser
Goerielrr sailed for Europe. and in July
1921, he arrived in Berlin. There he wa
for awhile closely watched 10y detective
and finally was incarcerated in an insan
asylum, from which he has been recent
released.
In Albany, where Mr.. Goerdeler is wei
known, he is regarded as crank of III
first class. He went to the state capita
from New York. and it was, according I
all accounts, in Albany that his insanit
began to develop.
He was pursued by the idea that he WA
singled out rs a special object of Vpugeanc
and frequently wrote abusive letters abOu
those whom he thought were Conspirin
against him, including members Of his uw
family, rs well as utter strangers Thi
mania led to his dismissal from the insu1
snce department.
His hallucinatiUn led him to invoke th
aid of several European monarchs. whor
he in turn abused i'll letters to Others char.
ing them with cOnspiring against him AN
threatening to expose their political d,
signs.
His last appeal for aid was 10 the pop,
BY this time his imaginary fortune ha