New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-01
RUNAWAY PRINCES.
THE FLIGHT Of CHARLES OF BAVARIA
SOME UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCES

tonIshed TO learn that II IL ar from Doing ar happy
as il appears the surface. Indeed, the restrlc-
tons and disadvantages pertaining thereto are OF
the most tresome character. and often become 50
intolcrabe as 10 lead those who hguratvely speak
ing. stand on the steps of the throne TO under
take the most reckless and hairbraincd escapades
for the purpose of temporarily escaping therefrom.
II is TO this and 10 this alone that must be at
tributed the recent flight from Munich of the
twenty-vear-od Princa Charles of Bavaria. Con-
trary TO what has been related in many OF the
German and French newspapers. there has been
no lady in the case, ard the fair balcrina win
whom the Prince is asserted to have been anxious
10 contract o morganatic marriage, and who Is
alleged TO have accompanied him in his flight,
turns ont TO be purely mythical parsonage. Inc
Prince left Munich alone AMI on foot, ard, ac-
cordng to the story which he told on his return,
he proposed TO tramp his way TO Hamburg, with
view 10 becoming a sailor and seeing the world
untranmccd by royal surroundings.
The second snn Of Prince Louis OF Bavaria. who
il himself the eldest sen Of the venerable Prince
Regent and heir presumptivc to the crown, Charies
has been brought up with strictncss and scVcr-
" that would amaze any American lad Although
twenty years Of age, and holding a commission Of
lieutenant in the army, he has not yet coinp'"ted
his studies and might until his recent adventure,
from the Wttelsbach palace. where he resi- les
with his parcnts 10 the university. He has until
now invariably been accompanied by Captain
Won Sodcr, bearing the title of aidc-dc-camp, but
who was in reality his governor. and responsible
70 the Princes parents and 10 the Regent not only
for the safety but also for the good conduct of
his charge The captain had instructions never 10
let the latter out of his sight. and as his whole
military future depended upon CONGREGATIONS
compliancc with the Instructions received. lac be-
came so 20 speak the very shadow OF the Prince.
Imagine n hqh-spiritcd full-grown and cookbook
ing young American Of over twenty years OF arc
subjected TO this constant surveillance No' COIL
tent with this, the Prince was treated lk" mn an
solnto child in financial matters. and was merely
oIlo,ved n few marks Ia mark Il equivalent TO
twcnty-Gvc cents q week for pocket money. his
oidc-docamp being intIustcd with the duty oil de-
frayina all necessary expenses and of Subsequent
" rendering an account thereof to his young
charges parents.
Small wonder therefore, that Prince Charles
ciafcd and frettcd under this control, when was
rendered all the more difficult to bear by reason
Of the liberty enjoyed Ivy his fcllow-studcnfs ana
brother officers who were free TO live they
chose and 10 enjoy themselves in the manner that
suitcd their fancy best At length the Prime"
longer. and took advantage of The absence Of his
father and mother from Munich TO escape from the
palace at o'clock one morning, and made bis way
en- foo, ont of the city before his ahs<hc" was
discovered lie was badly equipped fox his jour
ncv TO Hamburg He wore high SILK hat.
GRAY ovcrcaa- and darl; trousers had no vaise or
luggage Of any kind. and nothing in hi. pockets
save n cheap silver watch and chain ana about
cight and a half marks-that is. about two doIiarH
the unspcnt balance Of his weekly ALLOWANCE.
The frat day he thoroughly cnioyr Himself,
being delighted with ia" unwoaf"i sentiment 81
freedom from restraint and feeling something INK"
the CalipE IIaroun-a- Rashil. Ia thus wandering
unknown and rnrccogni7cd through his COUSINS
kinodom. That night he spent doing on tho
benches Of railroad restaurant. Bat II was on
,hc second night on reaching Ereods'ach that
his troubles began. He stopped 70 get something
70 eat NJ the Post" Inn. and after having paii,
made his way np.tair- for the purpos" of securing
a room for the night. " II was la'"' everything
was mitch dark. and the Prince went stumbling
about tie corridors trying the locks OF the various
doors when suddenly lc came upon the Landlords
buxom and sialwart daughter who had been
orousod by tho noise Convinced that she had 10
deal with n sneak thief n burglar, she inme;ii-
atclv attacked him tooth and Iail. shrcking Tor
,ssistoncc Her fnthcr speedily arrived upon IN"
scene and Joined ha daughter In her assault np'n
the Prince who was subjected 10 very severe treat
mcnt before they would permit him 10 attempt 10
explain matters In reply - the inquiries al
dressed 10 him, he replied that his name was
"Carlsruhc- and that he WAS native Of ScnlIing.
Az frat the landlord expressed his determination 10
turn over the young man 70 The police. bu Oh II
beinr pointcl ont 20 him by some of the people
who had been drawn 70 the spot by IN" noise tha'
thcrc was no evidence that III" young man was
thief. he contcntcd himself with forcih'y ejec'inc
him from the inn.
Ic,yinr the lattcr in somewhat dazed condition,
he fell a few hundred yards further on into IN"
hands Of n gang of drunken railroad traclslaycrs,
who amused themselves by reducing the high silk
hat Of the Prince to the condition Of accordion.
and by rolling him in the mud until his gray coat
became black Escaping a. best he could from this
inhospitabe spot he marched the whole night
through and finally, toward the end Of the next
day reached a town called Schwandorf. 10 kilo-
metres from Munich in such thoroughly de-
morazcd condition from cold, fatigue, footsorc-
ness and hunger, that he was Obliged to seek as
sistance at the town hospital in the guise of
pauper. II was only after being bathcd and put
I, bed that one Of the attendants caught sight of
the royal coronct on his linen, fac: which he
later communicated to the doctor in charge.
The later's curiosity aroused, and sub
jecting the. young man to an inquiry, brought to
light the fact that he Prince Charles. The
doctor lost no time in transmitting by wire 10 the
Princes parents at Munich the presence Of their
son in his hospital Early on the following morn
ing Count Holsten, who il the chief Of Prince
Louis's household, and Captain Won Sodcn arrived
for the purpose Of restoring the runaway to the
bosom of his family. That he has derived any
overwhelming degree of pleasure from this restor-
alton may be doubted. For the general orders
issued the day after his return by the command
ant Of Munich contained the announcement that
Prince Charles had been sentenced by his grand
father, the Regent, to three months close arrest
for leaving Munich without having notified either
the chief OF his family that is, Tie Regent or the