New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-02

murder He had fired pistol at his wife, whom
ne nao met at her lawyers office. She at
'he tlme engaged in legal proceedings with him,
hct only with the object of obtaining divorce,
put also for the recovery Of the major portion Of
her dowry, she being the daughter of wealthy
manufacturer At the present moment pno:he
marquis, almost equally well known in cubdom
at Paris. NJ. de Nayve. is lying in Jail awaiting
trial for the murder Of the Legitimate II his
wife. born before he made her acquaintance.
The case against him is exceedingly black and
the principal witness is the Marquise.
1t would require columns to enumerate even
the names Of the German. Austrian and, above
all. Russian noblemen who either serving
time at the present moment, else who have
completed sentences of penal servitude. One OF
the most famous and historical names on the list
Is that Of Count Schleinitz formerly lieutenant
colonel of the LIST Regiment of Emperor Williams
footguards. and equerry TO the late Kaiser but
now serving sentence of six years at hard labor
for forgery and blackmail. He Is a nephew Of
that Count ScheinitZ who for many years
Minister and chief OF the imperial household at
Berlin. and of that Countess Schleinitz who. since
the death of her first husband. has married Count
Wolkenstein the new Austro-Hungarian Ambas-
sadOr at Paris Other almost equally well-knOwn
names are those of Count Kleis descendant Of the
famous Prussian cavalry general of that name
Count Franz Won Sckingen, whose ancestor was
that celebrated knight. Franz Won Sickingen. who
figured on the pages of German history as the
leader of the Rhenish nobility at the period OF
the ReformatOn Prince Nicholas Savine. former
ly waiting to the Car and an OH
of the Chevaer Garde; Prince Eristoff de
Gourie. veil known in New-York society who has
done TIME in both German and French state
prisons and Count Feodor TostoI. of Russia
These are only few of the many authentic
aristocrats whose pictures are to be found IN the
international rogues' galleries. In nearly every
instance the crime for which they have been
punished has had some connection or anOther
with the obtaining of money by methods other
than those of honest work Year by year the
peculiar privileges and exceptional favor en-
loved by their caste are being submerged De
meath the ever-risng tide of democracy. The
consequence is that they are no longer tbie 10
plav the role of drones in the world, ana beihg
debarred by the new order of things from prey,
ing on the community in relatively laWi III
manner are now forced to do SO III ways ma !,
are frequen ,ly criminal. Both by training anu
tradition they are with few exceptions. uiiilt.eu
for labor of a remunerative kind, ana are mere
fore tempted to seek their livelihood in pains .hd
are exceedingly crooked. Poverty ana Il rack Oh
whereWithal to maintain the kind OF existence
10 which they have been accustomed must aT-
comm for the steadily increasing number OF prlh-
family feathered hawks that the European ar!s-
tocracy is turning loose each year 10 ?'ey upo'
the world in general and upon society III partcu-
lar 1t will be well for the people OF Nfleri1d 10
he on their guard. America is believed III huiuPe
10 no nayed with dollars, and every ciuAen OF the
United States Is supposed to be nlliiiohdiie'
Such a thing as penniless American u ho' "
ueved To exist. Under these circumstances o'lS
can hardly be surprised II the u.,ed CRIMINALS vi
Furope regard the United states III IRE hs"' VI
their happs "u"'''e EX-ATTACHE.