St. Paul daily globe., 1894-05-20
.KAEEBs Will Be CLEARED.
the MORSE BETHEL ON A FARM IN
MINNIE sofa.
DIR. HALL GOES TO GERMANY

/ Dhs n ALL GOfIS lO GE MANY
To Secure Hefner's Arresr. and to
Aid in AcquittinR Robert F.
! Kneebs Of Fraudulent Prac-
| tices-Rcmains OF Consul Ed
! wards Buried at Potsdam -
King Wurtemburg's Sensation
| Copyright 1891. by the Associated Press. |
BERLIN, May l9.-Thc affair of Robert
f. Kneebs. the American trottng horse
owner, who Is accused of fraudulent
practices OH the turf. has assumed a
new phase. HIS friends are fetching
| from Scotland a man named Dawson,
who in a great number of the Americans
ran against Kneebs' horses. Dawson,
it is said, will testify that Nellie Kneebs
| is indeed the name of the mare, and not
| the mare Bethel, as claimed Dy the
! opponents of Mr.. Kneebs. Should this
| turn out to be the case, Kneebs may be
! released from jail.
Another point in favor of KneebS Is to
| the effect that the chief witness against
him. an American named Hefner, who
| is well known in the western part of
| the United States and who accompanied
the prisoner here as his partner here in
! the trotting business, has suddenly dis
appeared from this city, without leav.
| ing any trace of his Whereabouts.
Finally Mr.. Hall. of Wakefield. who.
in answer to cable message sent to
the United States. replied thatBethel is
| now Oh farm i'll Minnesota, has come
here from America to swear out war;
| rant for Hefner's arrest on the charge
of embeZZling the proceeds of the sale
of one of Dr. Halls horses. DR.. Hall,
! it is understood. will also furnish the
| court with better proof than that OBJ
| tainable up to the present in regard to
the identity of
THE TWO MARES.
! The case against Mr. Kneebs is liable
to be protracted and expensive. owing
to the length of time required to get the
necessary proofs of the identity of the
two horses from the United States.
Kneebs upon his arrival here had let
! ters of introduction to members of the
| United States embassy, but SO far he
has not invoked the assistance of the
| United States officials in order to obtain
his liberation, or in order to secure ad-
ditional legal advice and support.
| No definite action has as yet been
taken in regard to the scandal in which
| the name of Judge Brausewetter has
/ been connected, as result Of the trial
| and condemnation of the editors who
| criticised the police upon the occasion
of the dispersal OF the crowds who as
scmbled about the FriedrichSrain brew
ery January last. ln this connection a
! smart Radical journal recently printed
brated press trial, holding the judge up
! to ridicule under the caption of Judge
| Brausepulver." or Seidlitz Powder.
| meeting of men of letters and jour-
| nalistS took place Thursday, with the
! object of taking the conduct of Judge
! Brausewet!er under consideration and
! deciding OH the best means to secure. if
j possible, his removal. After the matter
attended the meeting drew up and for
! warded to the minister or justice and TO
the diet a strong protest against
THE JUDGES CONDUCT.
! 1t begins to appear, however, that
/ no notice will he taken of the affair in
| official quarters, and it would almost
| seem as If the emperor. who is the real
! controller of the police, approves of
, their conduct. for Capt. Feist, who had
| charge of The police force which was
engaged in quelifug the alleged dis
turbance which, gave rise to this trial.
together with some OF his officers. has
already been promoted.
The remains of the late United States
Consul General William Hayden Ed
wards were buried this afternoon in the
| old cemetery at Potsdam, i'll the pres
| ence of number Of friends and rela-
tives. Among those present was DR..
| Rossing, formerly German consul at
! New York, who represented the Ger
man government Also present at the
| funeral were the secretary of the
! United states embassy, Chapman Cole.
! man. j. b. Jackson. the assistant Secre-
tary OF the United Statrs embassy, the
y! entire staff Of the embassy, and many
| of the United States conSulS from
| the North German districts. The mourn
/ ers Included tile widow and relatives of
the deceased The Rev. Dr.. Ranke, son
| of the renowned historian. performed
/ the funeral rites. The widow will not
| 20 to the United States, but Will remain
here for the present at the residence
which her late husband rented at Pots
! dam for the SUMMER. George n. Muir
| ply, the United States vice consul at
/ Luxembourg, the deceased'S brOther-in-
! law, is doing the work of the United
| States consulate. while the place of MIR.
Edwards is nolninally taken by DIR.
| Abbott, with the honorary title OF vice
| consul.
WTIRTENRJyHG-
William H., has caused a sensation in
many circles by coming out with an
| open declaration against the policy of
| readiniItlng the members OF the Society
of Jesus into Germany. In receiving
! deputations from The various synods the
king expressed the opinion that the
| bundesrath would not confirm the repeal
of the aiti-Jesuit law.
"rhat." he said, ''is not only my per-
sonal attitude. but it Is that Of my gov
,, ernnent towards this question"
The uitramUntane Journal. Germaifia,
| eharacterlzes this statement as being
! ''incredible and monstrOus."
The hamburger Nacnrichten, noting
| the rarity of sovereign expressing
! himself so decidedly, says that it takes
| it for granted that the king was accuI
| ately informed before committing him.
| self.
1t may be added that it is we'll known
! that tine inhabitants OF the duchy OF
SaXe-Coburg-Gotha are opposed to the
| In ,,ti &c