New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-14
EMPEROR AND KING.
TUE TRAGEDY OF Won HINKELDEY.

hose example he endeavOrs 10 copy. no; only IN
civil and military policy. out even in manner
GESTURE and speech yet it is 10 his grandnncle.
King Frederick William ". that he pears me
mos, striking resemblance. The latter IS 50
Great. ard the points OF analogy so numerous
that considerable uneasin"ss is ieit IN
.s;oial and court circles at Berlin. For while
frederick William vas certainly one OF the pest
,r,ontioncd nlonarchs of the house Of Hohen-
zollern ne was likewise one Of the most nnforiu-
nate and after an inglorous reign the closing
Years of which were characterized oy all SORTS
r. eccentrici,ies and extravaganc"s. he died in
so,o tho loss of his reason resulting from an
,.,,rahlo aurel maIady. Identical with The one
,r,,n which his grandncphew Is now suffering
7, &c not my purpose TO point out here how
tia, tb, various generous but oft mpracticable
schemes devised by the young Kaiser for the
beYoft of humanity in general and for his sun
ico.s e. particular are but the counterpart of
nroiccts Of the same kind put forward by Fred
e.icl William "; nor how the species of mysti-
eel piety that pcrvades 50 many of Emperor
1yilian,'s utteranCes likewise conspicuous
IN his afflicted predecessor, whose nervousness.
r.s,lessness impulsiveness and verbosity he
shares in marked degree ] wish 90
draw attention here to the analogy existing
h.,ween the crusade against gambling under
,akon by Emperor William and that instituted
hr Frederick William ~. whose action in the
matter led 10 a tragedy 'hat precipitated the
mental affIic tioI: of the king. 1t Is an analogy
which constitutes the topic of current converse
e., among the older generation of the great
world NJ Herlin-especay 80 since the tenn
nororv retirement Of the chief of the Berlin
poce for reasons not publicly stated. but which
are currently asserted to be connected with the
All,
was called upon 10 enforce and which has
Id n mis- mind becoming unhinged. Should he
recoyer eventually as is expected. he will be
certainly more fortunate than was King Fred
crirk William Tvs chief Of police, Baron Won
Hinkoldey since the latter lost not his reason but
his life IN endcavoring u carry ont his masters
orders I'm the matter. There We're few men who
STOOD higher IN The Confidence of their sovereign
than did this Herr Won Einkeldcy. man ~
noble birth ~ he highest sense If honor. and OF
sterling honesty.
Greatly exercised by the large number OF sui
cjaes AMI desartions among the officers OF the
army. and especially OF those attached to ies'-
men.s in garrison al Berlin and Potsda'A. ana
which we're attributable in nearly every case %
the inability u pay so-called debts Of honor con
trac:ed At the carl-table the King determined
n take radical measures for the suppression Of
gambling in his capital and invoked the ass'Sl-
ance Of Herr Won Hinkeldey 70 carry out MS
wishes The King proposed 10 begin by closing
up all the numerous small tipots ana petty
gambling establishments with which Berln was
tbon as now. infested: whereupon the chief of
notice ventured 10 remark that it would be both
jmpon,ic and unjust to adopt any such measures
against the small fry or to endeavor To- stop
the play of the bOurgeoisie AMI middle classes
while princes AMI mobiles We're permitted to win
and lose fortunes every afternoon and evening
n. the H6tel du Nord, where the Prussian Jockey
Cluh hui recently constituted AZ that time. hdi
established its headquarters. Like Emperor Will
lam King Frederick William " seemed 10 at
tach more Importance 10 being popular among
the masses than with the ar.stocracy ana the
same ill-wl on the part OF the great faniiies OF
the nobility toward the sovereign prevailed tnen
80 /. does now the most illustrious families De-
ing conspicuous by their pointed and persistent
.hsence from court TIE King. therefore, was
without any prejudices in favor OF the titled
gamblers and at once saw the justice OF herr
Won Hinkeldeys argument
within forty-eght hours, Herr Won Hinkei-
dev" he exclaimed you must have the Jockey
Club closed and the seals afiXed 10 the doors
~ the apartments in which the play Is going on
7, &c nerfectlv immaterial 10 me whether there
arpm members
I will not tolerate any such Migrant ulsIesaIu
Of my orders and wishes
On the following night--t was in July. lS5'--
o larca force Of police invaded the brilliantly
lighted salons Of the JOCKEY Club. through the
or.r windows Of which the passersby in the
street could see and even hear what was going
IN The moment the police made their appear
once the Baron Won Rochow, the president o.
the Climb rose from his seat and advanced To
roet the Commissary cf Police, protesting that
4, was a private establishment, and that the
police had no right TO ntrude.
II have received my orders. Herr Baron re-
nlied the Commissary, showing as ne spoke
the warrant by virtue OF which he was actine
"Ah so It's Herr Won Hinkeldey who has signe
this order" exclaimed the Baron; that JuT'
like HIM Well. I'll see to this. You can Tell
him from me that his behavior is that OF tHe
most arrant Of cads.
But this did not prevent the police from execut-
Ing their orders and before they left they con-
Sscated not onlv the cards but what was IN
fnitely moro TO the point. the stakes put ou'
the lights. locked the doors and sealed theh'
on the following day Baron Won Rochow' VINO
like many other gay young bloods OF the a'''-
tocracy had on several previous occasions co"'e
into UNPLEASANT contact with the chief Of police
sent his seconds to Herr Won Hinkeldey chd''
longing him to a duel Hinkeldey. however
informed the BarOns delegates that he had DC
satisfaction TO give Herr Won Rochow for haVihS
raided the Jockey Club inasmuch as he had only
done 80 by the express and direct order Oh u"e
King. Baron Won Rochow thereupon addressed
a most insulting letter to Hinkeldey. in when ne
stigmatized him "A coward and gave fuil eA'
preston 10 the contempt with which he claimed
the conduct Of the chief Of police had inspired
him. Herr Won Hnkedey did not reply 10 Inc
mlssive. but showed it that same evening 10 'he
King who extorted from him solemn promise
not to accept any challenge from the Baron
you've only acted in obedience to my orders
and should any misfortune happen to you
should never forgive myself. since IL would pe
! who would have to bear the moral RESPONSE
bility thereof"