The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-30
A SENSATION AT MSSENGEN.
.v AMERICAN ARRESTED ny 4
swELL-HEADED OFFICIAL.

The Prisoner a Member of the Firm
of stern BrOs., OF New York-He
Had His SON With Him in a Garden
Where Children Under - Years Of
AGE Are Not AIIOwed-Mr. stern
Denies That His SON Il Under IL
and ON Refusing 10 Remove Him
J.. Arrested.
Kissengen. July 29-The Indignation
here. particularly among the guests at
the hotels, growing out of the arrest OF
Louis stern of New York, is increasing.
ana the action of Baran Won Thuengen,
deputy commissioner Of the spa. who
caused the arrest, is strongly denounced
as high-handed outrage.
A committee of the friends Of Mr. Stern.
VINO is vice president of the New York
chamber Of commerce and a member of
the nm of Stern Bros. have forwarded
10 Munich a protest addressed TO Baron
Won Crailshiem. president of the Bavarian
council of ministers, and minister of
foreign affairs. explaining that Mr..
stern's son, whose presence at the Kur
garden led to the dispute with Baron Won
Thuengen which resulted in the arrest,
was present at two previous balls in the
garden dancing with his mother, when
Baron Won Thuengen rudely intervened.
Americans here claim that Baron Won
Thuengen is so swelleo up with his little
authority as to render him offensive to
visitors His action in the case of Mi.
Stern win result in no benefit to the re-
sort for sveral families threaten to leave
the place rather than to lay themselves
open to becoming victims OF the insolence
Of an overbearing petty official.
Mr. stern and his son visited the Kur
garden to listen to the music and see the
syeeialty performances, which are the tea-
lures of the place. 1t is against the rules
of the garden for children under 10 years
OF age to be present but as young stern
was considerably over 15 his father never
dreamed of having trouble over his pres
euce. Shortly after they We're seated Mr.
Stern was ordered to take The boy out OF
the garden, which he very naturally reIus-
el 70 do, pointing out that he did not come
within the age limit. This appeared to
make no difference and the order to re-
move the boy was repeated. Mr.. Stern
persisted in his refusal whereupon Baron
Won Thuengen, who is the general super
intendent of the garden, was summoned.
He usoently repeated the order, ana
when informed of the boys age told Mr..
Stem that he did not believe it. Mr.. Stern
stood up on his rights and so informed
the baron. who summoned the police and
had him arrested. Through the efforts of
the American consul at Bamberg, Mr.
Stern was released from jail on bail, but
he was TraCtfcaf1y held a prisoner at his
hotel, not being allowed to go out to walk
or drive. Every effort is being made to
right the wrong done through the Off
ciousness OF Baron Won Thuegen, and the
American government will be called upon
10 take such action as Will result in the
dismissal of Baron Won Thuengen, in or
der that other American visitors to the
place. Of whom there are many, may not
suffer insult from him or be arrested for
not obeying illegal orders from his high
mightiness.
Washington, July 29.-The state de-
partment has cabled Mr.. Jackson, sEe
United States charge daffaires at Berlin,
to take the necessary steps for securing
the release of Louis Stern of the firm Of
Stern Bros, New York who was ar
rested at Kissengen on the charge of in
sulting Friherr Won Thungern, the dep
uty commissioner at the KissenSen spa.
Mr. Jacksons mode of procedure will be
70 have the Trrited States consul at Bam-
berg send a petition for Mr.. Stern's re-
lease to the Bavarian secretary of state.
Nothing further about the affair is knC wn
az the state department than the brief
Information contained in a dispatch from
Consul jackson announcing the fact Of
the arrest.