The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-05

Big Sensation Caused by the
Confession of Baron Won
LuetzoW.
Says the Commissioner of the Detec.
tive Police Conspired Against
High Officials.

to-day of the five editors, Baron Won
Luetzow, Herren Foellmar, PloetZ,
Leckert and Berger, on charges of libeling
Count Won Eulen burg. Baron Marschall
Won Bleberste1n and Prince Alexander Won
Hohenlohe. the public prosecutor stated
that he had instituted criminal proceed
ings against Baron Won Luetzow upon the
charges of forgery and fraud. The charges
OF forgery grew out of the testimony given
by Herr Kukutzch. member of the press
bureau, yesterday, in which the witness
accused Luetzow of forging receipt for a
sum of so marks, which he alleged ne had
paid Kukutzch for writing certain articles,
and a charge of fraud was also involved in
the matter of discriminating papers, which
Luetzow falsely declared were written by
Kukutzch.
Baron Won Lutzow, through his advo-
cate, has made what purports to be full
confession. He declares that Larkelow,
one of the defendants, supplied the mate
rial for the article against Count Botho
Won Eulenburg Trekert. alleging that
MarschalI Won Bieberstein, Prime Minister
of Foreign Affairs, inspired the article.
When Won Lutzow told Major Won Tausch,
commissioner of the detective police, that
the Foreign Minister had inspired the ar
ticle, ajor Tausch was delighted because
of the personal aniWosity he entertaine d
for Baron Marschall Won Bieberstein. He
said he intended to communicate the
whole story to Count Philip Won Eulen-
burg, the German ambassador to Austria,
with view of convincing him that the
Foreign Minister was conspiring with
members of Emperor Williams circle.
His object was to induce Count Philip to
tell Emperor William about the alleged
conspiracy and so ruin Baron Marschall
von Bieberstein. Major Tausch notified
Count Philip that important information
was awaiting him. Count Philip replied
that he would soon be in Berlin, when he
would confer with him.
Later, when the Foreign Office moved
theoretically concerning the articles,
Major Tausch was compelled to arrest
Luetzow but promised to shield him. 1t
was Major Tausch who induced Luetzow to
procure the forged document mentioned
in yesterdays proceeding purporting to be
a receipt for 80 marks given by Herr
Kukutsch, belonging to the press bureau
of the Foreign Office, when he was falsely
accused of having furnished certain arti-
cles that had been published. Lutzow de-
clares that he did not write this receipt
himself.
The confession then deals with the ale
cations that Major Tausch intrigued
against Baron Won Letter, ex-Minister of
the Interior, involving charges against
Herren Hammann and Eckert, besides
Herr Kukutsch. Luetzow declares that he
was com PEELED to obey Major Tausch, as
he was depending upon him for liveli-
hood, receiving from him 200 marks
month. Major Tausch threaten ned to stop
the payment OF this money if he refused
to oblige him.
The reading of the confession caused a
great sensation in the courtroom.
Major Tausch, who testified yesterday,
was recalled to the witness-stand He ad-
mitted some of the statements in the con-
fession and entered into long explaDa-
ton of the others. Some of them he de-
MED, including the one relative to the
forgery of the receipt.
During the giving of this testimony tn Q
Judge warned Major Tausch to rememb Der
that he was on his oath lest he incur a
sentence of penal servitude.
Baron Marschall Won Bieberstein was re-
called upon the conclusion of the examin-
alton of Major Tausch. He explained the
reasons why the Foreign Office ceased four
years ago to employ the police, and added:
1.-The police may employ what agents they
please, but when they have the effrontery
to SANDER me and the Foreign Office Off
Gals must have recourse to publicity to
brand such doings."
This declaration caused another sensa.
ton.
The court adjourned after the evidence
of the Foreign Minister had been given.
Interest in the case has been greatly in
creased by to-day's revelations, and it is
thought that persons in. high circles will
be shown to have been concerned in the
ntrigues against state officials The
greatest interest is now conferred in what
Count Philip Won Eulenburg will have to
say on the subject.