The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-04-11
TWO!
Second Enemy of Count Won KoItze
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Second Enemy of Count Won KoItze
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BERLIN, April 1O.-(Copyright, 1896.
by Associated Press).-There was a
sensation in court and military circles
here this morning when it was an
nounced that another duel. growing
out Of the great court anonymous let
ter scandals, had taken place in the
woods near Potsdam, and Baron Won
Schrader, master Of ceremonies of the
Prussian court, had been shot by Count
Won koltze, formerly court chamber
lain, who was accused of being the au-
thor of the anonymous communica-
tons Count Won Koltze and Baron
Won Schrader used pistols The latter
was severely wounded in the abdomen.
He was taken to a hospital where the
wound was pronounced of a most Seri-
GUS nature. His relatives were tele-
graphed promptly and gathered at his
bedside. Count Won KoMze's arrest has
been ordered. His friends say he will
surrender to the authorities whenever
called upon to do SO. This is the third
duel of a series of about a dozen for
which challenges were sent out last
April by Count Won Koltze. He re-
peated today his determination to keep
on fighting his enemies, one by one,
until he has settled accounts with all
on his list.
Count Won Kotze yesterday practiced
for hours with a pistol on the estate of
his brother-in-law, Count Won Trese-
kow at Friedrichsfelds, and finally sue
ceeded in hitting target, the size and
shape of the outlines of a man at every
shot. He left Friedrichsfelds last
night, saying:
NOW 1 HAVE GOT HIM"
At his own quarters in Berlin, Count
Won Kotze today received the congrat-
ulations of his brothers and of the
congratulated by scores of friends.
Baron Won Schraders wound was
operated upon, during the day, and the
physicians in attendance came to the
conclusion that there is no chance of
his recovery. Emperor William has
been notified of the duel. 1t is believed
that Won Kotze will not be arrested I'M
til his majesty has been heard from.
The scandal which gave rise to this
series of duels began nearly five years
ago, when high court perSonageS, male
and female, old and young, began re-
ceiving anonymous letters or postal
cards, calling their attention to this or
that escapade upon their own part, or
on the part of relatives or friends. AS
a result, wives became separated from
their husbands, and fathers and moth
ers discarded their children. Nearly
everybody of Importance being scorch-
ed more or less by the venom OF the
anonymous writer, who was evidently
a person thoroughly familiar with all
the details of court life, people
BEGAN TO LOOK ASKANCE
at their hest friends. Every effort pos
sible was made by the police to discov-
er the guilty party. But in spite or
this the anonymous tormentor was able
to continue the cruel work for about
four years The general opinion was
that the vile communications were the
work of a woman, but gradually THIS
opinion changed, and for some uneX-
planned reason, suspicion fastened itself
upon Count Won Kotze, one of the
court chamberlains, a popular man,
well liked by the emperor and trusted
by all of his friends. Finally a volun-
teer spy denounced him to the court
authorities on the ground that on the
blotting paper pad of a letter pad used
nv the count. he had found a clear re-
production of one of the anonymous
communications, a postal card. There
upon Won Kotze was arrested and con-
fined in the fortress. Upon the trial
he was
ACQUITTED OF THE CHARGES
brought against him. While Won
Kotze was in prison the tide of sym
pathy turned decidedly in his direc-
ton. Ugly whisperings were heard on