The herald., 1896-04-11

prison for fighting the duel. but there
was such popular sympathy for Won
Kotz that the emperor overlooked the
matter on the counts reported promise
to give up his plan of fighting the rest
of the series of dueis.
However, in June last Won Kotz met
Baron Won Schrader on the field of
honor, wounded him slightly and was
again wounded himself. For this Won
Kotz was sentenced to three months
Imprisonment in the fortress of Glutz
and on July 18th he gave himself up
to the governor OF that place and serv-
ed his sentence. He was treated with
the greatest consideration. and it was
again reported on his release tha he had
bfomised not to fight another duel.
BY this time Won kotz had become
Quite a popular hero. and his enemies
felt very uncomfortable. 1t is possi-
Bile that this would have been the last
of the series had it not been for an un-
looked for event The counsel for Won
Kotz in his trial was one of the most fa-
nous lawyers in Berlin, DR.. Fritz
Friedman. and to the latter the court
chamberlain entrusted a bundle of i'm
portant documents to be used in
drawing up the case for the defense.
Besides, in preparing this work, it was
necessary to employ detectives and
make many secret inquiries. This doc
ument remained in Friedmans S possess
sion, and almost a thunder-clap broke
oveer Berlin when, in December last, IT
was announced that the popular lawyer
i1ad fled from Berlin, leaving debts to
the amount of 2,000,0 900 marks, and TAX
ing with him rising young actress,
Nellie Won Wildenfeld. He was last seen
at Masonic dinner with his wife.
Having heard that a warrant for his ar
rest had been issued on the charge OF
bribing afpolice officer to allow female
client, whom the policeman was escort
ing to prison, to escape, suddenly disap-
peared, and took with him, besides the
actress, all the documents in the Won
Kotz case and other papers which had
been entrusted to his care by high per-
sonages, leaving his wife and four child
zen in poverty, although his yearly in
come was stated to be about 100000
smarks. He received $4,000 marks for
defending Polkav, the banker, last year.
The actress he took with him in his
flight. 1t also appears. was the daughter
of a professional burglar and he had
been leading a double life with her for
some time previous. She was only II
years of age.
DR.. Friedman was arrested February
22d last at Bordeaux France, as he was
upon the point of sailing for South
America, and though steps are still be-
ing made to extradite him, it is not
thought likely he will be brought back
to Berlin.
But the scandal has again been re-
vived and another duel has resulted,
from the fact that the Ollendorf pub
fishing house of Paris is reported ready
to publish a book entitled "Revela-
tions from Berlin. written by Friedman
and containing startling disclosures re-
eataing the Won Kotg case in particular
and court life in general. 1t is added
that Emperor Williams brother-in-
law, Duke Ernest Gunther of Schles-
wig g-Holstein, Baron Won Schrader,
Prince ,von Altenburg. Prince Herbert
and other persons subscribed 10000
marks In an effort to prevent the OIL
1endorf publishing house from publish
ing Friedmans book. Naturally this
has brought back all the old soreness
and Count Won Kotz is again on the
war path.