Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-05
Won LUETzOW AS A FORCER
Public Prosecutor Institutes Proceedings
Against the Baron.
LIBEL TRIAL TAKES A SENSATIONAL TURN
Cancellation IN Expected to Reveal the
Doings of the Court Clique,
Credited with the Down
fall of Cnpriyi.

Copyright 1896, by the Associated Press)
BERLIN, Dec. 4-When the trial of Herr
Leckert Baron Won Luetzow, Herr Ploetz,
Herr Berger and Herr Faellmer, the Journal
lists who are charged with libeling Count
Botho zu Eulenburg, Baron Marschal Won
Bieberstein and Prince Alexander Won Ho-
henlohe ian outcome of the cars and EN-
peror Williams toast at Breslau was re-
sumed today, the public prosecutor an
nounced that he had Instituted proceedings
against Baron Won Luetzow on charges of
forgery and fraud.
This latest development in an interesting
case is the result of evidence taken yester-
day, which tended to demonstrate that Baron
Won Tausch, the commissioner OF the detec-
tive police. traced the discriminating article
to the foreign Office. 1t was subsequently
developed that Baron Won Luetzow was the
author OF the assertion that the false version
came from the foreign office, and it was
thus proved also that Won Luetzow was
an agent of the secret police. This led to n
clash yesterday between Baron Marschal Won
Bieberstein and Baron Won TausCh. The
former declared that the foreign Office, for
some time past and for good reasons, had
refraned from employing the political police
when inquiring into the authorship of ar
ticles, and the minister for foreign affairs
accused the commissioner of detectives OF
fomenting suspicion against himself. This
caused Won Tausch to ask for the prOtec-
tion Of the court pointing out the fact that
he was not in the prisoners dock, but on
the witness stand.
The conclusion of the trial is awaited with
great interest, as II is expected to reveal
the doings of the court clique, which, doml-
mated by Count Botho 2u Gutenberg, the
former minister of the interior; the latter s
cousin, the present court marshal, and Rich
totem, the eX-chef OF police, is credited with
causing the downfall OF General Count Won
Caprivi, the predecessor OF Prince Hohen-
lohe as imperial chancellor, as well as with
being the instigators of the recent press
war against Prince Hohenlohe and Baron
MnrsGbpl ,yon Bieberstein.
!'Hed NJ Harsrihal Won Bieberstein today tes-
s,'.' iehsph regarding his relations with
Non Iausch, but nothing of interest devel-
opod from his evidence.
During the days proceedings there was
a sensation in court. Baron Won LuetZow
stated that when he gave Tausch the In
formation of the changes in the version oil
the speech, the commissioner of detectives
was elated and said 81 Will inform Count
Philip zu Gutenberg, the court marshal, in
order to prove to him again that Baron
Marschal Won Bieberstein Is intriguing
against the cmperors encourage.
The confession of Baron Won Luetzow I'm
plicating Won Tausch, the commissioner oil
and created an immense sensation in the
court The confession said he was actuated
by an endeavor to save the honor OF MS
family and his ancestors, and that he would
tell the whole truth. The document then
said he confessed to lying and forging but
he said: II did everything by order of my
employer. Won Tausch, who, when he found
that Baron Marschal was sitting things,
said he would be obliged to reveal Won
Luetzows name but that Count Philip Zu
Gutenberg, the court marshal, would protect
them both.
During the time that the confession was
being read Won Tausch was indulglng II
hysterical shakes of the head. Won T2usel
was afterward re-examined and he declared
the confession was a pack of lies from be
ginning TO end.
The public prosecutor admitted that the
machlnation were so complicated that 1t was
. impossible to see through them, but he sug,
Eested that Won Tausch might be charged
as an accessory to Won Luetzow in the for
gerry.
The public Is intensely excited over the
revelations of the methods employed by the
political police and over what Count Phill
Zu Eulenburg Is likely to do.