Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-11

Copyrighted 1896. by Associa1eo 'e77''
psr,i1 Anil 10.-There was a sensa-
ton in court and military circles here
,bis morning when it was announced
chat another duel. growing out OF the
eor~r ANONYMOUS letter scandals, had
.,sar Dlscs i'm the woods near Potsdam'
ana ,bst Raron Won Schrader master
81 The ceremonies Of The Prssian court
had bsen shot and seriously wounded
nv Count Won KoJzs. The latter was
s,rrerlv court chamberlain, and was
t~iad and acquitted on the charge OF
bsi0o the author of the a1onymou
communications. Va,
Count Won K0,ze and Baron Won
Scbr9der fought with pistols. ana ln7
Ie--ar was seriously wounded IN lne q
5omar He was taken TO a nospl,1I'
,-1ers his wound was pronounced Oh
most serious nature. HIS leia1t' re-
were teIegraphed for and galueIv0 60
his bedside. ,.,,,, or
Count Won E0Jzs's arrest has 0een oI
dered and his friends say he VIII. sur
render TO the authorities whenever anu
wherever called upon 10 do so.
This is the third duel OF The series Oh
about a dozen for which CHALLENGES
wara sent ou- last April by Count Won
Ko-za. and he had repeated to-day ms
q0nounc- ment of his determination 10
Keen ON fighting his enemies. one by
ono until b. has settled accounts with
am on his list. Those VINO know Count
NON KotZe feel confident That he VIII
keep bis word
The scandals which gave rise 20 mis-
series of duels began nearly tv7 years
ago when high court persoud2e5, MAZE
and female, old and young DaS1A re-
ceiving anonymous letters OF pcS'7
cards calling their attention TO TINS OF
that escapade upon their Cwa part or
upon the part of relatives or friends
As result wives became scpdra ed
from vheir husbands, and fathers ana
mothers discarded their children, near
" everybody of impor'an-e BENG
smirched more or less by the venom or
the anonymous writer who was eVi-
IDENTIFY a person thorough tamildr
with all the details 7s coI~r life. Every
effort possible was made by she police
20 discover the guilty party. but me
anonymous t0rmour0~ was able To- con
tiaue the work for 3oJl- four years.
The gen raj opinion was thar the COM
muuicati01s were the work o. woman;
but gradually ID g opinion changed and
suspicion fastened itself upon Count
Won KOtze. one OF -he court chamber
lains. a popular mGr. wei liked by the
emperor and truS-e by an his friends.
Finaly a volunteer SPY denounced him
20 the court au-hor'ttrs on The GROUND
that on the bl0t,.us paper Of letter
pad used by The court DE had found a
clear reproduction of on Of The anouy-
nous communications. a pos II ca:G.
IhereupOn Won E0-La was arrested and
confined iu the fortress. Upon TRIAL ne
was acquitted of the charges brought
against him. While Won E0cze vas in
prison the tide of sympathy turned de-
c.led'y In his direction His arrest
was openly denounced as an outrage.
When Count Won KotZe was re-
leased ne sent out challenges 10 about
dozen OF those whom he believed to-
have been implicated in q plot TO ruin
him. tO save the reputation of the high
a.. '.....A vi AAN.A Ca AiaNl 0N WIZ rs
looked upon as being the author of the
anonymous communications. Among
che principal persons challenged were
Baron Won Reischach, court martial TO
the eX-Empres Frederick of Germany:
Baron Won Schrader the master OF the
ceremonies OF the Prussian court:
Prince Won Fuersten bergaud Prime Al
belt of SaXe-Alteuour A rumor also
had IL that Won Korze had also chaI-
lerged Duke Ernest Gu,hcr of Schles-
w.g-HClstein, brotler-in-laW OF En-
parCr William. but this has been de-
MED
The first Of the duels was fought with
pistols In Che Grunewald. April Is last
between Count Won E0ze and Baron
Won Reischach, The latter had insist
CG upon severe conditions namely
that shots should De exchanged until
one of the contestants was so badly
wounded as 10 be unable to- continue fir
ing. Both received flesh wounds At
the eight shot Won Koyze fell with a
bullet In his l0in. He was taken to- q
hospital and for some time his life was
despaired of. There was some talk OF
sending Count Won kotZa and his OPP
pOnent 60 prison but there was SO much
popular sympathy for Won KoJze that