Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-04-13
THE RECENT PRUssIAN DUEL.
Baron Won Schradar, master of .cere

Baron Won Schradar, master of .cere.
monies at the Prussian Court, died at
Potsdam on Saturday; his death being
the result of injuries inflicted by Count
Won Kotze, formerly one of the court
chamberlains, during duel fought in
the vicinity of Neus Palasat, Potsdam
Baron Won Schrader was severely
wounded in the abdomen at the time Of
the meeting on the field of honor, and
his recovery from the injuries received
were considered from the first doubtful
if not impossible. The death of Baron
Won Schrader will undoubtedly go a
long ways towards reviving the great
court anonymous letter scandals which
for years have furnished Germany and
in fact all Europe with series of start
ling sensations. The arrest of Count
Won Kotze for participating in the duel
with Baron Won Schrader has already
heen ordered, and be has announced
his willingness to surrender to the au-
thor ties. 1t is also stated that the affair
would be seized upon by the liberals
as an opportunity for making an in
terpellation in the Reichstag; the claim
being made that the authorities knew
we'll that the duel was about to take
place, but refused to interfere. If the
matter is given an airing in the Ger
man parliament as well as in the courts
the names of persons high in social and
political life in Germany, in fact of
royalty itself, cannot be kept out of the
case.
The story of the arrest of Count Won
Kotze and of his imprisonment on the
charge of writing letters over the sig
natures of ever ben echn (who am y
accusing the emperor of immortality:
the account OF the loss of the diary OF
Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen,
the eldest sister of the emperor; the
flight from Berlin OF DR.. Fritz Fried.
man. the counsel for Won Kotze during
his eveDtful trial, have all been told.
After Won Kotze's imprisonment, these
anonymous letters were still received
by royal personsges, and this taken in
connection with other circumstances
led to the release of the imprisoned
count. The tribunal recently threw
out Of court a suit for slander which
Won Kotze brought against Won Schra-
der. This suit followed Immediately
| after the first of the duels between
Baron Won Schrader and Count Won
Kotze in which both combatants re-
ceived flesh wounds. The officers of the
two regiments of cavalry with which
the baron and Count Won Kotze are
connected, after having constitu
ted themselves into courts of
honor and duly Investigated the
charges of SANDER which Won Kotze
brought against Won Schrader, decided
that Won Schrader was entitled to all
acquittal. More than this, they decar-
ed that Won Schrader was justified in
his remarks, and they appealed to the
emperor to dismiss Won Kotze from the
army. This verdict of the courts of
honor was endorsed by Prince Fred
erick, of Hohenzollern, the command
erin chief of the garrison of Berlin.
Emperor William, however, declined
to ratify this verdict. Prince Fred
erick, accordingly, resigned his
command, removing to Bavaria and
stating that he could no longer asso-
ciate with Count Won Kotze. Other
members of the nobility followed his
example and there was general ex-
odus of princes from Berlin. Natur-
ally under the circumstances, interest
will be centered in the punishment to
be meted out to Count Won Kotze be-
cause of his duel with Baron Won
Schrader and because of the death OF
the master of ceremonies at the Prus-
-;o,