Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-10

some time his life was deSpaired OF, and
even when the attending physicians pro-
nounced that he would live, they coupled
this statement with the remark that he
would he crippled for life. This is prac-
tically the case, although the count walks
with greater ease than was expected.
Sympathy for Count Won kOtze.
There was some talk of sending Count
Won Kotze and his opponent to prison for
fighting the duel, but there was SO much
popular sympathy for Won kotze that the
emperor overlooked the matter on the
counts reported promise to give up his
plan Of fighting the rest Of the series of
duels.
However, in June last Won Kotze met
Baron Won Schrader on the field of honor.
wounded him slightly. and was again
wounded himself. For this Won Ketze was
senteno ed to three months Imprisonment in
the fortress of Glutz, and on July ID he
gave himself up to the governor of that
place and served his sentence, but he was
treated with the greatest consideration,
and it was again reported, on his release,
that he had promised not to fight another
duel.
BY this time Count Won Kotze had become
quite popular hero, and his enemies felt
very uncomfortable.
DR.. Frietlman's Departure.
1t is possible that this would have been
the last of the series of duels had it not
been for an unlooked-for event. Counsel
for Kotze at his trial was one of the most
famous lawyers in Berlin, DR.. Fritz Fried
man. and to the latter the court chamber
lain intrusted bundle Of important docu-
ments to be used in drawing up the case for
the defense. Besides, in preparing this
work, it was necessary to employ detec-
tives and make many secret inquiries.
All this data remained in DR.. Friedman's
possession, and almost a thunder-clap
echoed over Berlin when, in December last,
1t was announced that the popular lawyer
had fed from Berlin, leaving debts to the
amount Of about 1900, 600 marks, and taking
with him rising young actress, Nellie Won
Wildenfels. He was last seen at a public
dinner, with his wife, and, hearing that q
warrant for his arrest had been issued on
the charge of bribing police officer to al
low a lady client, whom the policeman was
esccrting to prison, to escape, he suddenly
the actress, all the documents in the Kotze
case and other secret papers which had
been intrusted to his care by high person
ages, leaving his wife and five children in
estimated to be about 100000 marks. He
received 6O,O0O marks for defending Poke,
the banker, last year.
The actress he took with him in his fight,
1t also appears, was the daughter Of pro-
fessional burglar, and he had been leading
double life with her for some time pre-
vious. She was only seventeen years of
age.
% last at Bordeaux, France, as he was
upon the point of sailing for South Amer
lea, and though steps are still in progress
to extradite him. it is not thought likely
that he will be brought back to Berlin.
But the great scandal has been again
revived, and another duel has resulted,
from the fact that the Ollendorf Publishing
House of Paris il reported to have pub
lished book entitled "A Revelation From
Above written by DR.. Fritz Friedman,
and containing startling disclosures re-
garding the Kotze case in particular and
court life at Berlin in general. 1t is added
that Emperor Williams brother-in-law,
Duke Ernst Gunther Of Schleswig-H ol-
stein, Baron Won Schrader (who fought
the duel today, Prince Won Altenburg,
Prince Aribert Of Anhalt and Others have
subscribed the sum of 100000 marks in an
effort to prevent the Ollendorf Publishing
House from publishing DR.. Friedman s
book.
Naturally this mas brought back all the
old soreness, and Count Won Kotze is again
on the war path.