The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-12
The Prussian Master OF Cere-
monies Wound Fatal.
WHAT WILL THE EMPEROR DO
1t Is Understood He Allotted Count
Won kotze in His Deuliug.
Tho Anonymous Letters Accused Even
the Emperor of immortality, and rhe
Scandal Involves His Sister and No
End OF Princes and Noblemen-yon
kotze to Be Prosecuted.

Potsdam. Prussia. April ai--Baron Won
frussi2a court, died today. his death being
tpe result or injuries inflicted By Count
NoH kofze. formerly one of the court
caameerlains. during duel fought yester-
day in the vicinity OF the new palace at
fotsuau- Baron yol Schradsr was severe
~ wounded In the abdomen az the time OF
the meeting on the field Of honor. and his
recovery from the injuries was Considered
from the first doubtful II not impossible
The death of Ven Schrader will undoubt-
ediy go long way toward rev!virg the
great court anonymous letters scandal.
which for years has furnished Germany,
anG IN fact all Europe with a series OF
startling sensations. The arrest OF Ven
hotZe for participating IN this duel with
Baron Won Schraaer has already been or
dered. and he has announced his wiling
ness 10 surrender 10 the authorities.
II is also stated that the arair will be
seized upon by the Liberals as an oppor.
tunity for making an Interpolation in the
reichs.ag, the claim being made that the
authorities knew weil that the duel was
about TO take place. and made no effort
to interfere. II the matter Is TO be given
an airing In parliament, as we'll as IN the
courts, the names Of persons high in social
and political life IN Germany. In fact, OF
royalty ITSELF ca.not be kept out OF the
case.
The story Of the arrest of Count Won
kotze. OF his Imprisonment on the charge
OF writing letters over the signature OF
'Wer ben ich" (Who am u. accusing the
emperor OF immortality. the account OF the
loss OF the diary OF Princess Charlotte CT
Saxe-Meiningen, the eldest sister of the
emperor. and the fight from Berlin of DR..
Friedman, the counsel for Won Kotze DUR
irrc~ ft eftt n 1,,-
correspondents of the Associated Press.
After Van kotze's Imprisonment these
anonymous letters were sttll received by
royal personages, and this. taken in con-
nection with other circums tances. led to
the release from prison of the court
chamberlain and his restoration. appar-
emily. to royal favor. 1t has been repeat
edly intimated that Emperor William was
secretly indorsing the sending out OF
wholesale challenges to the accusers OF
Won Kotze.
The tribunal recently threw out OF court
a suit for slander which Won Kotze
brought against Baron Won Schrader. This
suit was followed Immediately after the
first OF the dueis between Won Schrader
and Won kotze, in which both of the COM
batants received flesh wounds. The off,
GERS of the two regiments of cavalry with
which Baron Won Schrader and Count Won
tuted themselves into courts OF honor and
duty investigated the charges of SANDER
which Won kotze brought against Won
Sohrader decided that Won Schrader
was entitled to an acquittal. More than
this. they declared 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 court OF
honor was indorsed by Prince Frederick
OF Hohenzollern, the commander-in-chief
OF the garrison of Berlin. Emperor Will
lam. however, declined to ratify this yer-
dict. Prince Frederick accordingly re-
signed his command, removing TO Bavaria
and stating that he could not associate
with Won Kotze. Other members OF the
nobility followed the lead Of Prince Fred
erick and for a time there was a general
exodus of princes from Berlin. Naturally
interest VIII be centered in the punish
ment 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 of the pruSsian court