The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-25

copyright. 1891 by the Associated Press)
BERLIN. May 2i.-The trial OF Herr
Won Tausch. the former commissioner
Of the secret political police, who was
arrested on December last at the close
Of the sensational LeutEow-Leckers
trial, during which the imperial chan
cellor, Prince Hohenlohe. the minister
for foreign ahIaIrs, Baron MRrschall
Won BIsberstein, and the German ann
bassador to Austria, Count Philip von
Gutenberg. were among the witnesses,
commenced to-day and Will probably
last a week.
Among the witnesses summoned arc
Baron Marschall Won Bleberstein, Count
Philip Won Gutenberg, eX-Ministers Won
KoulIer and General Bronsart Won
Srhellendorf, Police President Wind
helm, Herr Bebel. the soslalist leader
and about fifty newspaper men. besides
a number OF officials belonging to the
different ministries.
At the opening OF the trial the presl-
uent Of the court cautioned Baron Won
L.uetzow not to depart from the actual
truth In the testimony which he might
bu EHlAGN At0A ~ thNN
TAusch.
The former chief OF the secret polite
nj police was then examined. He made
a statement relative to the employment
OF Won LeutEOw and newspaper man
Eamed Schumann by the secret political
p5llce and assured the court that he.
vnn Tausch, had never cnuHed political
interests to be served by his agents.
SchumRnn. or Normann- -SchumAnn, Is
said to have been much more guilty
than Baron Won LeutZow. SchumRnn
escaped from Berlin Just In time TO
avoid arrest lie Is charged, In con-
junction with Baron Won Leutzow with
having signed fictitious names TO re-
Ceipts for money. given them to bribe
newspaper writer's or editors or subor-
dlnAte employees OF the government TO
Furnish secretly Information OF every
kind wanted In the alleged campaign TO
discredit the existing cabinet
sIary Of ths inttiGH'S.
Won Tausch is charged with four-fold
perjury and. incidentally, with trnnson.
He threatens, II pushed 10 the wall. to
make u clean breast OF everything. and
this may include establishing the iden-
tiIy NJ the authorship OF the famous So
called Won KOtZe letters. by which nn
anonymous writer. for over year. kept
the court OF Germany In state NJ tnr-
mol by making the most Scnndnluus
inslnuations against male aud female
members OF many aristocratic families,
resulting In stormy scenes, separations.
duels and deaths. Count won kOtze.
the former court chamberlain, accord
ing to general report. is certainly not
the author OF this series OF vGuOmOuS
attacks upon the various members oil
the nobility. and It has beer more than
once limited that the author OK these
scnndalOus mlEslves IL TO be found IN
the very highest circles In Germany.
Therefore, under all these circum-
stances, the very greatest interest Is
taken In the proceedings against Won
Tausch, whose preliminary eXRminR-
tlon may be said to have commenced on
December s, when he was arrested at
the close OF the Luetzow-LeckeTs trial.
The whole matter seems to date from
the fall Of Prince Bismarck from power
and the accession of Gen. Count won ca
privi to the chancellorshIp. From that
time on a merciless, underhand political
warfare has been waged against Gen.
Won Caprivi, and his enemies were
eventually successful In causing his re-
tlrement This was seemingly followed
by another political campaign. this time
government, two OF whom, DIR. Koeller,
minister for the Interior. and General
Bronsardt Won schellendorf, minister Of
war, lost their portfolios, while others
were In danger Of the same fate.
The Gilman.
The climax came with The events OF
a year ago when several editors were
prosecuted for dlstorting n speech made
by the German emperor replying to n
toast from the czar nt Brcslnu. which
events are still fresh in the public mind.
Then came the libel suits brought by
Count Won Gutenberg and Baron Won
Biaberstein against two newspapers.
Editor Won Luetzow charged that Count
Won Gutenberg had falsitied the emper-
or's speech, and was the author Of other
articles involving high officials OF thc
empire.
II was demonstrated by witnesses
that Won Tausch had repeatedly made
false statements to his superior, the
minister Of the interior, expanding the
authorship Of articles attacking prom
inent people, and later, Baron Won
Luctzow confessed in writing that Won
Tausch was the inHtigator OF the In
trigucs complained Of.
The editor OF the Tngeblatt, DR. Levy.
Fohn. under oath stated that Won
Tlusch hac given him the material for
N article on the cEar's toast at Breslau,
Won Tausrh had sworn 10 the contrary
and he was ARRESTED for perjury and
the libel case continued.
III the Mrahsh.
Tho evidence OF n beautiful young girl
showed that Baron Won Luetzow. her
lover. had done everything possible to
free hlmrelf from the mcsheg Of the net
which Won Tnuach had cast over the lat
ter, how tho baron had written letter
after letter H. his nttcmpt9 to secure
other employment. am how MS poverty
had compelled him 10 remain In the EN-
p'0y VI the secret police. her naive evil
dercc tending to prove beyond doubt
that Won I.cutzOw was completely IN the
power % the chief Of Germanys tIurl
section
Flnally. by tho evidence Of Capt. Hoe.
mig, IL was demonstrated that won
TEggck. though he knew that his wit.
nCfy ard not 4 certain Herr von Huhn.
wa the author Oi an article In tho Co.
lugnr Gazette attacking General Won
Ii,Jiui.". chief ~ the emperor. ns the
HlItor ~ lf article, hecaufr Won HUM
irp4uenfoJ the foreign office and IN Or
der 10 discrrdit that department
Earou Won Luetzow and Lcckcrt we're
then Fcntcnr"h 90 sixteen months inn
llifUnmCnt. and the other and less lni-
rurtaut PERSONS who were on trial with
Item wore sentenced Ia shorter terms
aud GHcg
Il II Quite certain that yun TauBCh