The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-30
PERFlDloUS LOT OF POLICE.
BERLIN's SECRET SERVICE OFFI-
GERS THOROUGHLY BAD.

Only Half of Their Corruption and
Baseness Exposed by The Won
Tausch TriaI-The Names of Well
known Citizens Frequently EOrg-
ed by the Omcers-Owners and Ed
itOrs of Berlin Newspapers Smirch-
ed-SensRtiOnaI Trial for Treason.
Copyright, 1897, by the Associated Press.
Berlin, May 29.-The trial of Herr Won
Tausch, the former chief of the secret po-
litical police, charged with perjury, trea-
son and forgery, which began on Monday
last and has continued through the week,
monopolizes public attention. The pro
ceedings will last at least for another
week. Though a number of revelations
have been made showing the rottenness
and moral turpitude of the Berlin secret
police, there is a general impression that
much interesting information has been
withheld by Won Tausch and by Baron
Won Luetzow, the chief witness against
him. especially regarding the intrigues of
high dignitaries, to queer" a number OF
past and present ministers. The presiding
judge repeatedly expressed indignation at
the net work of corruption and baseness
into which the dispositions of the defen-
dants threw light. Won Luetzow admit
ted that the names of we'll known citi-
zens were frequently forged to receipts
for money received as compensation for
special service. Won Tausch said the police
commissioners necessarily had to shield
the criminal acts Of their subordinate
agents; otherwise no police commissioner
1trl, III fvar w
most clever agent were the worst men
from a moral standpoint.
The prisoner revealed a number of dam
aging incidents against the owners and
editors of Berlin newspapers. Herr
Schweinburg, the owner of two Berlin pa
pers, vas charged with receiving an an
nual bribe of 10000 marks from the Dis
conto Society.
1t was also elected that Normann Schu-
mann, who was implicated in the scandal
which resulted in Won Luetzow being SEN
fenced to sixteen months Imprisonment
in December last while writing at Won
Tausch's behest scurrillous articles against
members of the present cabinet and the
emperor, was paid by Won Tausch for in
stituting make-believe inquiries into the
authorship of these articles, and for ac-
cusing wholly innocent persons of writing
them. Norman Schumann escaped from
Berlin previous to the arrest of Won Luet-
zow.
The governments virtual defeat in the
diet on the law of association bill, has
aroused considerable interest in parlia-
mentary circles as to whether Prince Ho-
henlohe and the cabinet will survive it.
There was another sensational trial this
week, the prisoner being charged with
reasonable acts in favor of Russia, com
mitted at Thorn, the most important Prus-
sian fortress on the Russian border Fab
ren, a fortification master, and a court Of
fetal named Albrecht, were the princi-
pal defendants. Several Russian go-be-
tweens fed the country In time to escape
arrest The evidence showed that military
secrets, especially regarding the nature of
the equipments of the Prussian frontier
fortificatiohs, had been betrayed. Fahren
was sentenced to four years penal servi-
tude and Albrecht to six months impris-
onment.