The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-10

Of parting she ELECTED promise from him
that he would once more meet her at his
shooting box at Wagering, and enchaut-
ms spoi i'm the Wiener Wald.
TWO days afterWcard the Crown Prince
instructed Bratdsch 10 fetch and drive the
Baroness to Mayer.ing. This Brathsch, it
is well to mention, has hitherto been sup
posed 10 have been an ordinary coachman.
He was as a matter Of face, no ordinary
coachmau at all but a wcli-knoWu singer
VINO frequently sans 10 the Crown Prince
his favorite songs. Brathsch obeyed in
structi0ns and succeeded in bringing the
beautiful Marie Netsera to the shooting
box. there to meet her lover-for the last
time.
1t was at first a very enjoyable evening
that was spent at Mayerling. Songs We're
sung, and as the wine passed freely the
laughter became frequent and loud. The
company consisted of Prince Philip of Co
burg Count Hovos, and Brathsch. and, OF
course, the Crown Prince and his beauu-
ful mistress. 1t was remarked at the
me that Prince Rudolph's good humor
seemed slightly forced and that the Bar
oness was distract and tired. Toward ]
in the morning the latter complained 81
feeling unwRll and retired to her room,
The Crown Prince, however, remained
with his friends. He drank heavily
most unusual proceeding for him. AZ one
moment he was moody, at another he was
hdariousy gay.
Al : O'Clock. after having consumed the
best part of a decantcr OF brandy, the
Prince said good night to his friends ana
went unstairs. He entered the Baroness
bedroom. He never left that room.
The next morning al z o'clock Brat
fisch, who was so much In the confidence
of the Prince, went to the bedroom to
wake his royal master, who had said the
ght before that he would hunt on the
following day. on reaching the room.
BraJhsch. after knocking, tried the door
and found it unlocked. He entered and
staggered back, faindng a the CHASTITY
| sight which met his Mortified eyes.
Lying upon a sofa, completely covered
| with wild flowers was the lovely Marie
! Netsera. She was dead. BY her side
/ lay her lover the Crown Prince Rudolph.
! clutching a heavy cavalry pistol. He had
! shot away the back of his head.
Brathsch. so soon as he could recover
| himself, at once reused the house. and
/ terror-stricken guests and servants rush
| ed into the room, AT 8 O'Clock a doctor
! from Baden. near Mayerling. was sum
moned-of course, 10 no possible purpose
| And here the evidence of the doctor is
very important for 1t refutes The argu-
! ment that the lovers died together. He
/ certified to the death of the Baroness as
| occurring al ! a. m. from strychnine pois-
| oning, and that of the Crown Prince at 2
! a. m. from the effect of a pistol shot
/ That is to say, the Baroness was dead
an hour before the unucky Prince entered
! the room.
/ What has never before been made public
/ Is that the Baroness left four letters ad-
! dressed respectively TO the Emperor, her
own mother her COUSIN, Ahstides Baltaz-
1 ii, and 10 the Crown Prince himself.
/ The letter, apart from his respondent
! condition and enforced separation from the
woman he so devotedly loved, was the di-
! rect cause Of Prince Rudolph's suicide. For
! on entering the room, and grief-stricken
! at the sight of his dead, he found on a.
! small table at the bedside little pencil
note, all wet with newly shed tears and
/ unsigned
Translated, this runs as follows:
NV only beloved Rudolph.
Il die b cause / cannot live without you
/ You promised TO make me your wife, but
| you have broken your word. forgive you.
! If you love me, come and follow me.
This note is now in the possession of the
! Emperor and until we obtained knowledge
of It's contents none but Franz Josef him
| self was aware Of them
After tie tragedy no one ventured to tell
the terrible news TO the Emperor, till fin
! ally Count Taafc was fetched, and to him
fen the unenyiaEIe lot Of breaking the aw-
/ fW tidugs.
That the body of Marie Vetsera was re-
moved by dead Of nigh 10 Venice. says the
/ West End. Is absolutely untrue. Marie
/ Nctsera wGs buried in little monastery
/ close by. with no sign or stone 10 mark
/ her resting place. The shooting box at
! Mayering was RACED 10 the ground, and
! to-day a nunnery stands to mark the spot
where this terrible affair occurred.