The evening times., 1900-07-13

BALTIMORE. July 1S.-The people of
this city feel an unusual interest in tie
fate of the Baroness Won Kettsler, the
wife of the German Minister. who
was murdered by the Boxers Et Pein
on June IS. Madame Won Ketteler. who
was formerly Miss Maud Ledyard, Vas a
native of Baltimore. Her father. Henry b.
Ledyard, is now president of me MtcLisGn
Central Railroad. but between the } 3rs
1865 and 1870 he was a Lieutenant in ;he
United States Army, and during part Of
that time was stationed at Fort McIlerry.
On October Is, 1867. he married Miss Mary
r. L'Hommedieu. Their daughter MaId
was born during their residence at Fort
McHenry.
Nothing definite is known OF the fate o.
the Baroness Won Ketteler. The Amhas.z9-
dor was attacked by Chinese troops SEd
Boxers while riding on Legation street.
was dragged from his horse and killed
His body was terribly mutllated- The Ger
man Legation and other buildings acre
burned and a number of the servants Ct
the legation were killed. week before
the murder of the baron the members o.
the Ledysrd family received word by cable,
at their home in Detroit, that The blIOIez 5
was with her husband in Pekin aud 10th
We're safe. Whether she has found h5r
way to some place or whether she has been
butchered a.Ho is unknown.
The Baron was well known in America.
He was First Secretary Of the German En-
bassy from 1892 "a 1896, and IL was while
he was living in Washington that he made
the acquaintance of Miss Ledyard. who waA
visiting IN the home Of Senator Mcmillan.
The marriage took place in Detroit in 1891
Baron Won Ketteler at that time was Min
lister to Mexico.
Captain Leary. the commanding officer at
Fort McHenry. said yesterday that he was
living at Fort McHenTy when Mr.. Ledyard
was stationed there. Captain Leary al that
time was second lieutenant in Colonel
Beach's battery of the Fourth Artillery.
and Mr. LedyRrd was first lieutenant in
Majcr Rodney's battery
DO you see that open space over there
near the water front2'' the captain said.
pointing to a place opposite the command
ing omcer's house. Lieutenant Ledyard S
house stood there. IL was torn down sew,
eraI years ago and the open space left.
when scme improvements were made in the
fort.
Mr. Ledyard was very highly thought
Of while he was in the army. He has had
an interesting career He was born in
France in 1Si4-his father was secretary
OF the United States Legation there at that
West Point in 1861 BY President Lincoln
and was graduated from there in 1865.
He vas promoted 10 the first lieutenancy
on the day OF his graduation. was trans
ferred TO the Thirty-seyenth Infantry Sep
tember q. 1866 and transferred from that
TO the Fourth Artillery February 23 1867
My acquaintance with him began in
1867 when We were both stationed at Fort
HaTker in Kansas. In the fall Of g. be
was sent TO West Point and made assist
ant professor OF French. He was relieved
from duty at West Point in 1863 and or
dered TO Fort McHenry. where he Joined
Battery D. of the Fourth Artillery. then
cOmmanfed by Major (uOW Lieutenant
Colonel Rodney
In the meantime he had married Miss
LHommedieu L the daughter of a railroad
president. Miss Maud Ledyard was born
while Lieutenant and Mrs. Leryard were
living here. In 1870 Mr. Ledyard retired
from the army. and since then he has had
one position OF authority after another. IN
til now he is president OF the Michigan
Central"
Lieutenant Ledyard. who was killed in
Manila about six months ago. was a son
Of II. B. Ledyard Lewis Cass Ledyard. OF
New York. the Commodore Of the New
York Yacht Club. is also a son Of Mr. Led
yard.