The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-07


had attempted to assassinate the mys-
terry
According to Hausers story. he was
walking home from work. when he
stabbed IN the forehead The wound
was not a serious one, but in order TO
prevent a recurrence of the happening
Magistrate Biberbach detailed two sol
/ diers to guard Hauser- In orderNt To
further safeguard him, Freiherr ven
Tucher was appointed his guardian.
Then came another iuI, and Hauser
seemed again to drop from sight. when
the Earl of Stanhope, grandfather Of
Lord Rosebery, became SO Interested
in the mystery that he adopted him.
In a letter published by the earl after
Hauser's death. some Interesting de
tails are given concerning the foster
fathers efforts to arouse Hauser
memory. All sorts of experiments
were tried but in vain. The only clue,
seemingly, was Hauser's remarkable
conduct on hearing Hungarian
spoken He Shuddered, dropped half
faint into a chair and begged that the
conversation cease, pleading a head
acne. subsequently ne asserted that
he remembered castle in Hungary
and the name of the nearest village.
The earl at once dispatched friends. to
the place, and the mystery seemed
about to be solved, when word came
back that the castle existed only in
Hauser's imagination.
At this stage the earl received in
formation from some mysterious source
that Hauser was the abducted son OF
Stephanie- SO impressed was the earl
with this new phase that he at once
placed himself in communication with
Stephanie. Much correspondence en-
sued, and finally it was agreed that
Stephanie was to visit Nuremberg on
Dec. IA, 1888, for the purpose OF meeting
Hauser. In order to avoid publicity
it was agreed to meet in q nearby
park at DOnauschelingen
The meeting had been arranged for
O'Clock in the afternoon, and when,
an hour before. Hauser started for Fhe
tryst which meant so much for him
and perhaps for Baden-it was already
dark. The ground was covered with
snow. and away from the town not a
sound could be heard.
At the same tins Stephanie. accom-
panied by Miss Sophia Greville. sister
of the present Lord Augustus LOTUS,
started for the park Hardly had she
begun her journey when she saw a
commotion down the road, and learned
that Hauser had been fatally stabbed
three times
Soldiers carried Hauser to the hos
pital. Every effort was made to save
his life. hut the wounds had penetrated
vital organs, and three days later he
died-a- mystery. still He was con-
sciOus to the last. According to his
story, he hsd gone 10 the CrySLlng place
Obvious of danger. Once there he
was accosted by three men, who asked
the time of him. It was too dark to
distinguish them, but Hauser had seen
two of them walk away. A moment
later the one who remained threw him
self upon Hauser and stabbed him
with a stiIe-to-like weapon
The moment the authorities learned
these details squads Of soldiers were
sent securing the park and vicinage.
but without material results. At the
scene of the assassination they saw
signs Of a desperate struggle in the
snow, and after long search found a
bag containing a note. which read;
''kaSpar Hauser will now be a bic to
tell you exactly whence 1 came and
who I am In order TO save Hauser
the trouble, I viii say that came from
the Bavarian frontier-at the foot
viii also tell you my name
(Signed.) M. T. De-"
Once more Europe was in a turmoil
Accusations of murder were openly