The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-07

phanies son was born,) some one, to l.II
writer unknown, had placed boy baby
at the door of his house, with a sheet
Of paper containing the information that
the boys parents wished to abandon
him.
Next day the Burgomaster, Herr Binden,
ordered an official Investigation. In tho
meantime the youth, who had been named
Kaspar Hauser, had conquered his fear
and seemed more content. He was in
a deplorable physical condition from neg
lect and from the fact that he had never
learned to perform the simplest duties
for himself. He was as helpless as new
born babe. He ate with his hands, neg
qected to wash and was terribly slovenly
in all ways. His legs and feet were bad
ly swollen. and in general he seemed
a wreck.
On July Burgomaster Binden made
public the results of the investigation
and at once all Europe became interest
ed in Kaspar Hauser. Painfully and
evidently with horror he had told tho
story of his life in disjointed fragments.
Away back as far as ne could remem-
Der he had been placed in a small ROOM
having one window and containing only
a couch. There was no room for him
to move, and so, for years, he had re-
manned in a half-reclining position. Wa
ing all those years.
One day the man who had passed water
and bread to him through an aperture IN
the door. washed him, put new clothing
on him and placed him in a closed wagon
Then he had been driven for many hours.
Finally the wagon stopped near the mar
ket place. ana the youth was pushed ou;
and the letter placed in his hand. Then
the vehicle was driven of
The widest stories regarding Kaspar
gained circulation, and, finally to quiet
talk and to withdraw Hauser from an
noying publicity, he was placed into the
care OF Prof. Daumer. one of Nnrem-
berg's shining lights, for educational pur-
poses.
Before long Kaspar Hauser was for
gotten and the stories of his origin prov
ed TO be nine-days wonder. Meanwhile
the subject of the gossip proved an apt
pupil and progressed so fast that he was
put to work In commercial Office. Month
after month passed and Hauser was al
most forgotten, when Europe was again
aroused by the report that some one had
attempted to assassinate the mystery.
According TO Hauser's story. he was
walking home from work, when he was
accosted by black" man and stabbed
In the forehead. The wound was not a
serious one, but in order to prevent a re-
currence of the happening. Magistrate BIZ
berbach detailed two soldiers to guard
Hauser. In order to further safeguard
him Freiherr Won Tucher was appointed
his guardian.
Then came another lun 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 let
ter published by the Earl after Hauser's
death some interesting details are given
concerning the foster fathers efforts to
arouse Hauser's memory. All sorts OF ex-
periments were tried, but In vain. The
only clue, seemingly. was Hauser's re-
markable conduct on hearing Hungarian
spoken. He shuddered. dropped half
faint into a chair and begged that the
conversation cease, pleading that he re-
membered castle I'm Hungary and the
name OF the nearest village. The Earl
at once dispatched friends to the place
and the mystery seemed about 10 be
solved. when word came back that the
castle existed only In Hausers magma
ton.
Al this stage the eorl received informa-
ton from some mysterious source that
Hauser was the abducted son OF stepha-
ME. SO impressed with the Earl with this
new phase that he az once placed himself
Ia communication with Stephanie Much
correspondence ensued, and finally Il was
agreed that Stephanie vas 10 visit Nurem-
berg on Dec. "A, 1883. for the purpose Of
meeting nauHer In order 20 avoid pub
hcV D. was agreed 20 meet ln a nearby
PARK ai ponausohellngen.
The meeting had been arranged for
oc.ofk 10 the afternoon. and whom. an
hour before. llauaer started for the tryst
which meant ao much for him-and per-
hapa fof hadrnrit NaH already dark The
GfouEg Nas severed Hlib snow. aBd aHag