The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-30

as 1t encourages the people to rise and demand alleged rights-those rignts whlcn svrne Jacobin styied the rights or man.
 Again, the article Is calculated to undermine peoples faith Tn our govern ment and in monarchy parucuariy. II libels the Crown Prince as well as the Kaiser and e long iine of unborn Prue- sian princes: S,. rS rsac e..i,naa rcn outrased u
 II claim that the accused is douoly guilty because he committed the crime with full knowledge Of what no vas : ing. in malice and bad faitn; 1T suSa consent to name tho author. If the au- thor were innocent, he would not be lla- ble to punishment"
 The State Attorney continued Tn tnis strain for some time, and wound up his speech by demanding that Rudiger be sent to the penitentiary for four years:
 Rudiger's attorney then addressed the Court. trying to persuade the Juoges mat the article was theoretical on the face of it, having nothing whatever to do with politics or living persons of the day. Its whole purpose. ne declared, was nstor- icai.'' And for these reasons he asked that his client be acquitted ana the state burdened with the cost.
 The Judges remained motionless In their chairs while Rudiger's attorney was talk ing. To judge by their set faces, they was guilty and should be sent to jail for a numper of years. When the lawyer had finished the presiding Judge arose to announce that the case was closed guilty of writing the article himself and throw himself upon the mercy or the Court.
 Rudger replied that, to his dismay. he was unable to acknowledge the author. ship of the brilliant essay-words that caused the States Attorney to groan ana the Judges to exchange looks bespea king outraged loyalty-''but. he continued after thinking 1t over. l have ,s. con, !.
 At this the Court and States Attorney seemed highly pleased-there was an- other victim for them.
 Name the pernicious individual wno wrote this awful screed," cried the pre- siding Judge. impressively, adding in an undertone. and the Court will see what 1t can do for you.
 The man who wrote this, saio Euo- iser. weighing each word, was His Maj esty, the late King Frederick II. of Prus- sia, surnamed the Great.
 If a bomb had dropped into the midst of the periwigs they could not have been
 its an outragev' fumed the States At to % sentence this prisoner for contempt forthwith At the same time I will have him indicted for this new case or ie'e
 While the states attorney was talking. Rudiger took from his satchel number of small books bound Tn pink paper, which everybody at once recognised as volumes belonging to the popular Re- ciam's Universal 5ibliothek Qibrary) If 1t please the Court" he said, to look over the marked passages In these books, constituting the complete works | of Frederick the Great, you will find the | article as printed in the Burger -zeitung, word for word. have not added com ma, nor an exclamation mark. nor an | ff' but, or and It Is all there (poine- | ing to the books), "and as these voiumes | are printed by royal warrant, thought | it would do no harm to reproduce the | words of the last of kings, as Carlyle | calls him." The Court then adjourned forsa short | time to examine into the new phases of | the case and their Honors withdrew to | the consultation chamber; but with the States Attorney they pondersd over these | small pink volumes for fully two hours, | and when they did return. each was
 picture of disgust and rage.
 ing Judge. looking daggsrs at Rudigers attorney. l queried the lawyer.
 'The state is burdsned with the est | of the proceedings"
 | Costs: 2.560.ls marks.